The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-30
MASSAOHUS ETTs.

ODsequ1es OF the Divlues.
BOSTON, Aug. 29.-Rev. DR.. Gannetts funer-
al will take place tomorrow, in Arlington
street. Church. Rev. Calvin Lincoln, college
class, mate and intimate friend of deceased,
Will lead the services.
Rev. Dr. Mason will be buried from the
Baptlst Church, at Cambrdgeport, at 2 p. M,
Thursday. The Mayor of Cambridge has d-
rected hags to be displayed at half-mast during
the day OF the funeral
A Forger Held for Trial.
A preliminary examination to-day of Spen-
Ger fettus, the alleged forger, resulted in hold
ing MIN for trial in default of eight thousand
Railway Disaster Inquest.
SECOND DAY.-John Showland's testimony
contInued-The train is under directions of
conductors when leaving depot; directions had
been gwen by superintendent tor slowing when
going round curves; could not say when
brakes are applied it is under the option of
engineer; he exercises his Judgment; should
ludge steam was shut off at bridge; have never
seen signal to stop dsregarded; never knew
an engineer to run by and disregard signal
OF danger; never reported to superintendent
tnat my engineer disregarded signal of dan
ger; al Revere did not give it, although that
the engineer of express train knew of my delay
at oangus branch; no rule OF road requires me
10 IeaVe man to signal an approaching train;
II mad seen them coming should have sig
nalled Them; il had seen them at any dis
them; should think could see train half mile
from train as 1T stood that night looked out
from rear car at rubber factory; did not see
train approaching; stopped at SCmervlls one
and half or two minutes.
VIM. o. Brown, engineer of accommodation
train; reside in Lynn; an engineer on
Eastern Railroad; have been employed two and
a half years; was on road evening 18th Aug;
do not know time when collision took place;
my. engine is lronsides; my engine was next to
Nvn nAd nl
branch; stopped at Revere three-quarters or
one minute looking out for signal; saw it and
started; all at once was forced ahead; looked
back and saw cars atire and great confusion;
Just after starting heard whistle down brakes,
found my engine bad broke connection between
it and tender; also broke from the engine ahead
of me; stove the head of my engine; started
from Boston quarter before eight o'clock; run
the Sangus branch; time of starting was
O'Clock; backed up my engine and supposed it
was Sangus branch; conductor told me it was
Beverly and to hitch on; it was all right, go
ahead; felt no anxiety about the express train;
my business is to see everything all right and
move under the instruction OF conductor; have
no means of seeing anything behind me;
should think stopped at SOmerville 1 12
minutes, at Sangus branch minutes,
Everett 1 minute, Chelsea minutes and Re-
we're not more than 1 minute before 1 was
struck; my place is to look out for the engine,
which needed my attention.; had never seen
railroad; do not receive any instructions more
than which is in the book do not remember
that special instructions were given me when
| entered their employ; master mechanic gave
me some instruct ons; never have received any
verbal Instructions from the superintendent or
any one; have printed notices of special trains
when run; 1t is the duty OF conductors to nOti-
fy me of any trouble to the train; knew that
that express train would leave at O'Clock;
was not warned of any probability of any train
tnlr
the bridge on approaching Revere; it depends
on speed of train where 1 shut off; am allowed
to approach within a mile of preceding train;
would feel L could approach nearer under some
circumstances; have no directions in regard to
speed in going on a course; always go slow on
curve; first intmatiOn had of the accident
was when the baggage car STRUCK me; do not
knew the condition OF the engine that struck
the train; have never disregarded any signal
to stop; it was very fOggy that night; Judge I
could not see more than quarter of a mile;
could not see any lights approaching Revere on
oecount of the other engine being ahead of me;
noticed light at Prison Point bridge; was cas-
terly side of crossing when l saw the light;
should judge the distance to be twenty rods;
can see red light further than a white one;
could see white light fifteen or twenty rods
on such hight as that; should Judge the dis
tance from depot at Revere to bridge mile.
train cannot be stopped running from bridge
TO depot before arriving there; half a mile is
required to stop train; it depends upon speed
and number of cars, also the condition of track
dry rail holds better than a wet one; never
complained of being crowded by trains; head
light does not interfere with sight beyond the
engine; have never experienced any difficulty
i'll seeing ahead when the light is in order; can
stop an engine quicker by reversing; always
make practice of setting brakes ON tender:
have an alarm bell attached by line to COM
municate with the conductor; have no means
of communicating except by speaking with
pnn in ord tn OH
cautious if i knew there was train ahead al.
