The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-30


of my time WIS tina oauss of the collision was
.1ine ns... 80. 49,. tksrs hefnro but have mel
~ tvl n I'm ~, ne road since tbs ~
seot9 Hlpnciu; hs,s o0o' ~ Seen on friendly tcr,
. Aay and am and always havs w. 'S'A'e
with the other engineers Of the road 's---7 --.'
! ban,s, 4 chas. ~. " DArisL =. ga Ass. L..
uot;va vuase peins sworn, saa tnas ne va LOCO
nvs engineer and was employed on the Long Island
Heliosg On the 18th inst; was on the mall train rom
~ ~. ronsi ~ .wensy m'puos liz ,,s my mnoa
ss e,s w,ane.o mo1oy no seven w,n
A L'"usos " TN .o Inne.1 " s. ~ q, o.
saw sne smoke o. .ne yAprcs5 an ~n sh .ne
TWO Df'agos no .nnxs .nss avn al 1 MY wore sana
~. lug ~ :. the s.a'oni Mnoa ~ % .sn~ s1Ae ne
with his whistle 70 let the other train know that
he vas coming: he blew the whistle about half
a minute tie arst time. and soon blew n
again ' 70 have he brakes nut on and U'I kent
doing 10 until he saw tho other train was still coming
and then be reversed the engine; the first whistle be
heard from the other train was when had passed
trees near the point of the curve the engine which he
was on was moving slowly at the time the express train
81: N ike two engines were about thres or four hun
dred Yards anart when he first saw the other one he.
nave IN ies Or ou hundred ecs
sctaa as brskemen: the brennan acted a. IN
ths lander he Thought the other train could nave been
gc,nr ,rmedioelv after the coIlisior ~ as shirsy
mnntss mast nine by his watch and thirty anS
half nv The watc Of The condmctor an tbs srnr ,ain
hs had fourteen minus IN RIM IN Isaia ~
six miles and the express train had no RIGHT The
gone to Jamaica: he has zone the distance ~ sihs
minutes: when he frst saw he train he thouvht n ss
standing at jamaica he whstlsd A. load AZ he d and
had been told That his whste had heen heard In
he was Obliged 10 wait twenv our minutes ~ WinNsSd
because he WAS Already hohind his NUN tms ha Pa
time enough 10 reach Jamaica before the ernress train
had right to leave: the cause of the accident WAC
because the exures train left before ts tina ss nm h
knew Of no ifeena towards the snpnesr sSs han Hs
to back down If he had reversed The engine he hisw
for the brakes to be put down: he thinks the accident
would have occurred N he had reveracd his emoino
when he first saw the smoke he don't think Il could
have occurred: he has been on the road two Years
Ths was here suspended but will be
,.on. , -
III. s,.,ed hv n muMs uAhs Vs., NEEDED. =,
ON ne Song % nns the
place cars enough upon the yac 70 f"v
the large number Of passengers ri riding to and rom
sss sc
crowd pon the forward and rear thus
interferng with he dntv NJ tho and nacng
themselves in dangerous poston should collision or
other accident chaSos To 6ccur n il sad and severe
commentary upon this parsmonous arrangement Of the
upon the train on Monday was thus caught standing
upon the platforms Of the oyercrowded Carriages. Il
severe lesson the ~ mem having the maxine my Of the
trains under the orders of the supernendont Of the
line would begin to see the necessity for using larger
platform entirely unnecessary but the Information re-
ceycd as to Yesterdays on the road would
Indicate The contrary Again arc repeated the wme
Complement of carriages The same large collection OF
nassencers and Of course the same crowdnc mon the
DANGEROUS Platforms The horrible lesson lately given
the cornora,ion having failed to impart wisdom there
NAV be for belief that nothing under the heavens
the affairs of tho road in question Their recent Victims
and those who may be made Victims cry aloud for more
CARRIAGES ,.,,,. >, ~ :, ,,,o o,.o,,,u ,o.,.
as Follows ~ = ' ~
ny put the blame on the engineers S',
parties as in the case of the Long Island Rairoadg Tho