Daily globe., 1883-08-07


OF Mrs. Thof,.ley and Child Commenced.
At 2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon Deputy
Coroner Hill commenced the inquest upon
the remains of Mrs. Mary Thomley and
child Anna. killed by Milwaukee freight
car as described in yesterdays GLOBE.
The following jury was impannelled:
Q. W. Curtis, E. E. Adams, H. G. Connor,
Ed. A. Stevens. G. A. Bartoum, j. o.
Brading.
Milton Grover and ALE Brown were the
first witnesses sworn, and identified the
bodies.
PATRICK SULLIVAN,
the engineer of engine No. 245 testified:
was switching in lower yard between
8 and 10 O'Clock yesterday; at 9:45 went
up to Fonrth street to run car in on spur
track and backed in on side track; the
Car was behind the engine; we had to make
little drop of this car to get it up where
We wanted it; We backed down between
Third street and Fourth; the engine made
little run and the Car
went on the side track; the
family were coming down the side track
when 1 saw them; there was a man and
two children with the woman; when l back
ed IN on side track they were three car
lengths from me; next saw them when en-
gine was going back on switch to main
track; they were walking toward me; when
was coming out of this switch the woman
stood close to main track, next to switch;
notioned her to get Off track; she was
within car length from me; she stepped
over on side track; went by with engine;
l hollered to her to get off; the little girl
| stood seven or eight feet ahead of her on
same track; She run to catch
the little girl, and just as she was
| going to do so the car struck them;
couldn't have been running faster than
| six miles an hour; the car was going about
| four miles per hour; there was a brakeman
on the car; when it stopped it was three
car lengths from Fourth street crossing;
the car was ten feet four inches from
Fourth street When it struck the child and
woman; the point where the car struck the
woman was not a public thoroughfare,
but people are in the habit of walking on
the tracks at that point; no fagman
| on duty at the time saw
the brakeman on the car at the time; after
the engine was disconnected the distance
was forty feet before the separation; the
switch can be made in that manner at six
miles per hour; the bell was ringing at the
time; brakeman on car kept call
ing her to go the other
way; engineer Harter was ringing
the bell; the people went on the track
some streets south and were coming to-
ward US. What speed the car had was OBJ
tanned in running one hundred feet back
from the place where the tracks diverged.
Have had no orders in regard to making
running switches; We go by signals from
the men in yards; We make those switches
every day; there are rules printed in time
cards prohibiting making these switches;
the yard man has full charge.
GEORGE wE1ssBRT,
Sworn; am fireman of engine 245, Chi
cago, Milwaukee st. Paul; was on en-
gine at 9:45 yesterday near Fourth street;
l saw the lady as she was going under the
car; Just as the Car struck her, was on the
left side of engine; we were dropping a
car down in on side track; the engine
went out on main track and
the CIR on side track; heard
Sullivan and man on the car call to her to
get off the track; the engineer also told
her and pointed to her to get off; she was
going toward the little girl, who was two
or three feet ahead of her; Just got hold OF
her as the Car struck them; the engine had
stopped; had set the brake; YVES twenty
feet from the lower side of the Fourth
street crossing; from the point on the side
track where it stopped it was 200 feet; saw
brakeman on the car; he was calling and
running towards the front of car; when
the car struck the woman, was running
three miles per hour; the engine was run
ming four miles per hour when making the
switch; it was down grade; need eight
| feet to turn switch; ran two car lengths
after going over the women;
there is good deal of travel on
the tracks; we make these switches
often; the first drop switch we have made
at that point; do not know who gave the
order to make this drop switch; Mrs.
rhomley had harm bag Or satchel in her
hand also parasol; held latter in front of
her open and below her head as she was
reaching for chiide
JOHN CoRCoEAN
sworn: I am foreman Of coupler 245, Chi
cago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul railroad; was
on Fourth street at 9:45 Yesterday; we went
up to make drop of a car on side track;
this family was coming down Oh side track
when we made drop; was on top of car;
1 stood ON south or front end so as to stop
| NAJ DONJ Ia 1AOAt;
heard the engineer holIer and
saw this woman step on track;
/ halloed to her to go the other way; she
was coming toward the car and the engine
was just passing her; she kept on coming
toward the car; then 1 { w the little girl;
l called to her twice to go the other way;
she had parasol in front and L could not
see her face; started to run for the brake
and called to kher aga.n; was one-half
car from her when l started for brake; did
not get the brake set before car struck
her; Ger was going between three or four
miles an hour; the engine was going about
five miles an hour and went two car
lengths past on the end of the trauk; l
sometimes give the orders; Mr.. Stephenson
gave US orders to put the car on that
track; We have been doing that kind of
switches; have had orders not to nrake
such switches on Washington avenue.
From the yard master: heard the bell
ringing and heard the engineer call to
them.
ED. MDoNALD
testified: | am brakeman behind engine