New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-30

doing much other damage TO the passenger cars Which
engineer was 20 succesafai in sscae Ire speed Of
train that the blow was not so severe ns feared
though we made rebound OF from 100 TO 20 feet,
leaving our engine tender. and baggage car In one
mass and tsciirs ont the coupling and connection Of
the latter. Several gentlemen were thus enabled TO
jump of our train Just before the collision at some rsk
10 limb, though If 1t had been generally attempted
there would certainly have been many crushed TO death
with the platforms
1t would be shameful misuse OF language to call this
IN incident" for it would seem " have been
most inexcusable affair aud 1t should receive the most
searching Investigation at the hafds Of the directors
They may depend that the public will hod tnen 70
tbelr duty and require the instant dismissal from ONCE
Of tho guilty parties.
But few weeks since new Superintendent was ap
pointed aud since then ut least three sccidents h'e
occurred do not here charge that thoy arc attriD
table to him. for never him nor heard OF hin VII
tho other day. but such tho facts But ten Days or
two weeks since. while train was rncing VIA ,ne
New Jersey Railroad train (or trying to Keep ahead OF
H. at but short distance below the scene OF tAe pres
ent disaster. serious accident occurred from the break
Ing OF axle and brakeman wus badly injured while
II is strange that no lives were lost hese heard rat
road men sly. that II proper. periodical surveys are
made, the liability to breekage may be detected gcner,
ely So surely the superintendent snona o. me.u
Tunnel wcs from the carlessness Of the bce Ionu IN
letting iis train stop upon the track In tie hnrhhess Oh
the Tunnel. But WHY should there not be alarm bells
placed at each end Of the Tunnel with ropes running
through tic Tunnel 10 be rung in OF accident
The accident referred 10 In consequence a. learn
the Efle (grlytD being
out Of the way while man was sent on to signal the
approaching train. which 10 failed ~ do IN be.
cause he either broke his lantern or 1t went out
Tho directors of the Morris and EssK Co. nre
certainly entitled great credit for many things they
have done tic past year. In progressing 30 well with the
second track IA proyiiing 90 many lne new cara In
in proposing to build depois in Orange. and other
places along their lines Dong needed however,, but
what they need most d all is reliable head whose
will shall b. autocrat!c. oouPtnt super ntnndeht
(perhaps TIC present may he) without which they viii
never sucose in making the road permanently success
fu, or WORTHY Of the patronage Of the p1slic. AS
socshodcr Of .hc road have q double night 10 com
ploin Of the present Management and intend ~ use
what influence can. Ia hold them to strict accounta'
bty In this rspect for tho late generous patronage
thcy hayo received (Which rgcy increasing) tho
men, and hs1a. friends they had made before these
disaster justified oil In pectin8 efc long that the stocks
would be at 5oor6o per cont premium IL Is simply
aisar 10 expect it, It is trfng with the lives OF It's
numerous passengers to 20 on in this spshod manner
Il ~ detrimental to the int rst OF us socknol' u.s. ana
70 nj owners II renl estate along Its whole Inc The
feeling lhnt has been proused now will not be put down.
till there m entire change and of that tho directors
may b, Insured. daily traveller upon tho road,
| a yearly cOmmuer eId o stookholdor. and nave
riaht &, bc heard have thus entered somewhat into
detail hacausa It is much tho fashion VI railroad
t. gloss the accounts OF mshaps before
taciI appearance in the papers III you want evidence
~ this road tue account in this evenings TRD Ne and
Trss ~ this very occurrence Of Sturdy for read
ing them would suppose it was very sDSht affair.
when Il only an orerrnng irovidence ana the sem
u "
prevented .rea. calamity. b cariy mournng into
hundreds Of families l intend 70 inquire about this
engineer for he certainly Is deserving OF some notice
% any soldier on ihe battle mead
Since writing the foregoing learn thit AL the pms
senerrs ~ tho various trains out OF Now lOrE after te
DIshap OF Saturday detained ct HooOken t quar-
ter 10 ~ O'clock ny order OF the superintendent to shs
be him to get the freight down. Illus keepine nun
d,eds of along the line Of lite road In terrible
until late at night While the following day
Sunday whom arerun on the road might have
been taken such emergency. TO get these cars 10
IOboken. ~
Then there was deception (porhaps unintentonap
med for those delayed passengers were od over ana
over az by the telegraph operator at tho depc tha
the track wcs clcar and tina, tho cars would -on be
rsay 10 start" While thco was horsecer rond no hard
10 convex iassencrri ~ Jersey City, 20 cOnnec; with
the New Jersey Railroad osIs TO Newark aud thence
bv horse cars again to barge. which might have been
az all d Of bu. FOR this lie Information. 80
i this an evidence Of tho good Judgment OF 'Aeir new
Superintendent .
"a Mirfortanes never come slrgy." for on sunday
fvc7,crt,ny) morning 2 O'clock. one of the engine
f,u,e. nj NcynIk Of the Morris and " * Comp my,
vas ,csiruvcd by nIe with two locomotives. thus max
pg fgo locomotives disabled in three weeks Another
couulaiut is that OF late. on several occasions she
l,mus In The cara hayo not been lighted ~ We 20
6r1rrh the Tunnel Thiuk Of such another collision
Of full train without lights in the drknoss there
And We; aLstAer: the train which came down this
orn.ng, was extra long orc and ras - esoyss 81
n ~, isafical CONDUCTOR uloss rsiEs o0Hdf os Sat
quiTy vas made Us 10 tho blame "a the Saturdays coils
riOI -
OraEgS " J.. Ang. -, 1884.