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

spect lor cdCh OF pest
happIncss Your obedient servant,
EDWIN wEMPLE.
AppsOs DAY esq Superintendent Rome wstertOwn and
ordeu,bs Railroad was on the NewYork Central train at the
time Of the accident above alluded and has since ordered tho
Creamor Brake. for the cars Of his rosA ~ SD 70
quest from Tor detailed Of the sont and the
operation. Of tie Brakes be writes the following,
Ross, wArxRrowS ooDESsBrRa RAILROAD,
SUPERIyExDEzT's OTHCE,
WArERTows, ". T., Nay TO- 1857
w. O. CRR,xrn esq, $50 Broadway New.YOrk: Your
favor Of the 10th inst at hand che orfuly give YOU IN
writing my view, Of the value of your Safety Brake which
hare expressed verbally.
think your Brais sner It was brought before
the public and did give much attention. did not
It applied to practical anti my connection with
h road when frequently II on the cars Of the Central
Road one in.iancss s,psr"sn'' Hsde 10
stopping the trains approaching stations and tho impression
my mind then not unfavorabls was impressed with
the pop the Baie being much greater than had sup
posed but did receive any particular impression Il.
in Of accident In these instances the application
previously arranged did give them further
attention the matter not being brought again to ny Mind
until the 9Th day Of October 1897 my to New York.
the New York Express TIsin consps Of sx coaches.
smoking and two baggage cars miic Gas. Of Her
isr, running should say ,, niles per hour.
down grade and lbsins in The last coach but oue
heard the signal for brakes AID sno. s the
brakes spilled seemed me- with force tran any
brakeman could do IT,
The train should say. the length Of three essche
when II camsto fan stop. found switch hsd been len
OPEN The engine down the bank completely upset. and
baggage also down bank smoking lying
its de the other Ave coaches
seriously injured could earn This refreshsd
my memory respecting the brakes there 10 question II
the only reliance for stopping the train had been the hand
brake the train must have been completely broken up and
without doubt great loss Of life " hand bais could
have saved The features Of the Safety Break which
impressed my mind the power Of the Brake
and the application Of the same which any
the requisites brake 20 Be effective The value
Of the Brake be estimated In tho instance referred to
sbove. human ufs cannot be estimated skreenbscks
and any practical must admit thss train of that sire
and running 1t that speed could be controlled BY hand
btssso the entire destruction Of the train an
that could not wthOu. destruction Of life wa fa
ly satisfied and thoroughly convinced Of the value Of the
Brake and is utility that at ordered them to BE- put
upon coaches you rscoect felt thu. should
doing justice to the interests Of the road tie travelling
uunisy without them Tn IyrxpIsfs O, rBn noap m
rHl sAyEsuARDs WHICH CAN 80
THROWN AROUND TEEN NOT ONLY IN the LorECrroS OF
THE PAssESaxRs AND KuPLoYRks, But rnAr
OF THE PRorxRrr o. The conPASI.
soon had pracdcai Illustration Of their value ser placing
them upon train IN ths night running around
sharp about 20 miles per hour whom tho engineer ds
covered tho track he tie tree before
he discovered It, and shut Of and applied the Brakes Just
the train The train could have been
stopped by application Of hand brakes the time occupied
In the application would have brought the train t. When
say with my knowledge Of the Brake should
justified in running passenger trains without thom
thing effective EXPIRE" my view In u their
value. Your improvement think, makes them superior 70,
ordinary purposes the hand brake. they with that be
used with the facility the ordinary brake. think had
you been the with Herklmer you must have
been amply repaid for ell your efforts In providing this Brake
in the fac, demonstrated fully Of being the instrument Of
saving much life and limb, must have inevitably been
destroyed without them. Your truly.
ADDISON DAY, Superintendent
Hudson River Railroad Assistant Superintendent Once
No. 68 Wsncnst, NBw.i ORE, June !, 1859. ! |
W. CREAMzR esq, No. 800 Broadws Dear Sir: Tuesday
May 18th, train No. 90 Of fastest express trains
whose average speed about thirty eight e) miles per hour
going down what 10 known Crusers grade the forward
truck Of the tender from unknow lo the track
broke loose and swept the truck from under tho tender
aud also tho forward truck from under tie basgssecsr
All Of trains supplied with Cresmers Patent
Brake, which arranged that the engineer Instantly
apply thsm In Of necessity DANGER In this
engineer felt thst something wrong he applied
the Brskss and The train 10 full stop Inside Of four
hundred to from where the forward truck Of tender
track. devise other for 20 sudden
oppsgs oths train but the Patent Brakes and the presence
mind Of the engineer applying them In fAcs 20 vel sat
Used were the psssons the train that the engineer had
ssvsd them from serious sscdsn BY making use Of tbs
power which you by your talent he'd placed under his con-
troll that purse Of es5 made up aud presented to hin on
the spot Respectfully yours,
I'M. rOUCEY, Assistant Superintendent
Here Il an sccoups q what would have been fearful se
eidsus but fos the cresuss BTake email stream the
Hudson River Road, psnnsd By culver, By IN over
.rAss,tv svslled torment Wasbips