Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-05


& utes the | o'clock train from Now York was be
hind time nj Burlington; it was behind its time
10 minutes. and sc went on met the O'Clock
tram close up 10 the switch. abou, two miles from
Burlington: when | saw that train placed on
the breaks, BY giving two blows Of the whistle,
and reversed the engine and stopped; ihen
rave three blows Of the whistle, TINT is ia back
the o'clock trim. when gave the signal to 60
buck was over half a mile from ms: we
.sere making for tho Mount Holly turnout; my
object in getting 10 the Mount Holly track was
the other train was entitled 20 the road, and
| wanted 10 get there Ia let them pass me the
grade coming this way is down grade of about
40 feet perhaps not ~ much; when We were
backing we were going about - miles nm hour;
eight cars were attached 10 the train, one n mail
car and the other platform car; we, the fire
| man and myself. looked back until came within
$40 yards of the cross road, when | stepped in
and blew my whistle had not then run u
great why before | wae fetched up by the col
lision: all this time ! WAS inside attending 10 the
throttle valve and holding that.
] had just shut the valve off in order TO stop at
the Mount Holly turnout gave the whistle one
! long blow for the cross road ] did not after
| giving that whistle, give signnl TO break up be-
! cause we Ind no occasion TO do unless knew
the wagon in the way; the other reason was
because | not at the place where the usunl
! signal is 10 break mp. | did not see anything Of
! iht HORSES fiHu NHBoii Win "Hi'H iu' wan" '"''
! IN contacts see the wagons approaching
/ upon the upper side hnt not upon the lower; we
( can see for distance Of about 300 yards tenn
/ travelling on That roa1; got very near the cross
road when found my engine was fetching up it
sa common thing 10 buck train Mt fifteen miles
an hour; il is half speed; the right hand side OF
the engine is my proper place | was looking out
ON The left hand side of the engine when backing
down, il was not on the side toward tho river. but
on the side towards Berdentown. lett the en-.
CINE after the accident happened; the fireman
also got off, aud we went together TO the ruins.
Emanuel Perry, engineer Of the other train
testified; | was behind - minutes when saw
the 10 O'Clock train stopped, or partly did so;
we were about half mile Distant that train also
stopped aud started back for Burlington; fol
lowed the train down al about twenty miles an
hour: il was Abouta level road whore the train
oti; our train about hall mile from them
WHEN they ran of; kept just about the same dis
lance from them; when | caine up towards them
blew my whistle twice for the break; cunt
-ay whether Adam blew his whistle; could not
lave heard it if he haa: could not this break
up Of the cars until aitcr stopped; after Ibis
accident occurred our train went hack to borden
town in about half an hour, ! left l}nrlrntown
about seven minutes before II O'Clock; | was /
running al nhont - miles mn hour when | /
first sgw the up tfain, otter seeing the train /
snckened up 10 % miies. and then did not gain
on the other trnn Nae running according 10 |
nv instruction.. md Il ,yos nr,pcr lor No m
trrip 10 90 bacIz il l. nnr nrnct;cc IN hnck nt tbe
ratio of % miles M bn,u. We often do il ON a
straight piece Of fond il Is customary 10 keep n /
good lock out in going back ut that rate; when |
I'm, dust i hlowio., .s il did yastnrd,v wa can.
.ot soc ANYHOW: iu1oe the spocdnf the other
frain Inv inv own. !, Z MOI customary for the
down train 10 whit n, Bo,dentown far mo mn trnin
| was not forcing the other .lan by any speed, I
but was just following ihem and keeping al a
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