Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-28
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destroyed. ana 4 large number Of freirh,
iarS containing freight were burned. and
jhrec persons were killed: Peter Thomp-
on engineer: Clarence Il. Tibbctts, fire
man on engine Sll. ana NJ g. oliver
brakcman. al on train No. IS.
Richard Flanagan. the operator at
ShclhurHe, is a young man - wears of age
tn1 had been At work for the company
only since the 9TH day OF Januarv-i
lays. lie testified that n" had worke Il
geography about i've years, doing com
'lerc!dl work in the city of Boston. and
hat he was supposed to be d GOOD West
'rn Union operator.
lie seems to have taken all the mes
ages correctly. Mr.. Charles Wm. Far
rell. chief train dispatcher of the Grand
trunk Railroad testified that he employ
q Operator Flanagan for the Grand
Trunk Railroad Company.
Ihat he received a letter from F'lanni-
San at Boston applying for position
and wired him to come to Island Pond
Examination as he did every other opcr-
it"r before putting him in charge of q.
station lnat he then gave him rul"
book 10 study. and he seemed to under
stand the rules before he was sent to
Shelburne- Flanagan at the hearing
seemed to be int llicent. answered all
much to his credit. We think he answered
trUthfully. He certainly did not attcmpt
% cVadc any question which was nut 10
lim. He admitted that he understood thr
rIlC which required him to yet tho con
luctor's signature to every order before
cportinE il. ana gave his excuse for re
PORTING To Dispatcher Mason at Island
Pond that he had received FolcY's sigma
trre. that he supposed CondI actor FoIey
mad read the order over his shoulder ana
lad told him to sign it.
We do not doubt the word of Fllnnica-
hat he supposed the man who went int
the station was Foley. Ii must he rr-
mCrnbcred thar FlunuiraD had boon thora
but a short time. II docs NOT aDnoor tha-
h., ,,,I 100. s,,,,, f,o,,,J,,,tar -. 49,, =,
~, ,.a,,,, IN, IA s.,+i'., =. l KIM ui!t'
T ia ''o N+i0 '''io4' II tNooiNe oiuo'
WILL -
T., ..aI ii[.., - = iiv Wy! ~
moi cSc.rnn Tho not;ca nf mo rnmmissi"n
nrs m Tia hearing that thsrn w',s (, 49,
marll3hlo rescr1blarcn hctwrrn Cnud,1cto,
Foley and E'iroua,, N1sh.iv yrho II son, /.
went into the station and read ihc dis
VA Oh ,-.,,. T,1arTi..1,t. sbn,,i,ir Ia
VINO testitics maj hc 1rtarv.lrd> rnp,,nti-
niCatcd mat fact to Condut.trr F,oiev
Conductor Foley Is an old rmploVc of
;hr cnmpanv and according to Tho rules
rs he understood them he had a right t.
Start His train for thr cast ~ soon his hi.
.lad executed his nr,lcr. No. flg: ncycrth he
'rss we cannot heb, feeling that. having
IA, ON in formed nv tn, fireman N3ehav
.hat thorr was :inothrr order boiu.r talk
IN and v.bii" .,rrnriiin.- 10 hi own IT,.
fnD1iy thc rod Eight was still being dis
nlavcd Conductor Foley should have as
.ortair,d what that now order was before
~ started III; train for tho cast
Cnn,uctrrs should nut. in unr opinfnn
n, ,Iln,xcd II cons. rtrn M. rules 81 strict
~. rs f. .,,.irolv i,un-s .li,.crstioni of
i,p.,cr ,ho;1I
lt Il MI. II ltIt, tn inuIIirr whether s-tch
.,..,.-ti,,us i,.,,-,. .try formulation. Thcrr
,,Is a mas; m tr:timrny which We do
moi +I,iuk il necessary to rccitc. \ care
M ,nneilrratiu of The evidence present
iii ~ tha hearing hes resulted in our con
cI,sinn maj MI responsibility for the dis
,etcr rcs;ts ncrcssarilv upon the opcrator
at SheIhurnr: because it was his duty
when he failed to deliver the order to
"nndurtor FoIry IL hayc u reported il
- ,rratn I,isr,tchcr Nogon AL Island
p,rd e'''
,.., ,t iI have
h'h .',,i ,.;,,.,I ~ w..
stopped fnicN ! lIaIn ~ ''ic'u - W.
!'ethcl ana prtNcnl',u tiit dtt"tti,
therefore question: 'lc Pu.I.S " pi Pc ~
NolilS man III ~, .ittl' .; ,g' ~ ;,t ~
niSht oprrai9r: nv ius,i;,j I'm tng
tcsl,on7iliu ~, ~ - INA r,r,7omnnt IN
mhttlnS ofuciS III tno ny iit.I -,
crossing OF trains, VIII 81 IL ~ H.,
rl"hc1 as lanI'ie ~ n'',' i,,'u IVA h,,
may iltNe n'ru i So ~, - a. -
had an lntciIiStnt t IN ~
rules OF the rum III - " - r.
acdu&inlailrt VIZ IN ,.ii, t,,,, az
work tn"t ~ ITi,ni.,n1 ,hn onorator NJ
D"tiehce' fidd lihiilSt'' ny IN ,; go ,n :,
Shelblrnc. bCeh tIalhei ~ ! S',iot ~ ~
structiph OF me rtt'Ss ltiItIl- ~ ttHi,t r. ~
ders; ne w"Ili ~ i'N 90 80 49, Round
r"ii ~, ~ ,n1 or1cr No ~ vyithout havinc
had siGncd Greer - ~. wi'I Ei "a &c
actuaHS HI ~ ~. sn ranortad AZ fcar-
tlatus ,Gc;d In would NOT have ha3pencd