New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-21
THE CRASH ON THE MEADOWS
AN INVESTIGATION BY TIE COMPANY.
RESPONSIBILITY RESTS or TWO OPERATORS
ONLY ONE DEATH.

RESPONSIBILITY RESTS on TWO OPERATORS
ONLY ONE DEATH.
Superintendent Crawford OF the New York Division
OF tho Pennsylvania Railroad. yesterday began an In
vesgatIon OF the accident that occurred on the mead
Ows outside OF Jersey City Thursday night There
were present Mr. IIeadley. the freight train master.
In whose Office the inquiry was held Gcorg" wait
assistant train master: Isaac a. Van Dusen, CHEF
train dispatcher, and william EttlnGer, division op
orator.
George Jane the operator who was alleged to be
responsible for the accident one Of the first wit
ncs-cs. lie admitted that he had slgnall'd clear
block for the Chesapeake and Ohio express trnn.
but said he had not done so until he had received the
clear signal from the operator Joseph H. RyerSon.
I'm Tower w. :. at the coal chutos. IIc did not know
that the Wavcrly local was standing on the track.
Rycrson was next called. lie denied positively that
he had given the clear signal Jane. George Chcss
man. tho rear brakeman Of the Newark local train.
testified that he Ind back with red lantern to
signal the Chesapeake and ONO express. and hh!
done So but the train had been and tho rate
VI .pccd 50 great that II had been impossible for the
engineer Frank Farrell. 10 check his train in time.
rarrcll's statement will hc taken today. Tho re
spon.ibllty rests between Jane and Rycrson.
There Is probability that the case will be made
A subject for inquiry by the law officers Of the
state. DR.. Converse. County Physician. yesterday
issued n rescnpt 10 Coroner Parslow 10 hold an
Inquest. II was announced that II would h" held
ncx. Tuesday night.
Herbert T. Martndalo. the engineer Of the Wavcrly
local train o4 nj his homo. No. 20 Aston Place.
Jersey CITY, under the care 81 Dr.. woodland He Is
badly Injured about the head rIls sides and legs.
but was In god spirits Yesterday when Trbnn"
reporter him. and said he did not expect to de.
which Or. vrccland strongly sub>tnntlat"i
H. mad" Ire following statement:
lcn Jcr,,y CITY n or O'Clock. and had got
IS far as the cal chute, when break occurred In
the troullc. and Wa between thr tank trucks
with q coldcl.cl I'm my hand when something struck
me- oouidnr soc what II W. hc'aus. II ~
sudden. Luf what Dlrvcd T. mighty distinct.
struck all 4 a Sudden a;lln-f locomotive that WIS
coming cast. ard that's al / knew i5r time. "
what really happened tAi- The collision 81
the Chesapeake AMI ohio express with his train
threw Martludale under hi, own engine 10 the other
rack There be was struck by the cnsin" Of the
asthound Newark train and thrown back against
his own locomotive.
The body ~ Jeffrey Hewitt. tlr wealthy Newark
NAV. remained at spc'rs moreUc In jersey City
urul noon when II WI, ,ahc', I, Newark. Morgne
superintendent Louis Heck says that when h. fist
saw the corps" az the P-nnsylvaNla station on Thurs
Ia, night every pocket VIZ, turned inside ont ard
nothing but f.w Insignificant papers were IN them.
II j. supposed that hc BODY was robbed. Mr. Hewitt
lrfi vilc and nv" adclt daughters. lli- family
Will AK heavy damages from The milroal company.
MI the wounded people 1T Newark are doing we'll.
Ms Washington -tausbury and Gcorg" u. Ei~lry,
vh, thought 10 be fatally injured. viii