The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-18
RAILROADS.

RAILROADS..
TBE CAMDEN AND A BoY RAILROA CAT MEET
Of Joint Board Of Directors Of the Delaware and
transportation coapsni.s held At Prinoson on wesnssisy
August sA9 the made to the beard
was
ls~.re and Rsritan Canal and the Camden aad AmbOy
aailrs.d and Tran.poI.Ation Companies. It.,
occurred ,hs O'clock from ls "a
cured about so osci A. n, the being due there
The a0edsns oec.soned by the switch bar: gates
gags Of rails and engine and
.: ssasss
the track rsosyed tte or no injury the
Sy way car Sshioh was next us
'front.' OF me way car and passed through nearly the whole
destroying the breaking some seats The
which behind the received little
Mr. for many years the employ Of the company.
and unknSwn VINO the second deck
such injuries as to prevent their containing on in the train;
Of these there still Princeton persons who
s Ss a the sis
Of the company at Bordentown.
Jury the witch displaced by some person or psrsons
In order perfect understanding of this accident it is
necessary to enter into somewhat minute detail Of the Ar
drivers Of the engines and conductors and to the switch
house was built within few feet rail tura-
out tract and in sight Of all the signal letters
s % on the % %
straight track before he leaves every
for the
tons to the man living this house are the turn
to gnaze the driver Of the ensne So tina ne can run
By night lighted lantern These houses are only placed
This opinion better the safety
Of the trains than there stationed at each
passage train the gates BY this
from the driver Of the engine great
number Of less men whose to Their
situations they should be detected in the neglect of their
TO this must be added that these men, from having
Onsr would thus be to almost 9S
may have been before &c. they nigh. neglect duty
accident does neglect Of duty that neglect would in
come to the notice Of the supsrntsnd
At the and Ss the driver Of
iequence backing turnout other agents
often employed attend the gates II has been found
being than al Che other turn
such that the ssason gates can be distinctly at
fsssy
isss hsS inches broad pointed The
straight track post painted white
the an
obue angle to the post and un-
that re driver Of hs engine
main track In Il: the lite
sHs Es sfsh
The between the signal lsye.: and the gates
ss to tho end Of the signal levers @
end rOn the other end q the rods being
psrmsnsntpsss
4. ou ~ n
the and the post and hs s
This iron bolt has hole In end to receive pad
tn nsi levers formerly used bu. finding
s ad s;1 nd
at Be ss
in sight Of the persons ha charge Of gates
THE given to tn; and
Ia: charge leaves sSs station either
Iequsd repor. them the his ins.rue
shut properly whensverit may nsossssry them.
IL the winter at this whenever the train passes
being properly shifted, with
The to the driver engine to 20
such decreased speed approaching the to
secure the safety Of tn. train
ne s asT receives se and
~
avoid by an annual reward given him 4 he has
st. he o. sss track gate By his
Negligence whether damage done not The object Of
s1': s q lie engine: y p.sas sSs safety
he tS.s 5
iSity rect: solely on him and 4 Is sr@y believed
With S
be depended upon than stationed gate
he drivers Of engines whshsr The gates we're right
sse a. visible !" the drvsr Of the snsns
heh could be made BY man The driver OF the ens,ns
sse :ssx ss ss was1.. he
which be relied than any person could be-
se called away may Be By drink and are liable
an saua 4 to s sus cam
his vision, directed to unerrng xed object clearly
Secn am Sf o.
%sd 70 him through the agency Of EsP.S9s on
sas $ III b. n a S 81 b
vented BY the driver them IN season ''
me Ian at present adopted seems to me e be The most
sdsption all railroad lines in
yhe urted States with single exception 80 far as have
Ny foIn. Instructions to the drivers of engines 70
sonsequepee Of complaints Of the travelling community
detention OF
ssns osissi .iIfs .%,s$ Or g On.
them when they left and also OF the
Increased speed required by mail contract placed at
the gates where they liable TO meet these houses
pied the whose duty has been hereinbefors
described.
Ia on Of what have said in relation 70 the
eurty afforded to the travelling community BY essas ar
upon roads take leave to suhon the follow
aserep rsrosds in the State Of Easssshaset and pub
bed " authority Of the slature Of that STATE ia re-
gard TO the accidents which have occaoned loss OF life upon
tose roads for the years s7 and s and also statement
the os Of life which has occurred on al roads belonging
these CON panie since they have been In operation
period Of rAs:, wars; the eonparsoa Of which
~ show how much given 10 the
safety Of the travelling community the railroads OF these
companies.
Upon all the railroads in the State Of Massachusetts, there
we're Killed;
In the year 49,
1855 s.''
Total OF deaths in two years ,......"...... 100
rton the railroads belonging to these companies the
Der 81 perfons killed for period Of " years, Is 3D.
have thus briefly stated the facts eced with the