The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-31

Sheldon Crooker's injuries similar to those OF VIII
son; John G. Lowes left leg all broken above the
knee he died at halfpast nine on Monday night;
Crooker died about five o'clock the evening" Joseph
Wilson died about three O'clock the afternoon Of the
same day, and Walker died between three and four
O'Clock on the same day; the injuries of the German
owel were Of such character that he would have died
II the ampuation had not been performed; when
rived at Van wyck discovered there had been
collision between the trains upon tho Long Island Rail-
road and have doubt that tho death Of the persops
above named was caused by said collision.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES II. PALMER.
Charles n. Palmer, being sworn testified follows
I am fireman, and reside at Greenpont fireman
the mail train from Hunters Point on Monday morn
ing don't know what time left Hunters Point; sup
posed we were behind time don't know how long
stopped at Woodsde we went from there TO Winfield;
from Winfield started for jamaica the express train
was In motion when first it; the smoke Of
the train just as 1t coming around the curve and
that is the first saw of it, could not tell how fast the
express train gong going the rate Of at
least fifteen miles an hour we we're Just moving along
when first saw the express train; mad blown
down the brakes and put down my brakes at the first
alarm the engineer told me that they hc express ran)
were coming this was three four minutes before
the collision, when the engineer told me they
were coming we were this side of the high bridge;
couldn't say how long II after this that the
engineer; was excited at the time and could not tell
how the engines together when first the
engine OF the express train have been fireman six years
and have been the Long Island Railroad about four
nac no watc9 Scor win me; NO was Sent @
conductor say to the engineer, "You have fourteen
minutes to go to jamaica" don't know that heard
the reply went aud rot on my engne they were upon
the ground at the time OF this conversations; h nix
sad after the collision, There will b. hell Of time
about thsn and by this meant TO be understood as
saying that expected tie company would discharge the
employees; didn't hear this observation by any per-
son other than myself; think the long whistle was
blown before got to the first bridge above high
BRIDGE and IL south of this bridge that the engi
necr stated that the express train coming
f1,n tptn N.,,U
received their injuries by the collision the man
who was throwing up his hat was signalling
der to leave We winfield Se'' we wen. s at at our
usual running time from Winfield TO jamaica
collision occurred, our whistle was blowing all the time
If the whistles on both engines blown at the same
time, the engineer could only hear his own WHISTLE
less the cnrincs quite close together; there
flag in the ggagc
TEr 1aoNy op OLIVIER cg1RLIoK.
Oliver Chlsiick, beng sworn, deposed AS follows-I
enterprises; President Of the Long Island Rairoad
Robert White is the superntendent tho mail train going
the morning should leave Hunters Point az hall
past eight o'clock that train should meet the express
iran-both being on time--at Queens; IL the mail train
is not at Queens IT is the dty of the conductor OF the
express TO Jamaica, and TO wat there
four minutes; the are always TO remain four Eve
minutes at jamaica the mail train not having met him
Queens Jamaica 1t Is discretionary with the
conductor 10 move TO wait the four minutes; To
AVOID all idcn,s this is general rule and all other
rules are subord to that the mail train being he
hind time must the preoaution; should not
consider II the duty Of the express train conductor 10
send naeman around The curves, for the same
that he is not required TO send fagman ahead
Of him; upon the supposon that there was another
train between the two stations approaching would he
the duty OF the express train TO wait at Jaacn and
leave The saton wond he the duty Of the engineer
Of the mail train, perceivng other train approach
reyese bs epsns dor off man from his train as soon
the train changed Its motion, with flag 10 the other
engineer To back has train the company does not keep
man at Van Wyck avenue 70 slgnsi tne Tains; h'aId
.as % M . % ,' % ara ,ta, ~, -. ~, ,hn % -, ,h %
ue % " ., al ' h,n "a , =, % dant ,h,rI ,hi, .a. % m ,h
mans @ aso n ,n @ scr aronnd Tho r,rve ,bar "n
c"Isci t.e , uans nn t aos , ' e h ' ru ,,,, a w
s.ra,gn. .,aSs ,e ruu'ou, s " ~ % ,s ,i
ua,. ,, @ @ s,h VIII ,o har ar has,,s ,ha oann ~
and ba~yage master The two last are The most mposni
om u . - ~ w. d,ca,on ~ ,ho ther ,ra,, ,nnrooch
@ h " hr s,rc,Iv ,bc rgbd ndcr H. raIc 70
% ,,,f, @ VIII" ,,ha,h Lad hcsn nrepcn, nvsef should
pioceee ai.hout, au o..n P. W! y, s' ,. s"o.u
nav s ~ W. ,cnn ~ hold ,ha ,r,,,n 'be sa,,a ~
r. as nresent The conductor and engineer hive
~ ~, W. M ~ oa,naar 4. under The d,rcc,s,n or ,s
conductor; the conductor has general supervision; the
responsibility OF running the trains is divided between
the engineers aud conductors.
rpsr,wosy OF MICHAEL suEEuAN
,,, =, NV NV W. ~ .anna. ,,v hnnso ,s .bo,, s,x
rs a ~ sun s w!Ia In Tonp Island Railroad ,yocr
nunoIca y@ias from .ne & Lons ,anu III % y,na a,a
was at the tee station between ,ng Long 'sland ana
brookyh Cen.Ia a..s snd % wa, a ~ pu. so'he @
,s sop ,hs c"n,al ear heard both of the Whistles Of
no .wo .ihns ono So''s ' , u.. t.,
the otler rom Jamaica .ne uaan % 'o roin. %
\
rmn Is'gnacu ~ py'n uo .,"hs' We. % sa. .o .
exPIess .raln conihg va & o w" a,.a ,a @ sue y, % .
Iopo; ran 'o"srus a. u.n = n.iu y ny nss a,u n
hands 70 signa the Jams's "nen s. ..i saw .ne
,,ans .ney weIe lu,l.e 49, VI e M -. ,o a," @ o
nun,er Io,n. o'om ioi . ,,' ~, r sai @ M p p", ,n
came az Nery ' noue'".v ~, " .o l, ls, ~ ny %
wn,s''e on .ne hune' o"s ~ u o , ,,h s 80. @
nsh o,'ugei wn,s'en ~ ',o n u"., ,.i p ". ,
whistled the IRA from Jamaica Deean 70 WHSLE ~. % ron
s snc aln'e ;. ~. , ,ne 1.ro,, ,p '' "" '7
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TESTIMONY or JOSEPH MANwARiNG.
i've AZ Jamaica wac un Y,,a I,, .e ana n, han n,
nun'cr Ion' , ~as I'm, .. M ~, ~. a. - a - pa,.o,s
saw law ne ssPrcss usn, su, AZ a. -, ~ 80 80 IL 'rans c
1o.. W ''c non , % , ,a,n ho cor ,bs hra =,
,alh n'" ,h ,hor train did moi blow their whistle
tn prIosei euc o'', W." -. ~, VIZ Iii LII ,,, ,ho', ,.n.o