New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-24
HALLWAY Acctdc.ts.

To ~, rd.tr ofTA, ~ y Tr1urG
SIN: THETRlBUSE has earned the thanks Of the
community for 10 pesi.ieut or,T.s Ia ascerita the
caus,s and 70 suggest ncaa, oi preventing tie ire
qucntly mriig accidents on or r1... oads.
rcud uitcntyrly yuuf roinG. - the recent acct.
dent 70 the Scw.HgycH train nad ao TIE testimony OF
witnesses before Coroner Banrcy in IT, same case pub
lslied IN yorr issue 81 the -iA October q al which
II appears that there two parties TO tbs each
inter sted g. lad dE.Eent cause Il tkc eccidcR,one
party alleging Gsf',ve rail aud tic ciher party ne.
signing great ,lcc. Of heavy train. with two ea.
gir's ~ the cause Of the a.oi!est
1his j. tie lat = reported accident. and yerhap the
real oGuses those ndicstola ran to weak from
defect 10 tar the weight OF tio train nj 30 high
epood; but inis +, ciy INSTANCE OF auy. tie Il Its
being az reported. one person killed. mary moro In
jnied and The orw nd ears smished. similar cGsu-
ally occurred .as spaug 10 Harlem tain BY which
several p,4sOls Vesc in led fr lie. and taseo ears
sascd another ou the lJ,h infant the Shore Line
Railroad CoauectieuL oausing The doath Il niHc sol
deTs the s,rons INJURY Il lui.1n moro. eGd .s;or
injury Of twnn'y otAoie.
IN al these Instances detection u broken rail-, = the
[. Lsc assigned
r Is quite neutral 20 attribute such accidents 20
broken .nis or faages because snc evidences OF ,nnse
usually De- i0ggd among t4e Ge. ia otter smshup
of III" kiId; bui ny oaLo. in Wihg this eonmnnicn.
,io is u ca. a'ioion p'esny TO radical defect In
the s,ructGsr of aroejs scneio!.y.
Tie a ed rtI.cs aIr 3eihor results than causes or
rorc strictly II secondary causes, and Ito real
90 rrin.nry rau-es u,rst bo sougi. further hack
True a brokon tnll or defective sleeper. Is o suf.
acent cause 81 eoodcut; but because Of the usually
ui inslc oi raa. i,LcTy ind track, acct.
ders ron tho,o causes alone must b.
rure The condition Of the track ITSELF when completed
0i use /. such o. within short time cause lisp.ace.
mcnl & Seepers and fracture Of r,il and axe.
rs our roads ore Dog bu, he slcep,rs or cro-s.es
placed In position. and Va bars laid upon them
en4 TO md. he end usuay resting upon iron chairs
Ia laying tLs rails Allowance As necessarily made for
the eAranion and contraction Il he bars caused by
var:a, temvcra,rrei md ;le Gcr,nc, in the cngth
Of IN average rail bar. from its AL expansion under the
heat OF midsDrneg s1 and IL lrr,ost contra. ton
a, n.,ht ~ M.n:rs % nbogt quarter of an i0oh;
hence Mach allOt hD,e must be- n.aue n viii only
bring Toe ends of hs bIs faisy into cUniaci " ben
nos, expanded n ,e allowance b. less than this the
rails vlcn cIpaidea VIII b. carved out 81 line ~
that II suc"lt paias DC tekon lay the cad of one
bar oiy TO ,la Of the next t,t they shall just
meet ~ midday in SGlGa..I, sAaI have a space bB
tween tAem ~ quarter Of inca AT each Joint when
they contracted by lower temperatures
Ia obscryiu, thc condition Of ris ia his inspect
have found the ends IN actual contact and also sepa.
rnfcd by al space n 10 zach and half and i am
inlornah bY soniemap WHO has also takon pains ~
otscrye, t' hn fund the bar. separated nom erch