Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-01
The Railway Disaster Inqnest.
FOURTH DAY.

1
Asbba, G BROWN swor, pos;,o :.
Cbarjestown. occnnatior $1,000 esluI III
avn pa;lroad boon in or,,la,, a;,, ~ i-aat
PnIJmon oxnrass train Which laayos - o; ~
| o,cIock. name of eno;no ia Namhrr,ss4
rnn tb;s train since Tan XII. rros ~ t ,u'.
Auoust oGtb hest of NV ;nda,ner, - ,ras ~
m;nr,as nos, 9 o,olocL wbon 81 Lii; "~S -
ourraJ sstartad Of Ave- r,;nu,os naat o 60,
Ros,on ofter uas reoay 70 star tn oo,,J,atan
| Gave motion IN On Mr. lint donot 49,
for tber came along s;do engine in p b,,rrr,
and sav. 70 mo Ioot on, Gov ,bo So,
Rra,oh ,ra;n. cold al, r;c,+ than at"u.od
and Srat stor I'D ros a.. PIE, 49,
star+aa and 10, stonno5 NJ No. q NJ; -.
oraas;na stor.aa ~, .,,oro - a.
49, 80 hr;d.,o g.. - ~ w
s;InaI &c donnan. t,'ot fr1. ,;c,ht nsn. 90
$50. C. -. s'a. 81 81" "a" q.
soo.;p IN h;s.ia snS a III .ne oppoNte ui-
a..I;o, ~ , ..l'o ~, oiahe3 "ere
na bod nv tro;n undor f,ii oon.roI L;aJ"1
~ raI ~! Ian 1" W., ual .onaloi, M'ls'ieu
| 49, ~ anu '""
s sa nsh' s~anE III niiuuie ol track; soon
Dc nt %" ilu lShs VII Pole at oaugus
ahna1 e .9 1919 $500 'L i".li ga. was
a n Vi nie oioeeIu '"i'ches 10 oaugus
-'aN 80 'e. .no iisn'
; .u,. n r.; "nu 40 oui. vas up anu aho'ner
s"ms up' 'nns So -. - .ne lsn' Vi ,oau no
49, 49, ~ sIppos .neie was "no'ner tram
s;naI 81 81 INES 49, u e run alohs anu MS,
iE;n. =. "a, uans s;. ga" was ie",ins o1erheao
~ II 49, 9.. WV nsn's iookine
~ 'no ,a1 l1leness was aneeseu 70 Tears
anu souiu na.uiy 80 y" iii,neuiateiy re-
$50; my ens =, +; anu "niS.ieu ior prakesi
na.,ns aone an III my power 10 s'op my traln
.,aue plePaia ,u W iea'e my engine tiink-
ny siie mouiu run il'Io rear vi Una. tram,
"G. gu .tu ".Ai .oui y, nv 'ou' jumper
on Vas ,:.., .n'o"n vi " my iaIe, s1rstcneu
.ho.',.h. ~. w 90 go 90 eoiu, n's'
.,Uusms y. ,.a'. NY e uI sos vn Vi no. .
60 'p " ny no,'a s . on wa, was nio~ans oh
sa., ~ ~, " ~ .o ny oao "'
~ aa I na ELL -, e'. iooAeu in'o
10y eaJ anu 800 G III e .h s. nane, eot
~ ~ ~" ;'oI u e o.nea sue VI IRAN
him. ,h;nt , y COMM haot uoe'I h nno
osLad III, &c DO ,ros hnnt "a ~ IN,
,ran. 80 80 20 ID. III au ~ .hen
rb;ia tha,a cow ,oon $50, =" ~. ~ uou."
- .ne' 800 sa" a y. ins " set ou' VI
sow ono,bar mon a. naxt r;ndou a s,e,
III, omt ,lor rooo,Ioo, ba,,;nt, -, p
nbud ou, fror, ID ,ra;r -. .h;n.h o on"
No., ~. 49,, ho,,,,ar,e 49,. -
into CO.. ona asSed him &c bo ,ras h,,r. ha
answered no vas be wos comnb+ hat,,on ~
ho1ooao nov .rd smoL;nn 80. ~. w..
en9;na not o~os ;aoSsnrevs ha,s r.. ny
| bol no bon
rorpd - t,ro ho,,rs r. 80. ! s."'
70 NJ Converse,s ona;no PooInnrt Wv s.a u oi
With hin, ,broo ,rorsars 81 an -, so
coat n him uasbeJ nv, fana "a 49,, s go.
| 70 ,bo r,,;ns .oa e., -. 49,,
baord that a .ra;n ,ros 80, 80 - ~" 80
inc dona al nnn,d ,rant ho,,o ~. !. nav
hoGfNnas, .u-a1,a ,rhon an.auad 1911 ~ 90
tho atmosnhora was oIona,,. Ioni,oa 'I i;'.
rain some foepy knew nothing If any
train after laav;n@ Everott tbot a;S w h., o.,
twenty minutes start If mo. Ala 49, 800,
anv train ahead was rnnp;nc Of oror t,ndnt,.
m;Ias nov hour ,bon 7 ,s,ssad -, w Sa,'!
br;dgo M one vvos ,,;th n r"' h,. e. o,meai
;udge tho rote of snood ,har -, ~, -,
was ton miles nor honr. nolor of 1;nhts ,.,n.
white. saw NO rcd l;obt sow No Ian+ "~a
SWING. knowing the train wos tbara ,,,,, -.
tention was turned N sometime oIso .bat :
to ston the tro;r az soor as oor,d ra,.a.s,i3
m, engine bncause tbey woro a sbort d;star,oa
abeaa
| CroSs Ex-D;d mot rooo;,,o ,,,,, ou, /.
for starting excant what was Said h., -
denot master. did know tho Revorlv tro;n
was hah;nd time. kna,y tbat - w. .'.'
hour behind time. don, tno,v ,,,o. IT, n,' a..
had anv ;nstrnct;ons in rogord 70 . go 49,.
went ahead of train. could mot tsli ,hat
the condition of the weather ,ras. 10 ,"t
reco,Iact Of not;ci,o sicrol Enht 49,.
reaching Prison Point. had M d;ff;cnl,v j.,
| seeing the signal light that p;ah+ oo,Ia' ~
tell the rate of sneed before rearb;ng pr;son
Point. SbouId indqe * miles nor banr. ,.aa
detained at Saugus Rrarcb and was ,ronarI,,
notified after leaving the KNOW No,b;ng. IA
NOT oct on extra sneed after le.vir, E,orot ~
Increased rate Of speed hut mot az ,,nnb ns,,ai,,
after Ieav;no pvarett d;5 nor rnn 50 So
count If the foo aIwavs n,aLa :, 's 100 gu az
TO run carenl. the smoke from tho st rl" d;a
not intefere with my sight; head light was in
good condition; first point l can see Revere
depot is just as the engine leaves overhead
bridge; saw no train ahead between Chelsea
depot and bridge; my rate of speed was in
creased on straight line of track did not try
to make up lost time that night; was going
through Revere at usual rate of speed round
the curve my speed is 20 miles per hour do
at times run faster than at others; expect a
train ahead to give me warnings have made
connected with an engine; do not know what
whether the brakes were put up or not; do