The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-04
Is DONOHOE COLOR BLIND?
DTD HE MISTAKE RED LIGRT At
HASTINGS FOR A UHi1E ONE9

lD DONOllUE OULUl DLlNDs
DID HE MISTAKE A RED LIGRT At
HASTINGS For A UHf1E ONEs
Hsrrick's Lawyer Believes Ne DiA. asa this
VIII BE the Basic Of Herrisk's Defsaee-
President Depew Tells What IL Beine
Done to Hnaa the Block System.
When tho Grand Jury convenes in West
chester county in February. District Attorney
Plat will ask for indictments against Brake
man Albert Herrick and Train Dispatcher
Augustus Ossman. who were held responsible
by the Coroner's Jury for the disaster on the
New York Central Railroad on Christmas Eve
at Hastings An indictment will undoubtedly
be found against Herrick. but there Is no EVIL
dence OF any sort against Ossman. who was at
the Grand Central Station at the time Of the ac-
cident- and who was acting under the instruc-
lions OF his chief superintendent Daniel B.
Mccoy. and his counsel expects that he will be
discharged. Mr.. Mccoy testified at tho inquest
that Ossman had carried out his instructions
faithfully. and that these instructions were In
accordance with tho rules printed BY the rail-
road company for his guidance.
John p Walsh Of 280 Broadway is counsel
for Hcrrick. and A. G Cornell Of the railroads
legal department represents Ossman. Herrick
is at his fathers home In Staatsburg. He 10
much depressed at tho accident to tho train
whose safety he was assigned to protect. but
denAs that he Is solely responsible for the col
lision In which thirteen persons lost their
lives. Lawyer Welsh said yesterday to Sun
reporter that no jury In America would convict
his client when the facts Of the case were prop
erly laid before them.
"Herriok." he said. was guilty Of an error
Of judgment, but Of nothing moro oulpabls.
N ~ AAN No.
Conductor wilkins. with torpedoes and red
tho track and they we're exploded By tho st.
Louis expresA. The crew Of tho st.
Louis express say they did not hear the ex-
plosions. We have affidavits from six residents
OF Hastings. who were near the track when tho
train rushed By and who did hear them. All
the engineers tthres) examined at the inquest
testified that II whom passing q station they
saw red lamp on the platform they would
stop. It was proved beyond doubt that Her
rick left his red lamp on the platform at Hast
ings whom he won't inside to light his cigar.
James Donohoe. the engineer OF the st. Louis
Express. swore that he saw no red lamp. He
also swore that whom It was too late to stop
his train he saw man on the tracks swinging
q white light.
"The man he saw. the only man there. was
Falls special. Cramer and Conductor Wilkins
It looks. US Ii. Donohoe is color, blind. Only
two weeks before Christmas eve he ran into a
signals SIT s dead against him IN His account
Of that anair to the company. as am informed.
be- ns t.s snss set
why no wa, reinstated, i. Donohoe 6 color
denee for the theory. both accidents are e1-
Herriek is neither q loafer nor . fool He
FsFSsd map snd 70 td SsFT II. q the
ner' IS jury that Herrck had served under him
sixteen months and that he Was reliable IN all
ths spSSi Niagara Fails special on christmas eve.
and HerricI went further back from his train
than was necessary in order to stop it at the
In s been t
that the local was not running ;n on it, usual
W. saa IL &c without fear on
By the advice Of Lawyer Cornell ossm nan
t9 make E He still
missoners have received the following from
YoaE Gsntra and Hadcn eH
response to their inquiry: What steps II
Ts1s
.ssais ana 70 Whit H yea1 1 Jan 'SA
Comn.iss.o,.ers. Albany: N J: -,
in Of
Third Vice President. directed tho sykes sys-
tenn Of signals to be extended t from spuyten
committee. at their meeting. Confirmed this
order ana Suthorized ths extension & the sys-
and before the accident, the com mittee fur
Their directed that the system should be ex
The Sane
an fsm W. m are
using bo a1a ssns Ha ss xpsr en
road road from Peekskiii to Poughkeepsie With the the
Sykes system. the blocks ayeraging two and
for eaunSns the road from panshtee"s s' to
Albany With the Sykes system. the sIccihca;;
f1s fer %S a9sss IL MeIf to
The SGsk ostwses Albany aaI PssksElli t. Ss
pepprm as have decided To- estend isa
block syte% fem Albany bsvs the Nil line Of
considering the merits Of the Sykes; the
road f Il WsstinShosse ' gneamatlc IS II
Woodlawn and Mott Haven and doing good
work. and has already been carefully ex.
BY Board Your SesyS
the Sykes block at stations only. would meet
ell the requirements between Buffalo and
Albany. We would be glad to receive any suR-
gestions which your. Board will make. 1t Is
but fair to you and Just to us to say that sub:
stantially the letter which you now receive lad
been framed by me to send to you for your nd
vice before the receipt OF your letter. Yours
CHAuNcEY NJ. DEpEw. President"
DR. DEPEW FOR PRESIDENT AGAIN.