Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-03

me nam hoe and 0cGed. Another rule
Of this company requires that conductors
must knov thss each switch, which has
been changed fer his train, 10 lef. right and
locked for The main line, anless it be 10
charge Of . regular ssifch man. or the con-
dacsor Of . following train is present and
t. zee charge. The testimony In this case
showed tbst the truck frame sss attached
70 The rear Of Hsmmond's train and hauled
from Massavankssg to the above men
noosd siding. II the rules above quoted
hal been strictly followed BY Mr.. Ham
mond, you'd he not have seen that the
truck frame vas removed from the main
ise and put upon the siding. and the
switch left right and locksdf' II that bad
been done BlthsY would have had no csa,e
10 open IL sgsin. 10 remove the trpck-frans
from the main line. He vas not - regular
svifchmsn," and, ~ vs view IL, ought not
to have been instructed With the duty or
privilege Of removing the said truck from
the main line a. above stated bu, clearly.
this ought to have been aous BY the person
10 charge Of the train. Who hauled il there,
even IL the rules did not require is. The
Integrity Of the main lines Of railroads, over
which 20 many human beings are being
daily and hourly swiftly carried, ought not
70 be iDugsted 70 the care of irresponsible
persoos. though they be employees Of the
company. sho may happen TO have by
chance sviten keys in their pockets, but To
men specially designated.
In view of the fscts disclosed in this in
vestisAtion Ne you'd suggest to managers
Of railroads 10 tbis State. and request them
to carefully consider whether or no. some
rule or rules can be adopted and enforced
that gill more ehectnaiiy gnx,d the use Of
switches. We are cjnnisnt that more sc-
cidsnts have occurred dur ing the past year
to uains, by reason Of u,isplscsd sxitches,
thss from any other single cause.
Vh tne tSnth Gay Oh JUNE 1857 serious
accident occurred on The Maine Central
rsirosu, near tbe viiiszs OF cskiAhh, 10 uie
regular PASSENGER uaih from I"ruAnn' via
LeNi'ton :" Sk"Nhesah, IN Shtch Roscoe
" stevens express agent, OF oko"began,
vas Killed ana A. H. Liopy, mai sgent Oh
fortlsni, ana - PATTERSON, baggage
master OF Belfast, were severely injured
al OF whom we're In the mail ana baggage
car, wpich - hereinafter appears, vas, ny
reason Oh The wsshinx a~sy OF the roan bed
embankmeht derniitd ana wrecked, toae'b-
ef with the locomotive and tender The
board having bsen not NED OF the same went
70 the place OF accident on toe t~eifth Ahd
cafeiutly examiner the premises, from
SAID examination the cause Of the accident
seemed 80 apparent, the board 70 med a
further examination unnecessary. On the
day OF said accident at about three O'Clock
In the afternoon, sudden, violent aud IN
usual storm passed over that vicinity
~ the . ace where the accident occurred
stone cuivert sumcientiy large Tor the
ordinary How OF water ct all seasons o. the
year. II unobstrncted. had been placed
| under thr railroad embankment, across and
over small brook Above and westward
OF SAID embAnkment and cul'ert, there Ia q
ravine or gully extending long distance.
which, two or three rods above the culvert.
10 much wider than where the embankment
crosses This favine or gully was At the
Time covered by thiek growth OF trees
and underbrush. under which, As the board
believes from Indications. large accumu-
lAton OF leaves, brush aud partially lie
cayeh vegetation had collected AID. by the
sudden and unusual rush OF water through
the raVtne, was noated down aud into tie
cniyerf Aforesaid. thereby choking 1t and
nsking dam OF the embankment, which.
being largely composed OF Coarse gravel,
5000 yielded to the pressure caused by said
Overflow. aud rod or more OF 1t was
washed away immediately before the
arrival OF the tram above mentioned,
at that POINT Because OF the grade and
curve sutheriy OF this point the ~ashouf
could not be seen oy person on An sp-
piosching tram. uii within very short dis
lance OF IT, so short mat tram running nj
an ordinary rate Oh speed could not De
NoPpeh qhckly enough 10 prevent F" from
running ih'o the same. IL appeared that
the locomotive passed ueafiy over the eK-
caVston before II was defailed' thpogh The
tender dropped INTO the same and upon
&c the mai ana baggage car. IN when the
ABOVE named persons were fiaing' tell anu
Nss over urheu ana c,usne'. none OF the
passenger cars were uetai'en' anu so isr 40
We nave learned. DO passenger was mater.
,H'iS injured thst th's accident c"uid
nave nee" prevented ny ordinary care OF
foresight We cannot oeheve' Inc EN-
oAukmeht "" OF sooa "iu'h ana wen
'e"ie"' ann 80 is' As II appears me cui
fr't ~as II ruuctu' siAN' wen ouiit ANU