Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-31
OGDEN WRECK INVESTIGATION
Report Likely to Be Made Within a
Z sRWeek Placing Responsibility For.
s5;tf1e Accident.

5sRWeek Placing responsibility For
#:tFe Accident.
Columbia Cor. Charlotte Observer:
ss<s As furecasted i'll this correspondence
Sseveral days ago, the Scuthern's at
Storney at the hearing begun before
the railroad commission Tuesday to
ascertain the cause of the wreck OF
tile tie Ogden special in the Greenvl!le
yards on the morning of April 20, as
sumed the position that Engineer Jas.
r. Hunter, in charge of the specials
engine, is entirely to blame for the
saccident on the grc:,nd that he violat'
se6Sthe rules of the company in coming
Into the yards without having his en-
lBhe under full control, expecting to
sfid the main track oocupied-under
ssnch control as would allow him to
stop within the distance he could see
land that as the special was running
Ga an extra with right of way only
ilpYer:trains OF published schedules, the
yardmaster even in the
Face Of the telegram placed on his
ahoSk at IT'S notifying him that the
Especial would arrive at 755. was in
llo wise responsible and was not to
ablsne for having the freight boxes
s.1nSt the main track.
1.-THE main witness put up to outline
ssnd define this defense of the road
iaiRss General Manager Spencer, who
g9;aid that the telegram to the Green
saFille office was not sent with the view
$i5ftcurtailing the right of work or shift
ling trains, as practice showed that it
was not safe to supercede these kinds
ssjj,ffs rules with respect to large yards
like those at Greenville, except by a.
mo. 81 ORDER" which having to be
@feGeipted for and checked back to the
dispatcher it was not wise to use on
9 yard like Greenvlle's, for the reason
that it was bad practice to allow en-
gineers to get into the habit OF run
ming specials into such yard not
under full control.
Division Counsel j. T, Barron, of the
Coast Line was present representing
Engineer Hunter. Mr.. Hunters de-
tense has not been outlined, but it is
%said that his position is that he VIC
siated no rule, but followed instructions
strictly and.is in no wise to blame for
sthdtAG AGreenville accident.
5 tlT. Robert G. Ogden was not pres
sent:s as he intimated in O letter to Gov
ses Ser1tor Hayward a short time ago, he
sIlis5ht$b be. The Ogden party was rep
Tese resented by Mr.. J. E. Heges, New
s. oeI attorney. Dr.. julius D. Dreher,
so sos5faEexington, who was on, the train,
I'll gfsi SUE present as "a spectator, as were
Esq superb ndents Of Education 01
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General Counsel Thomas, assisssl
by Division Counsel B. L. Abney, Mng
Attorney w H. Welsh, conductedsAe
examination for the railroad, while At-
torney General Gunter was present in
the interest of the State Members
: of the commission cross.examined the
witnesses.
Among the railroad officials present
as witnesses were: General Manager
H. b. Spencer, General Superintendent
C. g. McManus, Charlotte Division Su.
perintendent P. l.. M Manus,
Savannah Division Superintendent
H. A. Williams, Assistant Gen,
eral Counsel Thom, Assistant General
Superintendent II. Baker. Charlotte
Chief DISPATCHER W. NJ. Lineberger
Savannah Division Chief Dispatcher,
T. P. Baird. Columbia Shops Master
Mechanic C. G. Arthur, Charleston Dl.
vision Superintendent Heether, and
others.
The testimony taken before the
commission was all on the lines that
the engineer of the special train
was running contrary to orders in thai
he should have approached the ya.a
with his train under full control.
this main fact all the evidence tended
The commission will probably make
it's report for a week or more.