The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07
the SMASH up IN THE sowERY.

up my horses the car struck the rear part OF mine;
my horses broke loose and dragged me senseless
over the dash board; there were three or four
persons on the front PLATFORM there were no
bells on the horses of the freight carr thought heard
the noise Of coming; saw the other driver when
his car within twenty-five feet Of me; was
actfy on my e my instructions to go slowly
the and let all the Fourth avenue cars first
should stopped II had the car In time but
as tried to get on before 1t should strike In
the centre of car and thus greater loss OF
life; did the best could under the circumstances;
was not driving five miles hour at the time;
did not overdrve the horses but drove them a regu
bar rate OF speed the conductor is responsible for the
time of each trip was suspended but once since be-
came driver because horse died with very hot
day; would not have got my place back then II tho
president Of the company had not been with tho
car don't know Mr. Brown, the Superintendent Of the
Fourth Avenue Railroad; there was a collision at Tryon
row last winter between my car and Fourth avenue
car and sent TO their office to explain some mat
tors regarding IT,
TESTIMONY or THE DRIVER OF THE FREIGHT CAR
Ny name is Charles 8 Haskns; reside at l30 Fourth
avenue; am In tho employ Of the Harlem Railroad Com
pany as driver; left the depot at o'clock my
car was very heavy and had TO drive at rapid pace
got a. far the forks' Of the Bowery, and Third
avenue coming; called out to the driver to stop
thought the had stopped and the light about fl
feet before the passenger struck the switches
it foggy night was about fifteen feet from the
switches when called out put the brakes at once
thought the had stopped from the appearance Of its
light and again started am sure applied the brake:
/ saw the other still keeping on; again put the
brake and called out the other driver started, and
whipped his horses quick he could; my car had
then nearly stopped; my horses turned to the right,
behind his car and my car struck the hind
very far, had nearly succeeded in stopping III no
one besides me- sure at first he had
stopped he had not rs fast as he did the force OF
the collision would not have been great he wanted to
get Of the way had light on my car; man Is
sometimes on the rear platform 70 keep boys on had
only two glasses Of ale in the forenoon did not see
the boy; young man in express wagon told me 70
take the horses of, boy under my car; my
did go inches after the collision il stopped sud
denly; my Is Adams Express carr have no orders
regulating the rate OF speed but only look
crossings we have the right OF track have been driver
for nine years. no accident before occurred to car
driven by me- except once at Forty street. where
my cara passenger one-killed man five miles an
hour is the rate Of speed allowed in Fourth avenue
forks Tho goes much easier when the ground is
wet than when 1t is dry or very muddy.
TESTIMONY OF JESSE NJ MORRILL,
Ny name is Jesse M. Morrill,; reside at No. 1877 East
Thrtieh street; was on the Third avenue car at time
Of collision got at Thirty ninth street. was stand
ing inside the Mt the time Of the colsion thought
Mt first that the lamps had exploded and thrown
rate of speed when turning into the Bowery the car
heavily loaded the front part OF the freight
within foot of the hind part of the Third avenue
was thrown out and lay for some time on the inverted
top OF The passenger car heard people shout to
the freight driver to stop his car after the collision the
indication his part drive right On some one
jumped the brake the collision taken
place; saw deceased under the second wheel of the
front truck OF the freight car; don't know whether
that car had crossed the switch then mott the
crowded TO excess.
TESTIMONY OF CHAs BUSTED.
Reside Mt No. SO Fourth avenue; am fifteen years Of
age; standing Fourth avenue, the place Of
the collision heard the driver OF the Fourth avenue
car shout to the other when they gear the switch
the Third avenue nearly the same distance from
the switch ms the other saw deceased taken from
der the front weees OF the freight car the driver
Of the Fourth avenue car put on his brakes
TESTIMONY OF JOHN JONES.
was on the front platform beside the driver saw the
horse freight coming; both drivers shouted
each other; was flung the platform by the shock
Of the we wsTe driving ,S pretty fast when
leg; did not the freight until 1t quite close
struck the hind wheel; there were three
or four persons on the front platform
TESTIMONY or JAMES NUGENT.
reside at lis East Forty second street; drove the
Fourth city following tho freight car and
kept about half block behind IL; got far Fourth
street when the collision took place; the Third avenue
jammed close 70 the express car; think the
prcss car stopped on the switch; the wheels Of the
tho Fourth avenue have the right Of track; the
Third avenue should not the switches II a
Fourth avenue car is within half block
TESTIMONY OF JOHN DARCY.
reside at the Of Fifty ninth street and FIRST
avenue; the passenger car, front PLATFORM at
the time Of the collision; got the at Thirty fourth
conductor told the driver that he two minutes be-
hind time; there passengers waiting at Six
teenth street; ! told him TO stop for them, bat he
would not, a. the crowded; drove
pretty fast from Ninth street down the
driver whipped the horses Immediately before the COL
ei0n; he made NO attempt whatever TO STOP saw the
freight ear some time before u struck US; driver
did not brake his car at ALI the people threatened to
hang the driver Of the freight car to an adjacent
lamp post some gentleman jumped the freight to
brake ~ tho Third avenue cars generally go very slow
at the switch, hut our car was going very last; I
slightly brused the collision could have been prevented
II driver had stopped in time when the freight
car at first was ono hundred and nifty feet from
TESTIMONY or PATRICK DooLEY.
This VI an afunt lin tha M
that Of the preceding He sad In addition, that tho
ragments Of the car were set on fire by the lighted lamps
which fell the hair Of tho cushions b the flames were
extinguished Immediately.
TESTIMONY or B. r. SAMUEL.
reside at o. West Thirty third street; conductor
Of car 81; my number was 53 we started regular
time from Sixty street. at six minutes past
o'clock we had about fifty passengers on our down trip
we went down the avenue nearly on time; can't say
another the trip; at Sixth street Jumped OF the
rear platform and ran to the front one; when got
near the upper crossing OF Fifth street saw the freight
car coming but did not speak 70 driver thought
we could clear the switch In time the leaders Of tho
freight the lower switch when struck the
upper one; don't think our driver could brake up in
time 10 prevent q collision when first the freight
car, as the ground very slippery; have been
the Third Avenue Railroad as conductor about week
the only instructions received these The handed
the Coroner printed card which II written that
conductors should guard against danger to their
the various switches and should the drivers aso
quenched the nre that was kndled among the frag.
ments Of my by the lamps Getting fro TO the hair
the cushions.
TESTIMONY OF HUGH c. MCCORMICK.
reside at the Of Second avenue and Thirty.
second street getting the when the collision
took place. was the Fourth avenue side, and had
just le the sidewalk intended to get the hind part
OF the car but saw the danger approaching ard drew
back heard shout and the whip crack Immediately
before the crash the leaders OF the freight car team
veered of 70 the right, and that ut that
ment heard their driver crack his whip over them.
The investigation was then adjourned till Friday at
one o'clock =. NJ
superintendent Brown, OF the Harlem Railroad Com.
pany, was present during the investigation.
Another Man Killed ON the Hudson River
Railroad.
At late hour on Tuesday afternoon Henry McNabb
was walking on the track OF the Hudson River Railroad
in Eleventh avenue Forty seventh street, when
mas Train ofc ctr nd kpocked dov