The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-15
TIE SWITCH OR ATTENDANT?
T1xIN0 THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIE
ACCIDENT At NEWBURGH.


Uoabie Effort and Had Cleared the Trach
--Arrests Contemplated by the Company
NrwBuRaH. July l4.-If the testimony that
was submitted to Coroner Corwin to-day be
accepted, the accident here Yesterday, by
which the West Shore day express was
wrecked. seven people killed. and a score or
more seriously Injured. may be attributed to
criminal carelessness.
There are in st Lukes Hospital two patients
whose names may be added to the death list
within few hours. An Official OF the West
shore Railroad said to night that in all probh-
bility Switchman Michael Donoghue. who
either did or didn't pull the switch
that sent the express crashing into
the freight yard and James Dyer
foreman OF the gang employed in putting in
this switch. which was new one. and had been
left Incomplete would be arrested before Mon
day. Both Of these men now being watched
and there is no danger Of their escape. Appar-
emily the responsibility rests with these men.
Ono moro wounded man. c. u. S!stare, died
to-day. Mr.. Sistare's injuries were not
thought to be serious when he was rescued
from the wreck. 1t is said that lie walked to
the hospital. Yesterday afternoon. however. 1t
became apparent that he had received
fata1 internal injuries and 1t was shortly after
8 this morning that he died. He was n son of
G. q. Sistare. ST.. ofGO0 West End avenue, New
York. and brother OF II. Il. Sistare an actor.
who has recently appeared on the Madison
Square roof garden under the name of Horace
Randell
In the list Of dead published this morning.
there was one body marked unidentified.
1t was the body OF n young slender
woman, apparently Jewess. and, from
the clothing and iewelry. woman OF
wealth. Many people looked at this
body which was in Terwilliger's undertaking
rooms last night but none could identify it,
nor could any clue he found in the clothing.
brakeman said that n young man had ac-
companied her to the W eehawken depot and be-
cause the train was crowded had asked him
to find her seat. This body was identified
this afternoon by Max holman of 24o Fifth
avenue. New York. Us that Of his Sis
ter Miss Fanny Rohman. She was rs
years old and lived at I5S West Fifty fifth |
street. With Mr.. holman came his
cousin Julius Jacoby Of the firm Reuter- az
Jacoby Of 400 Broone street Miss Rohman |
had started for Hunter. and she intended to |
stop over at Milton She dead when |
found in the wreck. and her body was
mutilated. Her body will be sent to Staten |
Island. and will probably be cremated in ac-
cordnnce with wish that she had frequently
Francis Kelley Of Newport claimed tho body
Of his sister Rose to-day and took it to New
The body Of Mrs. Pauline Wright the mother
tn-law OF Mr. Michel. OF 30 Lee avenue Brook
SewSnrs hG has 9s tested the ecien
cy OF st. Luke's Hospital during the last two
Dr. Borst, the visiting surgeon. who is also
the West shore Railroad surgeon, and his
corps OF ass is have had little .leep The
every cot and bed Is occupied by the wounded.
ea IS 6esa as pens
the s. hSs }Rand The D1D h''''e' has started
Every wounded person in the hospital yes
that stood in the yard: and NeWsboy
are IN q critical condition and may, die, Zach
Of them has as fractured s skg Mrs Holland
Mi IS jennie Cook Of catskil is another seri-
but pr. borst thinks that she may recover;
s4d hnnsx Her ssvSeft 8 Pus Sf
her aunt Mrs. FanRG Wey of Gatsk
the e r
- The Michel iami are badly aifiicted Julie,
the ten ,I old daughter. is dead: Mr.. and
ousiy though not fatally injured. A Many Ma S9' Of
their relatives are In town to care for them
other patients G sss cases. ana the
Coroner Corwin empanelled Jury and be-
.s nS ThS orncy
conducted the examination. Donoghue. the
,sent.
1Sn he s tG hs ,hs
there Of three switches, These switches
turned Each switch operates a separate tar
worked all right gang OF men under Sec
ton, Foreman Dyer came, to. put In. q
is.y hsdn shS e Ior at had
occasion to see il the switch was all right 1
IL. then went to the crossing. and was
standing there when the express came along.
the switch after the wreck to see il il. was ali
right. ! could see from where stood that 1t ,
Was the signal rieht2" asked the District {
Att9%r a.g !
-," ARD (, yop are sure that the switch was
The ten years that you have been
side tack when IN, switch was properly set
for fh S, main hot Track
Then, how did this train go into the yard?"
s sa be had ssa the
allows freight to back into tho yard. This q
S The for f tx ss.
touched ii. $
-. Robert brock, the roadm4stef of this section. Il
fatty contradicted Switchman Donoghue's
testim ony. He said that he had received n
for several new switches. and this
was one OF them. |
Mr.. Brock said that the switch apparatus con- t.
sisted OF two distinct parts. the lever moving T.
the semaGhore and the lever turning the -
switch. When the two parts are con- 2
nected the single motion REQUIRED to set \
the semaphore sutlices to set the switch d
also. When separate two motions are re- g
CURED. one for the semaphore and one for the u
switch, MI. Brock said that his examination
after the accident had convinced him that the N
bolt connecting the two pieces was not In
place. hence two motions would have been ;,
necessary.
Whether the switchman made these" he G
said. =" ! don't know. James Dyer told me that | is
the reason the bolt was not in place WAS be- j,
cause It would not 1T easily in the new switch Il
Or a new one substituted"
Michael DonoGhuo after this testimony ad-
mttted that he knew that this bolt was out but
said thar he had set both signal and switch. | b.