Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-09-06

punishment under the law and need not
testify, so neither of them appeared be-
fore the board. Copies. of all train orders
and documents relevant to the case were
produced.
The investigation developed that the
excursion train from Rutland was run
ming on special timetable for Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, which, to-
gether with the timetables of other
special trains on other sections of the
Central Vermont system, were all print
ed in one circular. The stock train had
orders at st. Albans to run wild to Essex
Junction. "To run Wild signifies that
the conductor and engineer of a train to
which this order is given are to make
such headway as they can, taking care
that they get on no section of the track
at time when any scheduled train is en-
titled to it. They must, therefore, be
equipped before they start not only
with the usual timetable of the regular
trains, but also with special circulars
giving the timetables of special
trains. The evidence showed that
the engineer of the stock train re.
ceived from the office of Superintend.
ent of Motive Power Robertson at ST
Albans the special circular above referred
to and had it with him at the time of the
accident, and also that the conductor re.
ceived the same circular from the office
of Trainmaster Nash and had it with him
when the collision occurred. At Essex
Junction orders were given to the con.
ductor and engineer of the stock train tc
run wild to Middlebury. No other
orders were given at all. The evidence
also showed that the office of Superin.
tendent of Telegraph Magitf is appraised
Immediately of the arrival and departure
of every train from every station on the
road; so that if it were deemed advisable
orders could be given from headquarters
to the officers of trains about to meet
where in fact they should meet, and tina,
in the present case it would have beer
feasible to have wired the New Haver
office to stop the stock train at thai
station and let the excursion train pass
But the contention of the railroad
officials respecting this matter was tina
the maximum safety was obtained in de
volving the responsibility of determining
where trains must pass under such cir
cumstances upon the conductor an(
engineer of the wild train. The evidence
further disclosed that the conductor O.
the stock train did not understand tina
the special circular for the train from til,
Breeders meeting applied to any Other
day than Wednesday, although it wa
plain to be seen from the circular tina
it applied to the three days of the meet
ing-Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The engineer of the stock train is under
stood to have said that he was preoccu
pied with other matters connected will
the running of his train and entirely for
got about the special train.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
VIM. w. Allen, the passenger killed
was the son of Isbon Allen, prominen
farmer of West Ferrisburgh. He leave
a wife and two children. His wife tool
him to the train Friday morning and wa
waiting for him at the Vergennes static
when news of the accident was received
She was persuaded to return home. SAT
urday morning Landlord Gaines of tn
Stevens House went out to the home o
the family and told them of Mr.. Allen
death. Our Vergennes correspondent
gives an account of the funeral.
Conductor Hiram Blodgett of North
field had been on the road Is years. II
leaves wife, who, at the time of her hu;
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