, 1880-10-14
Revelation OF a System 50 Lax as 10
Also fncriminate His Su.
pcri0rs.
II the Flagman "lEnd Thought Of It,n
lie Would Have Sarcl Thirty
Lives;
Whiic Not innocent ol 0utll, .to Was Com.
piale'y innocent of All Experience in
His Business. '
TIE PtT1'SlUistl HORROR.
Srfftut Dttpdtth 10 T1.e f.ht+on0 FvthtInt.

P1TrsHUs,t'. la., Oct. .lJ-ltcspons.bllItY fnr tho
dreadful railroad disaster ut TNcnty.cHhtt
Rtrccs, lust Saturday night, sccnis to he locntcd
NJ Inst. Tho CortIher commenced mi inycsttHn-
tton Monthly morning, nnsl Ilns mat1c t1inrnl,Rl
wnrk 1f 1t. Among tin witnesses examined to-
'ay was wi1ltan 'cnrud. Tho tlagt1iartof tho H.
fntcd trt1n. After detailing tho circumstances
a1thluF which tho train left the unioH depot. he
said: After tho prortc crowded tho platforms,
tn''l iholn they had better waIt fur tho next
train. but thuy wo,tlsi not. Then 1 Rnt
'pnn tho platform. aud bcgnn to tnkc
tickets. until we xnt to Twcnty-cighth
street. Thon got oH a,.' went forwrr1 nbout
linlf length of tho chr. Then band In Tho
cur begun to p,ny, md, after moment, hcnrd
s0fnp 0nc s,ty tho other trln WIS coming. Is'ssu
arbtt'nt and saw tho train coming. h,Hl only Il
white light With nc. u!l' had t.u the 10 4wIug
that unce, whoa had to jump to suve my own
'!fc.'' "
Dy tho coroucr-Who instructed you to collect
thu tickets? i
Nitncss-No ono on TINT hight.
Cnroner-Ifow 'ong have yon been nugging7
Witncaa-Al,ot tutr mnitths. =;
Caroncr-Was It customary for you to collect
Tickets?
Wttnpss-No. sir.
Cnroner-Dkt yo,l rcceiyo Instructions to 70
bnrk ut,i i!tg tho trltnY
"itness-No, sir. II wus my duty, but was
excited, md fHrFnt It.. 1t wns nbont fifteen
minutes nftcr The tran left tho depot tllat Tho
accident occurres1 My bils.k wns tur,.ct to-
wnrtl tho approaching trnlt,. II hul bcen
atn1itllng III Tho reRr Ut tho tr1l1n Gould hnvo
sccn tho reelection or the hca'llight fur
II 3ls.nnco Of eighty yMr1s. Tile front
end Of tho rcar ctr was standing almut
nppOsIt tho ttAYman's box ut twenty eighth
strcGt Thu signal humps hung OIL the rear OF
tho CIR we're about SIX foot above tho lowest
step. * 1nnn atasllnK OIL tho seepll1 step might
obscure tho ltxAt, if his INT WIS high ono.
Ny duty WIZ To have gono bnck to sxnn. tho np~
proHchng trAlit. Without my sprcat iustruc-
tlDHs from tho conductor. though believe It
WIS hs duty to sGo TINT went buck. lie lid
not instruct me to ~ buck on tl1At night.
| coulti nut sny how long / was collect
ing tickets bcturo tho accident occurred.
wns stumbling OIL tho truck. nhn1. three Or fur
minutes utter tho train stopped, before tho acc-
dent happened. Knew tho seruud scu1t0n WINS
tn follow t1s, but did not think It would CONG 50
soon. nnl believed they would set ,ts II tlloy
approached in titne tn stup, was mover exam
tncd by nrly Ut tho officials TO ascertain whether
! understood tho rtt!es. 1 mover heard Ut my
Hie bnfng 80 examined. | received 10 espcclnt
Instructions NJ to my duties wht was tlltttle Il
iHEEAn. Dpforc tInng tlngnan. ! WIS Il
front brakeman. aud while In TINT position be-
cnHle acquainted with tho tl.1tics Of iluEtnus,.
10 protect trnlN 1t Is necessary TO ~ buck 90
Slr''s mid deposit cai', then DD yur,'s trthor
hnl dcpnst two cups. aud, If necessary, 10J
yards nnA deposit two moro cnps. II II tho rule
to RD bnek and sRnnl II Il trltn bo delayed tlvu
,nin,ties. This dill not DO, bocal,Be wus ex-
cltcl. mud forgot It,
VI to Tonight thero have bcen thirty tleatts
resulting from Tho nccileut. and II number ot
tho injured who nre still In tho hospital nro not
expected tn trcover. Mrs. lloup, ono Of tho III
turGJ WCut crazy tu-tlny.