New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-21
THE NEw.HAvKS RAILROAD DISASTER

uhVoh tdilIodu ne1ot, NJ iWcut1
the investigation into the cause ohe late disaster on INC
Now. York and New.Hayen Railroad. The following
interesting testimony was taken; .t.r
Thsddeus Slieck Of Greenwich, Conn, being swofp
testified: am manufacturer and inspector OF ron
hnve been engaged in this business for the past
wears; have been In the habit OF riding 90 o' {,
New York and w-Haven Railroad ever ri nc ,ha
hss been built wac On the train s'esa VI ro s
one that ran oil the track; the condition " to pad
ni,c ss on tho railroad fbisiside Of wiam'bridye
there are several bad places o. ,ho ioa1 All ,be
oars Jump terribly between Wni.unsoi uS Rxa snJ
in,ction, also between Nsrmaroncck anu hye snu
Poytcbester and Greenwich; on the morning OF tne
accident tbero were two engines on the IRAN
have examined the road and found the riT asise.so
ties rotten and unable to hold the spikes na,e ~
a. a tho quarry between Port Chester and Grcenwicn
that showed of with my heel; have seen broheh
rail ia front VI the depot at GieenSch TINS Wa
or onr DAYS after the accident; have seen samples OF
Tho iron az the Forty secont. Depot which was taken
out of the track; have seen the ifon taken gu. h'
Norwalk Conn., which y was uans ,e raiIs ali bent
this was at Greenwich Conn these rams were III .nc
track; have the rail broken at the time OF ne
accident the stem of the rail was spt ap'a' ,oos,
the rail as not well welded think this rail- was Hae,
OF old iron or ends of rails; the Oh rams shou'a
be reroIled; I never nse old rails IN nasihg
have seen new rails made OUT 81 ton ou have
without this process in making fallroao ,ron nn'o
been accustomed 20 employ certain tess; py a,nn .
ing with a sledge. by bending ana then the i''iit
iDgt do not test every rail Ia TINS manners eh
ersy test 10 see the character " the work not the
quality of the IRON 1t Is not necessary 10 test more thnh
oone bar when making one hundred TINS day there
are four hundred bars in hundred tnns The head OF
the broken rail WINS made Of scraps OF oid IRON 'hls
rail was made Of coal short ironj this iron is
very brittle particularly on cold MORNINGS Tue
| nost Of the rails in use are made OF oos' SNORT
iron. when mixed with IFrankinite pig metal IL Is
made much tougher. and when mixed WIN 80 per
cent of the metal il oould not be broken; with ~
| per cent VI tits meta, the rails arc made conpara
lively safe the difference In The expense wGu,d no.
/ y tta
the rails destroys tho hber the iron urea on the
road could not have been left down three years
S Ss ' I!sr ,a Co. to make railroad IRON several
Of the rails manufactured OF coal short iron
when removed from the wagon were broken;
have made iron for the firm Of superior qualiiy
en- unable to siatei that any Of this coashor IRON
spoken Of had been ured On the New York and New
Haven. Harlem Railroad tracks the scranton man.
uheturerr have also made s Of this kind these rails
can be made e. per TIM less than from rcdshor rOi
the good iron should be at least hreoeighs OF An nen
on tic head Of the rail; there are places on The New
Haven road where bad iron II used: the parts OF the
New Haven road which have examined Is generally
| bad from Co.'s & OBJ Bridge 10 Greenvichi when tie
New Haven road Was hrst bnt 1t was IN az o'd , ,;
ar In yet; In some places they are rotten and The
spikes can Be taken out with the hnggi ! 30
/ not rec.lect that any person has been injured by
broken rail on the New Haven Railroad; ] think
that Of the iron originally used On the road was
American irons great deal OF the lion Is bad do
not think 10 safe 10 twenty miles an bOar on
the New. Haven road on n straight track II n safe 10
run thirty forty miles hour the great cause OF re-
eidenu 10 the making up OF lost time az cars are
enough for any locomotive; do not think two ocomo'
t,cs safe 20 ride behind have never had any tx.
