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J.; I was here yesterday mordéig, and heard the testimony of Dr. Hannigan and the old gentleman who was in the wagon with him; iknow the position of the place where the accident occurred, for many yeara, and it seemed to me strange that Dr. Hannigan and the oldgen- tleman could not have known that the train of cars were in the neighborhood until within twenty-five fect of them; I could not be satisfied without going to the place, and when I arrived there I found that in driving down the river road before coming to the railroad, that for 140 paces before coming to the railroad there was nothing whatever to prevent aman wio was on the lookout from seeing the train of cars easily at a distance of three hundred yards, at least from where the collision occurred, and therefore that the horses could not have been on the track so as to cause the collision without culpable carelessness on the part of the driver, unl the horses bad been running away, and entirely beyond the control of the driver; they must have been running at the rate of seven. or eight miles per hour. Mr. Hall, (a Juror)—I wish to know if Mr. Gummene saw this accident, for if he did not, I object to his testi- mony as irrelevant, as it is simply m matter of opinion. [After some discussion among the jurors, it was de- cided that Mr. Gummene should continue, as it was best to hear all that could be adduced.) Witness continued—When within fifty yards of the croasing, the cars must have been in sight, even if they were running at the rate of thirty miles an hour; yester- day afternoon I went to the ground, and mude a measure ment of it, by pacing off the distance; I commenced my measurement from above the triangular track; it wax forty paces from the track to the first bushes or brush- wood to the side next the railroad above the triangular track: when I speak of three hundred yards up the rail- road ! speak by the eye; there are no obstructions inter- vening ‘o obstruct the sight in the direction of the bushes I have before spoken of; the track is about as high as the fence of the lot adjoining. Question by a Juror—Were there any obstacles to prevent the engineer and those on the look out seeing the: carriage ¢ Witness—Certainly not; the engineer, fireman and con- ductor could have seen the horses and carriage had they been on the look out. Adam Price sworn—I am a resident of the city of Bur- lington; I saw this azcident from a lot adjoining the railroad, below the river road; it was three or four huny dred yards below Cook’s house; the cars had passed, and I was going up before I got to the railroad; could not sve the cars strike the horses on account of a small house in the way; the-cars were returning, I think, at the rate of about twenty miles per hour; I saw them, if I don't mis- take, a moment after they struck the horses and wagen; the hindmost car was off and was bouncing at a violent rate, and J wondered the man did not give a signal; did not see any man in the gig top on the look out. Q. Can you expiain which car went of the track after the rear oney A. The car next the hind one west off next, and on the left hand side. Q. Did the third car go off? A. The third car struck the second and ran off towards the right. Q. What became of the next car? A. It was cut in two, and was thrown across the track. Q. You were close beside the train when the co! occurred? A. I was. Q. How far from the train were you’ A. I was abovt fifty or sixty feet from the track. Q. What became of the car that was behind the fourth car’ A. It was smashed al! into atoms and was thrown high into the air; although the train was off the treek it still eontinued to move. Q. How far from the crossing place were you when first ‘ou heard the cars coming? A. About three or fear Tundred yards; I kept looking fyr them. Q. Was there any whistling? A. There was not, amt I wondered why the engineer did not whistle, Q. Did you hear the bell? A. No. I saw, the-train nearly two miles off, but did not hear the whistle. Q. ‘The bell is generally rung, ix it not? A. Yes. Q. You have seew cars backing: did you ever remember hearing the whistle blow? A. I can’t remambor, Q. Can you measure the time between the runming of the rear car off the track and the stoppiog,of tho- train’ A. I could not suy exactiy, but the cars could: net have moved more than 4 second or two after therear one was thrown off the track. Q. What time elapsed between the going up sal coming back of the train. A, I could no’ say Q. Do all engineers always blow the whistle ax they pass this road? A. Tes, Q. Did they blow yesterday? A, Yes. Q. But the train ded not biow coming back? A. No. Q. Is the road ramch frequented? A, It ix Q. Have you ever known of a flag man being stationed there? A. I hayono knowledge of that fact. Q. What words are on the board at the erossing’ “Look out for te locomotive.” Q. How does that board stant? does in stand up and down the rail sack, er up and down the river road? A It stands kind of cornerwise, persons coming down the river road caa,see it distinctly. Q. When the collision tock place how far were you from. thecars? A. About sixty or seventy fect. Q. Were you within a handred feet of the cars whoa, they stopped! A. I was. G. By one of the jurom—Did you see me getting oat’ A. T did got. Q. Did you see the orses at all? were ki¥ed. Q. Where were they? 4. Sosse fort ner ofthe road where they hat been pushed