The morning times., 1895-07-30
CorOner's Jury Decides That a
Train Killed the Boys.
TRAIN MEN NOT RESPONSIBLE
The Funerals OF the Unfortunate Lads
Were Largely ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Overcome With SorrOw-Jurymen
Heard the Evidence of the Engineer,
Fireman and Others.

The remains of the three boys who were
Killed on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road at Riverdale last Saturday were buried
yesterday afternoon at Mount Olivet, on
the Bladensburg road, short distance
from Hyattsville.
The services over the unfortunate Joseph
Blundon and Guy Brown were held from
the residence of Mr.. Blundon, where the
bodies were carried when they were dis
covered Sunday morning, while those over
young Charlie Lynch were held from the
home OF his brother, at Riverdale.
The pal-bearers for the Blundon and
Lynch funeral were Messrs. Burroughs
Waters, c. j. Anderson, j. j. Mccarthy,
G. NJ. N. Latimer, w ii, Coombs, and F. a.
Hall. FathersG Gloydand o. Conn ell Conducted
the ceremonies.
MeSsrs. SEYMOUR Jones, Arthur Thomas,
Clarence Springer, and Lewis Carroll were
the pall-bearers for young Lynch, Father
Johnson officiating. The body OF Lynch
was deposited in a vault at Mount Olivet
and will be buried at Rochester, N. Y, later
The funerals were largely attended, and
a great deal of sympathy was EXPIRE ssed for
the bereaved families of the unfortunate
boys, who were present and Frustrated
with grief.
The tragic accident was the chief topic
of conversation in the neighborhood OF
Riverdale, where the boys and their parents
were we'll known, and a great deal OF
criticism was pa ssed upon the railroad
company and its employees yesterday.
BEGINNING THE INQUIRY
The coroner's jury, composed of Me essrs.
l.. ii. Emnert, foreman; William Wilson,
w. I. Norton, Charles NJ. Sger, Henry
Ever, W. II. Dyson, Wesley Even, Richard
Brown, Joy Johnson, r. F. Il. Rynex, A. NJ.
Mcmillan, and d. Reuben, met in the wait
ing-roon OF the station at RiveTdale at s
O'Clock yesterday evening to continue the
examination of witnesses in connection with
thedeathofthe boys Justice Carrpre sided.
Mr.. j. II: Roberts, the night watchman at
the signal tower, a short distance from the
scene OF the accident, was the frs witness
called. He testified that about O'Clock
Sunday morning someone called at the
tower and Informed him that three boys
had been killed and were lying dead along
side the track, a short distance way. He
went TO the scene and saw the bodies
There were number of people standing
around, from whom he learned that the
bodies were those OF the three boys named
Witness testified that he had been on
duty all Saturday night aud heard no un-
usual whisJllng. All the engines that
passed the tower had their headlights
The first train To pass the tower on the
night of the accident after he went on duty
was the east-houud train, due there at ST. 2
The next was the local from Washington
to Baltimore, due at S:34, and the next
train TO pass the tower was train 500, from
Baltimore TO Washington, which is the
one supposed to have struck the three
boys
The customary signals for train pas sing
through the station aud before reaching
the signal block We're a short blast before
reaching the station, and a long blast OF
the whistle ~ .he signal that the block
was clear.
TWO BLASTS HEARD.
Mr.. C. j Miller, who testified Sunday
afternoon, was recalled and stated that he
heard what he at first thought was an un-
usual amount of whistling shortly after
$50, but on looking from the window of
his house he saw that the two blasts heard
were made by two trains passing each
other. One was the local aud the other
the sttraiE from Baltimore. Both whstled
almost at the same time, but he did not
think the whistles Were unusually pro-
longed
Mr.. Roberts was recalled and stated that
the TWO trains We're due at his tower al
S:34 aud S:35 the east bound local passing
there first. Both trains Were late by sew
eral minutes on Saturday evening. He sup
posed that the two blasts heard by Mr.
Miller were the short blast OF the east
bound for the station, and the long blast
OF the fast train whistling for the signal.
G. H. Burch, engineer or train No. lot
testified that he passed the station abOu
$3.50 O'Clock. He noticed nothing unusual
on the track and heard no prolonged
whistling. Witness testified that he would
not be able TO tell if his engine came in
contact withaDy human being unless hesa W
it or was told OF it,
The shock would not be felt on sixty
ton engine. He testified that he could See
any good sized object within the reflection
of the headlight on his engine, at distance
of thirty feet from his cab. Some head
lights, he said, ale better than others, and
throw a light further.
J. T Reasau, fireman of train No. 107
testified that he was on the train W hen she
passed through Riverdale at $50 O'Clock
Saturday evening. Witness testified that
no shock would be felt if the engine came in
contact with one OF three human bodies
He could not say how far ahead the re-
Election of the headlight extended. Had