The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-07
MORNING EDITION---TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1s49


gve them the time Of the arrival and departure
Of every train at every station Here MIR. 8. pre-
scented In evidence the time card giving the hour and
minute 81 which every train leaves syerylsta.on By
the card the morning train from Philadelphia leaves
Trenton at O'Clock and the next station Princeton,
ct s O'Clock. At the bottom of the card these in
structions:
watch will furnished each conductor and also tho
s be The By
conductor will receive his watch the ONCE in Philadelphia
Fsdephis on each arrival to 10 regulated by the agent
Ihe dneto Will not in any case leave the stations be-
ne f,sts. rate Of running permitted i behind time is
The engineers with confidence the different
nn the % 81 M ne
at he time specified they must with the utmost oausen
direction.
MIR. STEVENS continued The speed. as a general
thing between here and Princeton is about % miles
hour, when the cars are in accelerated melton;
compelled to take the mail from city TO city In 81
hours formerly in seven hours; formerly order
the engineers was to always approach switch IL it
wrong the conductor always responsible to
fer the proper position Of the switches look HIM he
has plete charge Of the train is that
the engineer could ace the switches sufficiently far or
500 feet to check the train when going at the rate
Of 20 miles hour as to avoid serious accdent
we look to the conductor to see that the switch
Il on the straight truck ii is the duty Of the
swtchtender, at all times, TO attend the switch when
he is at home; but if the conductor does not the
switch-tender on the ground, he must attend the
switches himself
Isaac DKlrrs sworn.-Am in the employ Of the Rail
road Company; am acquainted with the situation of
the turn out this side of PrBceton can positive
ly from examination of the Switches that the short
switch on the Princeton end of the turnout right
II II had not been 1t could easily be seen; the long
switch only out of place; the bar OF the short
switch is not bent, and has marks whatever il;
say positively that the short switch right;
the long switch was wrong and the sleepers at that
place show the marks OF the wheels tle engine did not
get off the track until it camo to the long switch;
have charge Of the repairing Of the company
at the Bordentown workshops have been in their
ploy since 1881 from my experience and the appear
dent caused by the shifting Of the long switch.
Adjourned till to morrow morning
BRIDGET KELLY sworn.-I came to William Clears
Sunday last; was there the day of the accident;
the two trains stopped at the switch the night before
there were at that time, in the house, and Mary
Clear two small children and Mrs Clear and her little
baby; Was standing inside the door Of the house in
brown calico frock; the door fronts the track and 10
about four yards from it; there was no man in or
about the house that could see to my knowledge;
he went to look Mt the switch after the trains passed.
the trains had passed three hours before he home
about O'Clock think; it was dark; on Thursday
morning MIR Clear left about o'clock to to his work.
have him often examine the switch, both night
and morning; have not heard him say any thing In
gard to the switch since the accident it happened
about nine o'clock 1t was about IL or clock before
saw him; he said nothing about it, did not AK me
how 1t happened have never told him any thing about
the appearance Of these switches in the morning On
1hursday morning raw him put of the jumper from
the turn out and put it ON the straight track and fix
the switch next to his house, he did not the upper
SWITCH he put the jump per on, the switch next his
house; always see him put it that switch; he
came home on the jumper the night before there was
one man with him, his brother; he stops at the
house; ! am certain | saw him open the switch next
the house on Thursday morning, and bring the jum-
per out the straight track; James Clear, his bro
Their works the road he has wife, Mary Clear the
first saw Of william was In the morning moving the
jumper towards his house; the jumper was midway
the turnout; he called me in the morning to get
breakfast; went out for wood after little he
brought the jumper down to the house and took II oil
the track; after breakfast he took 1t oil the turn out
and put IL on the track my attention not drawn
TO the switches when the accident happened; ! was
out milking the COW in . field abont quarter Of
there; William Clear never me any instructions
about the switches before the accident except to keep
the children Oft the track and from the Switches;
IL might have been half an hour between the time
when he called me to get breakfast and the time
evening neither ! nor anybody else went out Of
the house until after the trains had passed on;
time after the trains had passed after water she had
red froek on that night and . small pan In her hand
Istood at the door until the train from New York had
passed the house; the other train moving on to-
wards New York; don't know anything more about 1t,
except that saw the two meet Mr. clear and his
brother work In the came gang when the woman went
for neither train In sight, have often
strangers the house at all times don't recollect
any hodys passing tn. don't recoect seeing any
or boys about the neighborhood the morning after
MIR. Clear left; did not any boatmen stop there;
have never heard MIR Clear nor any Of his family say
any thing about the switches being changed by idle per-
sons; MIR Clear and his brother sober when they
came home in the evening" Mr. Clear usually puts the
the house, knew him do by the other SWITCH
can't tell by looking at them whether the switshes
were on; there Is side window In the house to-
wards the switch but IL closed; Mr. Clears brother
eating his breakfast when MIR. C. was out with
the jumpor ON the turnout after the accident man
came to the house and asked where the who
attended the switches this before the train passed
on to Philadelphia don't recoiect his appearance
there were great many persons in and out
MARCUS HARRINGTON, sworn-l was baggage master on
Van Dorcn's train on " ednesday evening; met the
train from New York two three hundred yards
beyond the turnout this side Of Princeton train
ran back the turn out after the train for Philade
pbie had PASSED ana won't on. can't say that
any put the switches back 10 their place. Mr. Van
Doren asked Inc II put the switches up said, mo
SIR lie then asked me " there was any body thore
told him there was man standing either in the door
between the and the switch tender house ho
made no reply. as recoect, and the train went on.
an pretty certain san man there or would not
have iad 80. thought by his looks he was the man
that worked ON the railroad did not know him per-
sopslly | know the swtch.tender personally did
not know the man J saw could not say positively
two hundred yards Of am satisded IL was man, and
not woman lac had his coat of, and had the appear
nDce a. man working On the railroad; II not my
iDIr,ssion that u was the swtch-tender supposed II
was man living there, attending ts the switches;
there were other boarding there In the habit q
Attending The switches; did not know at the time
that there any other boarding at that house;
had not been on that turnout in leng time; We
under way fairly and about 800 400 yards from
the turn out. going at tho rate Of about 70 miles
hour. when Mr. spoke 20 me about the switches
We were beyond the light house which Is about
the turnout, Mr.. Harring, The brake
opened one switch and the other; IL Is
tom TO lock the switches when there Is no house
them; shifted switch and the brakeman the
other the train In motion when got on ~; got
the baggsgc and then taw Mr.. Van DoIen
ctmiDg 20 meet me- IL had been standing on the
switches when the train passed them, could have
nxed them, and got the train. and would have done
90. III Lad not seen the man; have knosn Mr..
Van Dorcn, when he enquired about tho switches
and did not get q satisfactory answer 70 stop the
train and send man back TO adjust them; have
q
switches when the switch. tender not there;
can't say whether the man belonged to the house
not; cav the standing the house before the
train started pssssd round the canal side and got
the baggage carr the trains do not meet very cfen
Of that turn out II had been some time since met
there generally meet at Princeton; We behind
time that evening have been years the road and
y,srs as brakeman the man saw was on the turn
side didn't remember hearing 1t said that there
csrelessnets at this turn OUT know Mr. Clear the
switch.tebdsr, to be q sober. industrious man.
NIcpotAs n. HARRr,e, sworn-I was acting as brake
Of Van Doren's train on Wednesday night last;
met the train from New York ut the mile turnout
our train ran back TO the turnout. shifted