New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-27
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HERE IL AhOIHEH
Ola. ALBASY July ,, 1881.
The down train ofths Badson River Raroad which lsn u
As H. ran of the track Suvyssant. through the mis-.
,,c,ny Of switch The train ran into shallow The
and srensn were slightly bruised ba. else vss
injured.
In relation TO e above the PRECEDENT Of the road sdiresssA
the underlined the following note atervard:
Pre,ideuts Office Hudson River Railroad, So Warren Il
NEW YORK, August q 1861.
D.or Sir: We have snosher instance Of the erciencJ ~
the Creamer Brake and take In writing you on me
subject On the 81 Of July, S.uyvesan switch va
when the engineer at applied your Brake M
result which showed the complete check the Brake has up0e
the uoed OF the train the engine tender baggage and ona
passenger car were thrown from the track tho last cars
on the track the damage thsensne and cars
comparatively slight Were 1t for the Brake think ~
sss ould have been much more serious
Yours truly,
SAM. SLOAN, Preslasas
MA. @. CReAxss, esq, NY.
NeNYo,t and Harlem Railroad sup.rintendsnts oHce,F
2sh-st. Station, NEW YoRx, May II, 1seL
W. O. CaEAxsa ee.q.- Dear Sir On Thursdsy last oSs
morning express. train Albany met with accident nssb
White Plains by the breaking Of axle under the truck Of
the engine throwing tho engine from the track and down -
smbankmeut the place shortly ate and from in
ves CATION and personal inspection, satisfied that the
whole train would have the fate the engine oSs
for the immediate application Of your Safety Brakes with
which the cays Of the train provided.
Yours, respectfully,
JOHN BURCHILL. Assistant Superintendent
wArEarowx, n. Y, Aug H. 1884
We CnsAnxR, esq.-Deav Siv, cannot help spesiin0
well ofs good hing-nsmely the Dreamer Brake Our rail
going last evening al the usual rate Of speed and
when sbou, half way Osdensborsh the wind commenced
blowing very hard and the rain down In tonsn.a Sew
el blown down the tsctthe night wse
very dark and the head Light burning rather dmy the en-
neer csmsvery Is before seeing IT, and hs
applied the Dreamer Brakes and brought the train to
full stop before striking the tree though the distance w
very short The Brakes have paid their cost aresdy and
well sstsAed with them that would hs,s them -
every csr use. Yours, respectfully,
HIRAM MORE,
Ger supert Rome wstertowu and OgdensbuYgh r. Z
large scrspbooh full Of accidents the result Of he lest ssv
have also large number Of where the value ofis
invention Aa been demonstrated on hs roads having 4
use. This however, seems to unnscssssry This 10
common sense improvement, and law and sensss
&c. demand s universe. application. The subject needs on
to b BY the High. reason and sense
commend itself to every candid Railroad officer.
sdd In conclusion, few extracts and two dscisons sAs
Ing shs. tho law on the subject isi
AT snrrz eco, the superintssd.n. Of the Hu.en RtvS
nd Of fhs hat and
nc Railroad Mechanics In the United States says: In ps
tpls construction asd application, Ieonsidr ne beat dss
,v0 iarsr'sd for the purto's"
The Hon. CHArxcEY VissAsp, General Superintendent q
he NswYor Central, says: ws sdsiVssd ra
10 Crsamsr brake could road UsaAess I
T. B. PuLLIPa Of the Boston and WoIeso
er Railroad says relation to this eonsd
my fret duty to have Road and Equipments ~ safe
. possible to make thea"
The late NICHOLAS DEAN es, fredent Of the New Yofo
md Harlem Railroad ssid The universal Of this impro
would mark In the safety persons and prog
sry conveyed BY Railroads"
Mr vIBBARD also said another occasion: Whss doe
,sr pyesssf otAsy Of psssS As byak
laa b. sea on no platform Ha5k b srssasd st ssy -
vent
COURT or APPEALS-NOTES OF DECISIONS
Smith against the NswYork and Harlem Railroad CcmpsnR
switch tender employed BY Railroad Company on POO
Ion ofs track upon whchto permit another company oru
rsius Il not servant Of the latter, and engineer Of ~
after injured by the negligence Of such swtchsnds may
maintain an action against the switch tenders employer
Railroad Company 10 Liable In damages for any injury
passenger rssulns from s neglect to introduce any u
provem.nt In lie apparatus which knows to have fssa
ssted and found materially contribute 70 safety and s
,dopnon which within I've power - 70 b rsssesaps
md practicable.
Bowen aseinst he New-Yort Central Rsilrosd Company
When the presumption Of nsslssscs has bsss ssshsAs
,sanss carrier Of passengers action fs damages fsso
us from an accident can only be rsbutted By proving h
he accident resulted ftom circumstances ssaisss VINCE
human prudsnes and foresight could not guard
The rule IL 10 Be UNDERWOOD requiring not such psae0
q II apparent aer the accident might have pre-
vsuted lie injury, but such would b desAisa ~ VIC
atos. care snd prudence Of very cautious psssss W
,oodeo. and without knowledge about - eeeu'
Fer further information Gallon OF address
w. q. DREAMER,
Ps,entee and Manufactures
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