The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-02


between the cars
TESTIMONY or CHARLES CARPENTER.
Reside at Lakeland; am an engineer and mach'nist;
an 10 the habit OF travelling on the road TWO 70 lour
times each week | was aboard the train on Monday
morning. am familiar with the manner in which trains
should be run and what precautions should be used TO
minutes past nine; when ! got on the train that
morning they we're about fourteen minutes late,
and lost two or three minutes between there
ana Deer Park we took on another car at Deer Park
we mad ten cars and hytwo minutes TO make Jamaica
10 we arrived there IN time; the reason was so partcu
lar as regards the time was because had an engage
ment IN the city have Robert Balls memorandum OF
tmhe the regular time in New York, and was six minutes
fast, we siaid four five minutes; just commenced
reading the paper had bought when the passengers
were thrown into heap; running at the time OF
the collision ten miles an hour or more have always
had copy Of the time table, in my op MON the mail
tram had no right to leave the Winfield station at the
ume % they d'd under any circumstances; the express
ran on the Long Island Railroad is generally pretty
prompts was engineer about eleven years; train
ning at the rate OF fifteen miles an hour could be
broken up by three brakemcn this train Monday
morning could have been stopped by three brakemen
provided the engineer reversed his engine aud If they
hnd the Creamer patent brake could been stopped
In two hundred feet the the train the old
fashioned wooden ones; the patent Creamer brakes
afford greater safety than the old fashioned wooden
which they had on; these patent brakes entirely
used on the best regulated roads Is the duty of the
company oscrvc up the cars the patent brakes all
controlled by the engineer; they have been in
two years / should Judge the trains could each
other one thousand feet at the point Of collision the
whole trouble Is in not having the trains leaving Hun
ters Point for not leaving time; providing
the trains leave on time the time table affords ample OPP
portuny for them to pass each other without coding;
experiences the president Of the road has no experience
and Is not proper man to manage railroad; should
say there should be q competent superintendent for
public safety; Oliver Cnarck is the official manager Of
TINS road is very important that telegraph station
soud be established at every station on the road they
mad nut one regular brakeman, the other being green
hand out OF the yard.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE A. WOOD.
r. Reside at Jamaica; am an engineer on the Brooklyn
central Railroad; was engaged in that capacity Monday
morning last started about minute after the express
train went out; about half distant between Ja-
from our engine house TO Van Wyck the mail train
coming down the grade have been engineer about four
teen years. the express train running from twelve
TO sixteen miles an hour left Jamaica, by my watch,
between thirty eight and thirty minutes past nine
according TO my time was four five minutes faster
than Conductor Sands time could have brought the
mail train 10 stand still If had been running IT, the
mail train was coming down the eighty ninety
rods this side the High BRIDGE a train the size Of
the mail train, taking into consideration the down
grade, could be stopped in two hundred or
three hundred yards there has been race
little brush down to Van Wyck avenue; the morning
train is generally here time; trains keep
watng the mail train that arrives at Jamaica, due at
six O'Clock is generally an hour behind time, presume
the cause of their being behind time is because the up
trains from Hunters Point are behind time, and delay
the mail train; should think two brakesmen including
the fireman and baggage men, sufficient to insure
safety 1t is necessary have for every two cars
mean four regular brakesmen; 10 not include the fire.
man or baggage master.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES II. CLARKE.
Reside at No 1e1 West Forty-sevcnth street, was on
the mail train on Monday last; think the collision
occurred about half nine the other train
ina just we passed the High Bridge; the express train
was running at twelve or fourteen miles an hour our
train had very nearly stopped at the time Of the col
ision sat looking out at the window about eighths
of mile OFF, heard no whistle from the express ira
there was no reason why the express train should not
see our tran the other train had not slackened speed
he thought they, were coming different track.
