New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
CREAM
THE OPERATORS FEARS.
lie FELT THAT COLLISION WAS IMMINENT.
EVERY P%RECAUTIoN TO GIVE WARN
ING sI~GNALS-IiIS TESTIMONY CORRoBo-
E~ATED-THERE NIGHT HAVE
BEEN AHoTHEE DISASTER.

EATED-THERE NIGHT HAVE
BErN ANOTHER DISASTER.
The inquest regarding the tunnel disaster was
resumed yesterday morAing, no IL O'Clock. before
Coroner Levy. Isaac Hamburger. one Of the jury
men, was not able to be present on account OF Ill
ness.
The Grsl witness of the morning was John Jones'
the trackwalAcr, who was present with the signal
operator, McNanus. al the time the Sew Haven train
passed. II, testified that be W. on the track In
media ely after the shop" train had entered th>
seycnty-second-st block. and he noticed t!tt the home
signal wa, rcd. lie Wa, tAel called in br Mr5tlu',
VINO said he might want him 10 take a message 10 the
Ncw-IIdven train, which Wa, coming up. His ieSt-
mony cortobora,cd that given Ly McManus YESTERDAY.
He spoke Of hearing The rapid approach ~ tho
Ncw-IIaven train and Of the anxiety shown 10y
NcNanus for fear it mi-li run by the lights. lie
tc.rhad that McManus ,aid, sec these levers. They
arc hard against me and he replied. They are
70 Tai, the operator replied. " / can DO no more
After the passenger taln had swept past he and
McNanu, discussed the possibility 81 "a collision.
MclIanu, wished him to go cut aud take another looi
at The light. This he dill, and coming back to th9
window Of the towcI-hou-o. shouted. ~ It., rcd. Mac
Jone, said hs had known II engines running past
a rd home signal when Do va, near at hand. bus
he had not heard the alarm gong ring. Ia closing. III.
had a good wort 10 saT for McNaHui. II" had been
e.,
working on the road for fourteen Year,. and he had
never seen a more attentive operator.
Edward Lahey, th' conductor "i iH' Ne" iia''"
day accommodation train. tod the story ~ Ills cN
periencc in The tunnel on th- same morning H'
ram came h,', n"N""@ '' IN NrS"u' . ~ I"
Grand Central station ~ . :O5 O'Clock and was com
PEELED 10 take The I'D, tunnel on account Of acciden,
on the road. on cutof.n; the tunnel at ffty-ninth
st. he look his STAND on ih' rear "i ms 'l"ll' els AT
extra pre'"utl"h against 'h'il"F a''Ia'At' N'"h "i't
passing TIE home signal at seventy second It. H
heard Inc i7in'"N. noise % q 'r"h "rP''"'h"
fear'"S ma, ''"'' m.'''' ""l "''" ""'e' "' ''H'
ms " ''"'' ct, w. '''p "' i'" '"'' '.N"
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"Ioic ne h'"lo tH' eNP'"'l"h "I Il '"'p'''' u" WIN
on slowly through III; tunnel ana al N'"-i''''
he again "a" DIS hidhcma1. fHm MN
he learned that a Second tram ihd entered the u'''A
an" 'hd' IT. ma ut'' >"Pp'' ~ '"' '"lP''''
The engineer Of tm- ~er"nd tram Ihoina' y.
iIeney' wa NIhaHy "'dHl tn't morning nc ''u
thft Ms IRAN M" A''h ''l'>'u I'D I''''"| '"o '''.''
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were WING iH""S "c wiz A''PP'" ~ "c "'F'''
OF hear"'' Rom l@Hc' ' tram.
kcafhS neat told A' Story Aiier leA'lhs h' tr"l
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all r'ht'
Aiier a snort adjournment the inquest was resumed
Fire Marshal Jac"b fr"k was called I" produce inc
report which he had made Of The fire. In THIS report
,h, Eiro Marshal .,v. ,t,, bc cannot toll ,rbotbor thc
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hFc Wa 'a''cu Dy lHc coal i"h inc aip'c' u ~
the lamp.
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operator III t"o r's"'S -'lN'' IT, 'u'u"n' was H''c"e" !"
with Interest. ON the morning Of the accident Brcn
..r,rtod five minutes late and had iust TALON cb,rro Of
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inc once ""ch III ""7 '""N O| "'"f""'' W." y
t,bo danger rnaI, a. scyenty. secoud-st. Upon
1T, mi. mean bo rr.hcd Il, "a. ri,do,r and
~ ~ ~ ~ ~, b. 'h"n no,n -, !. hnr,w mn -
The shock occurred while he was shouting t. tho ensi-
nccr. not more than two or three car, coud have
passed IN that time. The operator was questioned
closely a, to whether he could or could mot have
turned the green distance Signal III umc u cd"" u.
New Haven train. lie thought not. The train had
,roL,hIv n,.sod hi. urht AT thI, time.
pTOpd'S Pi'so" III H-"' d" - '"' "''
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are cIo'e ana SedI'H"H' NV '' pP0'""' -
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