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


O'Clock on the day; the injuries of the German
owe were Of such character that he would have died
II the amputation had not been performed; when ar
rived at Van wyck avenue discovered there had been
collision between the trains upon tho Long Island Rail-
road and have doubt that tho death Of the persoqs
above named was caused by said collision.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES II. PALMER.
Charles H Palmer, being sworn, testified as follows
! am fireman, and reside at Greenpoint was fireman
on 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 we
stopped at Woodslde; went from there TO Winfield;
from Winfield started for jamaica the express train
was In motion when first saw 1t; the smoke Of
the train just as coming around the curve and
that is the first saw Of it, could tell how fast the
express train was going; IL going at the Of
least fifteen miles hour we were Just moving along
when l first saw the express train; had blown
down the brakes and put down my brakes the first
alarm the engineer told Inc that they he express tran
were coming; this was three four minutes before
the collision, when the engineer told they
were coming we were this side of the high bridge
couldn't say how long 1t after this that saw the
engineer; was excited at the time and could not tell
how the engines together when first saw the
engine Of the express train been fireman six years
and have been the Long Island Railroad about four
months; had no watch with me; no fagman was sent
around the curve; before leaving Winfield l heard the
conductor say TO the engineer sYou have fourteen
minutes to go to jamaica don't know that I heard
the reply; went and got on engine; they upon
The ground at the time OF this conversational ! tn nix
SAID after the collision, 'There will b. hell of time
, . al, @ oy u w.. nieaie 10 oe unuerstood as
employees didn't hear this observation by any per-
hJ,u,r hafora ,ro 90, y, ,t e. ,ns %nssio "ns
bridge, and IL was south of this bridge that The enq
necr stated that the express train coming
recc;yed their in"res hy tsa o,si n WYE ".nue
who was throwing up his hat was signalling
dcr ~ joave w,nGo,d 20 s%,o a,e ~,
usual running time from Winfield TO Jamaica;
collision occurred. ony whistle ,xas hioin al, he t.
if the whistles on both engines were blown NJ tho same
time tho eng;ncer could only hear HE own ~,
Icss The enyjres wore ouite close togcber a. me
ear in the i'ggavc car - Ns'''' WV ""'
20 ~ 100
49, Tks aoSY op OLIVER cH4.LioK.
Onver sna RICK, peing sworn, deposed as follows-l
reside at New York city; am engaged in number OF
enterprises am PRESIDENT OF inc Long Island Railroad;
hooert te s INC we mail Tram gong
Gus. " to 1'u 'J ,ii'er To,nt az mar
tran-6oth being on iime-at Queens: If The mail Tam
s not NJ Queens il is the nty of tho Conductor OF tho
express train 10 move on 20 jamaica aud TO wat there
four minutes the cars are always 10 remain four or five
minutes at jamaica the mail train not having met him
Queens jamaica 1t is discretionary with the express
conductor TO move TO wait the four minutes; 10
AVOID all idcn,s this is general rule and all other
rules subordinate to that; the mail train being
hind time must use the same precaution; should not
consider IL the duty of the express train conductor TO
send iaeman around tho curves, for the same
that he is not required TO send agman ahead
OF him; upon the supposition that there another
train between the two stations, approaching, would he
the duty Of the express train TO wait at Jamaica
leave The saon IL would be the duty Of the engineer
of the mail train pcrceivng any other approach.
ing IN the opposite direction to blow down his brakes
The train changed ITS motion, with flag TO the other
engineer To back his train the company does not keep
man az van WICK avenue 70 sgnai .ne Trans; h'ard
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conductor; The conductor has general tupcrvison The
responsibility OF running the trains Ia divided between
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TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH MAINTAINING.
i've a. Jamaica was on 9oard ,ne ma' ram from
sa re ,.,n 4, ,.os n. cor as from pamsonSs
rs. ' ~. 1920 I'm, S ~, So ho 'ras
tog"tber heard the mail train blow for the brakes At