The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-30
KIgMANAGEMEKT OF TIE ROAD.
Trains Almost Uniformly Be-
hind Time.
STRANGE INCIDENTS OF THE COLLISION.
The Indignation Among the
People.
HOW THE WOUNDED ARE PROGRESSING

BOSTON August %. 1871.
The slaughter on the Eastern Railroad last Satur-
day night Is much q matter OF excitement and
comment as ever. Nothing else seems to be thought
or talked about ana the carelessness or criminal
neglect OF the railroad company ard It's servants ID
everywhere freely discussed. The one great desire
seems to pe for impartial and full investigation
and then the fixing Of the blame upon the proper
parties: and unless the public excitement is by
that time greatly abated shall be greatly mistaken
II the same community is not equally ciamorous for
the Grand Jury and Courts 10 go ahead and dis
tribute the punishment which belongs TO the
culpable criminals who have sent some thirty odd
souls suddenly into eternity. Everything connected
with the Eastern Railroad seems Of late 10 have
been
MOST LAMENTABLy MIsMANAGED,
and the only wonder is that there have not been
slaughters OF the painful magnitude OF the one
OF Saturday last. During the last ten days very
many OF the trains have run all the way from ten
minutes 10 two hours behind time, and the only
reasonable excuse which 10 appear that the
company is short OF rolling stock. Even to-day the
afternoon train from Portland came in about two
hours behind time, ana right IN wake, not a
dozen rods behind, q local train crowding
along, and further behind this, mile or two, per.
haps. was third train. The seats in every car OF
these several trains were filed, and there appeared
were sitting. This, am told by passengers who
travel daily the road has been the condition Of
ihinos for months and months and still the com
pany have taken
NO STEPS TOWARDS RELIEF.
Last year the Eastern Railroad carried over
s,545,6 GAG passengers, and the Boston and Albany
road, with quadruple the rolling stock OF the East
ern, carried only about two hundred thousand. The
TACT is that the managers have been greedy and
tnr m or cas-
travel that they not only neglected the
Hort but even sacrificed the safety OF their local
passengers. They have lately made great commo
ton and expended considerable money In estab.
lshng Pullman day and night line between Bos-
ton ana Bangor, and since the Inauguration OF these
trains they have had not hing but
A SERIES OF sLAUGHTERs AND MAssACREs.
The Revere catastrophe as has been shown,
was almost directly the consequence OF the miser-
able management OF the road.
There camp meeting few miles from
Boston, and the special trains employed TO carry and
rnelr passenger cars. TnIs case last Satur.
day night and the Inflated Beverly train winch left
Boston half an hour late, could not leave on time
because there were no cars to make up the train
until tbe arrival OF some inward train.
lowed soon after by an express train, and the sad
results are only too well known. There other
causes, too which led to the disaster, and as the
inquest progresses 1t as If the conductors,
engineers depot masters, superintendent, presi-
dent, directors and all should be summary In
dcted tried, convicted hung for wilful murder.
This is strong language but the criminal negligence
and laundering all around seem TO warrant Ii.
The conductor OF the accommodation train al !
lowed his train occupy the track when the ex-
press train due.
WITHOUT SENDING BACK WARNING,
and then has the enrontery TO say that 1t the
business Of the train following to look out for him.
ii is doubtful If he the matter OF the express
train following him a single thought for lie admits
that he dad not look at his watch from the time he
lett Boston until more than four hours alter the
trains came together. The conductor OF the ex-
press train, the other hand claims that The road
belonged TO him and That it was the duty OF the
Beverly train conductor to have Kept his eye his
umeplece, and when he found that the express train
due TO have sent men back to stop him. The
express train conductor also says that there
was nothing said TO him when he lett Boston
by the station agent, superintendent, or anybody
else about the Beverly train being only fifteen min.
utes ahead OF him. The AFFAIR altogether seems to
be one OF strange complications, ard when the fear
fui responsibility Is contemplated 1t Is not singular
that ingenious devices will be employed to shirk 1t.
INQUEST
however, which was commenced at Revere yester.
day and continued to-day, Will undoubtedly
proceed fearlessly in its work. The Coroner Is a
TOugn, IuNlnCiDle, lulelgent anu impartial OLD rel-
low, and every man the jury seems 10 be more
than I'm pressed with the magnitude aud importance
OF the duty devolving upon him. once In while
the foreman and one or two others appear rather
jealous In their OF investigation but is
reasonable to suppose that these manifestations are
Of the head rather than the heart and their
seeming plumbers may therefore be pardoned.
The testimony OF Conductor holland, OF the Bever-
y accommodation train the which was demol.
quest Conductor Noland continued as folows:-
After train has left the depot the engineer ia
under the direction VI the conductor, but II the
engineer thinks tnat the conductors orders are
wrong he consuIts with hm aud they unite together
IN dong what appears 10 he right; brakes are
applied as soon AS the engineer shuts or steam
but can't tell at what point the steam Is snni or
twhen approaching Revere station; the engineer can
,reil that better than me.
To the question OF whether his train ever ran nv n
SlgnS OF danger without stopping, he replied that
Tie engineer could also answer that better than he
/ never have, he continued known OF any such
81 Revere don't Know Of any rue s "a toa
road which require me, when on another trains
time 70 arop man on 10 MORN sse aPproachng
minutes at the Sangus branch Junction after eay.
Ina Boston, and never gave the mattel thought
10 whether the express Train Following me was
ioIowina me- aud ! had time to do IT,
] should have considered II my duty 10
A.. signal the train 10 stop. and would have
\done so; is judgment that If was standing on
approaching tram for a distance OF hall mile. At
this point the examination OF Mr. Noiand was con-
ClA1ed.
william o. Brown the engineer Of the Inflated
Beverly Tram, was next caed--l about starting
from The Revere station saturday night. he said
when heard whistle for down brakes " and at
about che same moment the collision occurred, and
broke MY engine and the one forward OF me ana
sent about ten rods ahead; looked back and
the cars were ali on fire; left Boston at quar-
ter 10 eight, and Just before starting ! thought |
was running the saugus instead OF the Beverly
tram; am 1Dder the direction or the conductor
when running train. after the collision TOOK
care OF my engine and done nothing else went
back 10 the rear OF the train, but thought my assist
ance WAS not reQuifed and then returned TO the
engine and repaired the damages as wei as could;
when entered the service or the road, some two
aud half Years ago received The GsuAI BOOK VI