New-York tribune., 1891-12-26

the victims was the daughter of W. ]. Van Arsdae.
who is connected with our law department as tax
agoat. lie has been with the company since the days
OF the old Harlem road. Miss Van Arsdale was his
only child. She beautiful girl and her fathers
idol Miss slocumbe the friend who with her. was
also an only child, believe. An accident Of this
kind Is bad enough anyway. but this brings IL right
home 10 u.s.
TO CARE FOR THEIR FRIENDS.
large number of people went up to Yonkers and
Tarrytown TO for the bodies OF their friends aud
TO try TO help tn ,se who were hurt. Among them
we're Frank Lederle and II. W. Leader, who went in
response to tie following telegram from Homer Il.
Baldwin:
"party started for Niagara Falls met with acei-
dent. Mother and Tom Policy killed; wife and sister
at hospital"
Before Mr.. Lederle and Mr.. Leader could get a
train they received word that the sister, Miss Lillian
baldwin had died in the hospital, and that Mrs. Bald
win was not likely to live through the night Mr.
Leader said that the Baldwins and Mr.. Policy had
started for Niagara Falls 30 spend Christmas and TO-
day. expecting TO return home tonight.
"The party as originally made up" he said con
sisted Of Mrs. A. H. Baldwin, the mother; Mr. ana
Mrs Homer r. Baldwin, Miss Lillian Baldwin, Thomas
W. Policy, DR.. Charles il. Foster. dentist. Of No.
e2s Siythave., and myself At the last mo-
ment after ! had engaged my berth IN
the Gibraltar, / was unable to 60. or l should
have been there too. Mr.. Policy had Just got BACK
from a trip to the Pacific coast He was publisher,
a member Of the firm Of George II. Policy Co., Oh
No. 10 West Twenty third ST., which Is brsncA Oh
their Boston house. Mr.. baldwin is cashier Oh tho
Hazard Manufacturing Company, OF NO. 81 LiDer'y
st. His mother was Miss Reeve, think, nom
Riyerhead. Long Island She was the widow OF
Homer baldwin. formerly member Of ne nIm Si
Traphagen, Hunter & Co., clothers III fourSn W., rho
Miss Baldwin was about twenty three year o ssc aneS
whole family there, and only MI BsiuuIn Is H.
The chances that he In the smoker ~ e ''s
stepped Of s train to see why S,. i 'Sppsa TO IS a the
last moment He said yesterday that Mr. Policy wa; was
Ga1qSan y y. b sSssa sSS%t WITH the sawn
years Miss Lillian Baldwin was recent gtasnSG % S" o,
ss sC%H Of Dr. cSe ana ssy Bast
Flfty-ssventhst She is said to have been engaged 70
be married to a young business msn' WIN Is s'so
member of the church
THE NEED OF BLOCK SIGNALS.
The railroad accidents which have occurred 50 fire.
ouently of late and especially this last one on the
central have caused much comment among all Glasses
OF people and the travelling public is rapidly coming
to the conclusion that roads must be supplied with
pUper block signal systems 1t IS pointed cut that
tha accident of Thursday could not have happened
with a proper equipment Of bloclssisnas on that part
Of the road.
"The accident at Dobbs Ferry" said one man. "was
due, of course directly to the trainman 3
failure t. signal the second train. But block
signals would have prevented this hind Of 81. q
in two signal towers and the automatic electrical con.
pecton between the track and the signals hayo 70 DC
combined In order to unlock danger signal ~ NS% "no
II would cost the Central management about ToCoooV
10 equip their road with proper block syspon, anu
it might ANOTHER $500 600 every year 70 sapPot
DAY that sum to prevent the recurrence OF suoh &C.
cldents as these A.. .,,
Bnt puttipg aside all consideration Of The q,eston
~ q block sysis,n heIe Ii another roiDA Here VA
train fun Of people stopped on track over which trans sSs
there were no block signals to protect his train and the
lives in his keepng and that their saet weT ss o
trains right blind him. and that they had got 70 be
stopped All that he does however Is TO ssnn en- one ne
fonr and station them at regular distances apart down
the road regular switch or erossoysr - ever s .e.
Two. notwithstanding the fact that every engineer
knows right where to be on the lockout Yet ID cfe &
conductor was Wiling 10 risk all the Judgment and
trnstworthiness OF one man. poorly paid and compare
lively new In the business