The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-17
No objection was made to my riding

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never acted ns motorman at any
time in hnudling the brake or lever.
When we struck tho hard object /
thought wo would DO wrecked. and
thought the best thing to do would bs
to put on air and stop the speed il pos.
sible.
/ did know how to turn the air on
or to manage the lever.
[ do not know what we struck, it
seemed to be very solid. While stand
ing on tho platform | was taking gon-
ernl observation OF the track aud over
head wire.
| saw the bridge we were approach
ing and the track leading to it. saw
no obstruction OF any kIud on tho rail.
| was paying no particular attention to
distractions; that was the motormun's
business.
If tho obstruction on the track had
been large enough | would have seen
It. My eyesight Is good.
l do not think ! wonId have seen q
spike on the track. aud l did not SEQ q
spike on the track. Ii we had | don't
think there would have been any Rc.
cideut. | did not say | thought the
accident was caused by Il rail spread
ing. | found no spike bearing evi
denco OF having been run over on
either OF tho rails.
To Jnryman-l felt the obstruction
on the left side of the car.
MIR, DAnRITr RECALLED.
After the car had jumped the track
the rails were pushed out OF line by
the rear end of the motor car. After
daylight came had tho section men
tn ~ tn ra1,
lace the track. That's what those
men were doing at the point where
the car Jumped oil. 1t is customary
on MI railroads after wreck TO put
tne truck in proper condition. He
thought tho track had been pushed
ont OF position six inches. The gauge
was all right. Trains we're run over
1t that night. If Mr.. Peelo spoke TO
me-nnd don't doubt that lie did
l snid spikes instead OF spread, and he
misunderstood me. No doubt TINT he
believes | said spread. | could not
have said that the rails had spread, for
| hnd examined the track.
experimental With piece of rail
and spike. aud it took quItea jur to get
the nail oil the rail. He snid he had
the rail and spikes present and would
In reply to Justice Hawks, snid with
motor and two trailers attached aud
fifty people on each he could not M ak @
more thnn twenty miles m hour.
10 Mr.. Marsbnll-Said the rail he
brought before the jury is the same
kind OF rail now used on the track. He
did not know that 1t had been in use
We would much prefer to demonstrate
that the spike WON'T shake oil at the
place whore II occurred.
In regard 10 MIR. Pecle's statement
that the track had spread, he said |
believe Mr.. Poole is mistaken He
dlu not find on the track tho spike |
wished | had.
10 MIR. Tunstall-Rains will not cause
rails to spread.
n case OF II derailmont by spike the
oostincied wheel would stop and the
other would slew around,
! lie evidence was all in by TAO
o,clock nnd the jury went TO Justice
ihwkh Office for consultation,
Alter gong over tue evidence they
rendered the following verdict;
we, me lnry, ascertain that Arthur
Gntewood came to his denth by nm nc.
c!dent on the Ocean View railroad
about three miles from the Ocean
view depot, at point known as the
second tresde, III which motor chr
ana one trailer car were derniled and
thrown down the cmbankment. aud
AIR. Arthur Gntewood WAS caupht
under the trailer aud buried IN The
mud and whter mud suiiocated to death.
ana we. the jury, believe the accident
unavoidable.
Sigued JOnN A. LEsxEn,
Foreman.
GEoRGE RoBINsoS,
j. }. RANsuNr,
w. +. STEVENS,
III. ALLEN,
WIN. CAKMINE.
;. j. HAWKS. Acting Coroner.
Jury No. was composed of L. w.
Savage, foreman; l.. K. Hawks. A. &,
Cromwell, q. M. Veal, Il. 5. Ferguson
w. ii. Hunter. This jury rendered u
similar verdict III regard to the death
OF William Murdaugh.
The evidence, II Is said, which RI.
moved oil doubt from the minds of the
jury of criminal negligence in running
tue train TOO fast was the statement OF
MI. Johnston. the engineer, who snid
thirty or forty miles an hour around
the curve would he safe.
The benring of Mr.. Barritt during
ie Investigation has been very fayora,
bly, commented upon.
Tho steamer northampton, of the
Old dominion Line leayps tho a.,