The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-09-30
TRAINMEN ARRESTED
Engineer Bridgeman and Flag
man Detheridge on Trial at
Palisade for Criminal Negli-
gence at the Harvey Wreck.

gence at the Harvey Wreck.
E. S. Harrington of Elko, chief coun.
sci in Nevada for the Southern Pacific
Company, and Division Superintendent
S~haughnessy arrived in Eureka Mon
day and after ~transacting some business
here departed on the returning train
for Palisade, accompanied by District
Attorney Lew Rogers.
An Investigation of the cause of the
fearful wreck at Harvey, Eureka
County, last week has been in progress
and a strong effort is being made to fix
the blame of the accident. Two people
were reported killed. Thomas Mason
Of Paulsburg, N. j., and W. A. Werner
of San Francisco. Mr.. Mason it appears
died from his injuries on the train
near Sparks aud an inquest was held
over the remains in Washoe County.
Nothing has been learned this week
of Mr.. Werner, whose body was said
to be at Palisade, and it is probable
there was only one death, Mr.. Mason.
The Coroner's jury that Investigated
his death returned the following ver-
dict:t
Verdict of COroners's Jury.
We, the jury, find the deceased was
named Thomas f. Mason. a native of
Philadelphia, Penn /, aged about 45
| years, that he came to his death on the
Goth day of September, 1905, in said
County of Washoe, by conclusion of the
brain, resultit & from the injuries re-
| ceived in a train wreck between sec.
tons two and three of train No. 8 at or
near Harvey, Nevada. on the Central
Pacific Railroad, operated by the South.
ern Pacific Company, on the evening of
Sept. 10, 1905, at about $3.50 p. m.; and
that
We believe from the evidence adduced
that the said train wreck was caused by
criminal negligence of some employe
or employees of the Southern Pt Hific
Company. said Mason having been
found dead in said County of Washoe,
in Reno. Nevada, Sept. 20, 1905, at
about 6:35 a. m; and,
We further find that the fiagman,
William Detheridge, did not use good
judgment in protecting his train with
proper signals; and,
We find that the loss of life could
have been averted had car number 1890
| Southern Pacific, which was telescoped,
been a modern car, 0r had the engineer,
@. f. Bridgeman, strictly followed the
rules.
All of which we duly certify by this
inquistion and verdict in writing by us
signed this 25th day of Sept, 1905:
Charles Calkins (foreman), w. A.
Ramsey. J. d. Jones, E. o. Splett. H.
r. VIM. j. R. Pendergrass, E. J. Sim
mons and Frank Jenkins.
Trainmen Charged With Manslaugher
c. +. B~ridgeman, who was engineer
on the third section of No. 3 which col.
lided with the second section. and Will
lam Detheridge, who vas the iagman
on the second section of No. 3, were
placed under arrest oil a charge of man
slaughter as the result of alleged crimi-
nal negligence at their posts of duty
just before the Harvey wreck.
Bridgeman was arrested Tuesday
morning on a West. bound passenger
train near Beowawe by Deputy Con-
stable N. Hawkins of Palisa1e and De-
theridge was arrested in Reno Tuesday
afternoon by Cons able j. w. Raine Of
Palisade, aud brought to Palisade.
The warrants for the arrest of the train
men were sworn to before District At
torney Lew Rogers of Eureka County.
The preliminary hearing of both
Bridgeman and Detheridge was begun
Wednesday at Palisade before Justice
of the Peacs I. r. Jewell. The case is
still going on and it is thought it will
not be flushed until Saturday. II the
men are held on the charge of man
slaughter they will be brought to the
county jail in Eureka, unless released
ON bonds, and will have their trial here
i'm the District Court.