The New York herald., 1878-09-21

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THE THIRD PETITION.
The third petition was the shortest Of all. but in
signed by loss than III ply sicuns and surgeons,
thus making over .wo hundred In all or nearly ssv,
than the petition asking for the Indictment
OF the road could boast OIL
To the HosoRABLE THE GRAND jury OF THE CRY
Cousrr OF NEW YORK, DAVID G. FRANCIS, ESQ, Fore.
We the subscribers physicians surgeons this city.
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WITHDRAWING THEIR SIGNATURES
II s well known TACT that hall Of the physicians
the road are now heartily ashamed OF their action.
Indeed over seventy-ave never read the petition at
Rrandest coup Of Messra Garrison, Pullman and Ma
varro was when an additional memorial was pre-
Grand Jury, in which number OF the signsrs oi
that petition formally and emphaucally Withdrew
schonsy and sp,zKa declare that the apprehensions
expressed in that petition were "not borne out
they desire to 'correct any erroneous ideas" that
might have arisen through their agency; that they
know OF diseases OF any character Whatever which
road; that they 'Know Of confagrations" to have
been caused by the locomotives, and that since the
''the in the number OF accidents, II there
ever any has wholly disappeared" Among tho
retraclors also Drs. Lee, Ellsworth and Elliott
EFFECT or THE PETITIoNs.
The effect OF these monster petitions, which came
upon the Grand Jury IKE snandsrc!splor !, nad
sit that single physician could 10 got 70 say that
tho road was not injurious 70 hsalthmay be gathered
they would further Testimony On the sobJect,
and although Drs. sayre. Fordycs Barker Gin.
summoned and were only waiting in tho anteroom
to be called IN order TO confirm the perfect
road, the Grand Jury were stubborn, and declared
with almost one voice that they had heard enough.
osnsr Of the road were seen by tos
reporters to como out with the most happily smiling
faces. and the rumor went at once round ke wianre
that tho Grand Jury had persmpiOrtly dismissed the
complaints. Upon investigation, however, It was
ascsaned that this rumor was premature and that
formal vote had yet been TAKEN Around tho court
house aud among lawyers generally, however, II was
all the talk the Grand Jury had practically made
up their minds that tho complaints must DO dis
missed.
THREE WITNESSES EXAMINED.
The only witnesses examined by the Grand Jury
previous 10 tho presentation OF the physcians' mon
etsr memorials Mr.. Charles H Haswcil, Arbt-
BAIRD, Cnief Engineer and one Of tho leadiag
tors OF tho Metropolitan Elevated Railway, and Pro-
lessor Edison
made on road In oraer to prevent the flying Of
sparks and to lessen the noise Tho experiment In
street had reduced the noise IRON thtr-
ty forty per cent but as would be tedious
task to change tho entire road bed BY that method
something potter and quicker would probably be
adopted. A "spark srrester' was also being put
in and fer month past the stations had been care
| fully watched and no sparks seen. Larger engines
had also ordered with q view TO slower combus-
and less noise aud as soon as these were ready
| the old ones would be gradually altered.
Mr.. Hasweli testified that the company was not SO
| much to blame for the noise as the Rapid Transit
Commissioners, TOR the latter had required them to
lay steel rails tho blow OF the wheels with their
| steel upon these rails produced peculiarly
| ringing sound. He thought that as the company
trying to correct this orror by laying iron
| rails with broader troad they would materially
| lessen the noise
| Professor Edison submitted his measurements o.
| the noise with tne phonautograph, and said, com
pared TO other roads whose NOISE he had meas
| urcd, this uncommonly quiet and noseicss
| He also compared the ROAD with certain railway
bridges which, II put upon Sixth avenue, would really
make the people He thought he had ascertaiuec
all the Of tho noise and that could and proba'
| bly, would bo diminished fifty per cent
Alter listening TO this testimony and Receiving the