The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-18

fly at Moores Corners was resumed ir
the Seventh district court room by Coro
ner Babcock. 1t being the seventh day ol
the hearing.
The first witness examined was William
II. Dunham, who brought plat OF tho
streets IN the vicinity and az the point OF
the accident.
The witness said: II reside at CT
Bucklin street. Providence, and am civi
engineer In the employ OF the Rhode
Island company. / am assistant engineer
IN the engineering department and have
made a plan of Moore's Corners and i'm
mediate vicinity"
Witness produced the plan and pointed
out the location OF the electric light pole
cit is," he continued about AZ feet
from the beginning OF the curve. feet
Sh inches from the straight line OF Paw
tucket avenue; feet from the side rail 10
the curve. The sign post Is 36 feet north
of the electric light pole and "a feet from
the outer rail; 27 feet from the northeast
corner OF the junction OF Pawtucket and
Warren avenues. There is a pole south
OF the corner painted white, with red
stripes at. the bottom; this is 53s feet
south OF the beginning Of the curve and
feet inches from the outer rail. The
rails are four feet eight and half inches
apart. do not know the purpose of
the pole.
There are no other white poles in that
vicinity. The light on the pole is right
over the centre. The distance from Cres-
cent Park 10 Moore's Corners is a9i5
miles and the grade OF the street from
the centre OF the town to that point Is
1.S2 on 100 feet for 412 feet. The grade is
then 25s feet per 100 feet. For a distance
Of 6B.2 which is nearly opposite the
blacksmiths shop. there still rising 352
feet per 100 feet for $50 feet. From that
point II rises southerly at the rate OF
one foot To 100 feet for about 600 feet, and
then II descends About opposite a pair
OF broken gate posts on the east OF Paw
tucket avenue the descent begins; for
street road the grade IL not considered
steep one. There Is a down grade on
Warren avenue toward the city accord
ing 10 my present knowledge.
The street ascends 10 the centre curve
at the rate of 200 per 100 feet. the outer
rail on the curve being 21a inches higher
than the inner rail.
This Is 3l.5 from the beginning OF the
curve: the rails as compared with each
other are level. with guard rail. and
the rails at the grade at which they are
placed on a run Of 10 miles an hour
large bloomer car might stay on the rails.
but II would be a dangerous thing
Il should think the speed OF six miles
an hour is all that should be allowed GO
ing around that curve -
III car should come around the curve
at 10 miles an hour and the brakes were
applied the tendency would be TO lift both
the body and the trucks. When the bot
tom OF the car is stopped the tendency OF
the top be TO go forward
IF motormaa should find himself on
dangerous route II would be safer 10
check the speed gradually.
There are two shade trees near tho
northwest corner, one OF these being very
large and about In the range of the west
track on Pawtuoket avenue.
The one curve has a radius of about
~ and the other OF 46 feet: there is no
standard grade for country roads they be-
Ing so different In conditions. These
curves are not unusual for street corners
and there are great many places where
the grades are as sharp ms at Moore's .
Corners which are operated by the com
pany. Coming down the curve on Paw
tucket avenue the sign post. exhibits its
edge. On Warren avenue the sign is
square with the street. The outer rail
could not be raised nor the inner lowered
without changing OF the grade OF War
ren avenue and such change could be
made. AT this point OF Pawtucket avenue
fs supposed to be GO feet wide and holds
this width to St Mary's cemetery; the
distance between the two tracks Is %
feet eight inches"
Il think the electric light was well To-
Gated but never saw II lighted"
The next witness was r Roscoe Ander-
son who said:
Il am SS years old, residence, Provi-
dence. and occupied by the Rhode ISL
and company as chief clerk In the
transportation department II is my
duty 10 give instruction TO motormen
and the signals. and the regular run
ming time on the varying routes The
running time from Crescent Park 10
Ingraham's Corners is 90 minutes The
running time OF the entire distance
from Market Square 10 Crescent Park
is figured at 10 miles an hour; some
part or the line IL would be less and
on some parts more. We keep no rec
ord of the distance but the time: the
running time was established we knew
We keep the distance OF the entire
line. but not in regard 10 parts OF II.
The sign. of course OF the pole AZ
Moore's Corners. which pole Is painted
white with red stripes at the bottom.
IL TO motormen TO slow down their
cars and the company has similar
poles In use along here. There Is
general knowledge among railroad
men that such is the meaning OF these
poles could not say whether all
motormen are instructed I'm regard 20
their meaning and couldn't say whether
the men In the Crescent Park line are
instructed in regard 10 the use OF the
pole. No doubt the men were In