Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-14

Inquest Continued from the First
Edit ION.

SAW THE wArcuMAx WAVING HIS LIGHT.
Mrs Ellen Darlington. the mother OF the pre-
ceding witness, whose house Is situated near the
scene OF the collision TESTIFIED to seeing the watch
man hallooing and waving his light before the
ua!ns StlucN Then she ran for her own life. She
haa passed Sullivans box ten or fifteen minutes
pelofe ana ne was sitting sc his box then.
TESTIMONY OF THE ENGINEER OF THE BALTIMORE
TRAM.
Aoner T. Ingels, engineer OF train No 70 the train
nom Baltimore, which co.lded with the Martins
burg train, testified that he was "wayedr around
ane t also was given white gnng that
ran his train right along. He was not running
over four or I'VE miles an hour. IL was S:s6 D. m
O'Clock when witness entered the switch. Just as
witness turned the corner he got glimpse of the
headlight OF the ther train They were then about
twenty ave or thirty feet apart near that there
vas no tlfne 70 put on the brakes even TO Jump.
be graSped the air brakes and halowed 10 the fire
man 10 look out Witness did not know whether
Mhen white signals were shown on the Washing
ton branch red or danger signals should be shown
on the other road. Witness thought the other en-
CINE was hurt worse than his, although there was
not much difference In the damage TO The cars The
Martins burg train WAS a LEGAL train
orem. who was witness fireman. was so badly
cut mat ne could not appear 1t the inquest.
WHAT MRS. DAVIS SAW
Mrs Margaret Davis OF sl3 LIST street nor beast
near the "Y testified that she was sitting at her
front door when the accident occurred IAN see,'
said Mrs. Davis. ''was the two engines strike to-
gether, and then ran into the house" Upon being
questioned she said she saw the nagman running,
but did not notice his light
TESTIMONY OF JOHN SULLIVAN, THE FLAGMAN.
John Sullivan, the nagman. to whose failure to
show red light, the accident is attributed.
testified that he had been a laborer on the road
and had been Waterman at different points SAT-
urday night he was At the "Yn on the box on LIST
street northeast, halfway between and X. IL
was little before hailpast eight O'Clock when the
box. When asked TO describe what occurred he
told his story In q rather excited and incoherent
way. ne saw the man at Delaware avenue, he
turning his lantern from side 10 side and could
not ten what he meant, as II he were fcoling with
IL u; Inns ,hs was nagman named Kane in the center
o. OF Lne ". Witness could not see the
to run down to the corner and see
what light was shown On the bridge. Witness
said to him, "Run down and look at the bridge and
see what that ID fool means. No one can tell
what he means" The boy left, but Immediately
the two trains came along, and the witness ex-
Claimed, GOOD God Almighty, here they are SLAM
ming into one another" The trains were together
before Healy came back. Witness showed a white
light because Kane showed him a white light
Kane showed q white lgat all the time unuI he
began to turn his light showing both red and white.
The witness asked Why, when he was
light. He said he was in doubt and had not time
then. Witness saw the Martinsburg train first
He did not see the other ur I'll it popped into the
Marttnsburg train. The Martlnsburg train was.
he thought, not running 20 fast as the Baltimore
train. Some trains went around the curve faster
than Others. The witness said he had not been
drinking, and did not drink often. The witness
said sometimes he could not read without glasses.
