New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-16
Railroad Accidents ip New-Jersey.


Reading some days since in your paper
an account Of the carelessness on the Camden and Am
nov Rsyosd in consequence of which the train Swas
thrown of the track and several passengers were much
injured. while all were greatly alarmed and delayed
could not but think of the exceeding rarity OF the public
notices of such accidents on Jersey roads, COM
pared with the exceeding frequency OF the accidents
themselves Within ten days of that occurrence the
sane thing occurred toice the Princeton Road-and
MI am correctly informed, it happened three times
within three weeks but what certain is that accidents
are of constant both the Roads the
State How greats the danger the from Trenton
IN New Brunswick need not be stated 10 any one who
has ever had the pleasure of passing by it along the
hanks OF the Delaware and Raritan Canal couple OF
wears since portion of train precptated into the
canal and the evidence the occasion proved clearly
the existence of degree of careessness that was ex
traordinary even for this Company. Nevertheless 1t
has since been proved that its managers have taken no
Uarpnefor but short time since, the whole train on
the same line of Road through house at Bris
tol because of the refusal of the Company to pay
switch.tender. perfectly aware that 1t was at
tempted to smooth this over by denying the fact but
gentlemen who had themselves examined into the mat
Ter carefully on the spot assured that the facts were
precisely as have stated them
Aeain look at your immediate neghborhood, and see
how and how serious have the accidents
between Jersey City and New Brunswick within the
last year and see If is time that effort should
he made TO nut the communication between tue two
principal cities If the Union on different footing
If you wish to know the why these things 30
frequently occur, you find It In the TACT that the
Roads have but single tracks, and that the urnous are
numerous each one being admirably fitted as at Bns-
n ~ mi fFan
that in which il ought to CO. Another consequence of
the single track is that tbs slightest delay any wnere
roduce. confusion and delay everywhere because from
the moment that any one train fails &c make ~ appear
nnce the Conductors of all others in doubt when
and how they may meet with 1t and hence It lie that
we ace hundreds Of people kept blk hours going hesame
,s,ance that ON other roads Is travelled In three. But
feu DAVIS since came from Pottsve 90 miles, In three
hours and twenty minutes and that occasion was as
red that notwithstanding the immense coal trade OF
from seven 10 nine thousand per day. passenger
had ever been injured. Compare this with the facts
presepted ON the great thoroughfare OF the Union,
through this State and how great is the difference
The eause of all this IL that have here monopoly
of Transportation in the hands OF men who are Tar more
oecupied in other than in attending to the du
ties they have undertaken TO perform Inc taxes they
levy ON the people and the merchandise that cross the
State are large and email part Of them goes to filling
the State with corruption such has enabled the joint
.ompanies 10 secure themselves representative on
.be floor of the Senate Of the United States Similar
measures were as Is well known resored to at the late
Baltimore Convention and could money and champagne
have accomplished the object the Companies that now
govern the State might have secured the governmenio
the Union That they did it, even OBTAIN
single vote was not due any deficiency OF expend
ture.
How long will your people consent to be thus taxed In
their own time and that of their customersf How long
will they consent that their shall be made 10
nav black mail for the maintenance OF this monopoly
In return TO these questions you WILL perhaps ask what
Is the remedy II the State should continue determined
10 maintain the monopoly In answer, say that the
remedy is Ia the hands OF the people OF Newlork and
Philadelphia Whenever they will take little trouble
TO instruct the people here in the fact that for ry dol
lar they save In taxation they lose teaV dollars In the
value of their land and that If they desire to con
,nue 10 tax and things going across the State the
maintenance Of the monopoly is precisely the way TO
make the tax unproductve, as say they
shall do thi, the end of the monopoly will be near at
hand II should be forgotten that the monopoly
clause is not part Of the charter. Ii is merely lac
liable TO repeal by the power that enacted It,
Bprassfsn. June 10, lsS2