The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-08-19

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THE MURDERS ON THE CAMDEN
AND AMBOY RAILROAD. L
The State of the Camden and Ambov
hallroad-alias, of New-Jersey-bas inst
been the scene of fresh Railroad murders.
Old Bridge, about seven miles from Ambov.
was the scene Of these horrors. We have e
conversed with Mr.. Harrison, very em;nor,
scientific Engineer, of the firm of Eastwick
and Harrison, who were selected from tb.
country by the Emperor or Russia TO executs
his great national works. Mr.. Harrison was
one oil the passengers when the murders took
place, and was appointed Chairman of the
meeting OF passengers which was called on
the instant. These resolutions are as follows.
OF which MIR. Harrison and all the passengers
"a great number) fully approve. Among the
signatures appears Mr. Ii. C. Carey. who ia
extensively supported for the next Governor
OF New-Jersey, as the anti Railroad Monopo-
ly candidate.
RESOLVED, That the wounds and deaths
which have occurred on this occasion are the
result OF the bad arrangements upon the
Camden and Amboy Railroad, and the reck-
less carelessness of the persons employed by
the Company.
RESOLVED, That the use of telegraph ESQ
indispensable upon single track road, ) might
/, have prevented this catastrophe.
RESOLVED, That the existence of SINGLE
track railroad between the Cities of New
! York and Philadelphia is disgrace!ul to the
Company that enjoys so lucrative a monopoly,
, and to the communities that tolerate it,
RESOLVED, That these proceedings and re-
e solutions be published in the public papers.
s The place where the murders took place is
] curve where three hundred yards apart the
: engineers cannot see one another! So the
i lives OF hundreds or thousands day are at
e the mercy of the Engineers watches!
S The workmen connected with the road
y stated to passenger, that the train from N.
: York was twenty minutes behind time, and
s that the watch of the engine-driver was two
| minutes and half behind time. He being
a behind time, and imagining that he had two
minute and half to spare, made an effort to
G reach point where the trains ought to have
e passed. and met the coming Philadelphia
e tram two hundred feet from the beginning of
the crossing, the Philadelphia train nearly at
Il otuuu ~ IHe llIle Oh tne COLLISION,
e Now, there is no use of mincinp terms.
: The Camden and Amboy Railroad is dis
4 honest monopoly, which is determined to
e make money at the expense of the lives and
= interests OF the community. 1t is the great
, highway between the North and South, and
e the continuation of the Western line of travel
e by the Lakes. 1t is grand public, national
: cosmopolitan institution. Citizen and stranp-
0 er, resident and immigrant, all must avail
: themselves of it alike. But it has only ONE
TRACK! One track lying between N. York
? OF 100000 inhabitants and Philadelphia of
! nearly 500 900!
What colossal fraud! What outrageous
G crlme-brutal sources of avarice, hand-in-hand
with murder.
This company has had extra dividends DUR
ing the past two years which would much more
than build another track But what do thew
, carel What is human life to them compared
, to dividends They think that the people
are amused with wrongs at a distance-in
Poland, Hungary, Italy-but will suffer
legislature to hand over the State to as
thorough band of monopolists as any Eu.
ropean oligarchy or despotism can claim.
There must be reform. The people of the
United States have claim on New.
Jersey in this matter. They have right to
say that NewJersey shall make anti-railroad
monopoly the political question of her next
election, so that the evil be legally redress
ed.
In the meanwhile let the law take its
course, and not subordnates merely, but prin-.
cipals be held responsible for the murders.
The blood of the murdered victims calls for
justice stern and terrible.-N. Y. Tribune.
Plain Talk-ssIt's of no Use.,'