New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17
TIE RAILROAD MASSACRE.
Meeting Of Members Of the Episcopal Church at New
port-ResoIapen-, &c.

~ adjourned meet NJ # Clergy ren AMI LINEN 0
he Protestant Episcopal Church held in Ali AIMS Chape
NeTPort Immediately after Morning Prayer, Monday
1t Rev Aopzo Potter, D. D.. Bishop of Pennsyy ia
calico t. the chair
The Bi,top remarked, that the object of the mss6o.
beng, "a be Understood 70 express the feelings Of h
community IN regard 10 the death Of Rev SAMUEL Penny
Who Wss ked N the collision On the Provdnoe and
ceseT Railroad he would say that though Rev SIR PenaJ
vas rebJter q the DiOcese of khpi- I-iasi hs ",
consdered tD b. ~ MS ~ bic Clrsn charscer
he property 81 he Church az large r. hs' nst Rev
Pfn hmm on hut OCcsi1n yet the result " tbs bn
iitercOI ad been deep impr s.ion Of the yntlct,
& cfeTactsr lie ge tness Of disposition t1s rein-uer
Of md ard dimes Of the man Such characters could
~ o. spared II any time least Of all in s1,h DIRE days
~ g On Vkich We had fallen, ghe u "a; traly BE-
"Ibe faithful are omini- "a from among toe children a
men ARR further remarks rel tive the sinr1.ry
pure al beaBtin character Of the dee-assi the Bsho1
ey rec - hope iat tbs meeting sLe i cOud mnst Jho
Careessres If companies aLG conauotOrs Of rllr al
lines, would not s strongly 70 annldyert upon tie bot
btsced ard rtcsess temper IN tn travelling nuhy
vhch nduced them 70 press forw rd At perous spe 3D.
aid demand 70 b. transported 70 given point in me
inc,osiieit wh ssety-to which sPrt be sad might be
attributed many Of the mhbaps constantly occurring to
tie great dermsnt Of limb and loss Of life among
eltrs.
The mnittee appointed TO draw up resolutions CO...
ceTIIg ID. ceath OF Rev Samuel Penny reported the fol
loving
mcss Of human life % the sudden snd i 1-c-se Rev.
Ssnu PtEIy ~bo vs. klea j. eysoa Of u47s o. The 'fs
ho'd That The PFo-nt and Episcop, Calrch hi' b.e1 b
f4fff % one 81 best Of
md whose Aoy eHamre 10 love s1d good wg peoa' '.t
Rese lLs the shfa saerhee many valuable lives ~
PIE Of lind reported within 10 arelun.yj
WIN e1es the horror Of the eetes ought % 'tse the comm.
RoIosd pale ard bose who have immediate custody OF our
live, and he lives Of DOR fellow citizens
iI.t oa elSs59 Of me witd S't. MAN.. u
y those in charge Of puc convey and 10 appeal eareesy
10Th pubic opi ovI aa'hory interfere aud by al m3r4
BodSd That VIII hi, condemn the Companies and Their
5ga re- s. ssa % 90 lns % .
and VII .b often EDS ,e 10 espsure nd rsat Iesgaos,
adopted for their safety.
F H1Sa5J y n2SIoT j. D. D. psHn
The above resolutions ben put TO he meeting by the
Chairman, they were unanq. gsly ), aa r.d
HfxtyJ MoR1os b D., secIeisry,
Rev. Cbae. NJ. DuPuy, Penn Rev NJ A DoWoe Hove D.
F'T9 N Kes lg' jo. S steT S~is + S C. ME-
So,d GER I D. To E White fe Sa' Mason C c.pb
S79 Ja y T idB o5e6 O. H Ma a5e s ys,5 H.
r 81 NoiihsIo 4 J. H.. o. iait' H. g. Nt,oa r l.;
thors RI. signed tLe above proceedings.
