The New York herald., 1866-03-29
THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CIsAsTEa.
Acton AraIna the Company for Injuries
Fifiy Tbou'aud Dollars Claimed -Impor-
tant and Interesting Evidence Over
erowdlng Cars-The Law as 10
the Responsibility Of Rail-
read Corporations, he.
Supreme Court--circuit-Pars 1.

"a
ana twenty o' ''fy ~o"""'u' '" ''o s"'""'s, ~
year IN s fresh In the recollection of thc cpnpc InS
disaster occurred on the 2sh Of August 1862 oy mo
oopA''n W '"o "a'"' ns" ''' ''"~ a'N".-' - -
l. Tho plaintiff In this action was passenger on 'ho
ornress train eoloa 10 New York and when the aind
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oo''d'' was '1''u"s ". wv 70 pA.. " a,
passenger car 20 that he wss iammcd up ana hnh ns
,o Lao. f,,.,,cd .s, hoi,y t ineo Uo now sues tho
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company 'or damhbes Husnh'u ny 'no"' '"'"'''' ""
claims atty thousand dollar j
uewrs Edwin James and Thornas Dunphy appeared
'otW W' Pahun' ana Mt 'ahu'P'e' 'o' '"' ''''ha's.
The defendants, IN answering The complaint, arknowL
edged that the collision took place but that II occurred
by tho negligence Of their conductors tha. tho p'sn'in
was negligent In standing on the platform Of the car ~
violation OF the rules OF tho eomrany posted up con-
,nlcnon,,v and no could no, ,bc,nfo,o reoovo,
spe"".A''' A"' NV '''' 80
MT 'ames t'a''u u'e o"e ~ 'n' J''y "'"'""k :" ""s
strong points which be INTENDED 10 present 70 'h"r con-
alteration and aIudlng 10 the cuipabs carelcssncaa
.xh,n,., no an. Ion, t.,.ns p.,,o.a couo.ny In ths
A"'" " W. -'s ''
management OF their 'ne ON the occasion OF 'he Aood"nr
Judge James said that from tho rIeaduss IL appeared
,,a, a.. on. ro, a., n ,,ov.a no ,,s ,lan,,G xus an
'ha' 'he ony point 70 oe proven Ny "' p'A"""
70 the damages
rysrrvoxy oy rpy PLAINTIFF
~ - - 80 .,.,.,r A. a..
NJ Iue'"o ~ "'s ''n' VI" P@'""' 80 N' s.'s
c., ~ A.. Ior, is,,,a Ra.a o., IN. as,b Of Auru.A
80, -. -, ,,,-,- - -. ...,.. ,n.. .,r -
$500; rom 'ne collision on 'ha' OCCASION hAH oo'n my
wssr. r.u,.n.a fonr,s., xs~I.. 7 ,uo.,ea y,ry
much cannot now walk without erutebes; was clerk
.ne .,o.nng sssnoss es WIN NV" -. ,nc,e.,sS h.,s
not been sbs 20 DO any busine. since three phy
,hs biIIs. / am ai ysars ofase -
c,oss ,.m,nat Iv n, vanserooci Il ,oot the ears Al
~, -. .s,,- 49, ~ =. ~, .,av,,'. 49, 49,. ~, "a
into the baggage car rot ny che Ks willie wss In iha
oags,ge car ssa 'fn pess.a 'n,o'aS ~ na" ,, '.u
him f,,auently ,hst morning, va on The train q, Ja-
80. 80. ,".,,.s a.i,' 49,, hf,,. IN. y.,p s,a,ein
MAJ anu Iesu.. . ~ % ass'n ~ lS ~, @ ~" sha., mr.
