Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-13

" he thought nj, lu'.!ca'loa az" m,rnos.. On re-
terp!e'a''oEr tia' VIC r, .ha rnun;rv, he learned
turning u Rchlnond from ne ne 49,. md said in
from many sources tha' M NJ E,,,s,. WAS
" varOU. public places; mat ~, t;'', tno tia, the
" the cause o. the coii'7.'i I'll articles on the
newspapers also ','ht' a .aJ on HIN aud tx.
subiec, some OF when rsh go :,n,ion nm ina sub.
e pressed great anxiety 10 se' made in s-lf.
iec;-his publication "e. ,,..s demands for ia.
- defence ana VI ie'Po.'. or the city"
Z" formation from lhe P lee r,sds by Col Fontaine,
Aiier .n,s t"a,h ona of its members, informed
the Board ih'onsn o nbuct was to make tho
Mr.. limntIhs a", nf su facts connected with or
rugh ;he colison, aud that they had invited
, 80: o,,.,d ard take part in II, not ohy ueoauso
llln TO a.enu s comd 1--WE mid i'll comin; TO cor
" tneS rlp,'inn nm tho subject. bu. also because
rect S"ho. .L ;,w.s dre 70 himself, occupying the
,hey :'.o b did Inn, he should have an opportunity
s ,,r.nn his own views fully understood, ara
:" IN, au facts and circumstances which, III
OF. Is,;n;a ~" m;rh, be Emporium.
ms pd;.,av nf.rr which Mr.. Timber!ake lef the
roaro and did not again attend IN connection VIII"
.p ,,,s,,.r
rhn Board then proceeded with the nvestgalian'
baering Inc statements Of the conductors anu ensa
neers OF both the rsns as well as ., E,,e On the
Who were present. were otherwise iito on , .u
subject; aud they continued tnc! tfG s which
were satisfied that they iaa 'eaine0 a. sa nf ;h.
were necessary to determine The 'rue carsJ ~ IS ,h
collision; keeping III e,ss'''' 49," ,,;,v +, all cyh,
oh inst, j. order TO afford "pp'';'a! 49, ,hr,
might desire 10 60 co. 10 lay 'ne'l -; "" tI,n..
The result oil their NV ,;;,' ,no. ni,c, ON the
II appears 'h"' '"e ;S5f ah,nt three quarter, of
9th day ot Dectnofr: 49, IL, n, s.h;cb ria
mile ABOVE .",,.L Inv e. ,donsy,l;s and a 1.-THE
trans piss e.s - IN, ,,,ao, Tic q. act sn..j ,f
over three ii'.es " y ir,.;naJ h,r ma isr ma in
we mn. - Il, chtsned on that noint il apoear.
'ottne.''u 80 .L.. nsr,. in v.y uf rach other the
eo '!!a.' "" ., ,rn r.,e ~ frnu, Il n 10 mile.
up 'ra!h "Ss s'',H u. .": 49,, -; VS. mia mr. tbsra
a;a inc down ira'i1 ~ '''v !.''o y, " 80 49,. 80,
abouts' per houF' ~: '' 80; .a,,,, 90 49,
on 'h1 !oau WIZ H. - Iii ,L.v c.,no too
enc 'fah " do nv u ~. =; 80 W. nrvcnt !. ri
neE toSe'lcr 10 &c ,,."Ppo. ia ' -, - 800 h ~
though 81! 9s"2er eHo''S "ele u''u' - ''P 0o'' -
them. ,r,.o ,,,,;,o
lhe srheGule ny ".!on -',v .ns, o,bsr ~ II
provided-thct they sno"1 P",s sIn o'.ae a. s.
toms al io:i2 A. M anu "rei ,"' t,.;n stns rs,
TO arrive at tina; time .oa. tHe up tta'' :"oue "o'
there until ll:2O a. NJ wheh Z, eHs - s0o",
Both OF the conductors "'"teu Ina ,neS 800
ths rule, anu Knew !h'.t Ai'e. :~ -. ~ II W
train vas en'Itiea u inc ..a u''! - bsd no :b,
vile; and "A. the down iraih iEctGio'S' .at' w 's
to leave Gordonssni3. Unless u hsu u 'Iuie W ehcn
NeltOns '6eiore l!:2e. zee iurhe. .'a,nu' ia. ~
their opinion there was no EteH't' o'Su..s ~ ~ p
vGinS !ur The trains 10 meet h'u poo. ea.A ''ie
vi n safety ~ Metons than at an olhes p.:.' on
the road. IL wnic:. opinion, ali Oilers WHO solo any
thing on the subject concG:red
il farther ascertained tnds inc conductor OF
the u2 train prepared To start from ielto 81 ii;2I
bur owing 10 the fact hat his swi;c. tender was not
IN place 3, the moment, il "as ll:2i when MS train
yot on the main track, and actually stHrted Ii pro-
ceeded slowly, owing its having to ascend grade
md tbsn psss on a curve, aud Lad been IN motion
ahout three ,o.Yutec wheu the collision occurred
IT, 49,, ,r.i, ,vIis,ied ,,1;ca--opce at when pre-.
orn,t q, s,srt and ayain az lt;.i when getting un.
rar wSv II also appeared that persons al MELONS,
~, ~ m ths ,rnin heard q whistle which seemed
~, 49,, ~ - ,Lat of r train n, Gor,lonsvile about
,Je ,,s thu .p train started from Melons. But al!
