Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-28
FIFTH edition


This Mornings Court
Chisf Justics Cpmsgys and A.,o,..
jade Houston we're on m. ~
promptly at 10 O'clock iii, mo, vsui
but owiag to the abssnee Of iuro, \,
eas9 ~ 6t,adley 70. the r. W
Railroad Company wac no, re,am.
until no came In al 10. 80 O'Clock
frsad Beckley wAs snotp and ,,.,,
ded that the day of tho scclien, l. !.
enginesr Of the shEiter employed to M,
the cars q the Pullman Car Work. ~
witness next desctibed the engine ma
photograph OF 1 similar engine v,
shown 70 tho jury aud explained By d
Mr.. Beckley then resumed hi. IA.
mopy and said that after the train
coupled mp he waited abou, Eve miuu,I
for the Edgemoor train to pass, and IN
at the signal from the Lead brak,m,
undertook to start. The WHEELS .lipp
and the witness was Obliged to oeu
SAND pipe 70 get The wheels TO htll.
then made another effort, when be ielt
shock aud apple d the brake; at the M
time the conductor, who WAS on tie n
Of the engine, said. "whoi, wbos
meaning that soip ethiug was wrong
he would have y stop.
| He immediately shut the thro,tls
the engine run shout Is to % feet bsI
Il came q . stand still. The witness
boon employed Oh an engineer since ID
aud has had considerable experience
handling cars. He did not leave
engine ON the day Of tho aeclleu,
knew nothing about it except VIII
heard.
Stanley Hamoni testified thu, b
fireman on the thifter at the time Of
accident. He wss citing In his pl,cs
the left hand side Of the engine watch
! the cars that we're 70 BE- moved /. III
he could Gee them.
II When the engine started, the VII
felt . shock OF heavy pull and turs
, head TO notify tho engineer, bu,h
that 10 had noticed II as he had hAl
|. on the brake. He thought that AID
/ signal wac given 10 stop, aud the
applied, the engine run about Is
1 feet When thu train stopped the
! ness went 70 tho rear end and say
+ box car but did not SOC the plaintd
/ he had been picked up and taken q
Stephen Covsrdals was sworn, and
q tiled that no v an inspector Of ire
: cars, and WAS employed In that cspe
a 10 December, 1883, by the P, W. Z
Railroad Company. After the acct
/ he Inspected thy trucks OF the box
b aud found them In excellent coudI1
d He used Q wheel gauge, and failed 70
il anything about the wheels or truck
It would cause 10 to leave the track.
10 70, orted the result OF the irspectd
10 Mr.. Durham, The ssststan, yard ma
ID and ~ far ~ be knew the CAT vsaeJ
Ir on the road.
c. l. N. Cook was recalled, and iestH
that at the TING OF the accident DC
emplsyed BY the Pullman Companl
lumber inspector and yard foreman.
"a was In the pit when the train on
on and thought i moved Of the sau
usual. The witness saw the freigh
when It lett the track and thong
WAS about Owe or six ieet from the
-, before the hint truck jumped the
70 He Jaw Stradisy working on the
man car After tho train started
q, halloed when the car lett the track
y, tract the attention OF tho crew
y. other side, but be did not hear Al
~ call to Stradlty to look out.
VI The witness was cross -exami
length BY Messrs. Bird and Cor
. and subjected 10 . searching redir
=" animation BY Mr.. Massey.
u. Joseph Durham testified that h,
o. assistsnt ysrdmsster Mt tho Wilm
~ yard OF the n W. 81 b. Company
'o' has been employed BY the compa
- eighteen years, and hold III, prcsen
tlon for four years. lie remember
oeIving Q report from Mr.. Covcrd
ma an inspection OF the box car
he jumped the track, and as the repo
I'D satisfactory the car WAS sent to c
90, where Il WAS consigned.
rs 1t . part OF the busincss Of y
~ no,s " visit the private yards
there are cara 70 DO moved. lie
=, the Pullman gard when tile nccId,
VI CURED. and saw the b0x car strI
nrs Pullman car, About the tlms I
ess car left the track the witness Il
alarm Mr.. sttadley, but did not th
No heard him. When the train sta
moved very slow, and 1t would laV
Id, impoAsiblo for It to move fast, a'
, too heavy.
ia Andrew Baync testified that
mo time OF tho accident he was ttant
rs. the pit OF the transfer table at'
IN, feet from MI. Cook. He was
zen right hand sldc OF tho tran !
ale5 1 toward tho engine. He had hi
ar, ar. resting on tho large staple near
ma. Of the car and watched the hind
ev- until the train started. Tho nina
too OF tho hind truck, on the size vi
was standing, passed of the !
table to the inaiu track oil righ
the lAnge Of the wheel on The ~
E. the track. Tho train wa, STAR
same ~ traits were generally s'a'
. At one o'clock court took u rai