New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
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A. D. MATTHEWS g. SONS,
FIuTON STREET, CALLATN PLACE AND LIVINGSTON SIkEL
LEVIS'S SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
HE ASKS $4,000 FOR INJURIES RECEIVED IN
TUE VALLEY STREAM ACCIDENT

HE ASKS $50 900 FOR INJURIES kECElNED IN
THE VALLEY STREAM ACCIDENT.
Foley & wray, Of No Ga Wall-st. yesterday
served q summons and complaint on the Long
Island Railroad Company and Henry Hamilton IN
a suit for $4,000 damages in behalf OF John j.
Lewis one of the victims of the Valley stream
accident on Monday Of last week. when tail?-ho
coach containing a number OF young people OIL 'iic
Twenty-thrd Ward was struck by Long lsiahu
Railroad train on the Merrick Road crossing near
Valley Stream killing five OF the occupants OF inc
coach and injuring nearly all Of the remainder Oh
the party. ,
Senator Albert A. Wray of the firm OF Foley q
Wray. is a trustee OF the Greene Avenue Baptist
Church. TO which his client, John j. Lewis De-
longs and as number CT the damage SUITS oh
the part Of the victims have been placed IN MS
firms hands the trial will be watched with great
interest Mr. Wray yesterday allowed tribune
reporter to copy Of the complaint IN the ac
ton The salient features, in which Is charged
the negligence Of the road. are as follows:
While crossing said railroad. a Locomotive engine engine
, and train operated ny the defendant l>on6 IsiaLu
Railroad Company upon lis said tracks ttasenins
in westerly direction at hgh rate Oh spee pei an
ligence of the said defendant Long Island Railroad
Company and its agents and servants IN cha ee u
Of any person 10 others of the approach OF sa1
train being stationed at said place and by reason Oh
such gates OF signal appliances d at suSe ionS
ton OF such appliances may have been at such
Mace and through the negligence and carelessness
OF the driver OF said stage or coach. was prousn'
breaking said stage or coach into splinters. anu
throwing the plaintiff and all the other passengers on
said stage or coach violently to the ground. causing
him to be injured. bruised confused and wounded
and h ef bead and mns %
lame and disabled, and causing him great pain and
anguish. from which he is now suffering and VIII
continue to sne and o as RRhin is
That plaintiff has suffered damages by reason OF
the matters and things aforesaid in the sum Of fifty
That said accident and damage were caused en-
tirely through the fault neglect and want or care
and want OF skill Of the said defendants. their
agents and servants IN charge of said locomotive
engine and train. and said stage or coach. re-
want Of Care on the part Of said John j. Lewis the
plaintiff in this action
This is the first action, IN which Henry Hamil-
ton the liveryman, who furnished the coach and
horses appears as q defendant. Jeanette L.
Lewis appears as the guardian ad Item OF inc
plaintiff, John J. Lewis
Albany, June 5.-President Ashley W. Cole. Of
the State Railroad Commission said this morn
ing: THE statement that the Long Island Rail-
road is exonerated from all blame In the matter
Of the accident at the Merrick Road crossing Is
entirely without foundation. Mr.. Gatchells re-
port as Inspector has not yet been given to the
Gatchell, and with my own knowledge of the stu
| alton have said that ! think the pleasure party
not said that the road is fully exonerated That
| has yet to be decided. when the report is COM
| Correctly stated by the Associated Press. Mr..
Gatcheli's report does not exonerate ANYBODY for
! II does not presume 20 give any concluslons' Out
! only the testimony taken"
No report has been presented to the State Rail,
| road Commission generating the Long Island
Railroad Company from responsibility for the Mer-
rick crossing accident Inspector Gatchell has not
merely the testimony taken and without any judy
ment being expressed.