by the traig Q. Then the cars could not bave run off the fustaps the rear one struck the team ’ A. Well, itappeared teu as if the train jumped off the track the instant the rear one struck the horses. @. Well but do you know this for a fact ’ but that ism: ression Samuel Scott bang duly sworn, deposes as fllows :— At Bordentown. Q. Where do you reside’ A Q. What ix your occupation’ A. Fireman. Q. In whore employ? A. Camden ant Ainboy Railre Company. Q. Were you, on Wedneslay, on the 10 o'clock train from Phi pia? A. Twas. Q. Where did you reach the 8 o'clock line from New York’ A. About « mile and @ quarter from the Barting- ton station, or about half a mile above Hammil’s turn-out (ewiteh.) Q, Who was the engineer on your locomotive? A. I» rael Adams. Q. Have you heard his testimony yet? Q. How far were you this side of H: when you stopped? A. About three qua: @. Did you run back? A. Yes, @. What were you making for? A. We imtended to get on the turn-out at Burlington. @. When you are on the loscmative on awbich side do you wiand’ A. On the left hand «Me, @, Were you standing there that @mw? A. I was. jon A. A. Not until they feet frat the.cor- A. T do not, A mil’# switch, «of a mile, Q. When you backed, were peg Moting out on the road? A. Yes. Q Ww way were you looking? A. (On the left han! side going down. @. Did yon continue to keep looking out from the mo. ment of backing until the collision took place’ A. I did not Q Why? A. Becanse I could see nothing in the way, so Tthought it would be useless to keep on the look-out all the the. Q. When you back « dust is created, which prevents you seeing, is there not? A. Yes. Q, Where was it, at what point of the road was it, after yor commenced backing that the dust commenced to fly so that you could not see? A. About 159 yard: Q. How fast were yoo backing? A. At the rate o about 16 of 16 miles an hour, Q Have you any control over the running of the ea- ine? No. bir How long have you been in the employ of the com- pany? A. About eleven months Q How long have you been on that traint A. Only « few days. Q. How far were you from the road when you blew the whistle? A. About forty yards. @. Do you know whether the brakeman was sta tioned on top of the car or not’ A. I cannot say pol tively that he was, Q. Can you tell whether the brakeman isin his place or not from your position? A. I cannot. @ Ifthe brakeman had been at his port would he lave seen the carr coming? A. The brakeman ssid he p> Ans Wagon, but act time enough to avoid the col iston. Q. If there bad been seen the carriage? A. down the rowd. Q. If there hed been no dat, and you had seen the carriage, could not tle enginger, by reversing the engias, have prevented a g rt of the damage’ A. Ves. Q Then, if the ‘nee: had reveresd at the moment o dust Aying would you have could, if 1 had been looking the rear car struck the horses, he would ted @ great deal of damage; would he not? i Raa . Do you blow the whistle when + A. Yes. Q. Did you om the occasion referred to? A. We dia. Prescott Harvey sworn, deposed that he resided in Phi- pa a La ‘ou on Wednesday tart!" vas. : . en in train, Adin jig poy in what car d> you generally sit? . When you were bac! dos ty awitch to Prtiagioo did nia 2 aia you shies tat arg — < I did bear the whistle. . the sor lon before collision tools place did sae | ? A. Tshould judge we were’ it a mile from the spot when T eae the signs’. ar Q. Was that whistle a short quick one or a-loud long blowf A. It was a long one as a warning. Q. How long after the blowing of the whistle did the bss ov? ‘A. In about three minutes. w long have you been travelling oh A. Abont three or four yearn rin express line from:Phila« York, Q. In what lines? A. In the Gelphia and the mail line from New: Q. Whereabouts were you pitting when the collision. to Placer A. In o chair in the mall ca . Were you looking out of the window at the tiiney A. E beliere Twa, Q._How fast do you suppose the train backed up? A. At ‘the tate of between fifteen and twenty miles at hour. G. Pid you hear any soundof the whistle after the col lision took placer A. No. Q. Did you hear any sound of the whistle immediately: before the collision took place? A. No; but I heard the: whistle when we were about half a mile from the spot. Q. Who was the conductor on’ the train that day A. Issac Van Nostrand. Q. How long haa he travelled on that route? Ay T can’t say exactly, but it must be more than: three® yenrs. Q. Jk he or not a skilful and capable conductor? A. He is as far as I know. Q. Do you know where Van Nostrand was at the time of the collisiony A. 1 do not; he left the car I was in’ when we left Burlington. Q. What t the customary rate for backing trains? A. It varies according to circumatances; ifthe train has « long distance to go why they go fast; if a short distance, then they go much slower than we went on the occasion of the accident. The jury, at this hour, proeeeded to the spot where the accident occurred, for the purpose of making:a satisfue- tory examination of the prenvises, Simuel J. Stryker being sworn, was examined as fol- lows: — Q. Where do you reside? A. In Trenton. Q. Where were you on Wednesday last—were you on board the ten o'clock train fom Philadelphia? A. Ye Q. Do you know which car you were in’ A. Yes; I wax in car D, behind the long oar. Q. Do you re ollect the stopping. of the train after you loft Burlington? A. Yes. Le is Q. Tou were some distance up the road, were you