The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-29

ne disliked TO question his order or dis
pute his authority to take this action
Dispatcher Kerrs order book in the
local Crank Trunk office does not show
that the order was busted" or can
celed as Carson claims. According to
the book it was still in force, and
should have been delivered to the con-
duct0r of the express. Kerr has not
made any statement, even to the rail-
road officials and viii not do so until he
takes the stand at the inquest.
Duties of the Company.
Division superintendent George G.
Jones of Toronto says that the rules
against canceiing or busting" train
/ orders is the strictest in the company's
! code.
i do not believe he said tonight.
that it has been violated since the
standard dispatehing rules were adopt
! ed Dispatcher Kerr is one of the best
and most efficient dispatchers in our
service. He is the operator who ac-
and duchess of York on the royal tour
OF Canada a year ago. 1 have every
| confidence in him.
Other Grand Trunk officials who were
present also expressed their confidence
In Kerr. Coroner DR.. Harvey of Lamb
/ ton county win begin the investigation
at Wyoming tomorrow.
chicago Victim.
OF the five Chicago people in Vic
toria hospital, John Bird and DR.. c.
Harvey, lecturer on anatomy at the
University of Chicago, are the most
seriously injured, although Russell
Quinn, whose hands are badly scalded,
IS suffering great deal of pain. DR.
Harvey, who was one of the last per-
sons dug from the teIescoped coach. is
resting quietly tonight and is much
better than last night He is suffering
from exposure in addition to his
wounds. The condition of John Bird
SHOWS little change from yesterday. He
Is suffering considerably. Thomas
Coote and his wife are both reported
much better tonight Mrs. Coote is still
suffering from the shock and complains
Of pains in her head and back.
Injured Doing Well.
John Barnes of Woodstock. Ont.
whose leg is broken and whose back
was injured, is, the house surgeon
says. probably the most seriously in
Jured of any one OF the victims His
condition tonight is not so good and
the doctors are apprehensive about
MN. j. ]. Cuthbertson of Port Huron,
Mich, whose mouth was badly LAGER
ated, is suffering tonight. His wife and
daughter, who are also in the hospital,
are not seriously injured. J. NJ Stew
art of Oshkosh. Wis, whose wife and
two young sons are in the hospital.
arrived today and found them doing
well. Mrs. Stewards jaw is fractured
and she has severe scalp wounds, and
her son Earl has a broken arm. Ho-
bart, aged 5. has only one minor in
jury. Frank Baker of London. Ont,
Is reported not quite so well. His col
larbone is broken, leg cut and he suf-
ters from general shock Mrs. J. H
Cummings of Port Huron, George
Stacy of Wanstead, Miss Mamie Morse
of Sarnia, Miss Hattie Northey and
James Northey CT Peterboro. ]. A. La
mont of Wyoming, ONT William
Morse of Sarnia and j. A Rimplin of
Toronto are resting comfortably, the
surgeons say, and making good prog
ress toward recovery.
The possibility of pneumonia develop
ing among the wounded as a result of
their exposure while pinned in the
wreck is feared by the surgeons to-
night Several of them show some
symptoms of the disease