The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11

struck her; l did not hear the express
whistle; 1 do not think they had whisiled;
when had reversed jumped of and walked up the
track; looked back. and they had struck; saw
Colwen standing beside the track and went
to my fathers house. the depot.
where remained the rest Of the night;
it is customary to switch Pacific time
IL she is late; did not tell Cowell had eighteen
minutes did say that if she was forty-hve minutes
late she may have made up some of it, he REPLIED
''Oh well. there is plenty Of time; Engineer Jones
said he had sometimes ventured out on ten minutes
time and perhaps eight. though the rules
forbade going out on less than fifteen minutes He
further stated that Colwell nervous excitable
man; that he talked the matter with switch
men in the yard; they said he drank. though he did
not notice that he was under the influence OF
liquor last night. Jones has been on the road eight
| years.
WHAT FIREMAN GIRARD STATES.
| William A. Girard. freman on the switch engine.
made statement which in substance is rs fol-
lows:-When Jones was asked to take his engine out
the track objected saying something about
its being express time" did not hear them say how
much the express late: Colwell said she was
so many minutes late; did not hear the number;
Jones looked ut his watch twice; meanwhile Col
we'll stood on the footboard; then pulled down
on the main track did not see the light OF the ex-
press, but pretty soon Jones whistled brakes and
told me to jump; nothing passed between Jones and
myself about the Pacific; after the collision
Colwell at the wreck; remained at the wreck all
night helping.
| coLwELL EXAMINED.
| Evander Colwell. the yard master said he had
been Employed by the company three years; for the
last six months yard master at the junction.; my
business is to make up trains wanted some cars out
from the north to the south side; sent to
the telegraph Office and inquired where tho
Pacific express was; the operator. Hender-
son, tapped the instrument as though he was tele-
| graphing message. and said, "She Is forty-fve
minutes late now;" he gave me written message;
then went down tea fifteen rods to wherc
Jones' engine was and said to him. "Take those
cars to the south track soon as
| possible; the Pacific is forty-fve minutes
| late; you 60 before she gets here hereY'
he said. 81 should think I could; have eighteen
minutes to do 1t in;'' said 'You have eight cars;
] don't go If you have any fear whatever; he whis-
tied for Smith. but 1t was not set for him;
he whstled second time. being compelled to slack
up. because the switchman was not there to set it.
he swore at the switchman; said. MAY be it is
all for the best; don't to the main
track now;'. 1 then jumped off his engine
1t was standing still. and I walked back
| on the other side Of tho main track
| to give some instructions to the switchmen; saw
| a switchman down the track, in front Of the yard
| engine. signal it to go ahead, and Jones moved
| down the main track; when requested Jones
to 20 out did not decline he took out his watch
and said. Eighteen minutes-I think can make
| it," looked at my watch; cannot now say what time
1t was; heard the Pacific whistle down brakes; could
see the express when it was about forty rods more
away; 1 always find out how much time have be-
| fore sending yard engine OH the main track; I do
not know Of any time when there has been apparent
danger Of a collision; never had trouble
troversy with Jones about swtching have heard him
| have words with the switchmen; he Is very OBJ
stinate and contrary and has a habit of disputing
| about the time; he has never refused to obey me,
| but he sometimes hesitates and likes to do
| things his own way; never Jones
| drink; occasionally take q glass Of
| beer, but I am not drinking man. seldom taking
any thing stronger than beer; have taken drink
two brandy to-day; did not drink drop yesterday;
remained at the wreck the whole night helping get
| out the bodies; it not eighteen minutes from
the time left the telegraph Office until the collision
occurred; IL there had been eighteen minutes.
| even eight. Jones would have got out Of the way;
| have never allowed yard engine to 60 out within
| ton minutes Of train time.
| STATEMENT TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.
| Operator Henderson, of tho Jackson Junction
Office. stated that some time after twenty-five min
| utes past twelve-could not state tho precise
|
telegraph Office. and asked how the Pacific express
was; looked at the time card and answered.
| "Forty-fve minutes late now" knew it passed
Dexter at minutes after twelve. and it
| forty-fve minutes late then; 1t was several
| minutes before Colwcll came in that the
| Dexter operator reported that the express
| had passed there; 1 heard the despatch
passed tho wire from the Dexter operator to
the train dispatcher ut jackson depot; did not tell
Colwel that the train fory-fve minutes late at
Dexter, said it forty-fve minutes late now;
| Colwell did not know where the report that
the train was late made from; only said
it was SO late now can't explain why did
not say It was forty-fve minutes at Dexter. instead
of saying "lt is late now; 1t would have been nat
ural and customary for me to 1t was late at such
or such station; Dexter Is tweny-soven miles east
| of the scene of the accident.
| An adjourned meeting OF the railway officials
held this evening" but decision fixing the respon-
sbility for the accident reached.
The Coroner's jury will probably announce their
| verdict tomorrow.
LITTLE BOX RUN OVER by A TRAIN
| TRENTON, N j.. Oct. TO- 1879.
boy named Horace Dalrymple. twelve years old.
was struck by an express train on the Bound Brook
road at Pennington. this afternoon and instantly
killed. He had been stealing ride on freight
train, was put Off and started across the western
track when the express train struck him.
| TRAIN WRECKED.
| ALBANY n. Y, Oct. 10, 1870.
| mixed train on the Susquehanna Railroad. ut
| two O'Clock this morning into a trestc,
thrown off the track and took fire. Three were
| partially burned. but no person was injured.
| KILLED BETWEEN THE CARS.
| DuPFIS's CREEK. Ont, Oct. 10, 1879.
| xyt,ito Ioaooh Mc Nellv. Rhode Island vvaa at
| tempting to board freight train in notion no fell
| between the and was killed
VIOLATING ELECTION LAWS
| BOSTON, Oct TO- 1879.
In ha Irnited Stafes District Court this