Daily Republican., 1886-01-12
The Inquest.
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o'oIook ON Monday afternoon
,wiuaiempaneled Coronsr's jury
he Office Of Undertaken l.: w.
10 investigate the causes which
We railroad disaster OF Satur-
ornine by which four men lost
res and q large number more
.riously injured !. Foreman MI
porter; Secretary, w. 3. NC
Tohn PYLE, Anthony Rey bold,
Ford Benjamin =. Townsend,
+ Carpentar, John Mealey, and
Amer. Levi 9. Bird at the re.
# senator George Gray appeared
ssl Tor the p W. & b. Railroad
nv and was his steno2rapner.
rinteu lent OF the p, w. ~ b.
Henry II. Carter, was the hrst
called 20 the stand. Being sworn
n ed in substance that no had
ome investigation himself ana
pr unable 10 loo .te the respohei
br the accident. It was probably
m act of God, for 1t was very
IN He thought the men were
IN they could, and the Company
tuperb organic atiou, 10 which
Ian was deemed perfectly com.
~ perform the duties assigned
II Superintendent Cartei's ao-
\ trainmaster takes charge OF
The yardmsster has charge
iftipg engines.
Carlisle, sworn, said be was
siate tho cause OF the accident.
10 the Off GO at midnight to get
iioual power In the way OF
YES and men TO cut trains up
keep them moving. The yard
WAS on duty and he and the
espatchers we're comforting and
q together. A freight train
i the north. bound track and
IL south bound track could be
He gave the yardmas,er orders
! the shifting engines moving in
II the station, and notified him OF
/. e. N. train TO come In on the
bound track, as that was the
be clear. Under the rules OF the
my the y yardmaster has absolute
i of the shifters, ard when things
4 OF order he oonfers with the
ldespatchers The ysrdmaster
Ahat the north bound track was
Ic'ed, for he reported II. Il. M.
was the yard u a ster.
Db g. Petty john sworn-Am the
sn lirAin master al. the = w. 4
pot 10Y du'y Is 10 assis; Mr.. Car
md under The direction of tha'
and Superintendent Carter u
.fter the motive power and thu
onnec;ed therewith. Mr. Carlisle
~ him between II and ! o'clocl
tnrJay morning. and he was OF
>te rest OF the night. He was IL
Mo despAt cher's office about Z y
/. when the yardmaster In til,
Ward said that the w & n. trail
here to come In, and asked In
|iCus. Dispatcher Curtis ktTl
se would have to arrange with tn
bRsteT. Dispatcher Casey We
tiONn 70 5tauonmast0r n. W
In 10 tell him TO hold all trains
Atcher j. W Aydon then relieve
aud Pettyjohn said Let tn
n. train come in" Aydon sal
b on n Bit" and asked II th
b NJ aster had been notified. o
answered affirmAtively Aydo
said "let them come" Yardmaste
d won't into the oftice and was tOl
he w. & N. train was coming l
) south bound track, and he sal
81 all right, and turned TO go dow
The two engines were then see
|1Bs French street and pass u
81 States Hotel Yardmaster Ca
~ after them and shouted for the
1o and continued 10 run after the
! Water street. That was aboi
9'elock, and shortly after that u
j d the collision came. The WI
Itd not know who had ordered q
HHQines out. They were In char
.t 5AFdmaste 1t was showing ar
{HR hard, and the engineers cou
ave seen very far ahead. The v
. 11Ain was started at the instan
l< fitness after he had taken Il
| 4ecautious.
81 ~ Carter, SWORD, said he vi
u of the tracks between O
t. ) AS junction aud Begg's sidin
III WY his duty to see that I
kA VEN Kept clear, aud to supervi
runA<UH of freight trains. N
isle had sent for him about IL.
oek on aecount of a train of 10 ca
o the West Yard that was fast
snow, and ordered him to 90 out
train aud put 1t on a side track, a
lear the main track If he had To
! car at a time. He ordered
ielOnal engine from the West Var
King two on the rear of the ira
6nding it impossible to move
Inward ordered 1t taken to the w
|d In doing this they derailed fC
i. nnd thus completely blocked
IA The two engines went TO
= Yard with six cars, which W
xIxht.
mess went out about l O'Clock 9
6failments took place about 2
the witness detailed at length
49, Efforts 80 get the derailed cars
aok; how 1t took Ave engines
so take the nine cars ut the b
brain from Tatnall TO Third str
Behring'S of the men at work
nr cars, the passage OF train
Inward about d % O'Clock. w
to the top Of the stairs going
spatcher's Office, l met assist
paster Petty john; knew there
bing wrong somewhere ; had
edge of the engines passing be
fd them leaped down the sta
/ got TO the bottom of the 81
ear engine No. /; was just In 4
United States hotel, / called
hgineer as loud as / could
~ out my arms at him /; made eN
in my power to stop him III
tely he was not looking in
ptiOn followed the engines az
conld before passed the Un
es hotel 1t was impossible for
e the engineer the snow blir
the storm blew right in my I
5pt think / could SEQ ten feet All
e; followed the engines all the
4 and was the first man at tho g.
he accident outside of those on
ines the engines were Nos. 16
hey we're ordered TO Third sire
aie orders; why the orders; were