New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-07

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speak Later in the day The father returned iIohi r"r
Rockaway with the body OF his son.
THE GENERAL MANAGERS STATEMENT.
MR. PoPPENHUsEN DECLARES THAT CoNDCCioh
u1pp,Rn WAS ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DIsAsTTR-rnE TRAIN FROM BROOKLYN SHOULD
HAVE WAITED AT VALLEY STREAM FOR THE
ROCK>wAY TRAIN-TUE MANAGER DENIES THAI
Hi, GAVE ORDERS FOR THE ROCkAWAf IhAiN
tn START OR DESERTED TIE SUFFERERS
II C.. Poppenbusen General Manager OF the
Southern Railroad OF Long Island, said TO TRIBUNE re-
porter Yesterday that he was On the tram winch ic, 'o
Neptune House at l:20 D. H. on Monday anu "hio" was
wrecked by the collision near Far ckaway lie hc" INC
rules If The Company thoroughly and had had experience
on the road eight years The management OF inc roa"
had been changed entirely since the accident whlch oc
crrred three wears ago. The timetable when went
into effect on Monday made no change IN the rics Wy
which conductors should be governed, especly WIN
regard t belated trains During the early part Oh INC
dav I'D TO noon the trains from Rochaway nave 'nc
ra, Of the road for 10 minutes after schedule he anu
an extra ) minutes Is allowed for variation OF watchs'
After man the trains from Brooklyn l.. D., have the
r,nt under the same restrictions These minutes
however are not to be made use Of at ALL even ny Tue
train having the right of way, for TIC purpose Oh recoN
cring lost distance but must be observed by INC con-
ductor of the train waiting on siding II acohu"c'or
should find that he cannot get to the station Tor passing
,o,,or train hv tie end of the 10 minutes allowed for
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rcbt 81 WAY he should stop at the first sid. ana re-
main until the other train passes
When conductor IIibbard fouEd, on arriving III Na"!
Stream that he within one minute OF the tine "eh
he should passed the train from Rockaway at 'e
Far Rockaway station 1t was his duty to have renamed
at Valley stream, although by his going on 10 "oous
hurc he wond not have endangered his iraln PROVIDED
that he had gone on the siding at that point. MT
Poppeuhusen said further that while he Vas al Tue III
Rockaway station he received Geographic dspatch
from Valley Stream stating that the Tram from
Brooklyn t. D., had passed that point 10 mlnutes Ee'
He knew that the rules compelled the conductor OF 'ha'
train to give the right of TO tho train from hocR
way and knowing that Jesse NJ Iiibard bore the repu
tation being careful CONDUCTOR he presumed that
rules would be obcycd. The time table had been so well
calculated that there was no ju.t reason Tor eooh =.
any point providing that the rules were observed anu 10
have disaster through such reckless careess.ss
of very great pam ana a 1rn 10 ave
knowing that after waiting for 10 minutes he had me
rgnt Of Way showed 10 His inmrnrv csneciaIy
when dispatch had been received AT the Far Roekaway
station that the train from Brooklyn HAD Dcen delayt1
10 minutes III reaching valley stl'h; "A. 'nc emu
the ID minutes Of waiting required By Inc fi's hhcN'
at 100 D. M the train was started ana, ~ II 'h gone
les tna when the collision look place M lD'
IL was very evident that Iiodrdge Wa NOT using any
reckless speed. Mr. Porpcnnson sld maj ne khew te
distance between the place of collision ana the far Rock
away station by having counting the telegraph poles
had even an order to the trn and thereby caused
DISASTER Mr. POppenhusen said was not at al k,
II
u,,on winch e was To ride himself The conductor ol-
lowed the rules implicitly, and, anything remained
traction Of a longer than The 10 minutes required
The manager did ntcrlere Win the conductor III inc
! running Oi tn, tram from Huckaway III any way
with regard TO the charge that lie had run away from
the disaster after the COLLISION, MI lopprillsch
said that statement must have been nd.ic WIN ma
lrOu. intent He wounded on the head ny the COT
lsiOn and was Knocked insensblc and hc had been M
formed he dragged from amid HE runs ol the
traln When his senses me hIOWlcdsc d'
another train 10 start from the bccn at ZIO p III.
led him 10 20 back nagnan 10 the Far Rocsa~ay
station. 10 prevent that tram from COMING On
From that point went in search Oi surgeons anu nc
Coroner SO the bodies OF the dead might De proper!
cared for lie aiterwar returned To the wreck anu was
moving about among the persons asseiDici thcrc, r'h
derng assistance, but of course Unknown 10 AL ca
cent "a few of tine men employed by the road.
Mr.. PuppcniIuscn showed the reporter thc INJURY ne
had received side OF the upper part OIL Inc
head IL partially concealed by the dressing, Dut
was evident that it was "A very bad wound
CAPABILITY OF TIE COMPANYS OFFICIALS.
STATEMENTS THAT INCOMPETENT MEN WERE En-
PLoYED or THE RAILROAD DENIED BY THE
MANAGERS.
In placing the responsibility for the acci-
dent statements have made 10 the effect that The
EMPLOYEES OF the railroad are incompetent men, Win
slight knowledge OF the railroad business, ana that ihis
alleged employment OF unskllod men ~ due To Il hig
cardly policy the part Of the management The state
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