ways know when there is train ahead; should
nat teel justified N running at full speed it [
knew when there was one anead; Always nave
experienced brakemen on train; with green
brakemen always keep an experienced man
until the green one is competent; carry more
brakemen on long trains; can stop long train
quicker than short one; did not notice the
signal at Revere station; smoke frem engine
ahead of me prevented me from seeing the sig
nal; if L had been running an express train
should look out for signal; think that through
trains are governed by signals at way stations,
in passing the Revere the ball would be down
should expect no signal without there was dan
ger. Have been fifteen minutes late for past
ten days; have run Sangus Branch; have got
away from Boston within fifteen minutes of
my time the last ten days; the general delay
has been the want of cars; the cars have not
been crowded; have control of the speed of
train and use my own Judgment guided BY
time table; are not allowed to make up lost
time on road; are not expected to-; sometimes
do make up lost time; would make it up on
straight road.
David r. Stacy sworn RESIDE in Salem;
fireman on Eastern Railroad; ran
on engine 1rOnsides; have been employed four
months; was on engine the 10Th of August;
heard the engineer say it was quarter of |
when we started. Stacy cOrroborated the evil
dence in regard to stopping at way stations,
time and, etc., with the exception of stopping
at Saugus Branch, making the time fifteen
minutes instead of eight First knew of the
collision by the cars being forced ahead
thought it was an explosion; had just started,
and was in the act of shoveling coal; immedi-
ately jumped for brake; assisted the engi-
neer in taking care of the engine; NY duties
are tending fire, ringing bell aud tending the
brakes; keep lookout for danger ahead; am
not expected to notice signals; did not have
ing us; was delayed at Saugus Branch by
steam being down; had 95 pounds; 120 to 40
pounds is the usual quantity; makes no differ
ence in speed with an ordinary train.
Alfred n. Goodhue sworn:- Reside in BOs-
ton; occupation, conductor on Eastern Rail-
road; been conductor since June 9Th; run the
Pullman train, leaving Boston at 8 o'clock
have been employed on the Eastern Railroad
four years; was on board the train on the Goth
of August; the accident occurred at twenty
five minutes past o'clock; looked at nv
watched; left Boston at five minutes past s;
stepped at Prison Point at Boston & Maine
crossing; was hauled up at Willow bridge by
Saugus Branch train; was stopped by signal;
1un slow and lost two or three minutes in time;
weather thick but not very foggy; felt some
anxiety in regard to train preceding me; when
it is known train is late we run cautiously:
did not see any signals of accommodate
train; should judge could see light on a
straight track half a mile: was running
at the speed OF twenty miles an hour;
20 miles being our usual speed; first in
tImatiOn bad Ut being near train was the whis-
tie down brakes, and in a minute struck the
trai1 looked at my watch a few minutes after
had stopped and it was haif-past 8; expecting
another train behind me sent two men back
to notify and stop them; noticed the engine
being two-thirds of way in the rear car with
smoke stack off; did not expect or apprehend
.auy special danger; receive my instructions
from the printed book given by the supervision
dent; was hired by John B. Skinner, transport
tation master; was employed by the L. r. r. A
years as baggage master before 1 was promoted
to conductor; did not know about the time the
accommodation train started; saw train
ahead at Sangus branch, but could not tell the
distance; knew there was need of caution;
should know if brakes were applied; they
were not applied near the bridge:
1t requires distance of quarter of mile to
stop a train after steam is shut off and brakes
applied; did not notice any signal light on the
road that night; did not attempt to control the
train after leaving depot; did not look at sig
nails; heard the whistle at the bridge and in a
minute the crash came; make use of a bell
line I'D cases of danger; did not give any in
structiOns to the engineer that night; have
never given any order to him to make up time
never gave any orders which he has refused to
obey; know of no complaint of my train run
ming by and dsregarding signals; hrst thing L
done was to run to the engine to see who was
injured; sent men back to stop tram that L
knew was approaching: sent TO EAST Boston
for assistance and sent carriages tor physicians
and hal M praca1iDU tram has the 1lgDC