Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-29

stated, upon examination, that any one
paying attention to business ought to know
II he hit anything on the track The en-
gineer should be looking out all the time.
II the boys stepped upon the track In the
shadow Of the light the engineer could not
them there would have been blood upon it.
Mr.. r. c., Mangum testified that he came
out on the S:15 local Saturday night. He
heard no unusual amount of whistling.
The express train for Washington passed
as he got of at the station. Three express
trains passed by between Langdon and
Riverdale. There was lapse of five min
utes between the passing of two trains.
He heard no more than the usual whistling.
Hattie Morris, Mr.. Biundon's colored
cook, stated that the train going to Wash
ington blew more than usual. This was
about 9:15. while she was In the store at
Riverdale The train was going fast She
heard the train going to Baltimore blow Did
not see the trains pass each other. The
train going to Washington blew as if
something was in front of 1t, and continued
Mr.. H. B. Fowler stated that he passed
within twenty feet of the two bodies while
going for DR.. Richardson about 1890
o'clock that morning, but did not know
they were there, and did not see them.
The number of the S:15 local train from
Washington is 10. and the number of the
Royal Blue express. that Is supposed to
have killed the boys, is 500. 1t is said that
this train was five minutes behind time.
Mr. Chas Wilson, the station master. was
examined, and said that he was in his
stable little before o'clock Saturday
night. and heard blowing. but did not
know what it was. Mr.. ]. G. Miller testi-
fed to being in his room at $50 o'clock.
His attention was attracted by the meet
Ing of the trains at Riverdale. The local
train slowed up. He heard whistling at
Riverdale and the signal box, but could
not say whether 1t was more than Gus
tomary.
Adjourned Until This Evening.
After the witnesses were examined the
jury adjourned over till 6 o'clock this even
irg, when the crews of the two trains will
be summoned and give their testimony.
There was a large crowd at the River
dale station while the inquest was being
held, including many persons from Branch
vile, College Park. Bladensburg and
Hyattsville. The gatekeeper of the Balti-
more. and Ohio railroad, Washington, was
out in the interest of the railroad and
took notes of the testimony given at the
inquest.
Justice Carr stated that he discovered
the brains of one of the boys, whom he
thought was Blundon, as he was coming
home after the inquest lying on the bank
of the west side of the railroad track about
twenty yards from the scene of the acct
dent, and had them gathered up. He is of
the opinion that the Royal Blue express
No: 500 is the train that killed the boys.
and that they were walking on the east
track and In trying to avoid the local train
stepped upon the west track, when the
express train bore down upon them, knock
ing them into eternity.
Nothing but the sad accident was talked
of in the neighborhood OF Riverdale yester-
day, and the deepest sorrow was expressed
for the parents and relatives of the I'M
fortunate boys. Had the night not been
dark 1T is more than probable that the
bodies of the boys would have been dis
covered before morning. Some of the peo-
pie blame the engineer of the train that
killed the boys for not in some way caus-
ing the accident to be known.
Funeral To-day.
The boys were well liked by all who knew
them, and the accident is regarded as the
saddest and most horrible that has ever
occurred between Riverdale and Washing
ton.
Mr.. Jos. Gawler the undertaken of Wash
ington, took charge of the remains of the
boys yesterday. and they all three will be
buried at Mt Olivet cemetery at o'clock
today, Rev. Fathers O'Connor of St.
Stephens Church and Gloyd of St.
Patrick's Church officiating at the funeral.