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

stated the train was going Is or 20 miles
an hour the witness said he had not.
| j. r. Nichols, the rear brakeman.
| said the train was somewhat delayed
getting out. Witness got on the ca
| bOose. There We're three passengers in
the car. All were thrown about wnen
| the collision came. None were badly
hurt, though one had his neck sprained.
| Witness investigated. and finding what
| had occurred, went back and put tor
pedo on the rail to prevent a tail end
collision, and then went forward and
helped remove deceased from under
| the tank. Witness did not hear MIN
say anything. Asked why the train
was late getting out, the witness said
there was some neglect about calling
the crew of a switch engine that was
in the round house ahead of the freight
engine, which for the reason could not
be gotten out The witness could no.
estimate the rate of speed the train va S
going. 1t was customary for a train te-
hind time to make up time. Asked by
Mr.. Parr If it was against the rules to
do so. the witness said he did not know
the Northern Pacific rules. Replying to
Mr.. Willis, the witness said he dill rot
mean to say the train was making ur
time. but that it was customary: that
while running on the Montana Union.
from the Northern Pacific.
The witness. White, was recalled and
stated that he heard Agent Gemmel
state the day before that the yard linn
it board, or ''slow board" had been
painted over to allow long trains to
run faster than the eight-mile an hour
limit.
F. J. Riley, the foreman of the North
ern Pacific switch engine, was next
1nI ft,, -
Reduction works to do some work Sun
day morning. We set out two cars on
the main line and were backing in on
the switch when I heard the whistle
for brakes. I yelled: They're into lis,
and a second later the collision came"
Witness was on the ground at the
time, two cars from the engine; Helper
Bellivou was a car length further west.
The witness said he knew a freight
train was due to leave at 6:35, but did
not know it had not gone. Witness
saw the yardmaster when he left the
yards. but was not told the freight had
not gone. Witness orders were to so
to the Butte Reduction works and do
some work and then go to the Colora
do Smelter. Witness had been foreman
of the switching crew seven or eight
days. He had been switching II years.
1t was not customary for the foreman
Oil IL switch crew " D5 uUllil6u u Uul-
going trains, as they were supposed to
run inside the yard limit of speed until
out of the yard so they could stop at
any time. If the switch had not have
been turned. there would have been a
collision just the same. Witness did
not see Grant jump, but saw Fireman
Bowling. Witness said he was sup
posed to have two helpers, but only
had one Sunday morning. The yard
master was aware of the fact, but -old
he would have another man when he
got through at the smelter. 1t would
not have prevented an accident had lie
had another man. The freight
train, the witness said, was running rs
or 80 miles an hour. The collision oc-
Cured at 1925 a. m. 1t was not light
yet, but was not smoky. He did not
hear the freight whistle for the Mon
tana street crossing. If it had have
whistled he should have heard it. as
that crossing is only about 500 feet dist
ant. The maximum speed of trains
running in the yards was eight miles
an hour, and the city ordinance prohib-
tied running faster than six miles en-
approaching a street crossing. Witness
thought the wreck would have been
practically as bad had the train not
been going faster than eight miles an