TESTIMONY or JAMES DoNALpsoE.
reside nj No lis Washington square, New York
was on the Hunters Point train Monday last left
Hunters Point about half past nine O'Clock; got in
medntcy after arriving at the bridge our blew
| down the brakes; in q few moments passed the
second high bridge and looked out Of the window and
saw the smoke of the approaching train cautioned my
friends to look ont jumped into the middle Of the and
received the shock watched the approaching train and
listened for whistle from it, but did not hear any;
think as soon as they In sight around the curve
they slackencd speed have travelled about six weeks
this summer on the road: about half of the time was be-
hind time; the brakemen complained that they had not
help enough have travelled as far llicksvlc, and IL
would be behind its time from ten minutes TO half an
hour; the five o'clock train from Hunters Point would
be generally behind time on the train came to-day
from Hunters Point which left there at half three,
ascertained from the brakeman that he the only
one on the tram there we're 1--WE or SIX cars on the train
TESTIMONY OF RICHARD WEEKS.
Reside in New York am Drlkesman on the Long
Island Railroad have been the employ OF the company
two years; attached 10 the express train and
1t on Monday at the time OF the collision was the
plaform had been there from the time left jamaica
acting az brakesmen Corwn told me he in the
taking up the tickets believe the extra brake
man the last car: did not hear any whistle till
after the engine was shut OF or reversed this was pretty
near to Van Wyck avenue; the blow a long blow;
heard the whistle, looked out and the engines were
pretty near TO one nnothr began TO break up before
looking out: the brakes using good brakes;
some of the brac attached 10 the in poor
dtiOn the brakes would be alternately in and of
order twice each week the filled some
OF tho passengers standing on both Of the platforms and
some standing up In the cars may Lave spoken to some
a nlruyf ffnap ~ nj tla
brakes being bad there were the platform
where was; broke up because the engine shut of
steam IL was just on striking the curve broke up.
TESTIMONY OF y. NJ. n. BLACK.
Reside in Jamaica al the depot Monday morn
ing the express train had left the station got
the yard and the central train hae followed; had bc
conversation with friend and remarked about
the time OF the departure OF the train went into the
Office aud looked at the clock; 1t was o 80 A. NJ.
TESTIMONY or OLIVER r. VAIL.
Left Hermitage on the express train Monday morn
ing at O'Clock; compared my watch with the conduc
tors and II corrcspondcd with his time exactly took up
all the passenger cars at Rverhead waveriey and Deer
park left Deerparl twenty minutes behind
time; give up my seat; the being full was obliged to
stand until arrived at Jamaica, at $780, about forty or
fifty passengers got of at jamaica and others got on do
not know how many left Jamaica at g:35; obtained
seat IN the fourth should think perhaps three or
four standing up this car plenty Of stand
ing inside this for twenty thirty persons but
the seats were all occupied by passengers the collision
occurred about 1881 A. NJ by my watch, which exam.
ned soon as left the car, which Immediately after
the collision.
TESTIMONY or W. 7. BRUSH.
Reside in Jamaica have boon In the habit OF travelling
upon the Long Island Railroad for the last months
think the accommodation afforded the public very poor
deficient In cars; have to stand often with number o
Others have poor locomotives also sometimes the train
s as much as twenty minutes late--sometmes an hour
late, and sometimes the engine gives out the road
conductors always used me pretty well Mr. Charlck has
sometimes used me pretty well, and sometimes his Ian
guage has been pretty rough have been the traif
when we had to wait for train 10 pass us, being de
tanned about thirty minutes cars most crowded on ssur
day nights and Monday mornings; by being deficient II
locomotives mean that previous 10 getting the
gincs the engines have broken down at Mudneld
then had TO send back for another engine.
TESTIMONY OF HENRY J. PATTERSON.
Reside at Greenpoint, am an express messenger an,
left ON board the mail train Monday morning, frou
Hunters Point; first the express train about thre
hundred and nfty feet from ours mail train gon
slow; the express train was going at twelve nftee
miles per hour; heard whistle from express tral
until was about getting out and then the express trail
was about seventy i've or one hundred feet OFF the maj
train had been blowing her whistle when between th
two bridges; at the time the first whistle blown VI