Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30

Inere was SO much excitement that ne could
| not tell whether the bell rang or not. Witness
described the condition of Mr.. Brahler, saying
he was unconscious and pulseless, and he adj
vised that he be taken to q hospital.
William J. Frizzell was next called. DR.. Pat
terson said he did not have his name. Mr..
nor had he been interviewed by the railroad
company.
The coroner thought that the latter remark
| implied that the witnesses had been inter-
viewed by the railroad company.
81 have no doubt of it," said the witness.
MR. FRIzzLE ON THE GArEMAN's HABITS.
Witness version of the affair did not differ
materially from what the other witnesses had
said. When questioned as to the speed Of the
train witness said he so much Of the trains
that he did not notice them. He had seen them
little further out go at the rate Of thirty or
forty miles an hour.
Witness said he was one Of the persons who
imagine that the bell is there to alarm the gate
men. Then he proceeded to tell about the gate
mans habits. He said he had often noticed
crowd of persons frequenting the watch box
and conversing. which he thought was calcu-
lated to confuse the Waterman. Another
thing he had noticed was that when the gates
were supposed to be down they were raised and
lowered as though the watchmen were playing
with them, and on one occasion he told the gen.
tleman that he was ID fool"
ida avenue and said he would like to suggest
that the. Waterman be put in q place where
his attention could not be distracted to other
persons, and he also thought that the high fence
about the railroad property at that point should
be removed
escape, gave his version Of the affair. He
thought the train was moving at the rate Of
twenty miles an hour.
WENT OVER JUST AHEAD OF BRAHLER.
Mr.. ]. F. Schaeffer, who drove over the track
just ahead of Mr.. Brahler. testified that Lis
horse stopped in front Of the gate, which was
down. The engine coming down the
depot stopped south of H street
and the gates were raised. He and
Mr.. Brahler started through. and his horse be-
ing quicker than Brahler's he got through all
right. Brahlers horse caught. When Mr..
Braher was thrown from his wagon witness
went to him and said:
William. have you anything to say3"
The injured man responded:
"No, that's all right"
That was all that the injured man said.
Witness was questioned about the speed Of
trains, and he said he thought the train in
question running at the rate of thirty miles
an hour. He said that once in a while, when
complaints we're made. the speed was lessened,
but only for a short time.
ENGINEER GLAZE's STORY.
F. W. Glaze, engineer on the train, No. ISL.
which killed Mr.. Brahler, testified that he saw
no obstruction on the track until after the train
had struck him.
when does the bell begin to ring?" asked the
coroner.
Il can't tell at exactly what point the train
reaches when the bell commences, but it is
some distance from the crossing"
Can you hear it when it begns?"
''NO sir. but can VIXEN ma il ~
How fast was your train going when the &C
cident happened!'
about seven or eight miles an hour
''What speed are you supposed to make?"
I'VE are supposed to reduce our speed to six
miles an hour somewhere in the city limits.
When questioned by Mr.. Clagett witness said
that his train was due here at 1905 He left
baltimore at S:35 and at Florida avenue he was
six or seven minutes late. He usually
watches the gates and if they are not
down he slackens speed and pays par
ticular attention to pedestrians and wagons
He did not remember the position of the
gates that morning. The first he knew of the
accident was when he saw the horse near the
pilot. Witness said the fireman was on duty.
but he did not call his (witness) attention
to the gates. He stopped the train
within half cars length Of the
crossing. His train was late. but he was not
trying to make up time. Witness said he was
an extra engineer and had been here a number
OF times. but was not familiar with the streets.
The sign saws, "Reduce speed to four miles
an hour" and his train at the time of the acct
dent was running at seven or eight miles. He
shut off steam at Trinidad. When examined
by juror witness said he had been an engineer
for five years. Witness said that il his train
had been running at fifteen miles an hour he
could not have stopped it in the distance
that he did.
MR.. BRAHLER's SON.
Gustave Brahler ten years old, son Of the
deceased was the last witness called. He was
in the wagon when the accident happened. He
testified that his father stopped his horse in
front of the gates. which were down. The
Waterman raised the gate and told his father to
drive through. He started to do so, when the
engine struck the wagon and threw them out.
THE VERDICT.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased
came to his death from injuries received by be-
ing struck by an engine on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at the H street crossing
From the evidence we believe that the acct
dent was the result of carelessness on tue part
Of the employees Of the company. To particu-
larize, We believe that the train was ap-
preaching at rate of speed greater
than the law allows. Second that the
gate. being open, was not lowered soon enough
to prevent teams crossing in front of the trains.
The jury recommends the removal of the high
fence around the coal yard on the north side of
IL street at the crossing and also that the grand
jury investigate, with view to fixing the re-
sDOnsibility for the accident