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

s,,,saon with hmt did ne' ne" Nv w. sebcr, ccn,rsl
sse, ss an ram ca uISn svcrNsc tunn'ps ON 1--we
usA %s 40 ,.rs sed Il 70 cuisine reversed might
SseS M srefI not Anew ths ADAMS hs Ia,''''a ms
ssec ssd ws We, ccsaerhc engineer Away. stands
~ she ces sasnc SS SssSST ,S, 'n a. S Ssas
ve Sri 49, tho uack unless he hooks out dc not AnS.
Date s s SS now " ;ss n the stop day
h,,s he crs meet cp~sins; II !, his duty To notify
,ls]y sS ssss, sS The tine Of tie accident
NsSS.,s,,I S,ctt swryr--l WAS hr'man IN the employ
,As Camden s Aney k''sSsG v"aS So SI "a ceoS m
sepcsc went cut 81 burlington about h'g miles WI
s,ss S,ebS, Il WAS rho cpseers place to lool ont
~ a, ssud judse che train was sNS"t ih' ~ saI
,1s.,, dc ssnA to ~ back 10 HARRINGTON /" aPpSe, 70
- .n SAAnce 10 ksA TO the Mount Holy switch We
~ sSSr.sSea the rvcr road speed Diminished
81 wstWr s As s3i se Ssc "scS 1 Se t sU
s .s,y sas1 DE lanes stgea suppose they weIg private
eA. h, S.s h.sl IL was alec blown ioE the river roaai
~ sas,reyI o. tss tth hand sae IA ~. 1 h Anew
1890 The engine, this wN done inmeais'ely Adams,
~ ssTl, ADAMS jumped oe ON the len SIDE Of ta.
-s su MN, Nl 10 see what tho dsmase was and VEN
-, - wlua's and halt when came bach found me
,se ana !, 9SsS rss snsly succeeded
s' xa,- 81 ami tcck him 10 Mrs Cooks, where re
~ S S SSSSc y aS u Ss then returned
a tssc ,sgs et he crs'ne N', He's' You minutes h 49,
tSss on ,As ia not kuow What he about; asked
- ss,r tTk OF water but he took no notice, aud said
r. ss ss ,Sss NE sls a. ensnecr hurt and
iA heg Ac nc and that wa only ms minG sne re-
- iNsnT 4. on not your fault, You dd all YOU
~ Nj Names aud myself toOk Adams away we met MI
Wy "a - M cSa. ward Adam. was len alone did
~ ~ the COsVacrs in0ee.' that saw me cows on ,e
80 wlit h,.Ains ana not while scng ups was runins
.s oa Rrlcn train on tho Columbus AID Harrisburg hah
- i,l 40, have anything e DO with the engine
lam y nick srogla--l reside near Vincent Town;
o.. Al Rsiusor the DAY OF tie aesdent got upon The
g. p .@ ss h s, hin, At the Lyeeum in the evening
- srsvrsAirn with him Ia the L!eeum; he spoke 20 me-
-. - sSs piece Of gingerbread; said he had had
S l. cat tad him he had better down TO the hoeIi
a. IA wslNps Down Thought would have some converse
- ssos, II, sCcca asked him how was ne dlaht see
"a, - ilc kogses the track could not phil them
hsl-nAArs Of his hsnds 20 show me took Inn Ia and
~ sAe Calneu and AhOy RalrOa1 Company dd not DO ~
=, Ss.THss, e s " INC '''' '''
FRANCIS Costello, sworn-I am luggage-master on
- a. - ;Tsi fOus NswYosk the 18th Of Angus; last and
I,t rre,irs the other train miles from Burng
- g. hrr ,-sn keVf about half mile ahead OF until
I've peSr he eTSsss about fifteen miles an hour,
s w. on the platform Of the and Mrs.
Csss rSurins toward US aud waving for us TO stop
,Sise sSouid thnk sbout thirty miles hour
EXCEPT sTosf sSv %o wgf t esei ,S ne
.,a wheu behind time 70 thyhve miles an hours b..