not? A. About a mile or 50, 4. %-2o you recollect also the running back of the train? es. Q. Did you or did you not, when the train was going back, hear the bliwing of a whistle? A. I did, dia- tinctly. @. Wiiat kind of a blow. was: {t—w a short quick one ora long one? A. I think it was a long shrill one. Q. Can you form any idea of the time that elapsed be- tween the time you first felt mslight trembling of the-ear until the collision took place? A. I could not, but it could not have been more thau'a few seconds, Q. By a Juror—Are you inany way connected with the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company? A. [am aot, Q. Do you own a stock inthe company’ A. Ido not now possess any, although | formerly did, Q. Did you observe the letter D painted on the car? A. 1 did not; the card was merely hung up in the depot. Elizure Waleott, belng duly sworn, deposed that he re sided in Jacksonville, TH Q. What is your occupation? A. Road master on the Great Western’ Railroad, in Illinois, Q. Were you a passenger in the 10 o'clock train from Philadetphia on Wednesday last? A, Yes, Q. What car were you in’ A. In car C. Q. How near the reas was this car’ A. I think it was the third last one. Q. Will you give the jury a briet history of the entire occurrence that took place on the morning in question’ A. When we arrived at Burlington I noticed that we were just about up to time, hut waited there for some mimutes and left the city behind: time; when the train started | looked at my watch and observed that it was eight or ten minutes pat the time of starting; the train went on as usual, but after going about three miles I noticed the whistle blowing to break up; the train stopped, and then moved backwards; it was’ so unusual a thing for an express train to back that | looked out of the window to see what was the matter; | supposed then that the New York express was coming along; I heard some one then say that they thought [t was a very bad plan to allow two express trains to run on one track, and both have the right of way, and wanted to know if that was consistent with the rules and regulations of the compan: after bucking a few minutes I felt a slight jar, which w: ywed by two or three others; then came a crash: | w that the cars were off the track before there was any alarm, and instantly told my wife and a friend of mine to hold on fast 90 their seats; hardly had they done so when the car begva to crack and break up; I tried to hold on, but could net, and found great difficulty in free- ing myself. Q. flave you any Wea of the rate of speed at which you were going when yaa backed up? A, It would not be proper, 1 think, foe me to form an opinion, for { was not watching carefaily: there is nothing ia the world upor, which people differ so widely. Q. Well, whatdo you think the specd was? A. [would not like to say, but will answer the question in this way, the result of tha accident showed that the train was gp- ing at a rapid rate; J have many smashes, but near saw c badly smashed before; the ears were so bedlly shattered tht speed must bave bom very great indoed. to prod in result, Q. Can cara. be stopped quickegwhen going stevght forward thaa when backing with ide locomotiver A. A train cam op yo stopped quicker phon the locomotaee ix infront. [Witnes* in continuat!gu)—tI had a kind af pre- sentimead, a6 it were, of an acc’ dant when we commenced to back. Q. Why bad you fears of sa accident? A. Because backing lang trains of cars is always accompatapd with dan, , Did you hear the whistlablow? A. I did ant. Q. By ome of the Jurorsdave you been ongaged in any profession that would aable you to become a good Judgaof the rate of speed agtained by care) A. Tha been. six years employed ta the Great Wertwru Railroad Company. (Q. Why did you considea the speed of the cara unsafe? a use an obstructiaaon the track cgubl not be re maved in time to preveng @ collision, while on the other hand, if the train wera going forward, daw coweatcher ‘ould throw off the obstruction, and tus obviate the ditticulty @. What rate of spsat do you consid safe when going backwards? A. Jus+at such arate that the train coall be checked in time t prevent any sgcident, should any obstruction get aenass the track. Question repratad again, and sagwered to the seme effect. Q. You saw thy spot where the accident oceurred, and visited the neighiwrhood. Could» train, coming dawn there, be stopped before it reackud the crossing, £ the brakes were applied 120 yards ahead’ A. I think mot Q. Could it at 300 yards’ A It might. Q. Could a train, moving se the rate ix miles aif hour, be stopped inside of JO® yards’ A. Yer Q Sup ase you have charge of a train, aret are driv ing at tbe rate of twenty miles an hour, weal! you, at the distance of 600 yards, stop your train, { you saw a carriage driving down across road, about 190 yards from the erossings would you Bold up the trata? A. I mo certatoly would, if the driver did not habd up #0 as to al low me to pare. Q. If you were going back at half apeed, would the con d destruction be as great as if the cars going peed? A. I think i in is redoubled when going off the track while backing; therefore redoubled care should be gbserved by me indriving cars backwards for a backing Pain isc comparatively helpless, if the least obstruction Is in the way Mrs. Cook, re-ealled, appeared upon the stand to make some explanations, followe:— Q. Did you hear anybody in the wagon almost In dent occurred? nid was ay onythin A. r id'on them. She clasped her bai together, and raid, “Oh, look at this destruction; ha we been the cause of this?’ Q. Did she make any remarks about anything else she had said to the doctor? A. She talked to him about the him to go and help the wounded ’ ion in which you saw the wagon, do ‘ou think those inside could have seen the train coming In satictent time to avoid the accident? A. Yes, I think q. If the engineer had blown the whistle, do you thin Dr. Hannigan would have heard ity A. Yes, | should think #0, for you ean hear it a good distance off on a clear day—even as far as Mr. Rice's and Garwood —about four hundred yards Maurice Maxwell, being duly sworn, depo lived at Jersey City t is your ceow J that he A. Dam an extra brake tion ‘out A. In the employ of the ny. Q. Were you on the 100 click trata trom Mulls lelphia on Wednesday last? A, Yes. Q. In what position? A. Forward brakeman. Q. Where is the place you sit or stand whoo on datyt A. In the brake house. Q. Where is that brake house! . A. On the forward end of the brake car. Q. Where were you when the ace t took place? A. 1 was standing inthe brake house. . Q. Lid you see the cars strike the horses! A. No, I did not, Did you see the horses! A but when I raw them It « looking back on the too late to do . Q. Too late for what? A. To ring the bell a» » signal of warning. Q. Did you know of the socident before the crash took place? A. 1 did mot. 9 bmg oe looking before you! A. Yee Be Q. Why oa not ne he incer? A. Beonuse I the I is occis teal poten ae here did you ee the horses? A. Om the track Q. Was the other brakeman at his post? A | euppoae oo, be wae when we left Bas Q. What was lis name? A tk Ork wood ” erally known an Yankee Q Was be mech injured? At aw be 2 , “| and he sai@be was lying ia bed ot bis residewee a Cam at Did you Know there was a ¢ross road therer A. { pA Did the Pgrer: blow the widstle before he erowod ‘A. Be did. Q. Wore your dutity’ A. To bresk up whet the signal waa | z No A, None tint 1 know of, ). a oie to look out for obstructions on'the read? he @ Were you told when employed to’ look out for oF} A. No. : qi it your duty a teaia to lols t and le and bebind the car A. Sor in e it~ times Ede so. 4 @ You left Bartington did you erbemine your rores Ae it no, 1 tow tint St was all right whea ‘ Are vou 21 years of age” A. ¥ es. |. Befire reveling the ¢msing. umd while basking, did you hear whietie A. Raid. si Q. Was it's tong blow’ No; but it way suifiasent as Ochna ved the road, did oe wp thy 4 approacived tho road, di i t wat an \ pth i . ty to look wy the vross roads and ab Q. Would va have rung the bell sf you had nee the ceria ia road AT would have {dstautly sung ve bell. Q. What thowould you have done? A. I would Lave Ri the a half turn, amt waited there until he cS Q " you have then dove? A. I would howe Q. Would a haf turn have been sufficient? A. No. Q. How many turns would be reqnired to stop the cars gai A, Several—two or three. Q. Did you try to ring the belly A. I did, but it would not ring. @. How do you know? beard it, Q. Could you see the rear car distinetly from where you were’ A. T could, Q. Was there mush dust from the wheels’ A. Not a great deal. Q. ¥pu Temember distinctly endeayoriug ‘to pull the en, A. Because 1 should have bel . Had you no instructions at all when you were em- ployed by the company’ A. None other then that of attending to the traimy and breaking up. Q. Was the bell rope all right when you left Burling- ton’ A. Yer. Q. Did you leave your post before the carn wore smashed? “No, I did not stir until I saw five cars had broke loose, and wore-amashing up. F, Prescott Harvey, roeallod:— Q. When you were backing in the train, were youlook- ing out’ A. I was. TG, On whieh coming towards Burlington, did you see anything on the crow street’ A. As} was looking out to see how far we were from our turn-out, I saw the horses and carriage in the. opening just above the house by the road side. Q. How far were they from the track® eight yards. Q. How tar off was the train at the same time? A. About twice as far as the wagon was from the corner; the horses were on a trot, and were gaing at agocd speed; I supposed the intention of the driver was to cross the track; J sprung to the door to see if he could get across in time, for I thought it would be an impossibility, when the dust came invso that I could pot see; almost at that instant I felt the train striking something: there ‘was a gentleman near re at the time, to whom I exclaim ed—"We have hit them tT hardly got the words out of my mouth before the collision took piace; there was a succession of shocks: 1 jumped on a seat in the car, and tried to rave myself a8 well ax Tcould; in a few seconds all'was « perfect smash: after getting out of the ruins, 1 helped to extricate the wounded; there was no dust on the river side, Charles Olcott, of Burlington, sworn, deposed that he was a laborer— Q. Did you see Dr. Hannigen’s wagon coming down the i A. | did. as Lid AL A. About six or you see the earn eoming down the track! Q. Which of these roads wore you nearest tof A, The river road. Q. What were you doing there? A. Mowing. Q. At what rate was the wagon drivingt A. About seven or eight miles as hour. Q. How fast was the train going? A, From twelve to fifteen miles per hour. Q. Did you hear the whistle blow? A, Yeu. Q. On what train? A, [supposed it to ve on the down train that was backing. Q. How