Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

Jury thefeupon sent its foreman, Mr.. Por-
ter, and Secretary McNair with the coro-
ner, to Coyle's house, No. $50 East Sixth
street, and take his deposition, which they
did. His testimony WAS as follows
Hitchings told him they had to go mp to
Third street, but CORY had before asked
him if he was ready to go to work. He
replied that he was as soon as his water
tank was filled. Hitchings repeated his
orders and then CORY got off the engine
and went away. When he came back he
said Mr.. Carlisle wished them to break
through the drift. Then +. b. Brison sig
nailed to couple on No. and some one said
look out for a switch Mt French street.
They were ut Poplnr street, and the con-
ductor or brakeman jumped off and ran
ahead between the tracks. Hewnited two
or three minutes and then called out,
'sAre you ready ?" and CORY answered
HGo aheadi" Between Market and Ship
ley streets CORY said look out for cars at
Thorne street, and steam was shut off
until everything was found clear and then
steam was put on again. Between Tat
nall and West the wheels slipped, so that
he could not slow down until they got
beyond West street crossing. Then some
one shouted, Look out 2" and
Coyle shut off his steam and
| threw on his brake. He staid on the en-
CINE until he saw everything was all right,
and then jumped off and was taken into
| a house nearby. He did not know any
thing about the W. & N. train, which was
behind time coming in. He thought he
| was obliged to obey Gorry's orders in
preference to Hitchings, when they were
given in the presence of the latter. He
understood Hitchings to say "all right"
when CORY gave the orders to go ahead
| through the drift, and did not know that
| Hitchings was off when he started. Coyle
and Hitchings are not on good terms, and
/ the former was looking ahead when his
| engine passed the station and he did not
see Gookin.
| Superintendent Carter was asked in a
| case where orders were given by con-
ductor of shifting engine, and directly
opposite orders were given by an assistant
| yard-master,w whose orders would it be the
engineers duty to obey. He replied that
the yardmaster being the superior in
| authority, it would become the engineers
| duty to obey him. He alluded to the
| extraordinary conditions created by the
snow and thought it likely that misun-
derstanding mightarise in the consequent
/ confusion,
The result of the testimony seemed to
bring the responsibility down to the door
| of Yardmaster CORY, Coyle having said
he gave the order to go ahead, it makes it
appear that he gave the order on his own
responsibility, except that Coyle testifes
that CORY said Trainmaster Carlisle
wanted him to clean off the drift. As no
decision on this point could be reached
without hearing Gorry's evidence, the
| jury adjourned until Monday evening
next, to await the chances of his recovery.
| The jury was driven to the house of
| Conductor George Black of the w. q N.
railroad, who died Monday, and was
sworn over the body. The same evidence
| covers the four cases, and the verdict will
not be found until Monday evening next.
John j. Finn is confined in bed with
injuries to his hip and back. He suffers
much pain, but it is not thought that his
injuries are dangerous.
John +. CORY, the assistant yard
master, who lives at Eighth and Pine
streets, and who was so badly injured
about the head that his life was despaired
of, rallied for the better Sunday after
noon and the improvement was continued
this morning. 1t is now believed that he
will live.
james Lawler, the fireman of No. 3,
whose left foot was amputated, was suf-
lering more this morning than at any
time thus far. He was burned and cut
about the lower part of the body and
these wounds are more sore and painful
than when they were fresher.
James A. Melvin of 400 Enst Tenth
street, is very much improved to-day.
His left leg is broken, but it has been de-
cided that amputation is not necessary,
and otherwise Melvin was not seriously
| burt