Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-07
Mrs sullivan's Death.

Verdict of the COroner's Jury-The Rail-
 road Employes ExOnerated From
 Blame.
 Yesterday morning a coroner's jury con- sisting of James w. Bradley, James B. Hickox, Frederick A. Bradley, George ". filling, Jacob MaiIhouse and Caleb Mix mot with Coroner Bollmann in the patrolmen's room at police headquarters to inVes- tigate the death of Mrs. Mary Suii van, who was fatally injured at the Shore Line junction Saturday morning by being struck by an incoming train. Before hear ing testimony the jury visited the scene of the accident. It was noticed in the inspection of the premises that alongsidesthe track between Monroeand Main streets there is a wagon path close to the rails. The matter of bringing this sec- tion to the attention of the railroad officials with recommendation that 6 fence be erected in order to prevent teams from com ing in such dangerous proximity to the track was proposed, but the jury finally concluded that this properly no part of the busi- ness which they had under consideration.
 Daniel w. Knowles, engineer of the train which struck Mrs Sullivan, was called as the first witness. He said that the train was fouf' minutes late at Fair Haven and was run ming about six miles an hour going around the curve approaching the junction. He was so intently engaged in watching the lignal, which indicated whether tue line beyond the junction was clear or not, that he paid no at- tention to the track and consequently did not see Mrs. Sullivan until after the accident. His instructions were to have his train under control when approaching the junction so that sudden stop might be made should the signal indicate danger. In his opinion the engine and tender cleared Mrs. Sullivan in ,I 1aSv, 1.ok-1 hr1o af he passenger cars.
 Fireman Henry Comstock and Brakeman John KiIloy said they did not see Mrs. Sulli- van until after she was injured. Neither did Engineer Neinker, of the freight train, com ing in the opposite direction to the Shore Line and reaching the junction just before it. Brakeman D. s. Arlington, of the latter train, saw the woman walking on the track before the Shore Line came in sight and tried to signal it to stop, but Engineer Knowles was 50 much occupied in watching the signal that he did not see him. Watch man J. H. Eggleston. who also works the signal and was on duty there Saturday Sullivan on the track. A few days ago he saw her walking over the track at the junc- tion and warned her to step of. AS she did not heed him he took hold of her and pushed her from the track When be did SO a Springfield express train was only three or four rods distant. Mir. Eggleston said the junction curve was considered very danger ous place on which to walk. Two years ago Superintendent Stevenson instructed him to keep people from crossing the bridge, but be found it almost impossible to do so.
 The jury were fully informed of the sign boards at the junction warning people to keep of the track. They deliberated for some minutes and came to a verdict that said Mary Sullivan was severely injured on the track of the Shore Line Eailraad near Tin bridge in said town, by being struck by the passenger train of said road due in New Haven at 9:O5 a. m. August 4, A. D. 1883, of which injuries she died about two hours later on the same day. And we further find that no blame for said accident attaches to any of the employees of said railroad ooEn- DanV.