The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-12

and hs II tho engineer had no rlsht "a 0bsnk mn. the
SHuplns wbs snsne gave way sf xs were
engineer could not have heard It; tbs noiss Of I'd
engine is such that he could not hear "
think thN ~ did not exceed two minutes from tKp
time started before were struck; from the souf
end Of the ou to the place Of disaster one
thousand feet; had signal been st the south end Of
the cut and the engineer It, think the train could
have been stopped had he been at his station the disas
Ter would not have occurred; saw the assm.n coming
us in the cut did not him when he passed
his station, the windows frosty; the rah said
TO be broken was one mile ahead; had known
that it was so far ahead should not have stopped there
as was running back the hagMan told there a
broken rail near Milton tunnel; from the time We lett
poughseepsie to the place of the disaster four
1--WE minutes then stopped apout minutes before
we were struck had the Poughkeepse train started
think fifteen minutes Is the least time that ons train
should start afer another has left; accord
ing ;,s 70 Ms. hdt mtchcocts memorandum there we're
we had three minutes should have been OF
the way; when connection is of driving wheel of
engine 1t makes great difference In reversing engine;
We do Lot usually engine unless in of
great danger; have known train In motion with
1t il dangerous in book issued by the company
directed to ten minutes behind; time table it
lion had been the hind train think shou Id have
waed ten minutes before starting this book speak of
hn 10 the Of Of all the the
the cut at his station the south fagman out OF
his place. his orders to go back ar enough to stop
the train; some Of the men we have aagmen
possessed of much discreet n and are not such as
should be entrusted with that busiaess; from
the forward part Of my train could see the Aagman in
the cut he had signal flying; he appeared be going
south then he went nortn his station s at the north
drea yards north the train could not have
stepped had he the signal In the condition OF the
track in going at thirty miles hour the wheels would
cot have taken hold Of the rail- the rail quite ad
1t was wrong to start the Poughkeepsie train and
equally SO for the fagman to be from his post the
three quarters OF mile by the fagman conductor has
cohmo, I.a. over % .ne speeo T.a,. .. srasn.
lanes spoener, OF Masta van, putcness county, was
s~o,n ous merely corroosrased the statements made
by bim yesterday a. od also John T. Hitchcock, OF
foughkeePfie the ticket agent
oePn Auseri VI tIoy, swol Hays-A em oageage mas
ri @ On .ne a. M uAm from AIDany was on the tram
,weunnesu@y ne co.Iovo Aeo ~ i9 sne cesumony OF
r Borrowson relative to his action In sending back the
red Gag He testified urtherL 90 not know that ever
one OF tne et our ROAD under the influence
oi Wquor co.x
. hs ~. uouen repeated Ills evidence Oh yesterdav
IN nsaIy sne same woras.
bsnop snue OF ilz fourteentn street was called and
~ ~ ~ ai osks sSe l,aste, on Ing rousnAeepse
ran snu nave 0een on tne road ior ur years
Sver the 3omss part Of my term was served as
enan, anu suosequenuy was maae baggage mas.
er ie,t ths sSaon Wednesday last AZ O'Clock about
rom SIX 70 eeht minutes sier the express tram had LETT
& req nsgs near tne ca. could near tne sound OF
.o M.se iul nie en oiomary occaslonsi We were
Ii Sns spous swenty nve mnes On nous inc nagmen
De eouca1ed men, present wages 10 them are about
S-H ~ nv ISnn. r.n,n go. ...,.d ). .o,.;s
table and rules Of The company he presented copy of
the time table In evidence
oiee W. 'efgeant was next cal led nave Deen en-
On LoaG ior lour years. ior three years and
ue ns oIeAe%an ana ioT the rest OF the time Is
neiSis. agent et oughkteps'e Weonesdsy sosciock,
vi ne corropoiateu DIS esum"ny Is pub
sneu oy us yestercay. Auea we csni1i.n ,o.k place
10 .aye-i wen. paS. WIN nag @nicn LOOK from tne
ofskenan did this to stop anything that might be
comrg oehna US; came as lar ~ gnkeepsie saw
WIN req hsg between the place q the disas
yer ana Inc station nere think there was hagmau DO.
we norn enc Of 'he cut and tre place cf colsion
heard the whistle is usual With us to ca seyerI red
Asss an sonals re alsc csrrv rsd nd
coulo nos fsy 'ns e' dua s st )" "a, ~ ,e.sas s.s
minutes.
uonss % ;rr nsd hi n s, ao =. .ne sAchang
order here On the Cof ner claiming some property
Wou,a pam 70 .ne yoconeI tn's person whose Identity
S.;as oS s 10 naS nov oeen
- - ~. .. NJ W M -. 80 ayn wv oass ~ Sne .AS,
Smd ot ". 70 anu "a n. M ~sy we nave
Cow ana = Is t,, s -a no - =. I h ~ :. - :. '.. n.
0entlesn sev n ued m With ~ naro ;"e
f w. 80 80 80 ! :! ~ 80 % 80; VAN 0on' Poi"ou
" 49, - -. = os.oie ...i' w. !. a., s,. . a,
n,nney4S "AS mere nA' as - 'ne aeh'erS u 'ne
Piupeiy. AZ:
t Io va en" hpn puvps.y =. pIceu ~ your MINUS ior
NJ E.n,5;nn - We ,,aarstands se .hat 0P''
S,. Hr, isnIihng.me sl,hg uhaeistana ; ,ha.
a,n; 49, t, b I've, "ny ~ esens ~.
;,h r 1i & M ea, 20 .e.. s ne ~ . lew aoheuss Wv. ~.
"'sA yUI' Wno aue IoIhs aouahu ior .ne
property After some clubbing the documents were
ished hereafter
Martin L. Sykes of Pouehkeepse, sworn, says-I am
AND OF tine suc ,ne pss
= - go ~ .us" ." 'oaA - oPeio
ion when commenced my services II is my immtdiae
business top attend these matters do DESIRE
under we have rules and regulations for tue
.,,r.;,,- 10 ...:.- , u a., ~. .,I~.-.s
od ,pe ~ I.. :, q; ~ ~ ~" 100 O~ r @ L " 81 @ ue
YONG mem unless II Is IN case OF some hing oyond the
c pc Ine rules Snown lime table, This our regular
able Of November last. We have since number red
26. The Pow hk eepse train shOud start at 245 rnat
ubordnate TO the through train The train being
re,ajned tho f,ov,no RIO. &c., -e
When sry ,roin !" 10 usS su'p.Mi 81 Hha 49,, eu =,
d. or ~, s , s M Ut oenno ume rom acct
ro 10. ~, ~ nc, A.. s % usl sec nh' ns ac u
caution gwen as he cs NAV AZ r rso n' WIN such
Trans ~, h.n,n as ~, nc eo oo may .eq as - .
WI en- M, nt it,ne or ubar, p ~ Va e @ or a.
rsce mst in al cases san, ~" uas @ TO- ~ &c spp.nS
~ ous sisnns W NaI apu s.op Any
~ pna,d % abe anu ; sS oa % pHson ao s az
so ~ rain h.h,nd ~. ~ a,a nhia WIN % oe,
~ snober a,n ,h n n;n a "a na ,. " ~.
pyecan,on aa ~ sns 81 81 ena,a a "'s' Ae such
F.eauo'' as M Usu'1u ak"'ns' aoo'upn'',
frequently devate from the regular time table for
Csmp In wait unt,I ,hree o;cock
for ,be brenoh train shoud think II donhtfnl If two
eno;nes with tour could oat two niIe shaad IL vo
minutes an srch c.v % WsdnesSay. tha - ~ ~
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