The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-30
CORONER'S INQUIRY.

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Montpelier whether the new siding at Sen
eca would contain my train. L was toward
the rear OF the chair car fixing up a pas
senger's ticket when L saw the station
lights at Seneca flash by, and Immediately
felt the air brake appied L felt no alarm,
suppOsing the engineer was slowing down
for the east switch in order to see the num-
bers Of No. 13's engines, which L supposed
had cleared. Just then the brakeman, who
had been on the lookout, came hurrylng
into the chair car and pulled the cord
twice.
what is it, Tony?' I called.
We're going through Seneca he an
severed, and an instant later the crash
came"
This bears out Superintendent Burr's
statement that Engineer Strong, of No. 4,
elJner misunderstood or forgot his orders
and ran by Seneca, where he was ordered
to pass 10.
When Conductor Martins statement was
repeated to Engineer Strong the latter said:
Il have not denied at any time hat we
received such an order; 1 only say that If
We did get such an order l misread and
misunderstood it and that / should have
been set right by the conductor. My fire
man will tell you that he, too, understood
that we were to meet both trains at SAND
Greek instead of at Seneca. If l made
an error L was not alone to blame. The
other three members of the crew must have
understood as L did or else they would have
corrected ne"
Engineer Strong attaches responsibility
to the conductor and brakeman for the
simple fact, he says, that if he had under
stood he was to meet No. 13 at Seneca
he would have blown one long and one
short blast Immediately after whistling for
the Seneca station when his train was a
half mile from that point. Not having
done so, he claims that either the conduc-
tor or the brakeman, if they understood the
meeting order to read Seneca, should nave
whistled him down by pulling the cord
twice.
Pietro Cardiello. Italian consul in Detroit,
returned to the city to-day from the scene
of the Wabash wreck, near Seneca, to
which he had hurried to look after the in
terests of his cOuntrymen, so many of
whom were burned to death. He said he
was not yet able to form anything like a
correct estimate of the number of Italians
killed. while / cannot tell how many
We're killed" said he, Il am inclined to
think the estimates thus far are a trife
exaggerated. / shall do everything in my
power to determine the number of Italian
victims and secure concerning
them, but it will require time. L do not
know yet where to begin, but L hope TO
have the matter Strengthened out by and
by. 1t will probably be necessary to send
to Italy for the names OF the immigrants
who were on the train and then check the
list with those who escaped"
Whether the terrible loss of life suffered
by the Italians will be made the subject
Of correspondence between the two gov
ernments Consul Cardiello could not say.
1T is not my place TO notify the Italian
government" he said. THAT would come
within the jurisdiction of Count Rozwa-
dOwshd, the Italian consul at Chicago, who
will also look after the injured victims In
the Peru hospital. l have no doubt that
he has already advised our government of
the accident"
Have you communicated with Count
Rozwadowski?' was asked.
Il nave done my duty was the diplo-
matte answer.