The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-05
OFFICE VA. CENTRAL RAILR0AO Co,
Jsausry 2, 1857.

To the Editors Of the Richmond Whg:
GENfLEMENln my letter to you yesterday On the
suSi ct of the cosion, ind that omitted to notice
one poior, which it seems The public excite d,
by the many mi presentations En0at. wrote In
the midst OF many Interruptions, end IN great bur
rq bat it Omitted partly because the objection,
az YOU will when considered scarcely has dignity
enough to deserve sn answer. NeVer hel e9s DIS
q stsa rs il is to to have to discuss any of the IL
lie private troubles of our company in the ne.ssps-
pers as have discovered that the public enxiUus
to understand every thing however remotely conAsc-
ted with the collision, have no dsoostion 10 keep
| any at OF this aifsir from thorough scrutiny.
Understand il said these ace3< as thtush stti.
| bu:ed &c defective schedules would MT happen If
| JoTdonsville was the place Of meeting.
| | showed yesterday thss the Glamour aboat tn.
ecns adle eli gottep for the purEoss Of in.
voiviag in diff Gull ythat there sny de Il CT
in it. tie Superintendent had opporturi TO &C r
recr IT, aud qus5tsd by 10 90 81 h4icre he
distributed { as II hs daty hsva deae bit that
Ia fast, the rule applicable 10 thls case was sufficient
y plain. lt only required the Conducfoc startir
fem U0rdoosviie 10 determine how locg il would
| take three and half miles aBd 20 leave
uuless ha could eh MstoG's before 1920 az bjeb
tune the tram going west ordered 10 "1J on
These have bean left 10 be provided f,r gsner
ally by the former rules CT this Company in that way
ThCg. who f5Tuiiar with railroad siiairs kaoy
iu well that ic is perfectly absurd TO say that cen
tinupg the mesting 81 Gerdcnsyii worli hsve prs
vented sny sucis accident Ths Up CT Western train
is kabe 10 iGli to resch ScIdoasv lie IA time; We.
| more liable ittns meeting had been there suply
| because al gresfer distance. | showed ysst.tdsy
tbat the liability 10 daten1lon in starting from hare
until 73d A. b. reesEHs beco14e daily must Lecefu.-
ry nsks tie arrival It GoldoIsvie allnos, inurac-
tcabe nneer The former srrsE semeot. the restora
ton OF which y 80 earnestly sought b. sca..-that
t1ne being .G;ld 4. d
1hs up 'lsin ling 70 arrive The down train can't
weis s cay II fnust stt Expectr to meet the up
train somewhere There @ou1 be Prec ssly ne "a me
EsbilIY to collision n as the ether with
this differences that II the train Attempted to 90 to
Go-donsyiiie by iela NJ as formerly. or anu oh
er heHr, 1t was diff suit thaa reaeh MsIfons
ana tnus more frequent occasions would occur for
proS i1ins against anticipated coilisions
II appears that me citing a. GoYdopsvilie 10
exemption from the down ttAii hayips 20 meet the
delayed Al train. What would TIE otiecto'e then
do Simply rely RUE % direct scAGt 10 d.
where there is net puuc'ual!iy in meeting at ths ap
pointed place Il stems to be a,faoss. iasGltiny
common intelligence after reflection cont a. the
absurd position, thzt there is any difficulty Ia
providing for trsas 10 pass at place thsa snolh
err; and vet aesignire msn nsd srtaks u confonnd
ard confuse othss not familiar " Ith the subject by
Attempting to make them beisva tasl it isso.
Thls ex nation is due not eriy to ysslf bat 10
the Board OF Directions who approved the ARA ngs-
nent.
will not trsspsss any further your space, bat
merely remark that he only reliance TO rrsseEt col
lision when iiaiss fail TO up 10 th=r tine, en-
any railroad ia the ohsevaIce of tbs printed rules
that II thsv had been strictly observea IN ease
the accident would 70. have happened, Though tie
stopping OF the train By the unaathnrzea ringing Of
the belt neati ned IA my letter Of ysststaay seemed
20 have been the immediate esass.
Very respectfully,
sisassi r, RosIAit<E. frs.'t.