perieBcc In running railroads. have never known Of
any accident from the running OF two locomotives
have known II the breaksge Of rails the NewYork
and New Haven Tairosd bat have never known OF .
car going of the track In conseq nenee;
JOAN Oosd, late Railroad ColnmlssioIer OF TIE stare
of Connecticut for iI le had been employed 70
rrsp,e the railroads % the State; the New York and
Nsv Maven Railroad hsd been his special carei never
tlats rO4l had tlerg been ANYTHING
unsafe upon II shoad have noticed IT, went over the
rosd with the Railroad Commissioners amer The arei
dent for the purpose u enamning the road consid
cred the road In good condition much better than
in the SPRING there were 40 detective ties or ras no
ced the train when the accident occurred DID
Hs S sish rae d ;e Should nave oO
part Of the rosi ~ the state OF Ncw-York fur NJ
Judge from riding ". the road was In good
condition rosds generally nre in the country con-
sdered the NeE Haven road safe at a rate Of forty
miles hour; II In perfect condition II woud BE- safe
to . train ffty miles an bonr over road.
W. q. CresneI. Of this city was recalled aid exam
The further investigation II the case then al.
joufIed until II o'clock noon. Dee. 3.
FIRR IN BROADwAY.-The building No. 800
Broadway was seriously damaged by fire early yester
day morning. The frst floor was occupied by Mr. Nor
wood, trunk maker. loss about sl.,O0 Tbe second
h.or wa, occupied by Mr. Z r. Hoa,en. mattress man
ufactnrcr, loss on machinery and stock, sa.N0 IN.
cured. The third floor occupied By Mr. II. j. Doc
ley. brush Daufacturvr oes 81 go; fully insured in
the Grocer Company. The building IL owned by Mr.
Charles BeardsIey and Il damaged TO the amount Of
5000; insured In the Indemnity Company. The All
joining building. No. 81 also owned by Mr. Boards
ley. and occupied by Abraham Lee CO.. was damaged
10 the amount Of s2ooo; insured
DIAMOND RIyG ST0LEy-Detectiye Eustace
on Saturday arrested Kate Constantine charge Of
having stolen diamond ring. valued at e 900. from
Mrs. H. Van Buren, wife Of Thomas h. Van Buren,. Re-
publican Assemblyman elect. Tie accused was EN-.
louse. and the 18th she went elsew here and imme.
diitey after her departure the ring missed. Ile
girl went from Mrs. Van Buren's 20 Mrs. Lorrlards,
and Ia alleged To have taken costly amethyst brooch
Vn leaving thai place She WAS committed by Justice
Dodge.
BURGLAR COMATTED.-On Saturday morn
ing Henry BTacclon entered Mr. William Gifoi DIS
apartments q, No. % West Houston ST.. and was dis.
covered by Mrs. Clifford, who woke her husband. Mr.
Clifford grnpp!ed with the burglar, but, having his
thumb btton. loosed bis hold and Braceon fled. He
was pursued down Wooster-st by Officer Christie Of
the Eighth Precnc, until he encountered Officer Dooey
npon whom he drew revolver. but befor. DO could
ia the officer Knocked him 20 the pavement Tho pris
oncr taken 10 the Jefferson Market Police Court
where he was committed in defiul, u g.. 600 bail
ALLEGED THEFT IN A DRrSKING-SALoON.-
Michael OBrien and Michael German were arrested by
ocsr Horbct. Of the Fifth Precnct aud taken TO tho
1oIubs. where Thomas Falaer. oi No. IA North First
g.. Jersey City appeared and testified that the night
of the 10th inst lie Ia drinking saloon In Wes.st.
of Jay when. having made bet with OIIrien, he
exhibited roll Of NewJersey bank bills Of small do
nominations In oil amounting IN 500 OBfien then de-
cned 10 accept the wager. but soon aterw ard en-.
braccd faaher and IT Is alleged thrust his hands into