Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-08
M|LL|ONAIRES ARE HELD.
DEATH CURVE" DISASTER RE
SUITS IN INDICTMENT FOR
"CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE"
TRAIN ESCAPES RIVER.
Chicago-New York Fast Mail Halted by
String of Freight Cars and An
other Inquiry May Result.

NEW YORK, March with the
president and entire board of directors
under arrest nominally for "culpable
negligence" for the wreck at death
curve February IS, when twenty three
were killed, the company's Chicago New
York fast mail narrowly escaped plung-
ing into the Hudson river this morning
near Tivoli.
The verdict of the coroner late last
night in the death curve" wreck was
a surprise.
Never, perhaps, in the history of rail
rOading were so many men of wealth
and note held responsible by coroner $
jury for a disaster involving the loss of
human life.
The men nominally under arrest are:
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW, chairman of the
board; United States senator from New
w. NJ. NEWMAN. president of the New
York Central railroad company.
]. PIERPONT MORGAN. banker in New
William ROCKEFELLER, active head of
Standard oil company.
owner of New York Central; many times
a millionaire.
FREDERICK W. VANDERBILT, million,
aire, director in score of railroads, banks,
and trust companies.
JAMES STILLMAN, president of National
City bank of New York, director in many
HAMILTON MIX. TWOMBLY, capitalist,
son-in-law of William H. Vanderbilt.
CHARLES {. CLARKE. vice president OF
New York Central; capitalist; director III
many companies.
GEORGE +. BAKER, president of First
National bank of New York city; director
in numerous corporations.
SAMUEL +. BARGER, lawyer and capital
ist: director in New York Central, Lake
Shore, Michigan Central, Chicago and
NnJth q q of
GEORGE BOWDOIN, member of banking
firm of J. +. Morgan & Co; director i'll
many corporations
Included in the list, too, are the vice
presidents and officers of the New York
Central, the men who have had charge
OF the actual construction and operating
departments of the road. They include:
E. V. w. ROSSITER, vice president IN
charge of the finances.
WILLIAM G. BROWN, senior vice presi-
dent, at the head of the operating depart
ment.
JOHN CHRISTENSEN, vice president, head
of the accounting department.
W. J. WILGUS, vice president, head of the
construction department.
NATHAN GUILFORD, vice president, chief
of the traffic department.
DWIGHT w. PARDEE, secretary OF the
EDWARD L. ROsSITER, treasurer of the
MILTON s. BARKER. assistant treasurer
r. A. WHITE, general auditor OF the com
pany.
MI Depew is on his way here from
Washington, to consult counsel i'll re-
gard to the case.
Coroner Shows Anger.
After Harry Nanatta, the foreman,
had read the verdict, Coroner Schwan-
neke asked if the jury would name any
persons as specifically responsible for
i; Nbo
NO, this is the verdict we have de-
cided on. We have nothing more to
add
Coroner Schwanneke then said:
In that case | hold the board of di
rectors of the railroad company person
ally responsible They VIII be paroled
III custody of their counsel until 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, when they will
appear before me and be admitted to
ball.
Lawyer Harris, representing the rail
road company, objected.
Mr.. Harris was going on to say more,
but the coroner cut him off quickly,
banging his fist on the table, showing
signs of excitement and anger.
Sanford Inquiry Is Futile.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 8
Coroner Leavitt today returned a YER
diet on the Sanford, Ind, train explo-
sion, January 10. He found that he
could not fix the responsibility, saying:
Il do not hold the railroad responsible
in this wreck. neither do | wish to say
the road is not guilty, as the evidence in
hand will neither convict nor acquit."
There were fifteen passengers killed
in the explosion.
Almost Plunges Into River.
TIVOLI n. Y, March "a string of
freight cars stopped the limited fast mail
from Chicago to New York, on the New
York Central, from plunging into the
Hudson river here this morning at $40.
Ten persons were injured and others
sustaining slight bruises. Cook Brandon
of the dining car suffered a broken leg,
and three passengers and six other en-
ployes of the Pullman cars suffered
scalp wounds and minor bruises.
The following passengers We're in ured:
B. r. Hebbura, Picton, Ontario, scalp
wound.
NJ " Collins, Akron. O.. head cut.
J. H Berkeley, Clyde, o., scalp wound and
sprained shoulder
While the cause of the accident had
not been ascertaned. it is believed either
that the cars were derailed by a switch
or that a journal was broken.
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