The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-02
THE LATE DISASTER AT MUD RUN.
of the CorOner's Jury IN the Lehigh
VuVey .IccideHt.

ftllOiNy3 OF me CO1'OIl6f'S jury t1 tie LeNtl1
PdUey .Iccidemt.
Mauch Chunk pa dispatch: After
a three days session, the coroner's jury,
which has been investigating the recent
accident on the Lehigh Valley railroad
at Mud Run, by which so many lives
were lost, reached the following verdict
to-day: eve find that the engineers OF
locomotives 452 and 466 of the seventh
section, were guilty Of Gross negligence,
first in failing to discover the red signal
in time, the evidence clearly showing
that this signal was in full view as their
train approached, and, secondly, for not
approaching the station under full con-
troll, rs required by both general and
special orders. The evidence also shows
that the air brakes of the entire seventh
section were under the control of the
engineer of locomotive 456, and that he
could have stopped the train in spite of
locomotive No. 452. We find that the
lookout men of locomotives Nos. 452 and
466 were guilty of gross negligence in
failing to report to their respective en-
gineers the red light at the station as the
train approached The men were placed
on their respective engines as IN addi-
tional p%recaution, ;HAir special duty
being to lookout foi rBals. The
lookout man on No. 4o9 I'D to
see the signal. The other one on
466 testified that he saw it when about
hundred and fifty feet from the sta
ton, and yet he reported all right to the
engineer and claims that he did not
think the red light meant anything, as
nobody used it. We find that the rear
brakeman of the sixth section was guilty
of gross negligence, for when his train
stopped, instead of promptly going back
the proper distance toward the approach
ing train, he stopped at the station.
There was time enough for him to have
gone back nearly half q mile, but he
went less than 400 feet. We find that
the conductors of the two sections failed
in their duty-first, in not conforming
to the rule requiring each conductor to
see personally that his brakeman pro-
tects the real of his train; and, second,
in not requiring his train to approach
the station "under control"
The coroner's jury investigating the
recent railroad accident on the Lehigh
Valley railroad at Tamend, by which
eight persons were killed and several
others fatally injured, rendered a YER
dict to-day charging the fagman with
gross negligence in not signaling the
approaching train sooner and censuring
the engineer of the Pennsylvania freight
train for running too fast and the en-
gineer of the construction train fer not
carrying out the orders issued.
The Quartermaster Generals Report.
Washington dispatch: The annual re-
port of the quartermaster general has
been submitted to the secretary of war.
1t shows that the balance in the treasury
to the credit of the quartermaster's de-
partment at the end of June 80, 1887,
was 81, 469, $50. Sc. the various appro-
priations for the service of the depart
ment for the year aggregated $685.
and $77S, 800. % was received from
to officers, making the total receipts
81, 465, 519.46 The total disbursements
amounted to $40, AS, Ole, leaving a bal
ance june 80, 1888, of 81, 317, 500. Dur
ing the year the construction Of a num-
Der of new buildings at military posts
was authorized at an estimated cost of
S1SS, 252. Transportation was provided
by the quartermasters department for
366, 012 persons, 115, 500 tons of material
and 1,677 animals at a cost of 81, 061. 244.
Other expenses paid from the transpor-
tation fund swell the total expenses to
So, 50G, 1873. The cost of the movement
of troops was S216, GAG. The accounts of
the bonded Pacific road amounted for
transportation of troops in the aggre-
gate to 1910, 500. The sum of 500, sig
paid for military transportation oveI
the grant railroads. The total value of
the clothing and equipage issued to the
was $112, 639.
The quartermaster general says that
the question Of providing lighter cloth
ing to troops stationed in extremely hot
regions has been settled by the selection
of garments made of cotton duck.
All the switchmen and yardmen in
the employ of the Denver & Rio Grande
at Pueblo struck last week, and
the freight business is greatly interfered
The cause IS said to be n griev-
ance the men have against B. d. Thomp-
son, superintendent of train service.
They unite in asking for Thompson's
removal, which, it is understood, will
settle the strike.