New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-03


A think they PUBS.
Regular examination continsed-l cannot say posi-
sn ~ ,Sos.snas q times and seldom nOes them being
accustomed to seeing them pas. ,,A bl. TIA, O.,,,e,
larly attracted my attention 10 then: ihsi Gay.
Peter Sbreeye sworn--i reside IN borden,owhi was
ra.eueer on the u o'clock NJ tran from rnsae "a
2sth Of August las' wa. IN the hi ,Ss hi.se al
susnsiO.' Jss' ns eae Continued mp abOs' ue Ani
then there two blows Of the wse 20 p ~. - Iss,
locked ont snd The NewlOk tram seSat four hsa =
~ hundred ysS. 90 , an hour ~ approached the
river CT, sing speed decreased, and hen We - @
about hundred yards OF thp Isane no. ,ssa COM
soins oysf zen o. S to be for
- s. ions blow and cotlpued while ran foa, ons bun,
Srsd and ffy Hundred yards aud Hash have
sr back 20 the crossing uo'iced hree eSnsuss n'
w. usre light but the thrd heavy that got up 70 -
what was matter; when fei the rs, n ns ph,s,
and ihnk can Judge with toerAbe accuracy o. me
rate seed; saw Adams me knss - Keys sablic
Sous Ia Burlington; Abraham Kelly brought him down N nS
, 20 prove defendants condition at Mrs COOKS sons oat
Oi condition at key h0s saw s am. nsO cons had
been cut OF doors and when came In MI Aniih s nm
va snrd 20 know what the matter, told him thls
the Engineer and he taking all the blame As,sr
@ tbe SarsSe with Or Heueken, and beard me WHIST
they heard the DSeG gS Down Sss the road and saw no
cars Int on looking up them, and ad mere Wy
b.; p' SaS Of nSr s p ss5 SPcsP hat
nane Adams made @ ~ down Mr. Antriln's nsne and
D
told HIM thai hs n ann mo, Connected With Railroad Com
and not employed by then de free sometimes. rs
Tree whenever am bold enough TO AK the tsvo 90 J ~
,r ofrrnpng from Borenown 70 Camden but cannot ree'
Iect the time usually sae S, 20 SS miles an hour; that
should think the rate q speed OF the - ,h
whistle, when felt the dt jar the whistle lad stopped eos
ing; from the first jar 10 the second shona 'a ~ ,At 80
saw iG h. started the engine up the Of
| the rlsaH u
saw ana called Samuel scott on the engine WIN nun a 40, n
49, 10 her Of the the side OF the engine ifom no
river went directly by the scene Of the ACCIDENT WITHOUT ~
lam Gi6erson. sgorn-I reside with Abraham Is.
Ky as bsrkeeper that capacity ON the 2sh o
August last that day Mr. Antrim, t ,,, Mr. An
told Mr. Adams they stood , h ,OI %h 81 s and dd al
could they continued the conversation but did not 'se
much nS.iS Dangbstv. swor-I reside near the City
n, Rorer saw Dr. heneken In Bodentown about TWO
weeks sfer the dent and had conversation with hni pc
nG1 I5 M that he would on Mosdsy
OF accident and said he thought woHS h until he
n.sed the crossing; he could not swear that they a
h d thew We're running forty ffy miles sn hour
told him they could not go ahead IS is rsi sh,t
w. Az Then said: Doctor the name OF God you saw ne
WY S he made no reply but gave his horse cut and
lett me standing in the sree am the master ~ V ,s
OF witnesses about cutting down trees along tho ne
the railroad Saturday and exsniIed. n's
e1no "a h bean cnt DOWN. The length of the three
cOeed lot on the ,eF rOSd Gpe .hop bushes tho
corner this lot iurthest from me ROAD yeS can zee i s
% rossq the trnck of the road higher than me land
between they generally trim the o"snes a "o"s "' ".
eHcs where they the bushes their
lands all the that examined bad been cut down be-
tween scosng the railroad exeept one tree close TO
the ience the adjoining lots on tho len hand
ia sVps Sahes 9 the spPi or Summer might oTy
or fifty along the road beyond the triangular lot there
were two them apparently recently cut downs they were
about inches the butts they arc about
halt me from the crossing on the lett ho SIDE gong o"hd
Burlington; have made mile In hytwo seconds with an en-
gpe clone think me aS rae 81 spees a n ns are
made the examination Of The stnmps on Saturdays there was
two or three dug qp the trees but do noe
know where they from; believe each engineer Is FUR
The whistle do not think heard engine with
ofcars attached running more than MY miles an hours think
think lift met with distinctions light car would 20 on the
more danger In running than iorsrd think there
would danger running back at speed OF twenty miles
IA hour than In running forward but do not think there would be-
in running the Of fifteen miles an hours think II the
had been sS C I a I'm sSaT and ii. S g.
and far that they would never have made any urhr
Regular eSsmnaiiono Did the Doctor what hsw
| TO see Mr STEPHENS for
Counsel for the State objected to the question, and
were sustained by Judge Potts.
Do consider strait track where there ARE no OBJ
ructions that fifteen twenty miles an hour Is dangerous
cTcssesanlincd.-I ran engine in 1906 often f.
il "a there switch urnable this when the road
opened and made trip forward aud tho other back
on the New York and Harlem Road passenger
gine the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
Samuel II. Gomere, afmed.-I have resided many
years Burlington and amiarwith the river road
that the day after the accidents heard Mr. Antrim
say he within about IS feet OF the railroad when they
the went the road matter OF curiosity went up
the about go yards from the river crossings walked
the railroad and from the last tree that the
the railroad Paeed and found about So yards and
,ecept the sight for 800 400 yards the railroad track
drew diagram Same producedl within 80 yards OF the
could of nile the railroad and
could the iron track which higher than the intervening
fence; if Dr. Heneken driving ten miles hour, and
track the must have been 80 yards off, and plainly
| in view.
than Ia running forward but II the
with obstruction consider the danger much greater
| Samuel Stryker swon--I reside at Trenton; l was
board Of the 10 o'clock tain from Camden the 18th
August Ia the ID - reclect meeting the downrain
that morning left Buhngtoni recoect distinctly hear
ing whistle blown by the backing train far reco
lection me think it continuous blows this
between the period running backward and the collisions tho
rate OF speed IN backing did excite my apprehension.
am railroad travel su
cieny judge OF speed do not know how tar whlo
| the whistle was blowing
Michael Ouiglan sworl--I reside In Burlington and
ecolect the accident out the Mount Holly Railroad
bridge crossing the creek saw the backing tran heard tho
whistle before saw II; the whistle h Attracted aften-
ton could them for OF cedars and corn6ed
passed the west side Of the river road about
and halt before the whistle stopped bowng the bridge V
nearly hreequarters OF mile IN direction and
little below.
the accident heard but whistle;
after the accident heard three puts OF the whistles could noe
the collision with the Doctors tbs crash OF the
the whistle blown TO tho cfossoad but DO not
know what length Of time knew the downtran behind
which Of the two trains blew the whistle up
road could the engine that blew the whistle.
George Hooper, swOrn--I am conductor on tho
Camden and Am6oy Railroad hayo been IN their employ about
years; had charge u the down train the 18th OF Au
and was behind time took charge OF the train az New