, 1862-01-11

trorn pnaefo5 rns a1f T. 1ot direete to break val
~ snd stopped 1t Darnsfde WtisS dS5s ta@s; tsGs
osa;as ns .h inaqts as the Miehissa soaE6sr1
agan to to aoa isaa9!s:
rom cau,aet nFoo1 to K1T:a a. giving minutes
Consumed IN making stoppsges ie.Tin91 m1Jd t,is Hsle
aa line inRnF II sts,n@ ,ts e asy nothing a5aa she
before the coaio at KenTao ea end A. b5f!aking np
Ies rat whieh would Iequrs he train to rn y =
p he c0roner-A hasraeenant ss ug a.; cond.,..,
Hh1akenan nre sufficient for an of1lGasr fr{, ans M
Go Or az ~. 1aey ssn easily bsae any tain up n
ahan 1s The uy tie to chez the
sd asy bsy eoasIae7sS sIa sea aseand
zine e is ar n On t1aa Tine ss or % miles; out q
Almost aDy sGi ponit top af f. e. reason thst
TIh sn 81 sne me clearly az Twelve hundred se
train could bsfe rec sfos a6a saoE the three t6st
The Eve stoppes tss5; sn 1thP u r.
SaTe I'll a ogt test No ofa1y cpacty coud
ssng q Is ~ Pa 6 F. eih i6Ra @as
dose ssR t. T. uneneun6efed engine COLD aos RY.
TESTIMONY OF Il z. SARGENT, aEsxaA1 4azz7 a.
| THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL ROAD.
l am General Agent of the MIch,oan 17a,+r,,r.,
Tas 1eee aaTe % been 1siroading for Eighteen YEAR,
postIon 81 e tbe enges5 1% state Re rssi7s
ds1 I'm Central and Illinois Central Roads ne az a1s e.
nn9 riast - Common. The illinois Central owns tranE
fShs 1ts trains oyer the Illinois Cent1a hetrsa3i
T. e aRa GGhieaso Pnder eentrsct. fs'8She T6e
company the time which they wish thai III =.
5as aaess ill., r. s sags5 xa;
chooses; little variation Of tte nlasaa T. he
he agenp u ~ ft6mpNs9mise t6a between himself I'D
city lie r. e Rasntgan fgsfns Cent Railroad At tbs
has h1. hseaatons AUG ta1ni5hEd By the u. R.If
ger is nsa sra,ed Inn asfee hfse 1nat th
e e. III m he te me ea1a sapas s.
eaeo ~ y mi = n nse between Calumet and CHI
B. occupies more thaa "a n1rtea tea1n o. the
es t,s;p ~ po4ts y either way, e oa1y one psssen.
EGn Ee ;n opr q frsna shs d. Central
nas ~ tt9m te the competition between the three
tef the ri 20 !he feaboard By the time card No. 1s9 Of
snd tae stseea G@fao
pTess 81 tbe ase t9 ee the Cincinnati *
~ G. 2 Hyde Park Is nu1naered * :snnda1 aha re
6eaa q trains going north on tbe ,no4f nnEs me
Bso4n aSases as shsa ss5 IL fssaoay
neaFly nt IN as may be- Tint this train ie Gslnief ef
# stopped at 4. s. pss'PS s N i ~ miaates aes lste
th; 1roTn statea that be took out his WafcH .ra ~
;a aoes not give the exact time but exam1nin H
train which timed to Leave saSt Wooa tRf ayde PasE
sndnla na ps neary to tho engine house. Whe1e
qe 8 r. Ae also states that be saw
s91ed At 75o which would leave n minStaa 2c
Mot No feet t. 5af e4 Pent q
a5de fark states that he heard some one reaar e
we've W .1an npss was bsn blsayiRg tie tht
tooK out his own watch aud foupi +hfa - lhal u ae
+ tia tfeR Calumet to Kenwood il SIS mea a
fpeea sgfs@.fmony nf @ Is correct it would make rste
about the rate Of speed aoWed to t6eaa = 5a5s
that en ea4n saiqes snd Ghheago Brown tate
lUo pounds Of Eteam he intinatar aisa auu4E
epeaea ca1n his throttle fnll and thinE statea bs
he SACKED np at q om 4Ss 30 t9 miles per nnt
az 13d the aae on leaving that poInt enn1t,ne ne
9a 9ersa see t.sp .gpon Tsaehng wood1a'ra, tTaS
EFT ss PEI houfor 4 That Vas Is 5sts fat.
