The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-02
THE BLAME ON THE EMPLOYEES.
The Coroner's Investigation of the
Bonaventure Accident.

The Coroner's Investigation of the
Bonaventure Accident
Coroner Dixon held an inquest yesterday
morning on the dead bodies of Daniel Green
and Robert Green. A jury was impaneled
and the inquest was conducted in East Sa-
vannah, at the home Of the dead men. Six
witnesses, three negroes who were on the
bridge. and the conductor, fireman and engi-
neer, were examined.
The first witness sworn was August
Green. He testified that Alexander Green
and himself were on their way to a fishing
ground, and when miszSay on the bridge
they heard a whistle, Snd the train came
mn at full speed. A gentleman was at the
station irving to wave it down. The train
came ahead, and Green turned and pressed
himself close TO the fence, and tho train
rassed. He looked after the train passed,
and saw David and Robert Green lying on
the track dead. Green's brother and him
self were on the same side of the track, 90
n, site from the side on which the men were
killed.
Sam1 Green was the next witness. He
testified that about $50 o'clock he, with
August and Alex Green, was coming from
Thnnderbolt. He heard a train coming
when he got on the bridge. He stood close
to the fence and the rain passed. When
the train had gone by he saw the two men
living on the track dead.
Alexander Green said that ne and his
brother were on their way fishing. When
he heard the train coming he stepped back
against the fence, and the train passed. He
heard a whistle blow when the train was
about $50 yards from him. He called to his
brother to come back, and he old so in time
10 save himself. He saw Daniel and Robert
Green on the bridge, on the opposite side,
and saw them, after the train passed, dead.
The train did not stop after it passed over
the men.
R. d. Owen. the engineer, was the next
one sworn. He said that be had only about
ten minutes to come from Thunderbolr to
the East Savannah switch. He made three
or four short stops at Thunderbolt, and
came on down to the picnic grounds. There
he was waved ahead by the conductor.
After he got to the curve he blew two long
and two short signals for the road crossing.
He saw no signal at the Sta
ton, but saw some men
ahead. When he come up he saw that the
men were standing still. He blew the dan
ger signal. The men were backed up against
the fence, two on each side. The fireman
leaned out of the window and waved mis-
hand and hallored at the men. They did
not move, but the Oldest looked up and
laughed. They had time to get out of the
way.
The engineer said that it was the corner
of the car that struck the men. He could
not have stopped the engine if he had had
air brakes The engine was not provided
with anything but common hand brakes.
The engineer saw lady and gentleman at
the station, but they did not signal him
besides, he had. orders from the superintend
ent not to stop.
James Brown, fireman on the engine, tes-
titled that he saw the men on the bridge
ana he tapped his bell. He did SO to follow
the rule, not because he thought the men
would not get off. He said that danger
signal was blown and the men on the TRACK
turned to look back. They moved very
slow He told them to get out of the wey
they then backed up against the fence and
he saw no more of them.
The jury took the case. and, after an
hour, rendered the following verdict:
I'VE, the jury, find that Robert and
Daniel Green came to their deaths by being
run over by train on the Coast Line rail
road through the carelessness of employees