New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-01
THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE.
VERDICT In THE AvONDALE ACCIDLNT'
CASE.
conoyrr scuw,RTz HOLDS THE INQUEST INTO

corovrr scuw,RTZ HOLDS THE INQUEST INTO
THE DEATH OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
Coro,or schwartz OF Newark. yesterday hed '"'
,rorost q, tho courthouse IN Newark into inc "ea'h
n, Mrs william H. Gruet. OF the hve N'cu"' VI
the grade crossing collision at Avondnle' ~ '.' '"''
saturday The Jury late last evening prousn' =, w -"
following verdict: we find that MIS- Lih|ir ","''
came to her death by being struck oy Il 'oooao".,
OF the New. York. Lake Erie and western i'"''''"' "
Companv n the Washingtonst. crossing IN h'""u'ie
on saturday. June "a We hold said railroau com
many rcsnon.o for her death because OF their Iaur
70 nrovde sufficient safeguards for the pro'ec'oh VI
human IIfc AT said crossing, and we iur'her I'co'
mend that the railroad company be eo"p'"'" "
place gates and nagmcn at all railroau o'o''i's'
Th. frs, witness called william Gru"t' husband
OF tho dead woman. HIS testimony WIS oi NV"
use In the investigation as he was not pr's'"' ~
the accident lie was called establish the Identity
Of his wife.
Iohn r. Eonyior n farmprof Avondale. 'estih'd 'ha'
no saw the carriage in which the unfortnna'" peop''
wcrn riding I'm WashlnGon-avc. Ih'y were "">'"'""
at the rate Of about six miles an hour lh'Y W.T. "P
preaching the crossing he said and ms ne Rh'" '"@
train was about dnc. he listened for the Dell " oru
10 warn them Of the danger. lie th0uSn' 'ncs 'o"'
see the train as It approached the crossing Inc VIII
ness also said tia; the whistles were seldom So""''"
when the trains passed the crossing The ohN war"
,nr as rnr was the ringing Of AZ automatic p''i III
that point The sound weak II couId harui'
he heard !, sometimes did not ring AT all VII "'
dny OF the acclent Eonvicr said he was poN'i'' Nv
b.iI did not ring lie not positive whether 'h'
whistle was blown or not .
IN. n.vt witness was Henry Frwod. lie Is n
gardener In the employ Of Ronvi"r u" said Il" ""'
within lfy feet OF tho crossing when the ac'd'h, '"o
rloc. lie had heard i whistle. but could not say
whether II WIS the locomotive whistle or not. Nh'h
the whistle blow hc The horS''. he S'ia' n' 1t,
head and start forward lie had not seen WHIP us'
on IN. horse. When he had first Beard the "h'N''
the hor Wa, within TWO hundred feet Of The 'roS'',E
\ young man named Frederick. tcamstcr Tor
smith Kinr.land of Franklin, told the Coroner 'hA'
on the afternoon Of the accident be was III p''"'
mitch opuo.lt. tie Ayondac crossing. lie had seen
r. .nrin. come around the curve and heard u''
electric bell rinr Tie pros'cu'ing attorney M''
& anr upon crosse animation discovered 'ha' '"'
witnc.. WIS deaf II" was at loss I" hh'" "'"
the witness could hear ID" bill at snch distance
riDard Van Dicn. a clerk IN the Cruci'le Company
N Jersey Cty who lives AZ Avondalc was on 'h'
r,i,orm Of the Avondao station waiting Tor the TRAIN
| At the lime H. saw the train approaching but dlu
not hear the b.ll ring. H. heard the whistle aD"u
two minute. before the accident Joseph jenkins
n Ter. .,ear old lad testified that he saw the train
strike tlo carriage bat did not hcar the whistle u"
| tho ln,onol,e wa, almost upon the carriagr
Andrew INmold-on. vlc" president Of th" Erie Ran
/ ,,,,a vro was ON the train was called A. a witness,
hut .aid Tat d. bad seen nothing 81 the accident
| A.. had mot heard that The bell was out of "rurr
Ttnnk - H ell,. ioldmnstcr ~ the Eastern division
of fl. r,ad ,ad that lhc electric l-al at Avondal'
va. npf out 81 rrpll-. irnnk ioar. the engineer o
] r.. friil made -horf statement under direction oi
I ,.un., De- ald hr len ks"N station on time ana
] .f, ,t,,l long .tr When d. was within 100 i''i
of fhe crossing fhe hor." and .arriasr oominG
| ALONG fh. tttnu. IIr hnr- STOPPED ana th'n im
| r.fIt.Iy started atrue. fhr tueh. ana iu" engine
/ .f.r,t i.e ,arhrr.. llr dm not have chantr 90
Time FOO Top ihr engine. ~" jury then retired Tot
fil verdict