The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-10
DEATH OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS
or the Jersey Central wreck E.Siseer
Dursud Blamed.


George b. Lawson OF Elizabeth. one Of the
victims Of Thursdays collision on the New
| Jersey Central Railroad at the GreonvIlle sta
ton, died In the Jersey City Hospital about 8
o'clock yesterday morning. John Fiendale az
| Somsrville and Julia Gilroy OF Elizabeth. tho
other two victims who are at the hospital. nrs
still in n critical condition. but the physicians
entertain some hope OF their recovery. Mr.
Lawsons body was taken away yesterday.
County Physician Converse will probably order
an inquest.
The blame for the collision is placed BY tho
officials OF tho road mainly on Engineer
Durand OF the Long Branch train. which
crashed into the rear OF tho High Bridge
train. and In some part on brakeman A. J.
Hubert Of tho High Bridge train who stopped
his train. General Superintendent j. III. OIL
hauson said yesterday 1t was clearly disobedi-
ence Of orders on the part OF Engineer Durand.
The block system in use on the Central Ran-
r9ad Is rraSicn,y periTc, anh !, 'He a 10 @
possible. This is the first OF the Kind in ivory
The Iiock systcm i, intended TO render It
, impossible for two trains to lie In the came
section Mt ono time. Tie rule says:
train % @ ns Gnnfer mus. .s t. ns
issn, SsUa =, GtIiion trains cav proceed expecting
The Long Branch train entered the block
behind tho ono in which the accident occurred
under tn" circumstnnc INDICATED IN tho
latter part OF this misunderstanding to Super
intorhrpt nlhausen. Durand should hnve gone
nhcnd slowly Irnpnrcd to stop at the next
signal. I he next home signal was at danger.
lut ho ran past IT and crashed into the High
Bridge train. The dense log cannot he pleaded.
because il he couldn': SEQ the signal, he had
no right ~ suppose they were in his favor.
Ut course these trains, running SO closely to.
gcther. run under til" caution signal every
dav. and rs they have always kept right on al!
went VOL. ON cloar DAYS thoy AFRO in sight of
each other and there is no occasion to slow
al, nrf,,l t., II nf G
Thursday the trains didn't keep right on MS
us,n!-thry were not in sight OF each other
and 50 inst that circumstance arose which tho
!lock system l. intended to cover.
We cannot make mon in!allhie nor care
~" 1 "hms Eroo select our Tor
their Qualities Of caution and good discretion.
nn'l tin! them with rules which would mako
accidents Impossible" lf n man does not tol-
low the rule we are helpless. Dmrand dis;
which made Il imrossib, for him TO stop ut
tha Grcrnv.lr signal. Hubert used very bnd
lud trent N stopping 'hc High Bridge train
n. he did. con, ilerinE 'he circumstances 81
the ,lcns" 'o.. Th"e Is no rilo covering SUCH
u cas-. limt no matter how or where the IN,
train had stopped. thu block system would
have '.utrelv protected it had orders been
properly ohey"d
Ne had another collision on the road the
eamo day under similar circumstances of dis
nbcying orders. That was n fcar-and COLI
sion Asked why lie didn't stop at the danger
signal. the engineer said he was tnlk!ng 10 his
fireman as he ran by 1t and didn't soc it. He
ran by "A .acon Whls no was booking at his
tin" card. "" are hrlrInss in sucli cases.'
nuranl tool; his train out Yesterday ns
usual. The o!,i"inl invest cation has not yet
hren made. superintendent Uhausen says
that Duramd is one OF ;hc lest men on tho road.