New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
LET INVESTIG ALTON BE THOROUGH.
ANOTHER PASSENGER on TIE WREt KED TRAIN
DEMANDS THAT ALL THE DlsGHACEflL
FACTS BE MADE KNOWN


ANOTHER PASSENGER on TIE WRECKED TRAIN
DEMANDS THAT ALL THE DlsGHACEfuL
FACTS BE MADE KNOWN.
mo Tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir As one Of the occupants OF the hi-iated Tram
IN which so many persons their lives on Satnr-
day night last on the Long Island Ralroau' permit
me to say in your columns that all VINO nave "u-
unanity and justice at heart will be your ueD'ors
when YOU have made fully public all the disgrace
full facts in the case and done all in your power
IN 6x the blame where IT belongs. The pubic Is
sick and tired of long Investigations made In secret
nv the interested parties controlling the rAlroau'
A convicted engineer or swtchmah VIII not NC
guarantee that still more fearful loss OF NE may
not soon occur under the present policy OF admin
istration by the Long Island Railroad Let us nave
less of law and more of justice. Push the matter
Mr. Editor push it day by day until real justice
is done Money never pay nor alleviate what
has been done.
Mr. William II. Sage states the plain facts Allow
me to add one or two more. The railroad authori-
ties say that we were dashed into because We
had been moved back to take on cars which be-
came uncoupled No one that train saw or knew
of any retrograde movement Of any part OF our
train during the entire journey. If such movement
had taken place should have all been exclaiinns
as passengers always do at any such movement
The bell cord never tautened once throughout tnat
trip until our cars reeled and staggered down the
track under the blow from behind. We all saw
fog 1t lay in hollow lands in LITTLE drifts and
patches. and called out admiration as 1t lay no
higher than mans knees. white IN the moonlight
We were rushed away from dead and dying with
out a chance being given to give aid. We had
an able and well-known doctor on our car, and at
Long Island City he given opportunity nor
Information enabling him TO get back to the scene
of disaster IL there are left any men VINO VIII nct
gladly do Mr.. Sage suggests. ana give what
they can of time and influence 70 seeing that a
great wrong Is righted, trust that their names
may become known, 50 that they may be called
duty to Humanity The great daily papers must
aid in this work They can do more than all t OF
so ventilate the past and future proceedings rela-
tive to this calamity that the blame may be fixed
without shadow U W S08R TRSse HARR%GroN
No. % Cortlandt-st New-York. Aug. 2S' 1885,
THE TRAINS RUN IN DEFIANCE OF LAW.
TO The Editor OF The Trlbune'
Sir: AS passenger on the unfortunate Man
haitian Beach train Saturday night would like.
through your columns. TO make public the manner
in which the Long Island Railroad sees nj to trans
mort its thousands OF passengers TO ana from the
Reach Our train consisted OF eight cars prob
ably-in any case. not fewer than sX-carryng
400 passengers; drawn by an engine entirely
iradcouate for such a task: manned by
conductor and two brakemen. in defiance OF the law
of the State which says there Shall be brakeman
for each car and one on the rear PLATFORM After
,ys were struck we were hurried away at a great
the uninjured cars were a physician anu many
others who would have willingly rendered assist
ance and relief TO the wounded This proceeding
IS believe an order of the superintendent OF the
railroad, but 1t is a difficult one to understand IL
Il is made in the interests Of the SUFFERING Al
Long Island City we were able to learn nothing
of the extent OF the accident, ana were met OH All
sides by Indifference and ignorance
have been informed by people who were on the
scene OF the slaughter and doing all in their power
for the relief OF the suffering that the relief tram
lision, with two strctchers and enough material to
care for person.
We have been too patient. and the time mas come
for the people refuse TO bear this from the
hands Of wealthy corporation. who would do wei
10 employ some OF its wealth on properly manning
It's trains. at least fulfilling the law, and GIVING
more adequate and humane relief to its victims
The responsibility rests not so much with engineer
or fireman as with the superintendent who permits
trains TO be run In so lawess manner: Very
truly yours. l.. +. IL.
New-York. Aug. 20.