New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-24

20 these aks and ssd fst tat - oecd no
,s. en- .i.nnns I've .n,ns :. ans ..a e .as s.sn
dGor which vcad e-uss !. 20 move ser steam vAs .hI, 90
.he cylinder would keep The md Al en-
Thee facs .bov that he train was rsanDs,s it. u'ui
seee that everything ys done Witch !. ORDINARILY eaee
70 .top The TAM b., .hs the dsr.n,s.n. 81 Se ensDe
dered beyond the control Of the engineer - rsus,
A to what was done on the Pennsyvi. and Ohio Rail
The wel.v. tr.n .pproschns Ii. Alliance station ire.
mony by Mr Bates that in the plbc Of The sA;ios lie
saw M Mcguire ean III. affection Of another TO .oue
light the approaching After stout three minutes hsd
eapsed Bates heard Conductor L.s say hi. tue sa
ss'iop which Bates did no: he. then gave orders Tor
aboard for cierne and when III. P.s-nfe. h.t got
engineer uhsed of brak aud be wheels of The engine
few around twice before started the trn and then he train
All his occupied from ahafto minute IN addition the
FOREGOING time Ensnser Smith sinse tede. hat
Thus from the time the tram ni appeared an he eoson
TAIN for hi. Il nile va. little over % .s Sr hp1r
time Of he starting Of Leayi;rs trr NJ Baes again directed
from it. Headlights to be half mile dft.nt sni approaching
the station with unusual spidity add b. thought there would
The testimony that Lesyt was roed that III. time
when the Wssville train due o'clock wics vas
,eDserif be would wait for the wssvle trsn and Nm
deIood gay that he would wait while for IT, and was men
notified By Ely ths. the Wesvie train in sisb, Accord
minute before the Wesvile train due and according 90
Lesys testimony started Just al the moment when the
To show that the CONDUCTOR and engineer OF the
Ohio and PeDnsylvsnia train mn' have seen the Wesve
tn. light Of the Wesv engine shine the other engine
between the baggage and through the Windows, cars
All that Conductor Leav started train across
the track Of the Wcve tain al the he knew that
train was due that he also knew that the train was NtGa
sight and bad been four minutes when be started and
had he paid heed 70 the approaching train could hive sen
from its unn'ua speed tia, for some es' was not progeny
under the control Of its engineer.
The testimony also shows that although on those Ios
had in the day time repeatedly crossed each "ash
attain was approaching the crossing and when the ped
lance and condition Of the approaching n could De noted N
this Is me irst instance when such feat has been
the peht when "a every one knows there nothing o., 90.
head Lint to give token a, TO the ,aaG. no.. d b,, Con-
ducor Leayi't knovs every railroad ian doe. ns
The brskeen stop them placed his train in such position
that upon the happening such very common eonhsenS
IL justice TO M Cherry Il proper to say tha, after the sc
edent duty bound took means 70 sour.
s ,as war ,ns ~ ~ hf G biz lie
danger hshe people Of Alliance sought his blood ard that be
Of the Alliance people, th. Is true M Cherry there
upon did leave Alliance thene1t station North took II.
him. he would have given his testimony a. Alliance before
Mr. Chey Statement, agreed entirely with the testimony of
Nj Ball the from BsyMd and The means used to
eh.si the train Mr. h.. Dad no. hi
STATEMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT DURASD RELATIVE
TO THE ALLIANCE DISASTER.
made and portion only of the Cororers inquiry in the matter
Of the railroad accident at Alliance having been pub
W. Cas-. ESQ., Pre,dent Of the Ptt.bursh Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad Company having been given to the public
sa.d 0ID 70 "a. thai se may
correct conclusion IN the premises ma.
bursh Company need anything but simple truth to
show that the gle Of their respective companies are based
public This most fully shown upon the Coroners nves
~ ,s s.b.r nv b,e.ch NJ these miles
by inevitable accident therefore mpute what erro-
neca: in Mr. Ca.s ststensnt 70 NJ states
land train passed the IT. W. and r. trsck 9.
mos, fsha speed reported at over 80 n, per n9IE with
panV, abcn.h believe the Cleveland Company wish to
when be saw their train mil. distant The train OF the r
Literally torn 10 fragments by the collision"
MI Csss evidently was informed that the train OF the Ceye
land and Pittsburgh Company running at the rate q thry
will the for moment. he will be convinced
tn S. the nns of The and
Road rsp after the collision about 10 fest that il was but
bursh tran bu: little injured aud not even thrown from
tn, track Now Mr. Cas-. mus, inow beyond
and much @ e Si',.ae Or h es'e Toe
il would have Been demolished and h. the follow
ing it would nave been M inevitably BROKEN IN pieces
Zach blame whom does no. properly belong
NJ represents that M Lsayitt saw the cleveland train
distant when his train attempted 10 cross the CeVe ana
and Pittsburgh Road. requires very little effort to prove by
Nj Cssss statement that the Cleveland train was not
eighty rods distant when Leayitts train started
examples MI Csss th the Cleveland train was
running al The rate Of thirty miles Per hoaI-S. Is one s =.
look at bis watch haU Of Minute aud determne
feet long could be moved once It. ensh during that The
fact that could will be papabe Hence bad the Csve.aa
miles per hour and been but eighty rods d.an could
not in contact with r Leaytts train Therefore
the statement that II was mile distant ey posterou
faets 70
train not az that time arrested ~ had previously been
when the crossing Alliance the of which
has not been satisfactorily explained II is clear however
that every possible effort gas made TO stop eeo'e reaching TIE
70 the contrary il has been shown beyond doubt that the
brakes forcby applied AID the engine reversed The
exceeded 10 or Il miles hour. II evident that The r. 1T
w and C. train either started when the Cleveland tAn
was than 20 20 rods distant or that the engine oil
III. former slipped its driving wheels for some reason
's no; %.Is -a lss ':s alleges
e Alliance on II; usual mT9s @ .ss
x.nee a. D. M and exactly i,s time. TIE leaving
time cf the p f. ". and c. train 30 four min
difference of time Of thu two Vi the
former heinz much the will lI Is:e gps i ,ss
uar time while the main track OF the Cleveland snt
Road on the e Tine vGeh n The s, ram o. .
than one minute distant The conductor OF the p f. and
R s USsa BY hs the @ train
train sight hence he canno; excuse himself Tor arnne
ssn Ian m V VA, 'p pesed be said vey well or An risht
Among all the rules Of Rarosd Compsnes the tina. has
mos application BE- considered Of the greatest I'M
porance IL all OF doubt, always take the .afe
side" sh Of common sense having IN full view tue
set that train often passes the point a. which il should stop
the exerons Of the engaged In al
capacities upon il 10 sres,ts whether the conductor
the PIT Wsype and Chicago Rarosd did die
not tale sa. side when he ordered his train start
the Cleveland and Pbash lArosd ract the regular me'
less than eshy rode distant although there Of the
Cleveland P.tsbursh Company requiring ter train
bef 70 reaching the crossing.
The train OF he Pit.buah Fort W.Jn. and Chicago Road
which Mr. Cas-, 10 reported stated literally
fragments BY the collision mSy be damaged 20 the Of
h,s hundred dos less than one quarter the Of
Let me add in copcusor the rules Of The Pittsburgh F5''
Wsyne an3 Chicago Railroad Company equre that Each q
he