far up coald you seo the train? hundred yards. Q. Witch did you see first—the carriage or ¢ A. ‘The carriage: Q. Where was it when you first saw ity A. About one hundred and fifty yard from the railroad, coming from the ri Q. How long did the whistle blow? A. L can’t say. Q. Did it blow ait the way down to the road? A. No. Q. When you first saw the carriage, did you see or hear the train’ ‘A. I did not; on seeing, the train, my atten tion was drawn away from the carriage: I did not see the cars strike the horses; but the snan who was mowing i with me did, and he cried out that the ladies riage would ‘be killed; we thea ran over to when we got there, we found that the train A. About two train carriage that you jer, after seving the cident, Hunter and I ran the road, when we came to the engine, the engineer was absent. Q. Were the curtains of the Doctor's carriage up ‘They were Q. Do you think he could have seen the train approach- ing if he bars iooked out of the wagon? A, I think he could: I don't know of anything to prevent him; it was t the whistle blew. rove as the Doctor did? A have been a little more ca: ms the track just asa train passes ‘ox consider it dange » Hunter swore that he witness's testimony George F. Fort, of Bualington, was thes examined—He deporsd as follows: — Q. “Were you near thy railroad when te accident tool. place? A. ‘| was wbovd five hundred yards from it. @ Did you see the Sraint A. I did; my attention wea call A to it from the imet that it was coming very fagt. Q. Did you nee theears when they struck the Doctoes carslage? A. No, @. Would you hove seen the accident if you had been logking? A. 1 cou'd not. Q, Do you know anything elxe shout the matter, A. No, except that | merely saw the train just as \ was smashed. Here the inquest wasadjourned until 8 o'clock P.M. EVENING SP3SI0N. John K. Rodgers, (the forergn) sworn, He testified — I was booked for Trenton, and sat in the way ear; 1 bad gone forward ta the mail car and returned; at this time the train was going pretty fast; I heard two blows of the signal for the brakeman tostop the brakes, I looked ont upon the rond and saw ata considerable di of our train a locomotiva, which I supposed was attach ed to the 8 o'clock trata from New York, ax I know that train wos past due at Qurlington; {then heard one gaff of the whistle, and shortly after three very quick puffs the train having beey stopped in the ime 1 then went back, not into the way ear, but to the one directly ip the rear of it; Usat down by the side of Col. Hampton Mr. Sumuel 8, Striker was sitting in the rear of ax, on the opponite side of the car, whoasked me why wo were back ing? I tole that we had minmet the half mile line apd the 6 o'clock train had the right of the road: looked out upon the river side of the train and raw that we were going pretty fast: aimost immediately after that I felt a slight trembling and wondered what it wos caused by; some person raid that it was by a tight ening of the brakes; soon after there was an up and hown motion, of the ear; I #ai4 to Colonel Hampton “We must be off the track,’ and immediately atrung to my feet; the vibratory motion of the car tioned by Mr. Striker then comimenced; then I heard the cracking and the rear end of the car I was in commened to break n; the car was filled with dust, so that leould not see outon either side of the car; ina moment after, the A. a. could corroborate the last ance ghoad me him crushing the ear beeame stagionary; some one called out, “The danger tx allover, @ep qui I think it was Colonel Hampton; after that | saw nothing of Colonel H of Mr. Striker. Q. Did you hear the whistle? A. | cannot «peak pox tively, UGC my impression fs that I did heme it ness resuming—I then went to the front of the ear ww the wreck: I (hen looked below and saw the roof sfier Igot on the embankment, | turned an the car in which I w ting at right angles sero the road, one end being driven into the bank towar river, and the other end resting upow the reefs o! two care which were driven together; | looked at tha extent of the diraster, and knowing that no one in knew the people of Burlington as well «I did, I startet nto Barlington as fastias [ could. 1 believe the bodies ex ined by this jury le . While that tre A. I thought w why we went so ¢ behind time, I had no fear of « collision with the New York train @. Do you think o littie care would bave prevented the diaster? A. | don't know, we were going fest, but if appeared moch faster than it really was, for gin cure of that Kind the operations of the mind’ are re- vereed, G. Is not that place where the accident nceurred with nthe city limiter A. 1 believe ft ie: when! naw the New York train, it was on wontle ca Q Could a person r in & cary fast encugh have ceonped the cars? A. ‘tk tasy obese Ps @. Were you Fanning faster going up that row’ then in coming back? A. Oh. yes, much faster; when run Hing op We were going st about twenty five miles av hows @, Init your experience that in reversing a train it eerie to go backward faster than in guing forward? A Yes sit 4 ted going ap aned through the way ear and spoke to me when the train commenced backing, ant I went to the platicrm of the way car 1 looked up the raed and sow an Sor wen of the mall cer, Woking we the conductor, Van Nostrand! A. In | ower . a Mile aw baker, Twas on the ground after this aceider! oe curred Q. Had you any conversation with any oficial on tha’ Wain’ A. Thad