The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-18
THE SPRINGER
DAMAGE SUIT.
Testimony Heard Yester.
day Afternoon in the
u. S. Court.

At the afternoon session OF court Mr..
Howell testified that at one point on the
plot person could see 457 feet from no
place. a, good view Of the track can bs
obtained only from point IS feet from
the side track. 4 s8
Cross examined by Mr.. Bird the witt
ness said that from tho point designated
on the plot where the team was locate d
there would be thirty feet in which to
stop bsforo the track was reached. Mr..
| Bird had the witness take out his watch
and hold 1t for q minute, the length Of
! time which the by said they stopped.
He then asked tie witness how far
train running fifty to sixty miles an hour
could run in that time and the witness
said between tive-sixth and one mile. To
run the 1000 feet in which the train can
be seen would have taken lie seconds.
Mr. Higgins took the witness again
and he testified the crossing spoken OF did
not go over the tracks at right an glos
Willism w. Green testified be was an
ocean chief engineer and manager Of tho
Consumers leo Company of Chester. {.
He informed Mr.. Higgins that If be D
would just let him go ahead and tall his
story he would get through and go hom3
He is a part owner of the property oa'
which the lane in..que,tion Is located and
said the lane had bsen there since 1866.
The witness described the scene after
the accident. He also described the land
about the place and said what frightened
the horses was that whistles are blown
near the crossing. There is whistling
post near 1t was foggy and rainy on tho
night Of the accident and it was hard to-
see lights. He id not think from his ex-
periencs the headlight on the train could
be distinguished from lights at tho
station.
Cross examined by Mr. Bird the witness
said the railroad company took his land
for right OF way without his consent, ave h
a bond but never paid it, 8
Then you have no great use for theinf'
inquired Mr. Bird
Indeed .in't' was the reply, "andSS
you would not have either"
James w. Bowers, the tenant Of thsi
farm where the lane is located, considered
the gates the best place to stop to look for
train. On q dark night it is hard to tell II
whether train is coming or standing on
the swith at FELTON, station. The cross-
examination was brief and unimportant.
Horace j, Larkin, who lived on the pro.
perty whore ths lane is ated.where the Il
accident occurred, testified to hearing the
sound of a collision and ran to the placc.
He heard two whistles and snap. The ssA
BOYS had been to his place for milk just
before the accident. He considered the
ga the best place to stop to look for
train, but the whistling is likely to fright
en- horse. On the night Of the accident
there was light rain and fog.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Bird, the wits
ness said IL man sitting in carriage bs.
tween ths posts of tho gate could see for y
mile. The horse which the boys drovs
was quiet animal.
John II. Springer, the father Of the boy ts
killed. testified that the boy was nearly IL
years old. The boys had been going to
the plac, for some time. VI,
Mr. Higgins asked question in raissA "
encs to the value Of the boys service1 N
but Mr., Bird objected on the ground that
nothing concerning such damages were
alleged in the narr.