Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-03

rate OF about twenty-five miles an hour.
Witness went to the nearest telegraph
and telephone stations and notified railroad
officials of the accident. He said he moved
his train by direction Of the yardmaster
and the signals given him at the tower gave
him the right to enter the block upon
clear track. The to.er signal "B. H." is
near the tunnel, while y. u is near the
trestle about the entrance to the Anacostla
yard AS soon as the rear of his train
passed the tower the operator was supposed
to have displayed a red light. Had the
engine and caboose been running at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour, as was
told they Were stop could not have been
made within much less than half mile
unless he had air. Engineer Perdue, he
said, told him before he died that he was
given white block
Engineer Kuhn's Testimony.
w. c. Kuhn, engineer, who was a member
Of Conductor Steves crew. also gave testi-
mony. He left Maryland avenue and 9th
street on orders from the yardmaster short
ly after o'clock. His engine stopped at
u. u tower at the north end of the trestle.
Witness said there was a white signal at
"B. H." when his train reached there. Wit
ness said he saw the operators at both
places. The next regular train behind was
not due to leave the depot until about
o'clock. Witness said his train stopped a:
the switch and had not much more than
stopped when the accident occurred.
The R., F. and p train. he said, consisted
of an engine, two garbage cars and caboose
Conductor Southward's Evidence.
J. T. Southwark. conductor on the train
which crashed into the rear end of the
other train, the next witness. Before
his train left the New Jersey avenue yard
he learned from the swtchman that the
track was clear He knew the destination
of the train which preceded him, and his
train followed about twelve or fifteen min
utes after the departure of the long train.
Witness said he in the caboose and he
watched for signals at the different block
stations His train was running between
twenty and twenty-five miles an hour when
station "B H. was reached
There white signal displayed at the
different stations. Had there been danger
signal displayed at ''B. H." the train could
easily have been stopped before the rear of
the other train was reached. Witness saw
Engineer Perdue before he died, but heard
him make no statement He said he saw
no signal given by anybody along the track.
If the fagman of the other train gave
signal, witness did not see it. Witness
thought Engineer Perdue could have seen
the red lights on the rear end of the train
on the trestle
Brakeman John McCrehan was in the ca
boose with Conductor Southwark at the
time the accident happened. The signals
We're all white. he stated. He knew moth
ing of the accident until the crash came,
and then he saw the engine coming through
the caboose. About fifteen minutes after
the collision occurred he looked in the en-
CINE and saw Engineer Perdue, who still
had his hand on the throttle. He heard
Perdue groaning before he made the search
Tor him. Witness said when he the
white light at the tower he felt very we'll
satisfied and made himself perfectly at
home.
Flagman Makes Statement.
Joseph a. Donohoe, the fiagman, who was
placed under arrest, testified that he was
on the rear car when his train stopped at
the trestle. Witness left the train and
walked back. He the approaching
train just after it left ''B. H." At that time
he was about ten car lengths behind his
train. Witness gave the approaching en-
gine a signal by swinging his lantern but
the engine did not appear to take notice of
it. Engineer Perdue did not seem to make
an effort to stop. When the train passed
him he lifted his lantern and shouted. but
he saw no one in the engine. He thought
the engineer was probably looking after
some part of his machinery.
E. P. Rogers. the operator who was on
duty at ''B. H. at the time the collision
occurred. said:
II went on duty at o'clock last night,
and remained until about o'clock this
morning.
Witness was asked if he gave train 2:O5
the long freight train, signal.
II did was his answer.
What was it?'
white
Winess said he had no recollection of
what occurred after extra 2:05 passed.
why don't you remember?''
Simply because l don't remember"
He said he was not asleep. He remem-
befed seeing No. pass, but did not re-
member what signal he had displayed
Submitted to Jury.
CAS- far as l recollect," said the operator,
my signal was red, but I don't remember
exactly what it vas
In answer to a question, he said: Twelve
hours constitute a days work.
Deputy Coroner GlaZebrook explained the
injuries received by Engineer Perdue His
death, Dr.. Gazebrook stated, was due TO
acute hemorrhage, following an injury to
his leg and hips. The escaping steam, ne
stated may also have had some effect upon
the victim.
This closed the testimony and the case
was submitted to the jury.