conversation with the engineer, the one who ran on the 10 o'clock train for Pifiadeipain The conductor was present at the interview. The on. Yersation took place at the second frame house on the corner of the river road. Q. Will you state the conversation’ & After the beties were taken from the care they were placed on the benk; 1 was then near the ‘condusbor ‘but mot in con. verration with him ; some one came up and anid to the conductor, * You had better go up and nee the: for he is going to kill himself" the conductor then turned around and eaid to me, “Let's go up and coe him.” We started together, ant o we neared thy house mentioned, some one eslled the comuctor to one ade, 1 was them asked by w man coming ont of the gate. “Do go in an® sce that man.” thou went into the fard and’ found him lying ow a bench at the bitehers door, apparently in a great deal of trou- esT took hold of lam gently, and I eaid “my dear fe) low why behave sof [tk anaccident ard. you can’t he’ it,’ by this time the eondmetor came ity he also pom to Mim, but hedid ac? seem to him; I tool holtof one arnsand the somductor the other, and then took him to theback part of the yard, where, he thea remurked to the conductor, enlling him by’naune, © 0," |’ raid fe, “iti het only biewn that whistles these per. [! sons would not hewe been killed; the cor@uctor then eaid, “+ you did blow it," ne, [did not,’ oni he: we then got the man out of the*yard; the condnetir left and anothe= man took 14a plicet he (the engineer) fawisted on going past (he scwmpe where the ears were éérholidhed; we wou. not permit him to dy that, but brought him to the Bordentown road; I met Kelly with bis team, atd ot the eagineer iu, atl took him to his house; it was my impresslon then, awd is now, that the marth not what he was saying; T judge that from tse men’s conduct, By a Juror—Was he under a great deal of exciitnent? pritness—He was, we had to put him to bet moon after. Mr. John Nixon aflirmed—4reside at Burlington, Twas on the road opposite to where the cars were runcimgy L did notses the cars run off; say the ears coming Gown, and the front one trees. Q Did you seo the train comiug down the road? A I could not see it for the train. Q Could you have heard te whistle had it been blown? A. T think ite very likety 1 should had it beer blown; I worl near the place aud hear it coming very often: ‘The investigation was then sjourned to Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, THE CONDITION OF TAM WOUNDED. [From the V'hiladelphia Inquirer, s¢ ‘The condition of the wounded, yet re fi : ange’ Every a humane pecp can bestow lel by the good eitizens of our sister h endeavoring to outvie the other in noble acts ilanthrepy, e are pained to add that our prediction as to the generous an: condition of Mra, Gillespie, of Misnisaipph, has proved true Yesterday morning, her left leg was amputated by D: Paul Goddard, aseisted by Lr. Solum Neill and othe: She bore the operation with an extraordinary dege fortitude. Mr. Gillespie, her hnshand, whose lag was amputated the pre * raplily sinking, and it seems almost recovery of either. Thin, is, indeed, a ressing ease, Husband wad wife, in years adymnced, far from home, but not without kind friends, suffering under such awful clroumstances cannot be otherwise than harrowing to the feelings of the most stout-hearted Roth of the above are at the honse of Mrx. Margaret Smith, Main street, below the rallraa edopot, where every attention is paid to then Mr. Otis Fisk, of Middletown lis foot anrputated on Thurs: of Caleb Ri furith. Seema to to recover. Mrs. Boyce, of n., had a portion of ht.’ Ho is at the he wy, and ina fair tier rgetown, D.C., was aomewhat enstein, of tichmond, Va., was able to walle about yesterday, and will leave for heme to-day: Mra. Phillips wax leeehed yesterday, and seems to be improviny of little daughter woe taken to Philadel pia ow Thursday night. Mrs. Via at the ! Hotel. ‘The body of Hughes B. Jervis, of Newark, Delaware was clearly identified hy Mr. Hugh ®, MeOsuley, of the ‘road firm of MeCa & Campbell, Fourth oad Market streets Philadetphia. ‘Yuin romaine have been sent home. A there were doubts about thi utifteation of the boty, we deem it yroper to fa Mob. full Latod f Y all upon that Mr when the remaing of his un hin deeply al ate trieud were sho gh, of Schuylkill county, and Dennis O'Kane are about theaame. y, of Now York, now at the honse |, is in excellent spirita, and will no doubt be soon able to reach his beans. He ta in good hands, and will reesive every attentian from Col. W Charles Dixey, ot Philadelphia, at Mra. iteid street, balow Hroad, is not so well’ ag last report ah ‘The youth found in the vicinity of the aceltent, a who give his name ax Chambers, & believed to be Mills, ¢ years, whone mother, Alice Mills, resid + distance from Bordentown, at which place the evening ofthe 2vth inst. He is now at the ace of Dr, Chaloner, Witiam A. Hughes, of Basten, whoxe arm was broken and otherwise injured, capucngd to bis how ye lends My. Gillespie, of Minsise(pp!, made a will yesterday af ternoon, eathing property to the amount of some $08,000, Lellevirg that his ead was near approachin sustained the ead affliction with manly for ATUL OF MR. GILLESPIE AND COMMODOKE SMITHS wwe. Vistaeurita, Kept. 1 1866 John F. Gillespie, of Nateher, Mississippi, « victim of the disaster at Burlington, died at two o'clock this after noon. His wife ix failing fast, ad will not