Evening star., 1896-08-04

in this case. He looked both ways, before
giving the signals. The signals An be
seen for a mile and half, and when set
at danger the train must stop. There is
plenty Of time to do so. The signals gov
ern the movements of trains and are SUI
preme. He was obliged to admit that an
engineer need use no judgment of his own
If the signal gives him clear track.
After letting the West Jersey through
he set the cautionary signal on that road
back to danger as was his duty.
There is nothing whatever which can
justify train running past a red or dan
ger signal unless the engineer has lost
control of his engine.
He admitted to Foreman Evans that he
train when he saw a flyer mile or more
away. but another juror called witness at
tention to the fact that trains at this cross
ing must be governed by signals and not
by schedules or anything else.
This ended Hauser'S examination.
What the Signals Were.
Thomas Hallihan. the Reading fireman
ON the colliding train. was called He lives
In Atlantic City. Has been In the Reading
ccmpany's employ five years and six
months; on this division since June u, out
this Is his fourth successive summer on
It, His train had usually left Camden q
minute or two late, but arrived ahead Of
time making up on the road. On Thursday
Eight the train was two or three minutes
late leaving. In the engine with him when
they started was only Engineer Farr. AT
Hemmonton the train stopped. At Pleas
antville the train was late a half minute
1t vas then 6:45h. The only conversation
between witness and Farr was about the
fires. That was this side of Hammonton
and there were only a few words. Nothing
was said on either side about the train
being late.
Across the meadows he saw train going
In ahead of them on the Camden and At
IaQttC, She went In
of the Reading. 1t was the flreman's duly
to ring the bell and witness did so. He was
in .he tender, where the coal is and to
see ahead he would be obliged to put his
mead out the side. Not until the second
whistle was blown did he see the signals or
tie West Jersey train coming. When he
did he tried to get off the train. He went
out of the cab to the tender and down to
the step. where he was when the crash
came. When he saw the signals the dis
tant one indicated caution and the home
signal stop
When he first saw the West Jersey train
she had passed her distant signal and was
approaching the home. He said nothing to
the engineer, nor did the latter speak to
him.
Witness could not see the engineer for tho
dome of the engine. and did not attempt
10 see him. He knew. however, that the
engineer was using the air brakes.
Adjourned until o'clock.
Fnrr's Attempt to Stop the Train,
When the inquest reconvened Fireman
mailman resumed. He first saw the Wes.
Jersey train somewhere near the distant
signal When he saw that a collision was
inevitable he went down to the step to get
of. having said nothing to the engineer.
He finally thought he would take chances
and did not jump. The engineer put on
the air brakes. and to witness mind did
everything to stop the train. The train
was going forty-five to fifty miles an hour
at the distant board
He admitted that it is a fireman's duty
as well as an engineers to look out for sig
nals when he Is in the cab He could not
say whether or not the drivers Of the engine
mad been reversed before the collision.
He remembered only one occasion when
his train was tagged at the distant signal
They slowed up to five miles an hour. but
did not stop, the towerman giving them a
hand signal TO come ahead. There had been
times when the danger signal was flashed
on them at a distance Of 2O0 yards.
When the collision occurred he thought
the West Jersey was going twelve or fif-
teen miles an hour. He believed Engineer
Farr made every effort to stop his train
In witness opinion the train was running
at about the usual rate of speed.
Towerman Hauser was recalled and cor
roborated Hallthan on the hand-signal IN
cident. He admitted that the regular sig
nal should have been given. but he was
running up the stairs at the time, and
could not give 1t at once.