Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-06
WASHINGTON, PA.
Inquest Over the Victims OF the Railroad
AocidenG-SOtes
SpsefaI % tie Sgy.dcE, ReoiateF.


SpSciaI 10 ne Sunday REGISTER.
WASHINGTON Pa, December 6.-On
Thur day evening of this week the enpsn.
elled jury, selected to hold an inquest to-
gether with Squire Ripple over Messrs.
BETTER and Snyder, the victims Of the COLI
sion of last Wednesday, met in tie Office
of the Squire and examined the following
witnesses: Thomas Newman, engiseer If
first So; Phillip Ellery, conductor Of fret
SO; J. W. Ellsworth. train dispatcher Of
Pittsburgh; ]. Il. Bsalls, day telegraph
operator at Washington, Pa; Robert
Mason, former operator at Washington;
DR.. T. D. NJ. Wilson. On Friday morning
st 10 o'clock the Jury proceeoed TO the
house of Mr.. James Morris, First ward, the
engineer OF the ilIfated 800, who was &C.
verely wounded. His testimony was very
essential to the investigation. The jury
once more returned to Squire RspeIs office
and continued by examining Frank Dean,
an engineer learning the road. and one of
the few fortunstes Of the wreck. The in
vestigstion closed With the testimony CT
Frank Raple, telegrspher, examined as an
expert. His testimony consisted ofan ex.
PLANTATION Of the orders issued BY Ellsworth.
For the want Of space We give only the
testimony Of train dispatcher Ellsworth, who
saio: Ii is my duty to make meeting
points for trains and keep them keeping,
West bound trains have the preference Of
track. The train 81 was late and had
fallen into SIS time and was run from
Washington, West, a. The lst &c. By
meeting this train at Elwood's, Reiter was
threwn of his guard BY supposing he had
met the lst St east of Washington. II is
the duty of the conductor to strictly ex.
anime the register and Reiter ought to
have done. On the page Of the register
as it stands no lst sc is found arriving
here. II was not my mistake. Reiter
had no orders against the I'd and Sd sec
tons OF Sc. Reiter should have met the
lst Sc east at Elwoods.
The verdict was: That train dispatcher
J. W. Ellsworth at Piusburg, is charged
with neglect of duty, and J. Il. Beslls, day
operator at Washington, Pa, is charged
With same, in that he did not inform Con-
ductor Reiter Of the non-arriVsl of No Sc.
The action taken by the B. / o. officials
is 80 yet unknown.
Thursday evening Department Com.
mander Austin Curtin and Senior VII e
Commander BGrchfeld inspected the VIM.
F. Templston Post No. 10, G. A. R., Of
this place.
After the inspection the members Of the
Post marched in body to the Town Hall,
where seats were reserved for them, the
hall being crowded with visitors. Upon
the platform was erected an old tent. 1t
Vas soiled and torn and with its surround.
ipps, q pile Of oyercosts and knspSScks, g
barrel Of mess pork. boxes OF hard tack,
etc., presented q sight familiar to old veto
rama while serving in the field.
The exercises opened with Q song beau.
rifully rendered By Q trio consisting Of
Misses Barnet aud Craig aud MeSSrs. Ross
Stevenson and Charles Mcdonald. The
folio ring speakers were then introduced by
Major James P. Ssyers: MeSsrs. Burch.
field, Boyd Crumrine, B. F. Hssson. NJ. l.
Nc Bracken and Chill Hazard.
The general audience was then dis
missed, While ths veterans, their wives and
children were invited to remain. Asump.
tuous repast was then INDUCED in, after
~hich the assembly adjourned with March
ing Through Georgia.
The much talked OF entertainment given
for the benefit of the college paper, came
of last Tuesday evening. Below is the
programme as rendered:
PARTL
Miss EIts Rupls, Pianist
Tbs Greeting CSlIeSs QuaTtstts ;..;.......;
Isl Tenor, J. RSht. wright; I'd Jeaor, J. ".
Hi; ist Bass, A. d. Lewis; ID BaSs,
Msriol Moore.
HoIsiius at the BIidge Sseaulay
John e. Scorer.
Vocal solo-R5b'Pto o Ia che adoro-.....Me yerSeer
Mis- Bessie .. Craig.
Foxes Tsils...... anon
John @. Scorer.
Gzi.Sr SOLO TssTs with Naradon'''.'''.'''''..''.'
James y. SyPhsFs.
PART Il
Flute .ss!iinl
barry Il. Brown.
SS-.-'H' '''' John q. scorer
yo.al SolO-Gids, Gondol& IaITy
Miss AgoeJ Barnett
The Waits uA lain C sSo;sr
Guitar
James W. Syplsrs.
saSw Ruby Played .--.-.--.-.'.'--'' AnOI
John r.. Scorer.
'SI FszSssa.
| Friday evening the Pc. esRns OhsPtel
of the Poi Delta fraternity celebrated
their deceunial, with banquet at ther
BAH OF Fast Beau street..
DR.. Meaat viii occupy the pulpit OF tn
Frat PRESBYTERIAN Church Sunday, In "a
absence Of DR.. Brownsou.
Hon. George W. Miller. Who was or
pointed United States Marshal for Westerl