probably re cover. Much confusion has arisen regarding the body of Mr Humphrey, it being claimed under four different by no legs than four His body ta ret the corsner for more perfect identification. The wi mith, another vietim of the Rurllagton disaster, died at the house of Commodore Stover, of the Naval Asylum,gthis evening—tmaking the twenty second death by the calamity ‘The coroner's inquest has been jo nam rsons by dtl Monday ether Serious Kalttroad Accident. the Vhiladelphia Bulletin, Hept. 2.) A Almost ident occurred on the Camden and Atnboy rday afternoon. Th ove train when approaching Palmyra, nine rth of the city, encountered two horses #trayitg track The locomotive waa checked, and at « were made, but not successfully, to drive the from the ling of the road. twa short time the uck the berees, killing one and hurting the ry to kill hben. badly ay to revder it necem train was happily not thrown 4 The the Albany Express } ay, Toosday, Ang, 28, 185% vention of Intem been reevived by me The opinion to which y was given by me in July last, upon the request addressed to me by the Gov ernor, ne Lis legal adviser,”’ and It seeme to ine proper that, under these circumstances, he chould be the eule judge of the expedieney of ite publication. Person 1 bjeetions to Its being made p and were ft the reason | have stated, (t woult aff ige you by complying with your 0 tam, very r Facow ©, COviEm, Kay O. HOFF MA our The Yellow Vever at Norfolk Vrow the Raltinore #an, Kept. 1 John ¥. Powell, who came up yout varmer Georg #taten that ge contnne te viet the experience of the phyrictane lengthe yielt more easly to medics! treatment o'clock, V. M., om the 20th August, there were 2 ring the preceding twenty four hours Among these were Mrt. Todd, two Mises Camp Perereger, Vraneis Tarrant, « gir) living mes bridge and name not ascertained! Lemby's, Joweph Tater, Mre. Cap wre Th Lewin Walter Jones, am Iburaday afternoon thorn Miles V. Buteher, lpimer ety ing ) Dr. MeWadden, of White he pick an Drs, Win, Mek of Norfolk. Baers, of New ( ladelphia; Dr. Briggs, of Nort daughter, Mre. Le 4 canbier of the Exchange Denk, a04 servant; C aon, of Vhiladelphia, amt Mr. More, of Mew Or both (i ehem were acting a murnen; Meter Mary Jalapp) Howpital | A lew of the above names have —_ Publiabe) Nearly all the physigane sn mur ees came from th Northern cities t assist te the work mearey bawe bet for their homes, whilet from the @outh « gumber of per | ome more experienced in the work are taking har P Beery at ef the Bey line whieh leaves this port for the nineted dietriets car an involee of qooridlons ret cines, datieactes, and other articles whieh may be want ing there and the committee im charge of the fund « lected im thie city are exenedingly prompt im lorwart everything which the Howard Assoclation of Norivik way wend ba On Toaretay evening Dre. PAwart M. Kemp ant Jer W Howek, of the Ball Bomrd of Health, wont The Caboms at the Tabernacle. MEETITG Lab? NIGHT TO COMMNMOK ATH THE 4) NIVERSARY OF TH EXKCUTION. C= Ese Lo ADMINS VRE“CAVTAIN BY! TRATION. Agreeably (oa call awed by a comustter of tae Cuban Temocratic Athenwam, « méettag of Cubana dnd other democ: have and toreigm wae held last night @ the Taberaasie, Browiway The following clreulariawisertton i OULD was lsued Ty nat eorToHE o &; * New York, Angust 29, 18B6 , on of the arse ecteelly invited, ‘terattend Use cele artis * ae relso Lopes ant i thee the death of ¢ iu mt The celebration will take pace a the firs septnee Je, wena SS ur at nce at — rt Py Sy ated Coty rhe, Aeemble to pay memory of the ch Plates in erastive land ee eee ‘¢ have the honor fo remain, Moat rempettfally yours ty. ber at 74 P. M., at the Taberne: We expect you will bonor us with TON, 7 Co ts MARVEL 1. RAManez, §°"™* The aradance way vot equal to that of previous oe cations of the same lind, It weems thet the cold aeas of the administratian, from which so much was expected, Bas somewhat dampened the ardor of the fwelgn democrats, as wae plaimly visible last eveni The other socleties, also, with ome or two exeptions, falied to nomd delegates, We saw no one except Mr Juiiaa Allen, the delegate fran the Polish Society, and a delegate frou the French Sosiety, The dominant party in Moxico; (at last accounts,) wan represented by Briga dier General Wheat, an American) who received his pre fent commission from Alvarez, M. Rerwewkai, of the Volish Society, also appeared on (he platform, Over the forwm was displayed’ « portrait of Narcleo Lopes, amd above him the Ameriear and Cubsn flags with the date of Lopes's executiow, September 1, 185% Below, two ebiclds, with the names of the Cuben mar tyre—Aguoro, Armonteros, Areis, Mernandes, Zayas, Benavides, Betancourt, Oca Faccio », Coralia, Eatrampes, Pinto, Pragat; Overto, Coral, Mano® Bowman, Critten den, &e., aud beneath all, the motto—dlonor a los Mar tires de Cube Bue French red repvbtiean and Polials Maga were also comspieuously displayed! ‘The officers of the Cuban Society wore emblems of mourning, andthe decyrations, though sombre an beat ting the orcasiom were (n good taste ‘The proceedings, though advertised to commence 9 Lalfpast 7, did nut commence until neoely half-past # when they wore inaugurated by @ voluntary on Us organ. enor Tots add-oased the audience in French, Fag Ushand Spanish, We bad come here, he sald brate the lu death of the immo. y the Cuban revolution to ee! over the w They (the Cubsny» fore expres ape that (he