The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-17

hour. The witness thought the two en-
gines did not go further than 200 feet
after the collision. Witness said the
engine had not cleared the main lire
when the collision occurred. Witness
said If he had been looking for the
tram ne could have seen it about 800
feet away. Witness did not know who
was responsible for the accident. Re-
plying to Mr.. Willis, the witness said
he was sure the yardmaster told him
to go to the Reduction works first. It
was the tank of the Short Line engine
that fell on Grant.
j. j. Bellivou, helper on the switch
engine, said he had been railroading
20 years. He said Riley had the night
before promised to do the work at the
Reduction works at 7:1O. but they did
not get down there till 7:25. The first
witness knew of the danger, he heard
the engineer yell and then blow the
whistle. He did not hear the approach
ing train and did not hear it whistle.
1t was very short time from the time
he saw the danger till the
collision came. He ran back a little
distance to get out of the way. Wit
ness saw the deceased have hold of
the handles on the tank an instant be-
fore the engines struck. Then the
steam hid him. Witness helped remove
legs was completely severed. 1t was
impossible for the injury to have been
received in any way than by the tank
falling on him. The witness did not
know that it was the duty of the yard
master to have notified the switching
crew that the freight was leaving. The
witness judged the freight was running
between % and 80 miles an hour. Re
plying to Mr.. Parr the witness said
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Mr.. White as being painted over. bore
the words: Yard limits, run slow and
whistle continuously. Replying to
Mr.. Willis. witness said it was about
half mile from where the train start
ed TO the scene of the accident and it
would be possible for the train to have
got up a speed of % or 80 miles an hour
in that distance on that grade.
Charles Frederickson, engineer of the
switch engine, said he got orders from
Foreman Riley on leaving the yards,
to go to the Butte Reduction works.
He described what was done prior to
the accident and said that as he start
ed to back in on the siding, the fireman
yelled to whistle down the brakes. He
did so and jumped. His engine was
not yet clear of the main track. He
did not see the train coming till the
fireman yelled, as he was looking back
to get a eignal from the brakeman
Witness thought the train was about
200 feet away when he whstled. When
he jumped, he ran about so feet away
After the crash came he went up to
the tank and found Grant underneath
When removed, it was seen the left leg
was terribly mangled, and he died from
the effects about 8 o'clock. Witness
took his orders from Foreman Riley.
The crew had been at work at the
works about 10 minutes. Witness
thought the freight was running 10 or
II miles an hour at least. though it
was difficult to judge. He did not think
that if the train had been running 10
faster than eight miles an hour The
wreck could have been as bad AIS it
was, though the tank would doubtless
have been thrown from the deck of tie
tender, as it was. Witness thought if
the train had been running under con-
troll it could have been at least slowed
down, if not stopped.
AS the funeral of the deceased had
been arranged to take place at this
time, an adjournment was taken to l
o'clock to-day.
The body of Conductor Grant was
shipped at o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon to Lima for burial