The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-11

.ss 81 tbe tr.s. sa vs .srv vaisss for the up
train sterpss here - ses r~frshnenG 80 vent - ne
tso miles and stcrpcd thru there sudAen js. thu
bat c the Atsny sin dd not the conductor
hors the tine a leaving foushkreps stopped two
r tsree minutes teior- she jerk wss fr Tell through
hs car snd sN vent ~ pieces ana fell about me- left
Albany ~ III o'ccck In the morn.pg of the 9th; vas
,od ttsi tbs resscn q being becsu'e of
shs s's,iors tssese reached roastke~pse; after
~. dom siien tea e gss az be, could mot there
~s,s y. ea.s 80. na me .hs s,as"ss ~
hssd~sy hsvs rddea the Erie Railroad aud think
that with proper care the esson eouli not have hap
samuel csrhArs, of Troy said-T vas q passenger 10
the forward athe nrst trsin; FELT the JERK;
the h,st Inc. "a tss collision Think ! wen' on, ts
boiier a the ergips ~ the train helped 70 take
her ~; there Vas ons other uaa Who helped me 70
hr esssy ss shs sss ali her bones were broken: that
is the ksi of her thiuk reccynire this body
s .sssns and sns ~. % the ,sS - Il on the Sosr
hoard s whistle blow number Of times ssser start
ed from foughhsepsie from the time started TIL vs
ducsor be throush s and went forward; next
saw him ort-ire running 10 the cf the train With
the s or s.ss s'ss .sss sss on
tue neck o this sdy (not yet fcundl the whistle blew
stthe time the car stopped and Just before and jat az
ter heard the of stopping defect in the
rail- forward Of us went TO the forward end Of the
and could NOT get out then 20 the rear; when went out
bell ling irom the tins vs lsf roussisspse an not
interested In the road either employe director or
stochhoIder.
HeIry Camp. sworr-I ar conductor Of the railroad
train which started from here AZ O'Clock v NJ yester
day; sm TO the time the other train had been
gone eight minutes before ! kft had on two
wheels cnly were in use, instead Of two on the
forward engine; this msxes material difference when
stopping train train ,,.ss sSsd run %
ton has charge Of these mstte but frequently orders
distance from porghksepe the scene Of the disaster
about lz miles, that Of about thirty miiesan
hour usual speed that cut including stops from
ofihe cut did bear the whistle blown di not hear
bell and could not while In the outside of the
car could probably hear the whistle all the way 10
Poughkeepsie raised up 10 check the speed by pulling
the bell cord; have order In regard TO speed the
engineer has his time TO BY; II is my business TO
snscs them h,veyss y ~ spprehsad ssnssr had no no
duty Of the ctnductor TO look for Signals; that is
minutes running TO the place Of ooIison Il vas seven
eight minutes after three O'Clock that discovered the
express train ON the track did not know Of the col
was only ss OF the bumpers coming together when
cars are coupling ipmediatsly after started one Of
my men to Poughkespse tor physicians and aid and then
the train mp from New York Arrived and took AL the
passengers back before the engine arrived With u.s. Ny
head engine on the track towards the river
gle Of 90 down tho incnsd plain. with i front the
not state positively. a. left to see to the Wounded my
train not injured except the forward engns and the
to Nev Yos a nS After se e
first signal that saw was half way between the cut
about los rods from our NEE Ing place; the
Several Other witnesses were examined but nsthinx
material adduced other than presented
at the opposition inquest The jury adjourned also
meet this morning. when It Is probable verdcts VIII be