, snd h,,s sf,s.r lea, J.aasa the ooIIl1Ian TOOK
.,s.S ~. 49,. r,,,, t,c time lel Ia
49,, a., ~ ~, ~ h,,,a' -, sn,,,h n,ac .boas
i've years axo
Rsehrcct-rhe CAR we're flli when got on Again -
Jamaica, could not Md seat, and pa.sed through
the cars looking for 1na the conductor saw ne stand
anything 70 me
rvs-,~o,sy M ma gyms
No m, VIII, - rno. -. ,.x, .,.mi,sd \ m, ono a
Inc attending sar.soo. a, ,ls long Island Hospital
w.s an IN .b.n uy uy.ron vas b,.arll An. bth nm
,sr. ~.,e ana sa. az he eoees m. him IRE
as.n,Iy aa,ins lie tine he v,s In he hospital hs suf-
,ssea .a. 20 % .a,a Of ,".,n.,Sy ,hs
bone. aro united now Ia both leg. ana the len lsr,
Which Ia s.a .s@gs.sd & ,sssr, .ss@.s . % - s,,s -
oss, s"s s.s,ns .ons 4. sp, =. ..s n a.. ours
year o. two b. may entirely reoo'er impossible
frosr essmiped-i dIa not go him slpo~ bs len the
hospital until ys.israsy pisa,la s.@s ss,.ly snasr
/ or four times
NJ Gcory. n Alien te,,ia.d ths, n. WAITED Mr. Over
| hls STAY at tss nospsai '''
| pr hanisl n Klsam testified that he Gas QUO &C me
snans gsy.sans Al @ q. Lrs Island a. msss .ss
evidence of lhs witness vas similar TO that Of ~.
chs.. Ovarian ,..,,s.s ,n., h. an, IN. b,,sh.,
Of The putn between thre and four hundred dollsra
was rad by him for srpenss. inquired By bis hroher
| during hls liInsss
WA u ov.r,on, another bro,her q ,hs psinn '-ofs
~
NJ kdsln jam. at that ,hsy .osld rs'' "'r
a. 10y b. p'"s.n' unnst % w. fh,ins uls'"eh
VT sanasroeI feinaffsa uA' De'ofe 10 nisehA pns
n. ,s,n ptssssssa mo ID :. In sss :"
rKsrrnosr oy Nm. onvsn cHAHlrcE. rsssIpr~v
or Tnn Road
sss Island RsIrasa vas ., ,h. SEQ. a The .ssl1s.l
aboa, hour Aftsr occurred fsssiIss via no
rs1s,.oa ..s, ,s,orrh ,s ear. .ss .ss@sst .As
.asns ~ psrsa. ,,,s, .,ssa ns 80 ~. ps.sssm
Mr. ysnaerposI her. read this nosirs uhl<h csatsssA
p~ssnssrs frsm ssnfinr oa TIE plsifefns 90 pssuna
| ihssr arms or heads ss, q us vsds-s
Tai, - aas,,s, sn.s \, ~, s,s, 1000 n a. ~,
NJ vssdssposl ksrs nsvss - ssnlss ne yisat.
srbs,sd 10 ,h. InIsrv iy he "a q Isso aisssrsl
Rsiirosa law v laid do~n uhss . pss>@ssss
roles esnso. rses,sr lamsss. sssld Ne rssvs iaprs
vhIIs ln thsi pa~itns W vssasspssI thsn rssa lLs
Jgdss Jsm~. r.rn.,i n thsa bs asalssd N ever the
T<vsslssrs vsnt ~ s.fh sn sr,ent - vgsld vsrsns
.sres.'s,,.. ns - ..ssslss .hss m'ss, .s.s ). "a.
trsip IA vs. se o taksu a. eyssr fas neg ssnns
on the p&u a. rsllrssf cspsrston n The p.s<<pgsD
thrown 20 by ths swinging ~ any Osh~s
ordinary - he s~rs~trtv Tsf pos recover bat tha
sas 40 srtsrdlnsry oaS~ Ne tbsr-oss lseilssd
mis- ths cnf0p'sint a
M James remsrs cd thss vvuh narccDe~ ssifsa<e
a. ~ the eosftau ~ The car, vhs<hsr ,tsrs
v4nRnt a th~ tinn~ ~ ths cottssn
Tho es.< for hs pi.ssnr thea pr,o>~dsd
v,.,,xo~x An 20 ,as rmowpxs sr.xr os ,us
-. 60, ~ ', 80 - go -. =. =. .-.
49, -. "a y.,1.ss O. -, -. ~ -, - ..r<.s ,,.,s
- - - - -, e.-- - - =. y. " .--. ~
go 80 f,,,.r -. - , y. ~ s.s - b.. --s. H..
.ss,.s a. 80, ,s,..., M 49, -. $500 Y. -, "a