The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-08
A VALUABLE RAILROAD OFFICIAL
He Is the Physician of b D., u. q
w. Railroad.

He Is the Physician of the D., u. q
w. Railroad.
When the rear-end collision occurred on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and western
Railroad On the 18th ult., the company's
physician, D. B. Pindar, MD, was immedi7
ately sent to the scene of the disaster to
minister to the injured. A railroad physlc
clan is not an invariable accompaniment OF
an Eastern railroad, but the Morris n
Essex division has had two physicians al
ways on call in case of accident Tor many
years, one in Hoboken and the other at
Morris Plains. DIR. Pindar's office Is at NO.
pol Garden street Hoboken, II there a re-
porter found him a day or two ago. he Is a
very young man for such a post, Du1 ne Is
also alert and intelligent.
ssMy second cousin, DIR. John Pindar, was
physician to the Morris and Essex road for
twenty years before he died, /" said the com
paws doctor. 'eThe last four years OF ms
life he was in feeble health, and | came down
from my home in Middlebury, Schonarie
county, N. Y, and assisted him in his prac-
tice. Two years ago he died, and l succeeo7
ed to the place. | do not receive q salary,
but once a month 1 send in a bill TO the
superintendent, and he always pays 1T. My
duty is principally confined to answering
promptly, when trifing accidents occur IN
the yards. Often a brakeman gets his hand
or fingers crushed between the bumpers OF a
pair of freight cars, or falls and is bruised
and sprained. am summoned at once by
telephone, and by being on hand quickly,
much suffering may be prevented; In
case a man is bleeding to death, his. life de-
ponds on my promptness. My treatment OF
injured employees is a boon to them, as 1t costs
them nothing. | continue the treatment at
their homes till they recover, if they i've N
Hoboken. 1 am also one of the regular staff
of physicians at st. Mary's Hospital, and
ANYBODY hurt ON the road is usually taken
there"
As many persons who are hurt in railroad
accidents bring suit subsequently for extra
ordinary damages it may be readily seen that
DIR. Pindar is likely to save the company his
salary many times over by testifying in court
as to the exact nature and extent or the plain
tiff's injuries. The Doctor admitted to a re-
porter that he was often sent to visit persons
who had laid claim to damages for injuries
received on the road. One case he speclted
was that of a woman who had slipped, ana,
in falling, had damned her hand severely IN
the door. which she seized to steady herself
but had closed with violence. She was a
seamstress, and she claimed $4,000 damages
on the ground of permanent disability.
81 had a talk with the woman and ex-
amined her hand" said DR.. Pindar. 81
was true that she had hurt it pretty badly,
but the injury was not of a permanent KIND:
Ollg one DOIe Ill uuo udiId was pioAOh eeAN
that was knitting nicely l reported to the
company just how long she was Liable to be
disabled, and on the basis of that report they
are now settling with her, paying her full
wages as a seamstress and all the doctors
bills till she shall fully recover. But the
total amount will be only two or three hun
bred dollars, instead of the $4,000 she sued
for.
ssAnother case was that of a man who was
already an invalid. He was going down a
dimly lighted stairway in one of our stations
and when he thought he had reached the
bottom he stepped off. There We're, however,
three OF four steps remaining, and the Old
gentleman hurt his heel. Ii he had been a
healthy man he would have experienced no
further i'll effects than a few bruises, but
his blood not being pure, he was attacked
with a gathering on the heel which still
troubles him. He brought suit for a large
amount, alleging that the accident was due
to the darkness of the stairway, and that
the COMPANY was at fault for not keeping a
brighter light. l went to see him with a
view to ascertaining the extent of his in
juries and to what degree his carelessness
was a contributory cause of the accident.
For instance, there was a railing running
down the whole length of the stairway, and
if he had held on to that he would never
have fallen. The company will probably
give him what he is entitled to. The COM
pany prefers to settle with those who are
injured rather than to go to the expense and
ANNOYANCE of a lawsuit"