glorivgs cause wae g . eartin the bly The w y of mortyrs would + to all lovers of iberty, If they felt, ¢ ty and in a glorious exune M. Foorty, delegat» from the moun’ society, briefly addrerved the a He advocated, with much earnestness, « pla. a Central American republic, to Include Mexico, Cul», Honduras, Niearagua &c., &e, and asserted his bil at the United Btates of North Ameriea would be « thened by euch @ movement Mr JCUAs ALU, coperrentative of the Polish Arora tion, was next introduced. He walt that the Cubans leo alled an tadependent republic Jeyendene when te net aslower F who abront—(Loud cheers) — we should why thi Tt in because the officers of thin republic the part seem to think less of doing their duty, than of being intro duced, after thelr term ef office er tothe Qneen of Fagiand, a8 the mort polite gentleman in America Laughter and cheers) The present officers may ho ey a re for something from Queen Isabel. Meanwhile Ca mains in bonds, and the American flag is insulted, and no tedres Our government scems not only sn xious 7, but a littl 1 not natie fied with t ve Americans, they soem to 1 ne dexpole abroad. Mr. Doug thought the Keoperor Nieholas was very nice persom Mr. Allen next referred to the Kinney expedition, and said that tony of the persons ojolned in it were now reduced to begaary by the eopoiling of their property by government. contrary to law. He thought that diy «from abroad came here wed Jenuaded American otheeholiers to despotten, Inatesd 6 heing converted te republirantan. Mr. Allen, thought ‘hat the people who were so averse to the amnena timof Cuba, beeause it would bring more ali the might to remember that th whi ve + If we cannot free the negroes, be free the whiter, Inconclusion he suit that there never war « atrugglo fur liberty in any past of the world, un less the strength of core Mr. Allcn's remarks were recelved with much favor. Ceneral Wurst was introduced by Senor Tolan, as the firm friend of Cuban liberty. He esid:—Ladier and geatle twen—Wauld ta God that the people fa ancient times hed y built a temple whase towers should touch, were thee and he could pledge all the ciety ty ald Cubs whee the time should the okies! Then there had been no confusion of tongues But they wickedly sought to pleree the elouda they have been and 1 am the suf your beatts, and tf gh y Unto «1 bave to may will not be of you, but will sy them. newerthelens 1 the house of God, dedicated to hix holy name be, therefore, exeused for using « sorlglaral © ond saying that where two or three ure gathered together in His name H Promised to be with them. ‘Tie tewn that we are met in the centre of * great metropolis, im the streets of which the great, the till Lwe ond night t noble amd the good 0 their ways—but they are nut with ua to 1 feel Te St, Paul, when he anviecing thro te of Athens Ineuument erected n Well, and it shall bo my prowlewt beaet 161 the 4 teath that | loved him well. (Loud applause.) With all this, whet ls the rensow that be has ao few wer shippers here tonight? Why ls it that he who trod the path of glory from tis youth to hie age, has so few to hener his wewory in this grent city? It ie because the human beart ls wicket and depraved, aud can caly take nuccess as the criterton of 1 will proven it to you end take for my ex van Washington. Had red coats from thea ld ry felon wucgesal awd We mermrry is embalmet in every Tut it is left for thoes whose hearts are right vw and I ray that General Loper le ae ation of the Cobans na Washington is of of the United Ptate. Cubs will have that of the per as parce’ wway. but f firmiy be ith us Ww walilug to hear word we shall sey that word te? ball it be re of our friewAs tell wnt oge. Althwugh fifty » b minions, venge le a pansion unworthy ofa rthy of = frewman’s heart. (A laure rach » thing as noble and ke revenge, We will have it, [tle to carry oat what hey eo gloriously commenced That shail be the cam a ton of revenge. When the tle cmp vm properly constraes the " awe ot the Amert here are come divisions Ate treed the ame terrward to way» hoon eal by ome of the vety & American ‘nine 7 That, he self, was votre + Of Veabel of Bpain or tile erve wore The ing strong W the Ow and urging ther Y be free to do the tore themerlves <i with «© dewenelation of on American oh teen an spent for the Junte aod betrayed it pls The Captain sahd this person was a coward end 4 (oe and that he would inform him of the interesting feet it ion ever bed the pleasure fo meet hin « Capsin was ormee battrclied, Wat bis retmarks albeit could pot be ge neraly anderstont by the people te whom thay were Arenned Mr. Rasranent, of the Polish Sortety tollowe, sm the roeeting was come with vords of hope amd emeour- regement from “ener T News by Matt. ‘The Utien Meralt Cy 2 ft lenene om ger’ enth» rity thet wt agarereted trys dywentery rege ” oy Clavoreck emai remidary, (0 thie Ptgte Fome y of the poplls have been attacked, and two deaths have siready eneuetd The school has been temporarily Veckew up La Conse” vance Jotge Pettit of Imtions, hes deoided that the Temper apee Law of That Mate be conatitetionsl The Pree American, at North Atason, Mas, vice epmvonces that by & benat, wy td. ofl 4 bat iis bead aa feet (the latter eneneet tn bie bevtem were eaten by the aime! Newr the remains lay & fe nag 104 8A Tine, ond somal! tring of wh He one, ne we benrn, wae Jom Trenton, 6. J., hee mow + total of I en inerence of D261 oer the tote. 10,465. ae ‘Ve