Hydc f Par s edi 6ne &c cure and came u sight
governed By the rule Of tie ioint ga h1 sa9nld
hia fils neas Il R. crossing and Chicago, BY
es to Be governed, and from Whcb r. HIKE tEans rs
Sas aver az ttmhRloyeg thgR q the u: c; R. R. company
be Cincinnati trafn sG Fask t Iain was excepted
oWeyer much behind time provided Il al Ta te
e11ers ioS hen WIN trains running The same direc
cypress should also observe strict'H i'acan4ati H.
VII 49, ana fish hs5a rnlss on this joint time card
nh either party for OF aganst that haze
cen informed by an old conductor, Tho seTera II
tbs s1fG tS 1an 1 trains between Calumet and Ghca
hen there wa considerable single tack betWne
a1u9es and Chicago, when there was tract m
and which was used ~ ~ upon the til
obstruction trains and others IN eetine bot Of
nicn Efack has been removed. 0N' St
1es tEeTs a9e Of the
hn ihpse calculated toeasnre the safety af trans Ct
be Of the III e r r there ia a1e general tine til
aef .thegn1ations for the running Of trains tn
heid Fesponsib!e for any violation nY theae CO
,lss M Rnle u, table of July asth, saYs: ff II
ain in passing from one station to snofr 1os Gel
ash the station to which it il proeeednF % i1 ID
1ctor shall send aa n 4b bsaRectea then con- N,
m 1ea q e. E: b pgoss da sn5 ats15
ad.anec aroupd curves and a4ah 1Ea pc sent
rcd find similar rnle On tie time ostd 9o q ha
This ru1e IN ~ h-s.f w. ~ 49, - ime no. a. "a.
tention man be- ss1a ssn t15,a 15a tat IN cases
,r,, ~, o~...a.oe ~ eon' pach ana forward to o.
a.n na an app1oaehlng trains Rule No. Il OF 1o n9s
e Ne" York Central road, in their card for !sz nls
y, vsenoef + iooi, is to similar purport. It =
lis for men to be sent back half q mile with {
e. ". Ans:n7, unoef similar circumstances, eoe
ae.ner following trim was expected or not. IN
le time table Of the Boston md vo,oos.. | SOC
'ilroad for November, 1860, rule No. Is n yer
oVides that q man sbon1d he ssat hos,. Dr7
lei ~ A'AN s''oo1o DC sent back one .
Now. suppose that the rule M +. vor
fd OF the g. R. r. governs tie oicer tne ~ Ilae @"1
>yecs Of both tho T. e f:n and 3GSis tI ana en- ~
Co. as much between inma ~ .9s ~; -. =. T. Nv
on the main road The SANE mia au y s1f!cas9 fs as
time card Of the II. G. r. liz - ~ l9sn1 oe On
: ~ fays that the swinging ofa Ianfcrn - ~ que L s9
esen the waving Of hat. ahoui6 he nntinaa' !
m 1881 a. 70 tae speed OF the different trains with
81 .tf " ne hsufes as shown upon this Joint
~ ~ tIute; Ine cincinnati train uses Is mfnntes
milee. which is abnut * rni1oa ~ . Instance or IL
de Park train is alowe6 Nv ~ ~ aoaf: me low
n9tes to run the same dsstn1ca dn cafd 1io,
wn h4 ~ cIs a. e T. " T. +. train was text
can iuIae in .. ~ . ton engine as nearly tran
IN CONSISTING Of ona Gh'osa, hea, and had va1u
r hrst clasR connba. pasS4Se car and .'a
,e car wou1d veirh ahont e me bagEagr gtsts
cars weigh Is tins asch II 10 q sH9s m the passen
lind The tsnder cEc1asi,a ~ - ~ ~ tons Of load
nn e. eaIs nad al double action
ltral train cajI thsr IN estimate Of the Ill., each
Is tons each: cars ~ ana d5st-c!as Satu
,s each, making e. r. tnns moGa; fa5s and load -
n engineer has SstinatnJ 4su!au tae lender.
~ of one or more II sRpsars by The 1es
h;saln On the morning Of the col1tsion }es Hou
be wood trac - dmna1es aI,s1 late it proceeded
pled from fhe h. $780, enas w toe switch, e
into the road tFscF an = past tae Switch mod
them down. coupled to its for earm
ayde PaTE hera e coaches aud proceeded se2
gers. It then started sdtcppea aad took on pas
ust affs9 e.t4Ppea N the action Of starting
red aTonnd SIlsog, ~ me Cincinnati Express aP.
81 enD4 Lae curve and before it had heen Pre-