The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-31

a. ny the Cifpdro and Amboy lspsi company
.. How long have yea been employed
O. We're you ch.r OF tse train, th,s lett New Y..
| yesterday morning
q On wSich oneg
! a. Tn the 8 O'Clock one.
Y Did you not meet tisg tasnjer sli Amboy train
I which ctt Aasoy at 10 O'clock
! .. We're yor Aeaina umeS
| a How iongS
| O. when you saw the 10 o'coct. tsain what sd ysn
9. i.w fir from it sere you whcs ycu s'opl es'
A. About half mir.
Y I'D that train -ops
Q. What did they then do
A. Started back.
y. What did yon dor
A. Followed them on down.
Y. AT what rstcy
a. At about twenty laile- per hous
O. What Is She grade hereY
a. II 10 nearly level
O Where was your train when the other one a
A. About half mile from Bor,,cnsewn.
a. Before you met them did you whistle
a. did not but ~hisiled twice after sa~ tho -
q Did Adams blow his whistler
A. don't know could not have heard II II he hal
u Could you from th. platform Of your engine the
brakes applied 90 the other cary
A. No, could not.
a. After you found out that this accident hal happen
cd, what became Of your trainf
a. We went back To Hordcntown.
u How long was II before you discovered The accl-
A. About hall m hour.
q At what rate were you going whcn.you me, the
other train
A, Thirty miles an hour.
@ Were you running according 10 the rules when yoa
compelled the other train 80 put back
q Were you forcing tho Other train 70 last we're
| you going at th. proper sIeeds
a. We kept at the same pace the Aniboy train pd.
a. is there any connection hy which this sorioch train
from Ncw York Il obliged to give MP the right Of the
| ruady
| A. Yes on the way Baltimore aud ct Philadelphia
O. You ray you kept regular disianc. from the Am
! miles hour then tho lsitT train must have been
backing At The rate Of 20 miles =" hour
A. Yes, should say -. .
| q. Was II not under the circum,y' 1,nserous 20
| run Al such rapid ratc2
A. No, because the track quite evciani straight
Roberts Van ronssicar, Superintendent odhe Camden
and Amboy Railroad, was neSt examined. He ~ss
aInined follows
a. what do your duties consist ~
A. Regulating the road taking care Il the prapa,y.
and experimenting the road. -.
q is IL your duty to prepare u G .imr t,bl
A. get IL prepared.
o. To whom are these tables is.uedi
A. II the conductors and engneors 81 the trsn-. al
the station agents aong tho road switch t,ncfs and a
thoee having charge ol repairing the track.
q. When was this time table exhibited publish.
cds
A. ii took effect On the 18th of Augnal.
q. Hy iha, time table what il the tnie sst down far
the arrival Of the ~ n'cloca from iAiledelnh"f
A. 1852
q IN case the O'Clock train doe. not arriv. in time
A. 1hc 10 O'Clock train watt 10 minu.s, and ihan in
the event ~ h carnival of the .xpect. train tho 10
O'Clock shail proceed cautously snd when the iran
meet The nessest the hsway post ehsli realsia
While the others back out q the way 10 IN"
switch.
q Your rule. require sed nag in The day o'e and
red light ~ night 10 h- brought uut in front the.
when coming toward curve. mop. {. iher- any
between darlington and Iamnis swtiehr. that
| would require ihe.e precautions
A. No.
! o. where /. The Hanmil switch
| A. About tso and half miles trona huriin.tan
y. How lrng l. this switch Y
A. don't know; they a'e generally from ~ q 100
train IL wedncsasyt
o. Why ilen did not one u the trains go in thi.
switch
A. Tbi- .riich i not used much nov
Y. tsn you tel the Jury Why u j. not used
4. II i not regular Watering place fur tfsin-
Q. Were either q The trains yesterday incoming
against the rules ~ the company when the scescns
cccurieds
A Not according 70 fhe be-, ~ ny lnow.dgc
Y. Ietbe rule- aliaU them q raa a. the rate q itty
uiile. IN hour at sueh timer
A. they 10, 0n straight tract.
o What l. the character of VI. Adam. and the 1thfs
employed on tho train for sobtIeyf
\. Good, thry would MT be employed by ~ eoui
O. II there had heen double track here -oubl ,h,
accident. in YOUR oriniep, have occurred
A. donN think II would although that II scarcely
| iar question ~ psk.
Isaae Van No.tfsnl ne conductor q The traIn
then cyaminnd. ~ dopo,ed that hc conductor io
the employ ,i he csnscn ant Amhoy Railroad Caarsny
ne of
-, s,c, y,il. ssl,bf. q. N.x VA. ~as,,t,ea !, NJ
ii,1,,u al ,g i6sI IearneI !, III. trlegrarI ar,se
,b,t tIs Ssv Y.. train had cot ~ ~ p,r1en,o.n i
1o.ss
~ ItA v.u ,oe., that tr.ln and slereF
/ iaid, l. .s. within w., nis ~ darlington
o. gss ysn i,eL az seuf ~.,eh shen Adas. gov the
.lypaI 10 brsls up5
-, NJ.
% VIII, fine ~. H.
IN, ,ain.,e. rs., II o,ei.el ,,e bra.. .sre 49,
uied on the rl1ns fhe train stnppcd then there
~ sanai 10 tsesihree .hort hlops n iic whi.tle
~ Where Nere yol when the train baesedf
4. iwa..tandinr on ,hs platform belveen H. mai
oar and tie rsgsnger car.
o. Hos ~ III! the train run back
A. Aioai f-o mile I .houla ihnl
o. Id you '.ke gut youf watch Ai ht time d. cas-
! .,rark
A. No.
o. iIos f,t ~. n. ttsin s,pg ~hen you lscs :, s,f
A. Al tse f,te a fifteen ~ twenty unl.. Ter hour.
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