From the tetnOny thus far taken before the Coroners
Jury the affair Of the Providence and Worcester Rail
iosd collision, take that Of the two Conductors. II
gives clear idea OF the value of correct time upon rail
rods
bridge tram Friday lat have been acting ia this cipa
city tbs route about tao weeks the tran left Whit
HTuAIitDce the norm OF the lZln, az
LETT tNhudge e1"cty athaii pat
The ira n let the Valley Falls st,tion 81 minutes past
10y my time said 10 GATES the Engineer, Just BE-
tore starting fiOm the st.OD have flur minutes in
v hich to 20 the switch can you make II Hs Piled by
sayugy es and STATED he ELI stood on the forward
sticm Of the fret passenger Car when hrst saw the
nan from Providence approaching from benin the curve
4 above the junction | very sure thst seized
the brakes instantly for had bat second before heId
The wlte sound to break up remember distinctly Of
caring the engineer blow his whistle from the tine wsisf
he Nsl,y Fs station, until but short time before the
sCn receive my orders IN reference to running tse
ain rom Mr. south wick th- Superintendent OF the rOl1
have no definite or 10 ed lime allowed me in which 20
In IT. he Vale ais tai0u o. the Boston witch mean
by this that there's length Ct time Lid dow on the tune
able most. therefore rely On ny own Judgment We
have instructions however that 10 oil cases when there u
suy doubt to take that course viii appears to be
saest the time allowed by the same table the trains
10 Iun rom tine Valley Falls tton to the station at Cen
ira Falls which is fourth OF mile btlow the 'unc
tio is three, four and ave minutes lbs time lOr our ar
ry al the Boston switch by order twenty nine minutes
ra.f seven When first ths tyo trans Approaching
they were from ten ~ twenty rocs apart We we're not
ong faster rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour
In order to brake up = stop the trains entirely
space of twenty rods would required In ihs afternoon
o the day after the collision, compared my tune with that
IL the dice Of the company al idence STANDARD
time found It slower one aud three quarter nlhHles-
con part6 il iho Night before with tne sans time piece
ana both agreed 1 had had my watch from four TO SIX
days On The evening OF the day before me collision re-
ceiytd the following Instructions rom Alr Souh"lck
M, Iv s,i or 6mciia.ey Be-
ii ,c Nhns 81 reach xbdse go II the hT irei-at
does rot aiye al NtIi'se On rs Time Yea VII g. up Que
I'd me nclt train must Keep oui o. >9lf syr-ruvfcY s
Pe'ry & Gard sworn-I conductor on the Pr'vi
dei o sLd Worcester R4lfcad am on the morhins tram
rom Providence. The train LETT Providence On The morn
Ig Of the l-th between twenty ald twenty three minutes
past T. waited 10 ascertain whether the N7wpof boat
lad Tie Pre- sdent Of the road Mr. Tat also re
quested TO wat 10 enable him 10 ascertain gent
n an 4 think James simmons who WAS going - X
hridae had come The train arrived a. PAFtuoEet ha
~, ca thirty and thirty three minutes past and reached
% Boston switch az 81 minutes past Ihe Tram waited
h,rt 81, miuutts past iLe tram 'i'ndnS 'l ~ hi5
l. inf If tine When Ltyc orders flT al fo DO aboard
he tug'uttr sat fireman were 20 a VEL SON. siA
Is cl-aut drinking water ! think 10 mut. have
p SEED The switch the ru.e IS tat II ine lNof1dss
'rsu does not reach TIE sFltlh ~ 30 minutes PAST
tie road ours, Hrd Is TIE Guy 0i thst rNn - Lrp
NJ Of III e way should ttaA = mi1ufe aud hst
aer We ef the switch before tie collision happened in
n.dafeh Gfter the collision met Put-aIn the conductor
i the Nbrcge train and asked him what .l- meant 10
i,phed ty saying, am running On my time CON
pare my with ms and found taN he Was - mn-'.s
slower than be then ssit i have wa tAat IS
,raht' srd wocuceo another one which % co npAlson
" AS irue and half slower than mln- hsve not had
.iN ccLNttsaiiOn With him since tine lime table o. the
Kalrcsd Company gives TIE IAbridse trsn minutes -
10 from Ionsdre Pot the Boston switch Il Is due 81
he l. rsCse depot - 40 snd II the Boston switch AZ
which three minutes before our time for leaving the
,vutl the through tain 10 Worcester IS allowed SIX
n. trs 20 run the distance. asked NJ 1tes N,
engineer q the C1bidge train, Why be ii ne station AZ
\trN Fs's' Ne replied by saying Iha' be td not
know aia' ne 81 WHEN BE- LEI, hs dill not look 8.
watch before saItli <, but relied uoou Mat f-tll
n CONDUCTOR t0ll him VIZ. ti be L- four l4lnits u
which 70 r. ch The sSrch hsvs ca 3. iLe .R- a.
ore occasion when ny time Vas up, aud tie lNpF-s-
lau ust a. 81 ~, was compelled On VAL Tor u pass
lesai,h had every couioeuCe ia 'ir Putnam tina l@
a., ld Keep his gain oui Of my Wy On ti-sy morning
lid uulslt t.ltraisr, should no. have been Ia t5
car gkuE ci RS sC soon at,r leaving TIE Be-
3D. sNi ch sho ID not ihuk safe O. sttsnp' 20 ra
org pss. eresr train rom the alley fus s.on 70 ite