Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-09

THE INQUEST ON THE BODY OF ENGINEER
FRBKBURN.
The inquest on the body OF Mr.. Fl. b. Free
burn, better known as Harry Freeburn, the en-
gineer who was injured in the accident a.
Severn, on the B. d P. r. R.. on Saturday last,
was continued yesterday after our report
closed.
Capt. Calvin Arnacost, conductor NJ the
special train. testified that he left Washinpton
al 1850; received orders at Bennlngs to run as
second section OF number one," and at Oden-
ton not to pass Severn az miles north OF that
next thing he knew was the application of air
brakes, Within 800 yards of Severn and the
crash crash came a. within 50 yards of the switch The
curve Is In cut, and the Approaching train
could not be seen TIL quite close
John Roy conductor, testified that he was on
saturday morning running On the extra bound
sou SOU Lelt Baltimore at about 1913 pm. Wit
ness Ieao nls orders, Run TO Severn regardless
VI second section, number one; all third class
schedules are annulled." This means that he
nsd the right OF the track to that point, and
then should have gone on the siding by the
north end. Did not do this Both Conductor
ana engineer sign these orders, and with this
pom compiled. They are required to open the
this. About 400 yards from the switch Free
BURN shut his engine of and blew a long
past Witness took his keys out and got
on the tank. expecting to open the switch
10 front Of the telegraph Office and witness
thought he had an order for them. The engi-
Aeoi oie" up UTakeS, WHICH means ''gO
ahead and he got on the step ready to catch
the orders; found the young man had no orders
and Sprang back into the engine to stop the
engineer: by this time they had reached the
south end OF the siding when the other train
was approaching around the curve. The engi-
neer blew down brakes" applied his air brake
a! q reversed his engine. When within 10 feet
OF the train witness jumped off, They were
ToInlng then 20 to Is miles per hour. 1t was
witness business to have stopped the engineer
ana ,n ne would have done so were it not for see
ng the man on the platform. The witness
WIN some feeling said: Engineer Freeburn
aid myself are solely responsible, aud as he is
dead. am the responsible party for this acct
dent" Mr.. Lappin read the order to them
twice and distinctly before they left.
more, testified to the orders as above, and the
cider books from Union depot and Odenton
We're shown, eorIoooratlDg the testimony.
THE VERDICT
OF the jury was that death was cause nv in
luf1es received In collision near severn sta.
which was caused by the neglect of said Free
burn to obey orders.
WORD FOR THE PEOPLE AT SEVERN
IN some OF the accounts OF the accident tt
was represented that the people OF the neigh
DoTnood dld little or nothing to relieve the
suffering. The facts are that The people In that
section did all they could. The man who fs
charged With having eXacted s. from ex- Presi.
deht Hayes Tor removing his baggage about 500
aros ha0, when the accident first occurred
taken his morse out or cart rode three miles
and back for physician, and when he removed
I he baggage and was asked what he charged he
declined TO set price and refused to take the
pI0fered s. bill until he knew who rendered n.
Ia only Two cases did the neghbors fall TO leave
thelf houses and Work In rescuing the wounded,
1 nese were Inc cases OF TWO ladies with young
babies. who at once set about making coffse
anu biscuits to refresh the sufferers