The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-30
ORDERS WERE
BADLY MIXED
After Special Freight Had Lett
Il Was Recalled.
CONDUCTOR N SUNDERST00D.
He Thought the Stop Signal Meant TO stop
at WanStead- Carson Defends
His Actions,
CONDUCTOR N SUNDERST00D.

Wyoming. Ont. Dec go The inquest
into the cause OF the death OF the VIC
tins OF tho recent accident on tho Grand
Trunk railway at Wanstead was begun
here yesterday.
Dispatcher James Kerr, who sent the
tran from London testified that he sent
orders to the Watford aud wyoming
| operators simultaneously TO have the eA-
| press meet the freight at Wanstead'
| shortly after Wyoming reported that the
| freight was slow I'm getting out. Kerr
order was properly repeated back by both
| eperators. and Kerr marked II 20. ~
| Kerr asked Wyoming why the irelght
| was slow I'm getting olt.-,Wyoming re-
| plisd he did not know. Kerr then calico
| Watford and asked II No. ) was coming.
| Watfords reply being Yes, Kerr SAID
| minute may bust IT," Wyoming then re-
ported the freight pulling out Kerr SAID
LET her go" He then called the Wat
| ford operator, who reported No. hal
gone and that he had busted the order
for No. 3 Kerr then called Wyoming
and told him TO stop the freight. Wyo-
ming answered; II can't Kerr said'
"You must stop her.
| Kerr then called Kings court for scVen
| or eight minutes before raising that of
nce Kings court reported No. had
| u
the dispatcher. asking II the trains were
10 cross at Wsnstead. for he had heard
| "A noise and had run from hts house,
thinking there was trouble.
SEND AUXILIARY.
. In few minutes Assistant Superin-
tendent Costello. who was on the express
train. called Kerr and asked that the
auxiliary be sent because a collision had
occurred
Z W J. Hanna. who appeared for car
I son the station agent nj Watford, cross
' examined Kerr
q At the afternoon session bispatchei
4 | Kerr was recalled Solicitor Pope Of tn
| Grand Trunk put him through a lcngth'
o cross-examination on the subject of th
4 | conpanv'S rules for opera tors and dis
. patchcrs The witness would not sa'
. that the Kings court operator was remis
in his duty
h Andrew carson. the vattord operator
= at whose door Is laid tho responsibility q
n the accident by the Grand Trunk officials
followed Kerr on the st'rd. tie va
pale. but appeared 10 be cool and col
lected Ito got the order for the tw
trains to cross at Wanstcad, nc SAID. an
displayed his order hoard to stop the eN
press.
soon after he heard wyomins ten 3
the delay 60 the freight and then Oh
A Iondon dispatcher called the witness an
u said Bust II" lie did not hear Oh
word MAY" preceding the Bust it.
The express had stopped and the condu'
tor asked FOR his order. hut the witncs
told him Il had been cancelled and CAV
the conductor clearance order.
J. NO FORMAL ORDER
BUST f." was a common form OF car
le collation. of orders. he said. He did M
m get a formal order aunulling ~ Thei
Is was no written record OF the order. "Bui
a."
W q watson. the operator ~ w
|, omIng. testified as follows. The spcci
n freight pulled I'm and 7 gave Conduct
Iv Graham an order 10 take the siding
4. Wanstead. Hts engine took ON Watc
London called me 70 hurry up the freiei