The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-20
The Erie RaSlrnsd M&ssscTs-Os sAnions Of the
rev York Prcss.
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or why they came 70 be 20 unlues the 5rroners jury
cspnoi imagine As all events, NOBODY didt Two cars
Isdsy were run CT the trek bstweeu otsville ana
Pert Jervs plunged down precipce 'ome tnIsy 10
tmssbes 70 pieces, and most Of iIs inmates killed or
woupdso brit the jury nd that the killed came 10 tner
osh ss rS and X . saa US.
and rtm personal inspection OF the ground II s our DO
lief that the were torown from The .r.cG IN corse
qusnce broken rail- against which ordinary care and
Foresight the part Of those in chsge OF the Train coua
No gentenenl tbs. will No, do! You cannot deceive
yourselves monsousiy a, all events you can deceive
nsbody ss IL not casualty, misfortune, nor
yet "fsS ia ,be isi por any detect "a toe scs tnss
robbed these .eyscus Of their hves. fhe canses are
srupdsr,lS aia bare in the evidence given before you
That tvicerce proves that
journal, snc vas behind time when II left Oshvile.
1t WAS running down the west sidc q The mountain
per hour--tD order 70 make up shn lost time before
rescDiDg Port JeTvts
g. Having I'VE passenger cars sn nrnsua,y large nun
rails than hgLs would do, and its aEtraordusry
speeo caused che wheels 10 bound from pons o,nt on
the Hacs, striking each rail no issrol force Ehe re-
suit was the breaking OF railproosbiy by tno e1g1e
or one If the ioreuios! aFeoowed up by successive
brsaknGs the Unsupported fragment, urtJ some
OF broken pieces thru oat OF place, and the
hiDoer hurled of hs raak and thu precpice
But for the breaking OF the the mole tram would
have been dragged of and served in like Dsnoef.
We say the evidence before ire jury snowa Ah tns, IN
spite Of the pyifcaaon OF the railroad men, Who OF
INNING faster thar usuAipct over thirty ailss per
hour &c Who heard OF railroad conductor or
queer Who scccSdir - h o~n testimony was rusnug
rst a me time Of such 'rrgeoy any moro tina, OF
engineer who bGd Lot his very low and
he water rather high at the tine hls boiler espioSed
sbow jost what Il IL worth. The testimony Of h-ssrs.
Adan FAY +. y. g Prime issac L. Peo', being that OF
ds tI,stsd persons conclusive; While toe oviJence OF
Dewitt tie "trsn Baggage man !" thai re usually
up oss tine II possioe puts the whole matter bey DAD
dovbt In The light " this evidence toe fact shat be
hsin admittedly behind st o.iesis would OF itser
create i ost irresistible presumption Tia. they were
eopg 81 extra creed thence Port Jervis and TIE test
Of tbe p~.ensers rer,eyes al, douD on the SUD
TIE tain Was berg run doEo eteop sraae, where
the track frequently caTves with prec.rtous aecHy
y VI twenty lfty feet feet the right, rate OF
forty miles per No doubt tina thing had
reen dore repeatedly without disaser; but was never
ANYTHING else than reckless, fool hardy tempting OF
Providence, sure 70 result ~ last in widespread sod
hes,treu6ipg c~lniui,y.
pubic sssurspce that tns harro~pg calamity shall not
fave been suffered IN They must kno~ that the
testimony OF her suoorcnMss gnmmpn.,nM toe
the pubic hat they sIye prohbed forever the Gull
Pablo pfscuce Of making up lost TINS by oxraspeod on
topp trades-tbHt hey have given oroers 70 run all
such grades speed Of not than twenty miles
hour, and much .ss hsn this, where precipce - sns
OF their tsck. There should and ultimately
nust be wall Of sod rock and mortar, ut least three
feet Lick, r7g fully four foet above the track between
aud every och p-eeitous descent Il would cost some-
ps on such road AZ the ie bat would render speedy
progress much safer and would save IN time hundreds Of
The verdict " The Corcners jury asseroblsc at PORT
Jtrvs decides that nobody responsible for the late
Spocsnt scou,ed ana 70 osoover toa whore drssdful
sbhty suppo<sd 70 rest there IL no sooouna
hrusp agency s sbsoycd These agreeable CONVICTIONS
Drought coosolugy home 70 us by Ibis verdict; We
accept them and mase the most OF them Yetyooder lie
,he dead yoncer ssar the margcd, suffering, per
taps 20 Gle, or 70 i've msmed and dtspcd weary HE.