raiI,cr w, The soiecs Greed in opinion. that it is
limos, imon,,iL;, for one on a tn. either letting Of
80, mr. in marion 10 hear the whistle &c another
- md !, dbl moi au;rut that either lGliu tor
heard any Whis;. which warned hn lh"t Is tram
No. .Sec,,rr. nor on the o. her baud ui il appear
in, ~ coll, -, wa, .-;buta.. 20 any f!iiurc Ia
.onnd tho yrb;stI. ,g;ea II wac proper 10 10 SO.
|, could no, he ascer,sili.;i .; the same precision
q, What time the down train left 1orGu: Svi!le IT. had
ar detained tber. Hailing for the Orgaa and Alex
ADDS ,rai,; which was behind !,s schedule tilae Gnd
bii, orriv.5 az II s: according 10 the watch II the
cnrductor Of the ,uf-p trail which was found 10
s,,raa with the watch OF ta3 conductor OF the up
tram or comparison u.ads s.!"r the collision
Tbe con.rri,,r If the down train sGy. he i.0Yght
he wnriI b. ei,c ,c g.: OF IL time To reach Me!tons
hc-o II % and that Ds therefore used all diligence
>. rn, ~, y,ui, md barrfce car which had been
t.snh, hv ,ha Alp.ar5ri. train detached from it
"a n,nur,sd IN b;s own and &c have the passengers
az" 80 crraa-,h,t tis wa, done very quickly aud
.,'s. rhs, h. cried .a aboard" lie had Minutes to
'ne " -: =. 18Th N.I,on' baf,ra II 20 Tina, he
,tb. ha VOL, no s.f. If h. had IN nutes 10 make
io ,;.,snc, orG woc,6 no; have started with less
,;ns He tays he cot of very quickly site. CRYING
.,m ahonrd and mink. h, lieu lad L; east min.
Mes 10 make tha distance Some doCb, Is 10 the az
cnrscv of his o5servation az The time of leaving
i n-odncsd by tho statement u the Engineer Of his
rain Who saw thai. according 10 lis cloc6 on the
.pgiue which (as asceltautd by comparison that
day at Gotham, miles ABOVE Go:donsv le,j ives
j,, nns minnie faster than the watch If the co,duc
TT i, WA II Is when they started. However this
nav lie il "a probable nay almost ccr.ain, that the
3ny, ,roir r,nrd have reached MELONS in safety
,Lnrob III. conductor was shavinC his tim. too
io.o,,. il !, had rat bsel e. the following circum
,oa.
,r.r rho ireir bcd 70. under way, ani a.d pro.
80 go. 80. =, .Ipi verLs i-,,n H.. .tnrin.sooint
~ go, ,,;..sr,. alarm hell yns runr nv GONE per.
;,hn.,. ~, rr,;cr;t,, NJ the conductor and The
'V. - ,t, .,or,.,I -, =, - ,b,, Indy md some
III pbo Ind been ,.tt rnyp, get On il. The
UNI ,. -, ,,s ,h., in ,hs eyc,,erru, OF ihs occa
no''" , >, - ,o,,,.h,v ., hinself hn i,.d 70
you, "i. 80 - -, &c ,ro. tim, ho did NOT
, ,n'nN o. "e - :" ~, cnrot $50, hn,r ronch tme
looh a' ue me'o. a'u ~, 49,, -, 49,, ur1.r
"as oSa ~ ~, ' - =. '.';1 anS 49, II or
Wy h;, ,n,rd ,hst there ,vas sry DANCE, and
a - .a, n,sad !, ,.a font cnr in with The
. ss,,,u, ,rns i,ne IN IN. collection OF fare
mos caaee was uU"e' rn,o VI. nv ,ns cni.on
'" oh " s @ - .,.;jsncs a. "a ,ha lsnc,h of
ine;e !. 40 L ~. ,,'nrinC. NJ the train aiove
lne ue,sy ;.r ,ba co;.if had ,Ks.n MACE by
re'etteu No. {. ., frnn, two "a fnIr onute,-
s, ~; ~. a;ninn 81 tho n,ard il INNS, hive been
nnt'i III Tue oPih,un " is 80 80 80, f,r ,bs
longer No' o,'. 80. In ~ DWi vards from The
ua'u AZ ''op ae' $50, I'll ,hs ,ody and children
place OF md h.,, "a. nnder way
co"!d ose'.'"e .uu ens. ~ ,;, n, ,rbch ,lIa coi
az tI;t 80 ,,,.r,n;,.d u,,,I, pr,rr.cy
l;"i"n occurred "h'eH ",, I", asn
not only rom ''e "ohu"e'.L y, 's ~ ',"'" H' ,Ie
from person preseh. ave os %. ~? 1s ,h;..
piaee oil inc cot'son anu sa9 I'M ~
iies' o't'i a. ~. $50; !, mn, h.v, b,e,,
10y persons h'' g.! e.nel tai' ~ I'D r,sv m.
pnst ~ when 'hs uo~c ua, s"a c,: ,b
.econn ''sne' IN vie" S' t.J go
DGs!a l"1e CONE ~ s,in s, hn n,rIhu,ed IN
firss: iha i's 'yI'''." ,hs ,r. ~ WI
to- arrangement 'nr 'li y, ..' ~, n..;.d
ION instead o. VI -o''s 80 w.. ,rnnt nj
by any d.t-ct IL '''1 80 - - G 49,. "