The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-18

! preached, the IUtinan rang the cell ana
called my attention to q wagon on the
road approaching the crossing. | saw
! that the driver took no notice OF us aud
! | blew the danger signal, shut my ugine
of and put on brakes. When first saw
wagon it was about twenty feet from
south bound track. | WAS 800 yards or
more from crossing. The whistling post
is about 600 yards from crossing. We
We're running at not less than 30 to 30
miles an hour. The wagon was not on
south bound track when | first saw it.
Won't swear whether or not | blew
whistle at whiSting post, but be-
levc did, as it is second nature to me.
Running sixty miles an hour, it is hard
to do a great many things in a distance
of 800 yards. Eitgou people once OBJ
,icctcd to whistle blowing. The train
was the Washington and New York linn
tied express. due at Ekton at 9::iS A. NJ.
Were behind tins. The man never
raised his head or looked at US. He
SStillGt. 70 StI iiNt MS IiCi ST W !lll StIth
or whip when blew. He had plenty Of
time to stop had lie looked towards us,
but lie did not lock. Passed Elkton this
morning at 9:45 ; regular time is 9:38.
have been engineer On this road for -
years.
Lewis Gennay-sworn : Was fireman
of
here today. Al the north side of the
wbistling post began ringing the bell.
Saw wagon Ola the road, apparently pay
ing no attention to us. The wind was
blowing. Saw he did not see us. and
called to the engineer to look out" He
sounded danger signal 125 yards or more
from crossing. The man did not look
towards the engine ; seemed 10 hear
whistle but not IL know where the train
was. He struck his horse with stick
or whip, and i'll sort of gallop the horse
went On track. The engineer shut off
engine, put on brakes, reversed. &c, but
it was 10 use saw We must strike him.
. ~ vi i'Ni u ~ w bi'oo ttiiSl't VI Us.
apparently thinking we We're further of |
than we were. He did not look towards
us, but | think he heard the whistle. |
jumped back OF the boiler head to save |
myself from flying pieces, and did not
look out until engine stopped. Signal |
post is about 1900 feet from crossing. |
w hon Si,r,oi bo loJ Of
time to stop. Don't think he saw us:
think lie heard us and thought we were
further OFF. Bell was of no use such a
day and when running 50 fast. Have |
been in Company's employ eight years.
| know the accident could not have been
prevented except by the driver of the
carriage. Don't think he even knew
what track We were on.
In answer to states attorney: The
man was at least 10 feet from south
bound track when signal was blown. We
struck the wagon about the front hub.
WIN. II. Pryor-recalIed Am cous-
i'll to the dead man He had good eye
sight and hearing | was at work in the
field about 800 yards from the rack.
Could see engine and cars, but not the
wagon. Heard the whistle blow and
saw splinters fly about same time,
Dc. J. II. ,Jamar then testified to the
character of Mr.. Pryor's injuries, and
this closed the evidence. The jury had
a hot time over she verdict, and did not
reach argument until l1.30 o'clock p NJ.
THE VERDICT OF TIL JEURY.
VIM. \. Pryor came to his death on
the morning Of October 10Th. 1881 at
about $50 O'Clock, by being struck by
the engine of train No. IS of the p. w.
Il B. railroad. while crossing said rail.
road AT a public crossing known as the
Red Mill crossing and the jury further
say, That the Z. w. * Il. railroad com
pany deserves ccusure and we do hereby
cenSure them, for keeping in their en-
ploy Gideon Large the engineer who was
50 careless, of the rights and lives of the
people OF Cecil 60. and of the community
at large, as the evidence in this case
shows him to have been, in that he neg
ected to give the signal at the whiStling
post erected for that crossing, and the
Jury believe that had tlagman been
stationed at said crossing, as public safety
the accident would not have
occurred.