The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-29

Have the Public No Rights Railroads
are Bound to Observsi-The Fate OF y
Remarkable RrooklYn Citizen.

Have tho Public No Rights Railroads
are Bound to Observe 1.-THE Fate OF .
Respectable Brooklyn Citizen.
Saturdays HERALD contained brief account OF
the shocking ACCIDENT which befeI highly res
pectable citizen of Brooklyn, the night previous,
at the Chestnut street depot OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad in Newark, but there are additional par
tculars Of interest in the case and arising out OF 1t
which have not yet been printed, and which the
l public safety demand should be. The occurrence
has aaduced intense general Indignation against
the company for the maintenance OF a most dan
gerous man-trap at their Chestnut street de-
pot a description of which is incidental TO
the Friday night accident Mr.. A. Clark Squier,
a builder residing at No. 221 Ninth street, Brook
Ign, in company with his sister and another young
lady, arrived at the depot, en- route ior the resi-
dence OF his brother, Mr.. Bentley Squier. No. 80
Camp street, there TO participate in a family re-
union and j0llifcaton. The double track is separ-
ated from the dingy little depot proper by coal
train track and narrow platform. Between the
uptrack and the down track there is no platform
and indeed, space enough only to admit of the
trains passing each other safely. Trains from New
York abreast the PLATFORM on the left looking
south, and the first thing to attract the attention
OF strangers is the depot across the track on the
west side OF Railroad avenue. At night the down
track is not visible to strangers and even the
most cautious are lnred by the lighted up depot to
jump of from the car platforms nearest 1t, igno-
rant of the man-trap beneath them. 1t was just so
with MIR. Squiers. He saw the depot and jumped
on, not knowing that the platform was on the
other side OF the train or that the track for the
eastern bound train was beneath him. At that
moment along flew an eastern bound through
train which, as Is the custom,
NEITHER STOPPED NOR STACKED
oYpn dcrpin fhrnu MONT a Fri Ac
Mr. squier who were on board the tram declare
positively that there was no abatement in the
speed going through the depot 1t certainly Is
notorious that this company utterly scOrns the
the running OF trains through depot at high
rate OF speed and commands that they
come to stop when another train Is in depot,
ana the State and municipal authorities seem as
| powerless to compel observance OF the laws on the
! part OF the railroad companies as when Camden
| and Amboy bossed the State. so Mr.. Squier was
| struck his skull fractured and his ear torn
almost on thousands OF people get on and of the
real wonder that ten lives are not sacrificed for
| SURPRISING TO RELATE,
and 10 the Amusement OF even the medical gen tie
men in attendance, Mr.. Squier was still alye up To
last evening, though his life has been hanging on
! struck The fracture extends from the top OF
the ear to nearly the top OF the head. six
One Of them said on SATURDAY that there
! was not one chance in ten thousand for his life.
| Nothing out Tue very best OF care has prolonged
! his life. Mr.. Squier is man OF about thrty-eghJ
years of age, widower having four children. His
sister, Miss Squier, stated yesterday that he was
| noted for cautiousness and was accustomed to
travel. Last fall he was attached TO the Interior
Department and was with Lieutenant Wilkinson
| and Indian Commissioner Smith in the Indian Ter
ritory placing the Modocs on reserve, alter the
! famous Lava Bed campaign. He Is man OF pow
erlul physique and great vitality In the event OF
mis- death, which, as may be inferred, is only
question OF hours or days at farthest, the County
| Physician will order an inquest, with view to
having the railroad people open their eyes to the
necessity of paving some regard for human life IN
the prompt removal OF such man-traps as the one
above described. AS Mr. Squiers relatives are
well-to-do suit for heavy damages Is sure to be
instituted
In this connection IL Is proper to call attention
to the important fact that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is not the only one running through Newark
which has dangerous lnan-traps which some day or
other II not removed, are Gel tain to bring death
to some and damages against the companies. one
OF these is the Mulberry street crossing OF the New
ark and New York Railroad, ana the other the
Broad street crossing OF the Morris and Essex
Railroad In both Instances horse cars cross the
steam car tracks, and in neither case is there any
gate or precautlon to prevent collisions, other
than seXagenarian flagmen.