He could not, he thought, have been mistaken
ABOUT the signals. He thought that Kane was
foolng with the lamp about i've minutes. The
witness said that Darlington. the first witness,
was convict; that he had not seen him that
The witness said that, q matter or fact. Kane
had not given him any signal at all. The witness
said that the signal men along the Metropolitan
branch III IN w hot hort he
"f" was clear or not. Witness was asked whether
it was not the rule OF the company that when In
doubt he should show the danger signal, and re-
piled Yes" He said he was waiting To see what
the man meant. The coroner asked II he had put
out q red light before sen9ing down TO see what
not have been prevented. The witness In reply
said the signals at the bridge had been managed so
during the last two or three months that he could
not make out what they meant. He would have
shown danger signal II he had known there was
any danger.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Parson S25 18th street n. W., testified that he
was passenger on the Martinsburg train. He
came from Weayerton with his little boy The
witness described, with some disgust, the slow
speed OF the train. After leaving Rockville. his
boy, looking out OF the window, called his atten-
ton TO sign board which said I'll miles TO WASH
1ngton." Then witness looked at his watch and
saw that 1t wanted one rlinute to eight O'Clock.
a minute in order to get 10 washington on time.
They Travelled at the same slow rate un-
til they passed Terra Gotta. when they be-
that the witness could hardly keep his seat,
witness thinking that IL would be ali right Wit
ness was In the smoking car. He leaned forward
10 rest upon the seat In front OF him. and Just then
he was thrown out OF his seat straight up In the
air, and when he fell he was insensible He did not
going entirely too fast, but IT was the velocity at
which they were going that saved the lives OF the
passengers In his car The train had Stacked speed
little but he thought they were going at least 30
or 40 miles an hour. The speed was SO great after
leaving Terra Gotta that a friend who was with
witness had to brace his feet In order to hold his
seat
Geo. Schlosser, signal nan at list and L north
east, and Michael Flavin, signal man at LIST and NJ
getting "white" signal frUm Sullivan.
John i. Nolan. telegraph operator and switch
man at the eastern end OF the''Y" at the bridge,
testified that the signal was white for train No l2
coming west from Baltimore. The red signal was
displayed the other way. Whenever he displayed
the white signal on one road he always displayed
Callahan Kane, nagman at Delaware avenue, On
the I, VINO passes the signal from Nolan TO Sul-
van, testified that he got red signal from Mr.
Nolan. He gave a red ligh1 to sullivan, who was
the man next to him. He Lad his red signal dis
played for five minutes He never turned or
whirled his signal around I'm his hand
The witness said he was on duty from g. m to
1915 p. m. and received $50 month.
Joseph K. Behrend, who was on the Martins
Durg train With the witness ParSon. testified to the
high rate OF speed after leaving Terra Gotta.
Police OFFICER John A; Pearson. who saw the COLI
at a rate or 20 miles an hour.
MEDDLING WITH THE NAIL POUCHES.
Frank HasSett, q brickase apprentice was ar
rested by Officer Pearson, for meddling with the
mail pouches OF the wrecked train IIassett was
charged in the Police Court this morning with
being suspicious character The court released
him on his personal bonds, because he was his
mothers only support, remarklng as he did that
the officer justified in making the arrest and
such persons should be made to understand that
they must keep their hands of OF everything at the
scenes OF fires and accidents.
POLICE NOTICE TO THE RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Major Dye notified the railroad companies last
week that unless they ran their trains within the
city limits In the time required by law-six miles
per hourAthey would be prosecuted. and. I'm con-
nection with this order, the police were ordered 10
take notice or the trains and report
A SCARE.
Last evening number OF persons visited the
scene OF the wreck. While standing along the
curbstone one OF the yard engines came up lst
street nom the yard and when tt reached the cor
ner OF street a loud report was heard under the
engine, which, at the time, was supposed TO be an
attempt to blow up the engine but IL was evidently
spectators took to their heels and left
The ROss-Tinney Murder Trial.
CONTINUED from the First Editionl
From these w. H. kiiln.on and S. J. Spearfng
were obtained and the court directed three others
to be drawn. w. Fl. Waters, 432 Delaware avenue
Jacob H. Mitchell, 1910 34th street. and T. Ambush
ST., 1856 Samson street, were drawn.
While waiting, at 2E O'Clock, MeSSrs. Motley An
ders0n, w. A. Gray and John r. Woodward were
challenged by defendant, and Mr.. Lemuel K
Thomas, thus leaving fiye vacancies The court