New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-27

this present year 1854 the cost Of when 70 the so ~0
ps.ss will .zsssd the cost Of applying this Improvement
an ne ears in tAs United States
would sss ssy that viii furnish to any Company my
,unbss Of these brakes 1t my cost with the und'.ne
IN, Chat they perform ~ represented win 10 s once
adapted al. the passenger equipment Of the road 20
them.
VIM. q. DREAMER,
No. IS JoHssr.. N y,
Ps.ep.ee and Manufactures.
Order. may also be addressed Timothy Dwight Esq
Agent, No. ~ Ds.Iborn-st, Chicago, IL ..t
Attention 1, now called to the following letters they will oil
,, x.,r..I Woo.
New YORK. March Sd. 1854
Hon. CnAusoKI vrpBARD, General Superintendent Me-"
York Central Railroad, Albany ~ Y.
Dear S-My Safety Brake has been In general use on the
New York Railroad for the past four years. and
should myself under obligations to you you would no"
give me full statement Of your experience and observation "
TO Ito merit. have no doub, that your opinion would
Of great value the officers Of other companies VINO
have not ye, adopted , safeguards and in view Of this and
the importance Of the subject to the railroad interest and tho
public generally an early reply respectfully solicited
yon, obsd,ep, .srvap,. W. G. DREAMER.
NewYori Central Railroad General Superintendent ohics
ALBAsY March 18th, 1854
Day Sirs have much pleasure in replying 10 your letter
r., ,,ion 10 your Safety Brake and this road
Il la. Away. been considered proper by managers Of rail
roads tina, the engineer should have the most perfect control
Of his ,rain hs position being snch that he generally the
6r, to realize danger To accomplish this result, number
plans have been proposed and many brought to tie notice
. Company they have been found SO costly and CON-
peated AZ TO defeat the obec, besDed The continuous
which all these plans have by means OF bars or
han, render, their extremely uncertain for the reason
that ono part invention falls tie brakes Of The ~ho'e
train are for the moment rendered useless" What We have
wanted prompt means Of applying the present D'@Ae' "
oe ca,es danger the, TO arise in spite Of all our pre-
caution Your invention We ihns Accompanies 'hi' result
most perfectly and in my opinion. 10 the most simple anu
eomprehsn.Iys tia, has yet been madead with the I'M
which have been recently added whereby the
brake. can quickly released later having been seth
think 1t 10 sbou, perfect.
We have had many marked defnonrs,ion, Of it' utility
during the pas, five and consider that has
more paid whole eo., already and cannot bat think
,h., sny railroad manager who will take tho trouble to look
your 1'-.-. I'll. principle which Il Is based will feel
convinced Of ito and efficiency. am, dear 'r
\ Your. truly,
-,
| w. O. CREAxEn. esq. EewYorh.
On the 7,h Of October 1861 the following telegram sp
peaIsa in al the View Yos DAny rapepi
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
| ALBANY, Monday, Oct 9, lss1
The sypres train from West the Central Road dus
here at y p No. 90 the sei four mseswes, Of Little Falls
through tie dbpaceent Of switch throwing the locomo
i've baggage smoking and Eve passenger Of the track
The accident occurred part Of the track where the
bsnsrDent one side siI feet deep.
When the engineer whose wsmp. the danger
be spilled the Psien, Brake the locomo-
tive to all the and resolved 70 the psenss stuck
TO the engine until pitched down the ebanincnt and
total wreck The brave fellow nhacuOay escaped with
gage thrown down the embsnkment Owins to the
application Of tho Patent Brake the speed Of the far
checked that although Ave Of the track not single pas
senscr injured in any degree SANFORD f. Church and
family State Engineer Taylor and Secretary Of Stats Ballard
the train The escape Il wonderful was
running fun spsed-lNew YOrk Daily World Oct T. 1862
The above secdcn. occurred during my absence In Europe
On my return In 1856, wrote to the gentlemen whose name
indicated above and received the following r.plies
oyucH OF rHn SECRETARY ov STATE, OF rns)
STATE Oh NKv.f0KK,
ALBAHr October y, lS6a
with regard tho accident the NewYork Central Railroad
the 9Th Of October 1907 10 received. Having been pas
ssnser have vivid recollection Of the occurrence and In
compliance with your request, will briefly state the cicum
stances The accident happened to the Buffalo and Now
York EIpre" Train due at Albany ss o'clock p was
sitting in the third from the when the train about
half way between Herksr aud Little Fall. felt the speed
Of the train Suddenly arrested ia very unusual
jolting sensation five Of the track experienced
and in . moment two the train stopped Huuyins
from the car found the locomotive had plunged
down an smbsnimsn sbout siI feet in height the
smoking turned over, and lying upon its side
the baggage car bottom side up, one end In the
ditch, tho other resting tho bank and three
10 aansxs