Everywhere il TIE vail and lamcutaticn the lost;
snd sgs'p TIE housht rfes, 10 ser all true thai scci
cent IN ALONE s-swerabls, TINT this cAsadty Is Q
crime
Fugtut Acy after Coroner verdics comes Vie verdict
Of the press and pubic opinion 10 over ALL With me
evidence before literally ss received by the jury we
arc authorized 70 revive s Judgment rhs inquest does
enter into that thorough examination without which In
vstiigssion IN wasted handful Of employees or the
feo ine clothes abouihem, aud their shell
srcf o1rrte told the story with ~ favorable bearing
ssu, 70 .be o direct Ssroose OF don9 no. mere
| always thai fecret has 10 the siie 81 our
| own interests which rsensbiy colors test.
oyirots 70 tire requirement, of personal security. Be-
you'd few passengers, out Of hurarcds,
.old Il cir tale ~ we'll GA they meh, and told 70 the
utter ctsuad cicu Of .rcsd Trounilnes and there
The rtssd 1hc-r attempt 70 verify the oondi-
Won 81 NE rosa sy NC msononJ o. any save ne interest
nf between The tisenecs J the passengers and those
the cheers OF tbo train, TO the rate OF the spocd the
ober obarscterp,rs cf the track q, the scepe Of the
cafualsy. let us boz far u.ess omissions may be
/ a,ed
AZ " the condition o. the road ~hisb originally
laid uTon thA division visb American raj Of utterly
worth chusctsr, ne have resson 70 believe that,
through the company parsrnony, a5uasy unhs for
pubic uSvel We Instructed, that 10 the prosecution
Il ia recent rciren hnents tre REAR esngs were cut
rast ana that 10 this fact tie presence o. defective rail
AT pe popt u calamity attributable There "a no proof
Dist the track examined after the lac. preceding train
bad passed over H. Meters tend suopgy 70 throw the
responsibility OF The accident upon toe Company rney
we're legitimate subject OF inquiry for The Dor oner
1 r1a ysrdt ~ Will tbexrs worth
Asto the rate Of speed, nothing can be clearer than
tbat tae celebrity Ct the usDe mus, be modified BY the
oon1ton o, the ROAD. II DC IL any bat The bsst repair
sh rate Of specd insxcussble Ye' the time table,
according N he testimony Of engineer aud conductor,
qurea ,nry mics hour at tnst part Of the roed the
part berg s,eepgrste with curves, descending noun
tnn, FpJt 81 all others requiring canton AID moderation
0tsvile ar niles from the scene q The disaster they
miru,ss behind time and that they had 70
mske Up for the loss The increDca u thai they we're
ioire toby speed accelerated beyond the nys q the
suo table The asurss furnished corrobcrAts hs info
renee they we're required 70 leave otsyiIle Al ssss
Y. a. AZ tbey left nine minutes behind tine they must
h.ve left s4I The Isry, in their verdict, dad the
sccdeut occurred a s53-in other words, 10 nine min
u,es after their departure nom Otsvillo-and during
shose uire minutes they travelled six niles The rate VI
epeed therefore, alter The trsu fsRy Ia motion must
have exceeded forty five mes an bour-a result which
agrees with the testimony OF the passengers, Sho hsd
| remarked the fureus rate at which ,ney moving
and exrrtsst alarm at the moment before the disaster
occurred. Forty FIVE mice an hour at night, down
mountain eide, over old dsIecve rails, upon road
wheie repars, for economical csusee are sparusy sp
| pned-uese surely are not elements OF ssfryi mese
surely form corcusve FOR reversing tie Gro
aer,s verdict ssd nculpstius the Company.
We would GLADLY avoid Toe necessity O thus identity g
he rartiss gully Ia this affair As have said would
ne tar easier TO shut eyes, and utter the false bany
nobody 70 blame But voep body Of men snnotnce TO
ne Iun TO- pub kh u 81 stock jobb ng and Lear raising
meetings and cshsrwise demonstrate H. that they pro-
pose 70 90 The brRet possible business upon reduction
| OF al - outeys thsf give security TO transit may
issy consider ourselves wsrnsd Of mischief 10 come
" slgtys fe 70 beware Of nsolvsnt railroads, where
BUS indebiecUsss ~ be met by saved out Of the
| 90 ~ In
pcen .dvsrcs We find justified by the present fass
ard have beiisson 10 tayus that the company
does the responsibility Of this sad tragedy entirely ret
| Let Them b. made 10 answer.
TO rHE vDrToR op rHs HsRsLp.
DELAWARE HoUsE, Posr JFRvrs, N. vi
| Jily ~, 1858.
IN resdiog the detailed report furnished 10 paper
II yesterday of the lste cad catastrophe the Yk