Year: 1865




The adjourned inquest the bodies of the sufferers
by the collision on the Long Island Railroad was re-
sumed yesterday at Jamaica The feeling In the village
is greatly against the railroad company who from the
evidence adduced have carried the business Of the
line defiance of all regularity Trains have been in the
habit Of starting much an hour behind tme and all
to be wondered that fearful accident has not
occurred long SINCE The quiet OF the village has been
entirely upset. and nothing has been talked OF for the
past few days but the catastrophe.


The room in which the inquest held crowded
yesterday by witnesses and Others and many persons,
though not subpnnaed forward voluntarily and at
considerable Inconvenience to bear testimony in the
case. The jurors all men of intellect, who left
stone unturned in order arrive at the truth of the
matter There end of examination each
juror believing incumbent upon him to do his duty to
the public in this large number of witnesses
were examined, whose testimony publish below in
full.


TESTIMONY OF DR.. KIssEN


DR.. G. G. Kissen, being duly sworn deposed-I reside
ut Jamaica, L. l. physician and surgeon was
called upon Monday TO attend persons injured:
found number injured both the railroad and at Nc
Hughs Hotel; when first called upon found W. Walker
in dying condition, owing to injuries received during
the collision the Long Island Railroad the morn
ing; recollect seeing man. Joseph Wilson at the depot
found him very much prostrated, both of his legs
smashed below the kee; he also had received severe
injury in the bowels: he died from the effects Of the in
jures received; saw Crooker at Ncughs' Hotel my
mrs, v's, III ne nppearsd IN lying condition ana
injuries received during the collision performed
% one operation , on G. Laapl say him at ,,,., NC,
,hnp any q ne oibss syapnsa q r his
after consultation OF the surgeons present. the only
chance of his life thought TO be by amputaton and
at the proper time he removed TO adjoining room
sisted by the surgeons prescnt-Drs Ward Bockce and
Andrews Notwithstanding our attention he died at ten
O'Clock about eight hours after the performance of the
operat on: the performance Of the operation the
only chance there was OF saving life; he might possibly
have been injured internally; saw the body OF Ganry
at the time he was just gaspng he had received injuries
about the chest


TESTIMONY OF ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF LONG
| ISLAND RAILROAD. ROBERT WHITE
! Received my appointment as acting superintendent
from Mr. Chack the president Of the line; my business
to attend to the road generally, seeing that there
were sufficient number of brakemen conductors &c
am subordinate the president: Hunters Point
Monday morning, at the time the mail train left IL
left bv order 6f the conductor IL started behind time in
consequence of the loaded with wood being the
side track and through the gismanagement OF the yard
master they too close TO the junction of the
two tracks TO admit Of the train rassn- in that blocked
up the passageway and prevented the mail train from
leaving; also detained by tie boat being late; this
train behind time three times each week the train Is
behind time from four to eight minutes each week; 1t Is
at times eight minutes late; can't say how often;
4 all the trains generally TWO TO three minutes
/ behind time; tho down mail train is behind three
I four times week about twenty minutes; 10
forty minutes behind time last night; the
yardmastcrs name is Lorenzo Wattcrs the engineers
! appointed by consultation Of the president, my
| self, and master machnist we advise Mr. Charlick,
but have power control his actions the President
and myself draw mp the time table and rules Of the road
the President having the controlling power in arranging
tho time table on Friday or Saturday last suppose he
consulted me in reference TO the efficiency OF the rolling
stock of the road lac met In the depot either OF
these days; don't rcoect what he said 10 me that day
lnlf fraaffnr NpftVY ppff
| when had any previous conversation with him;
generally Saturdays there sufficient seats to
commodatc the passengers the eypr train should
suppose there sufficient accommodation on Monday
mornny; don't know that passengers complain Of on
nsuiliciency of seats when there not enough of
cars 1t IL Of course the duty of the company to sup
ply them; tho conductor has n right 10 take cars
without application; II the conductor finds he
has not n sufficient number OF brakemen he
has the power of hiring one or more men along
the route ms he requires them; the company made
printed rules stating the duties OF the employees Copy
handed This is correct copy OF the rules OF the
pany, with but exception, in article four insert
the words 'nfer twelve each day eastward bound pas
sengers the right Of the road the penalty the
violation Of the rules Is immediate discharge; is the
duty OF the Yard Master that the engine il got
ready for the train also there s no impesnent
10 the trains gong out the arrival Of the boats
to certain extent the departure of the trans II was
the duty OF the conductor and engineer OF the mail
train 10 remain al Winfield, provided the latter found he
had time to reach jamaica; f he found he had time he
| should proceed Jamaica with caution; II the
| mail train behind time II was their duty
to send flag round the curve; assuming
|
TO send nag think the express train had sufficient
number of brakcmcn the safety OF the pasen
gers; there four brakemcn, including the fireman
| and baggage master; can't say why my name IL not
attached TO the TIM table as superintendent the time
table destroyed where my name was inserted and
new time tables got out with Mr. Charicks name az.
President 10 Is my duty TO that the train starts
pear as possible It's time; II Is general thing the
road to trains behind time the train stopping at
Jamaica going west and engine coming In tho opposite
direction has right to that -four minutcs there
In the road from Jamaica TO Hunter Point;
n tba nrstC ~
hundred to three thousand two hundred feet wde the
is perhaps two thousand two hundred feet the
third two thousand four hundred feet; the next three
thousand two hundred and the last about the tho
trains could not see each other at greater distance than
hundred eight hundred feet the train could
have been stopped running at the rate Of fifteen niles
one thousand two hundred feet would have been sum
Gent to stop the express tran the other would require
| two thousand feet


TESTIMONY OF JAMES n. COOPER.


Reside at Babylon J.. l. am inspector In the Custom
House; took the express train Monday morning Deer
Park there sufficient number Of seats for the
accommodation OF the passengers on the tram that morn
ing; number of people standing In the aislcs and


stood there myself part of the way went IN through
the whole train and could find seats, and finally gen
eman insisted on my taking his seat; | think there
were about forty fifty persons standing in the train
there good many passengers got on at Jamaica


think whistle blown shortly after leaving tho depot
at jamaica the first person saw injured the boy
Ganey; only saw four persons badly injured the boy
dod shortly after think the express train running
at the rate Of fifteen miles an hour they had not at
generally very puncua the other trains generally
behind time; as general thing they run pretty rapidly
around that curve Is frequent that there
not seats enough TO accommodate the passengers
| particularly on the express train


| TESTIMONY or JOHN MAY.


! Reside nc Smithtown the express train last
Monday morning. took the cars at North Islip station
there great many passengers got In AZ Deer Park
Mr. Walker and his daughter took side seat behind the
door the gentleman could get no seat he was standing
the platform from Deer Park 10 Jamaica; after loft
Jalnaoa there wns scarcely standing ROOM have nover