The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-21
DEN1soN, IOWA, FRIDAY. JUNE 81. 1901.

center of the main line A man on
south track could see train coming. /
Said box cars were next to the cross
ing.
CHAS WILLIAMS,
Conductor, said, had car of beer
for Denison so were running slow. Was
in the way car. heard one of men shout
hes killed. Saw man lying by track, |
he was conscious and bleeding Said
he was not hurt, Sam Luney came up
and said Where is Tommy This
was first he knew there was any one
else in wagon. Reported caseto Boone,
did work here and left towp in about
40 minutes. Twenty-six cars in train.
Caboose was right on crossing when
train stopped Train was No. 81 and
was not running to exceed twelve or
fifteen miles an hour. Had two brake
men, 20 cars had air brakes. Train
would probably have stopped two
blocks further on for water. Train
engine was west of old depot site when
train stopped Making best efforts
train could have b-en stopped in less
than a trains length. Track is down
grade. Thought the fact that the
| train went S9U feet after the accident
did nol prove rate of speed to. be over
fifteen miles. The air brakes were in
order but the injector was broken.
/ This had nothing to do with the work.
ing of the air aud it was Williams
opinion that had there been anything
the matter with the air it would have
made no difference as to the accident.
/ ENGINEER NJ. o'DoNNELL
Said the injector was what Is termed
.'broke that the fireman was fixing it
and that he was watching him until
just before the engine reached the
crossings He said: II watched it a
little longer and then put my head out
of the side window and looked ahead.
and just about that time the horses
heads came in front of the engine
There must have been -four iE the
lteam we could see nothing but flour.
Did not see Luney and his boy The
moment of the accident | saw the man
thought could see him roll jus,
f after the. team started to run away
Just about the time that they hit.
won't say it was the time they hit
after we broke loose from the wagon
just threw on the engineers valve
right on to stop the train, that is the
emergency brake. We were going
should Judge about fifteen miles ar
hour. We were not going twenty miles
an hour | was going to stop two blocks
further on than did and take water a,
the pen-stock east of the depot. I help
ed take the boy off the pilot. | saw
nothing of the team. l gave the sta
tion whistle upon entering the town
may be thousand feet away from the
switch.
Mr.. O'Donnell continuing said tha,
he did not know that he sounded the
crossing whistle adding, don't know
t whether whistled when the injector
broke or not. thought did, but
can't recollect. We started the bel
A ringing when we started over the stone
t bridge, it was an automatic ringer.
j. w. CLEMENS. FIREMAN.
The injector broke at the stone
. bridge, at that time the track was clear
$ First I saw of the wagon was when thu
e horses went by on the jump. Th,
n whistle was sounded up above but coult
: not say that the crossing whistle wa
Y sounded The bell was ringing W.
e were not going to exceed fifteen mile
n an hour. Did not see the man in tn
J. wagon, was busy with the injector
$ Helped take the boy from the pilot
e Expected to stop at Denison. Do no
s always sound whistle at every stree
:. crossing in every city. Sometimes w
a whistle for that crossing and sometime
e not. He stated that he guessed h
D know that the lawrequired the whistl
e to be sounded at every crossing.
e GEO. sHRAKE, BRAKEMAN.
e The whistle sounded coming int
g town. We were not running over fiji
K teen miles an hour. Was head brake
n man. was five cars back from engine
Did not notice whether track was clea
or not, as was going back to see abou
;. car that was to be set out. Train wa
:, an hour and a half late. That does no
q mean. that we were going faster tha
(, usual when we were going to stop.
y f. w T1ELETpE, BRAKEMAN.
IS Was on rear of train which was &c
u ing about fifteen miles an hour. Hear
engine whistle for town. First kne,
of accident from one of the Luney Bros
n Caboose stopped at crossing where ae
IS cident took place. There were twenty
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