The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-14
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George schIosser

to the Martinsburg train. He got the sig
nal from Hansel oil X street, who got il
from Sullivan. Ho saw both Hansel and
Sullivan that night.
Ho Saw sullivan Give the white
signal.
He had been Waterman about q month. OF
ana on he had been there for ten years past.
Tho train came in very slowly: He could
have run and kept up with her all the way
down to the Y. An active man could have
jumped on board her. He could not sec the
signal at Delaware avenue, as 1t is around
tho corner.
Michael FIavin
is flagman at the corner of M and First
streets. He said no got the white signal
from Schlosser, who was at l. street, and
passed IL on. There is another cabin west
Of his.
is the fagman on the Y. He is telegraph
operator also. His station Is at the bridge,
Second and streets. He said that he gave
the white signal for the train coming West
tho train from Baltimore. Tho other
way
Nc Diiplaycd the Red Signal for
the Martinsburg Train.
He swore to that positively. He sent the
signal to Kane, who sent it to Sullivan. He
did not know that Kane was other than q
sober man. The signals originate from him
at the bridge. Ifhe were in Kane's place and
was In doubt about q signal he would put
out the danger signal. 1t was not possible
thathe
Could Have Made Any Mistake I'm
His Signals.
last Saturday night. He knew that the
Western train was behind and knew exactly
at what time she might arrive. Kane's
Station is between fifty and hundred
yards distant from the bridge. Witness
had been at his present station for about n
yoar. Before he was in tho train dispatch
er's Office at Cumberland. He had been
railroading for twelve years and never had
an accident before.
Callahan Kane
is the flagman at Delaware avenue who, ac-
cording to Sullivan, made such bad signals.
His station is right in the middle Of the
Y. He received signal Saturday night from
Nolan at the bridge.
He Gave Red Ligt TO Sullivan.
and white one to the train going west.
Pat Mcdonald saw him give those signals.
He could see neither train until 1t came on
the Y. He could see what sort Of a signal
Sullivan gave. The distance between him
and Sullivan Is about the same as that be-
tween him and the bridge. The train from
Baltimore came very slowly.
He Exhibited the Red Light Five
mtnuteS.
He went away as soon as that five min
utes was up. He did not turn his lantern
round and round. He kept his signal
steadily exposed until the train went by.
He had been 1agman for two years
He is
On Duty from I'm the Morning I'm
til 1915 ut Night.
He never drinks anything at all. DO
receives $50 month. He never had any
trouble with Sullivan. They had never
had any words about signalling. He was
standing still when he gave the signal to
Sullivan. The Baltimore train blew first.
j. *. Behrend
testified that his place of business was S21
Fourteenth street. He was with Mr.. Par
sons on the train from Warrenton. Tho
train stopped frequently. AT Rockville the
conductor got his orders from tho train
dispatcher. There was great dAl Of I'M
necessary delay at Rockville. Parsons said
after they left Rockville that the train
would have to mako mile minute to get
in on time. Between Terra Gotta and Gales
wood the train took up speed of
A Mile n Minute.
They went Just as fast as they could go.
Parsons turned to me and said: "My God,
Joe, we are going at q fearful rate. We
will jump the track" He could hardly
keep his seat. Parsons said he guessed il
was all right. Then they struck.
Parsons was thrown in the air. Tho wit
witness was Jared o good deal, but other
wise escaped. He was dazed for q moment.
The switchman certainly knew that tho
train was twenty minutes behindhand.
The Train Was Going Between
Thirty ana Forty Minutes
He judged of the speed by the swayiug
Of the cars. They had no business letting
hot M trat In
were behind hand. There was one sharp
whistle an instant before we struck. 1t
was about a minute and q half between the
conversation with Parsons about running
10 fast and the collision. Just before the
trains struck, his train was going about
twenty miles an hour. He was never en-
ployed on railroad in any capacity. mo
railroading for me-"
Policeman John A. Pearson
was on q street.car crossing Delaware ave-
nue. and ii street. He saw the Baltimore
train crossing the Y. He next heard
crash. He paid no attention to any of the
signals. The Baltimore train was going a.
pretty rapid rate. 1t was going over
twenty miles an hour. He would not have
liked to have attempted to get on her.
He had often taken his watch and timed
trains coming in from the Boundary. There
had often been complaints made about tho
sAaiuo fuhuiHB too i'totj uuu WdlldutS Wcro
going to be got out. 1t was found, how
ever, that nothing could BIO done. They
run in from the boundary to the Y in o
min or minute and a half.
Patrick Mcdonald
said that his trade was that of stone-cut-
ter. He was coming around the Y Satur-
day night and saw Callahan Kane, the flag
man. Kane had a red light to the train
from the West. He also had
"a White Light Toward the East.
He spoke to Kane but did not stop. He
went down by Sullivan's box. He did not
see darlington speak to Sullivan. He was
positive that Kane had real light turned
to the west. He did not notice what kind
Of light Sullivan showed. He was no
relative Of Kanes.
Henry Kensel
is a flagman at the corner of K and First
streets northeast. He takes his light from
Sullivan. The latter gave him a white
light just before the collision.
Bryan Healy resided at oil First street
northeast, right opposite where the acct
dent occurred. He heard Sullivan yell
very loudly. He was sitting on his front
porch. He took his two children into tho
house. When he came back the crash had
occurred He did not sec it. His son,
VIII Healy, had told witness that Sulli-
van asked him what kind of signal was
displayed on the bridge and his son told
him it was red.
This contradicts Sullivan's statement.
J. j. Bryan,
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