Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-13
THE INvEsTIGATIoN BEGUN.

 Coroner MIX Takes Testimony Re- garding The Manner Plumber Scott Met His Beath.
 Coroner Mix began his official investigation Sat urday afternoon in regard to the manner of the death of M. B. Scott who was fatally injured at the Grand avenue crossing last Friday, and the serious injury of John Lyons. Attorney George D. Watrous was present and took copious notes for use in case the Consolidated road is sued by the relatives of MT. Scott, and SO was George R. Cooley who took the same notes in case Mrs. Scott decides to bring suit through him.
 James Boyle, who saw the accident, did not hear the engine bell or whistle. The gates, he said, seemed to be all right before the accident.
 c. E. Squires, who has charge of the re- pairing and building of all signals, gates, etc. for the Consolidated road, testified that he was told by the gate tender, John Stark ey, that the gate was out of order and he sent man to examine the gates. This man, William Roxbury, found that one of the wires was broken. Three of the sides of the gate would work. The one nearest the pre- cinct would not.
 had some difficulty in getting the gate pole nearest the precinct to work. The other three were all right. I did not notify anyone of the trouble with the gates. worked the gates as we'll as I could until the time of the accident. About 8 o'clock I went to the shanty to get some oil. While inside I heard a noise and I ran out. saw the pay car coming from the north. I ran towards the gates to lower them, but was not quick enough. I saw the first team go past all right, and then saw the other team coming down. It was fifteen or twenty feet from UI.1 A. ing driven quickly. I yelled to the men in the team as loud as could, but they did not seem to heed my warnings.
 'I did not hear any whistles and had DO information in regard to the pay car coming down that morning. When the car came back to Grand avenue te pay me had conversation with the engineer. told him he did not blow his whistle and he said he did."
 Edward E. Hall, the engineer, testified: s'I blew the whistle at the packing house, the usual place, and rang the bell from the junction to where the accident occurred. When came near the crossing I heard the conductor shout and put on the air brake. I saw a team, white horse attached to a wagon, go across the track at Grand avenue. let the air brake of and supposed that was the team the conductor was yelling at Then I saw the black horse go past the end of the car and put my air
  the rate of about eight miles an hour. did rot see the gateman until after the team was struck. Then saw him on the crossing, on the Fair Haven side. I did not any thing in his hand, no flag nor oil can, nor anything else. It is the custom, when run ming pay car, to have signals carried on the train ahead of us to let the men know that we are on the road. No signal was car ried to Belle dock, that know of. ;" William Gardner, the fireman, told the same story as the engineer. He said that the whistle was blown and the bell rung. Ebert Morrell, the conductor, who was riding on the platform when the train ap- preached the crossing, testified that he saw the gates were up and yelled loudly to at tract attention.
 William Roxbury testified that he exam ined the gates and found one of them in jured.
 Henry R. Towne, painter in the employ of the Consolidated road, was at the juno tion when the pay car came along. He heard the whistle when the engine was near the packing house. The engineer blew two whistles He also heard the bell ring. Cyprian McNeill, George E. Hersey and John H. Eggleston, all employees of the Con solidated road, testified that they heard the whistle and the bell.
 The inquest will be resumed to-day, when Captain Smith, of the police precinct, Hoad- lev B. Ives and many others will testify. Young Lyons' condition is about the same. He is doing as well as could be expected.