- NJ Heincten said him that he had done all that ne
ID + vas not his auli; did hear Adams make reply
= $50 gentleman took Adams in the back Of the
s ~ sue Ssy ,3, :, ss An' men MI
Hurk Linden, swurn-I reside in Philadelphia; was
y..ss1sr the tain to which the seedeni ocesIred was
49, -. vs. in III ca- B = after ie Burlington and
- y 10i s So sna ssS the down train conins We
hkea s5 both trains moved az about the same rae o. see
VIEW batkg looked back and cows by the side OF
- rk when the whistle sounded the cows ran mp the
knt should iudse the cars were baking L OF 10 anes
:, -; when heard The raninE whistle SAID, II we
Ave run over COW and jumped upon feet about ten
son Ae1 ie through the eotiomo The car; my eyes were
- - soou closed UP that could not see much Mr.
fs ~ ~ one else hal any conversation with Adams from
u tine Out Of Mrs Cooks yard until we put nm III
~ engineer and 6rernen the only per
So erpoyed on The engine is the duty OF the hIemen 70
hep the steam and oil the engine ~ Is 'he 81
81 sSsaa and blow his whistle suppose II Is the henes
% DO: thak lad the rules posted up on his
- la been running engine on that route but
10 ringing ibe bell &c had previously been employed
,hsf tn shop Bordeniown timed the ne tram once last
AZ Oh experiment except that speed; in running back
- fra warning whistle blown at the first cross-rosd which
Ia AisE whistle Just before in the sandcgt;
t ohe just before we came to the ~ 70 : Amen e
came the rverrosd cannot tell that the whistle was
bg " struck the horses but judge VAS neithe
a he eoductor came Adams after the accident; some
q the Company asked me how a' we were Iahs snq
,o1 ,fea thst thought about feen miles an hour aud
sod ttuk the backing train was running about the same
EseA e., n,. 81
A., fs-er vi on the the 2h Of August and reco-
st meeting down.trsn; the usual signals were gwen 10
p ard 20 back approaching the river road think
80 srs1 sounded the warning whistles when the warning
bste ys sounded think about 800 yards from the
i;sdThe length OF the train was principally below
ne toward crossing next to the srnokHsear the
Ehss sounded little time sitting with my back to-
ward Burlington and from position could not see inc riVer
erCshg judge BY the time that elapsed and from seeing the
BorduoW rood Of the distance from the yer cross
ms very few seconds elapsed from the time heard the
vk.stie unrl the collision.
Francis Clemens swOrn-I am a brakeman, and was
O. he down train the day Of the accident; should we fol-
lE ed the backing train about fourteen mile. an hour
John Wilson, swOm-l was on the down tram on the
ur Of the 2sh of August capacity Of hind brakeman
think followed the other train at the rate OF over
niles a. hour. =,
Peter Williamson, sworn-There had been some trees
us cleared up along the railroad BY directions in sep
ter last the trees and brush that obstrue the view were
bh just above the ryeIroad erosng dc not recoeet ha'
there any brush for 500 yards above Ae crossing
FOURTH DAY. TUESDAY, Jan. l.
Peter Williamson, recGlled-flave heard the Wit
sses where met; from where they met
believe the grade is five feet to the mile. .
Daniel s. Mershon sworn-Saw Mrs. Heineken at
accident asked carsge and horses they were;
ABE ssd they were Dr. Henekens OF Counbsvej she fur
& TO that they were the cause OF ell that los Of IRE
and said trying 10 get over track aead
Of csrs and they had only stopped all ths might nave
been remeded she ives crying and wripgng her hands
Samuel Scott fireman, rccaled-Q Was there any
the brakeen that there was an ooSrgeton on the
trsck7 A. No SIR the engineer know OF an oostrnc-
at the end Of the emily by notice from the brake
Testimony for the defense was here rested, and Mrs.
Heineken, DIR. Heineken and Mr.. Antrim were re-
examined for the purpose ofntroducng rebuttng teSi-
mony.
The evidence was concluded at about IL O'clock and
G. s. Cannon, esq., Prosecuting Attorney, then summed
ND and reviewed the testimony. lie was followed by
j. c. Ten Eyck and VIM l.. Dayton for the defense.