New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-01

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Under The circumstances those In charge u Ma. rs
thai train have been surrounded ana the fullest
investigation will be made and the responsibility
f1cd where II belongs
ANOTHER OFFICIAL STATEMENT
In addition 10 the statement Issued by supern-
tendent Russell. chief Clerk Chapman. Of the
company. also issued a statement relative % the
accident 1t is as follows:
our report shows that me Chicago. Buffalo and
New-York express train NO. D. approacned We
nine cars, two passenger coaches on me rear eld
II stopped lItt,e 10 the west 81 INC .tit9h ue.
already IN the station The rules Of tho com
pany require that on nc ao'.le lt"sH yt,lps
was standing there in fact It had barely stopped
local No. SO ran into the rear end OF No. g. The
FAR AZ We have been able 20 learn there were eight
forty In he other william snedaker the aagman
viii q It was Sun in motion, and ran back win
his lantern. lie says that 80 had Hot s5oPpel
more than forty-hye seconds when No. 20 ran
According 20 rule snedaker should have gone
Svdent that Engineer Rordan Of train No ss was
al fault for the collision. lie disooeye1 ssnals s
having his train under control IN approaching a
,a9n Iae ru Of ere y MAS BGrr The con-
ductor OF No was q. W. Capweh. and the en-
glneer J. Skiman
OPINIONS AS TO THE ACCIDENT
Mr. Russell says that Riordan twice before
within a short time overlook the train ahead on
one occasion picking up the hagman and ca'-
ryng him along until the next time he over
took the express when the hagman was able
10 regain his own train. When the crash came
Riordan stuck TO his engine. He was unhurt.
His fireman. Daniel Maxwell jumped ana is IN
the hospital II Is argued here that II the state
ment be true that Riord1n twice overlook 'He
express during a comparatively snort run IL
shows that ne was following n TOO Closely 10 ne
safe and that he should have exercised extra
caution knowing hat NO u would slow down
10 pass through the city. Railroad men mere
seem 20 think that Ri0rdan counted on the en-
gineer Of the express disooeylng ORDERS IN oIueI
TO make M some OF the tOrty-nVe minutes ne
was behind The rule requiring train 20 stop
outside OF a station while another is there was
formulated during President Sloans days. ~ u
10 prevent persons alightng on the or slde OF
the train being run down. Il has always
worked well In the past II was MT. S.oan
boast for many years that his road had never
killed person who had paid his rare ana was
riding on its trains This was true u 10 the
time Of the Meadow accident. five yea ago.
when rear end collision at the Fac ensack
River bridge resulted In q large nun ~ per
sons ling Injured, ard AMY KILLED on that
occasion % re was dense FOG Whlco prevented
the enginoe- ~ the rear train seei09 the pilot
of his own l'c- lJtive.
THE INJURED PERSONS IMPROVING.
Charles E. Remsen and Charlie rlatt the two
Cornell men. who were rescued, were resting
comfortably this evening. he two young meN
had a narrow escape from death Their lower
limbs were pinioned by wrecSa9e and surround
ing them were the dead bcli.. Of Mrs erals
and her two children.
The incineration OF the dr'd bodies and the
Injured was narrowly avertei An al lamp
dropped to the floor and the 'reckage quickly
became ignited The flame was smotht 81 by
n train hand. who threw the lamp from a WIN
dow.
Sterling S su IN whose leg was amputated
IS a nephew of G. neral Joseph Wheeler. Smiths
mother the Generals sister was AZ the hos
pltal to-day. Smith displayed much grit on
Wednesday night. refusing % allow roscuers 20
come to his o'd uut all the women were eNtri-
Gated.
The wreckage had been cleared away before
daylight. and there was not much visible ~ the
wreck when The crowde besan to arrive
JURY CHOSEN FOR THE INQUEST
The body Of Mrs Roe is the only one IN the
Morgue Late In the afternoon her two sons
reached Paterson from Ithaca County Ply
stefan Mcbride decided that &c was needless 20
hold the bodies OF the other five victims. AS the
fcrmalIties require only one body. The jury
which will sit at the Investigation was chosen
this afternoon. II consists ~ Rudolph Matthias.
DR. James RUPERT Charles Elbow. Or Frank
Van NOordt Michael Maloney ard David Hen
messy This jury will view the body OF Mrs.
Roe In the morning The inquest VIII be held
early next week. IL liz thought. although this viii
depend largely upon the conference between On.
Mcbride and Prosecutor Finley. 90 be held in
the morning Al that time 10 VIII De decided
whether or not 10 place the train hands and En-
gincer Riordan under arrest pending the Inquest