The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-16

use them. The application OF the
break on the motor car did not effect
the trailer. i had no motive in taking
the motorman's place. | hsyo done 30
since. keep my eyes on the track
always when running u car. Mr.. Pau
Mill was on the car with me.
"Ihe motorman did not demur to
my taking the cur. There are no re-.
verse curves. but there are two curves.
1--WE ran around the curve without
power. | think there is decline
towards Ocean View.
"When we got to the circuit bra.
ker. unless we put on the brake
slightly, the trolly will fly of. | have
nothing to gauge the speed of car,
except experienced judgment, and |
think ! was going about Is or 20 miles
au hour and we were running az fast
rs We could. All of tue current was
on. When | applied the brake to the
trolly car there was no effect except tho
pushing of the cars. The iluuge is ,
inch, the rail is 4, inches high, 70
pounds to yard. Heavier than the
Norfolk aud Western.
"As the moterman / was Oh the look
Understanding the track. | think nv
eyes were OFF tho rail, because | may
have been looking at the bridge, which
] was approaching. The spike was
about 100 feet from the bridge. Ii had
been looking at the rail | might have
seen the spike. | discovered no In
pile Of spikes which is not peculiar to
thnt place. 1t is Impossible for tho
cars to have jumped tue track without
something being on the track. We
can trail car from the point where it
leaves the track. | claim to be an ex
perienced motorman.
81 am positive | never applied the
brake till the car left the track. |
ought not to have slowed down at the
rate / was running,
al considered the track perfectly
safe at that speed.
81 had no one employed to walk the
track at that time.
The only truck that left the track
was the forward truck of the motor car.
The rear truck did not leave the track
till it reached the bridge. The trailer
left the track at the bridge.
"Tne trolley left tho track about 100
feet before reaching the bridge and
| stopped at tue bridge. The fact that
orr cars ran 100 feet without telescop
ing, will denote our speed to my er.
perieuced railroad man. We have
brakes on all cars, but they are not air
brakes. We had hand brakes on each
car, but no man employed as brakes.
man. We were taking down these
cars with passengers In them, and we
had only the motorman, trolleymuu
and conductor employed on the train.
1--WE had two employed men on this
train, and If had not been Oh the car
there would have been only two men.
There were only few people on the
motor car. young lady, who | was
taking down, WAC neur the front OF the
car. did not speak to her. MIR. Pan.
NIL came out and | did not speak
TO hlm after leaving the Norfolk and
Western crossing.
81 had not been drinking that after
noon and had not been out of nv
office.
The second car showed 90 on the
register. After | heard the pound"
| put on the break, which is incapable
OF making the wheels slide. When
you slide wheel you lose control of
the car uutil the wheel starts again.
The track at that curve has slight
elevation on the outside rail-
a sudden application of the brake to
Its full capacity on curve has no
tendency to make the car lump the
track, and Is not more apt to make the
motor car Jump the track when there
are two tru!lers loaded with passengers
attached on which there are no breaks.
Question from MIR. Marshall IF the
brake WAS applied on the motor and
there was no brake on the trailer 1t
would make the cars buckle aud raise
| the rear end Of the motor car and the
front end OF the trailer, and the front
truck of the motor car would not leave
the track"
al do not know whether or not MIR,
Pannill was standing by me when the
car left the track.
1T ls not standing rule that people
must keep oil the trout platform.
cit Id a standing rule that they must
not talk to the motorman.
The trailer when it left the track
went to tho right aud the motor car
went to the left. The motor car fell
against trolley wire polo, aud this
had tendency to stop the car.
After i came up out of the dirt |
asked II anybody was hurt and every
body said no except small boy, saw
him IN DIR. Lankford's charge aud |
had him taken to the View. Rev. MIR.
Gatewood was there and said lie missed
HIS boys. ! understood that the boys
had gone to the View. When got
the track clear | went to the View aud
| inquired and understood that the bows
hnd been seen on the ground. | could
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