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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

changed with him tho night previous e
tho wreck, and that although Cemmei
had worked for witness from 7 +. NJ
until midnight he went on tho next day
at Z A NJ. and worked all day.
Where had you been that night Mr..
MattoNT'' asked MI. Stuart.
TO n box party"
Il developed here that n brother OF
Mat:oK and the day operate had been IN
the tower with him at times during The
night.
Are there any rules OF your com-
pany?' asked Mr.. Stuarl. ''prohibiting
operators from receiving company IN
their towers while on duty
II know Of none"
Are you IN the habit OF hsvtns poo
pie IN the tower with you while at work9''
Not strangers. Sometimes my brother
comes ~ and sometimes the day operator
stays over a while after he Is on duty"
Have you ever been cVsUScd FOR hav-
ing people with you IN the tower when
on DUTY"
mo. SIR"
'TIave you ever heard OF any one else
being 50 ensured for this?"
NO. SIR"
did you ask any one to allow you %
20 70 this box party"
I only arranged with the day opera
Dfd this operator. who had been on
duty Tor you until u o'clock at night.
60 on at z o'clock the next morning and
stay until 2 o'clock AZ night
Yes. sir"
els there anything about the physical
construction Of that tower which makes
It difficult for you to handle trains at
Rangoon?"
The trains get pretty close before you
can see them"
There are sharp curves north and
south. and a train cannot be seen over
s~eventy-fve yards"
What was your salary asked Com
missioner Willard. resuming.
1T was $50 per month"
when you camo back to relieve Mr.
Clemmer. the day man. who was working
for You that night, did you report to
any one7"
NO. sir"
Commissioner willard again questioned
witness about the letting first 81 in the
block before he could secure the time
SO was by Lawyers. The latter seemed
70 lay great stress on the fact that
second 81 was rapidly nearing Rangoon
and he didn't want to stop 81.
rs It the custom to proceed IN this
way
IT IS the first time T ever did IT, and
III never do II again"
The attention Of the witness was called
to a rule f%orbidding the presence Of out
siders I'm tho block towers and he said
ne had no recollection Of ever having
seen such n rule. He had never had his
attention directed to Il. and was sure
superior officers Of the Southern had seen
outsiders IN block towers with operators.
At This point the commission. took a
recess until 3 o'clock.
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think he had this much time. He figured
out that he had nearer six minutes, and
should have gotten back about 80 yards,
but he did not think 81 could possibly
have stopped in any event. taking tho
speed and grade into consideration.
DO you think Mr.. Coapman. that Flag
man Bennett compiled with rule 90. which
relates 20 the protection Of the rear Of
tralns?" asked the commissioned.
"Oh. I think the boy did pretty well"
he answered. The only criticism / have
20 make OF Bennett IS that he was riding
on the front end OF the car"
SIN, the conductor states he was on
the ground as soon as No. 80 parted"
The superintendent could not Think OF
any other way TO protect q train than
those provided by his road.
The rules are all right" he went on,
but they were violated IN this case"
The accident at lawyer Road on
November p was caused by the violation
% p perfectly plain and safe rule of the
company"
At 1920 o'clock A NJ, Mr.. Coapman
was excused, and Judge Crump an
nOunced that the commission had no moro
witnesses present: that there would be an
adjournment Of the case, but that IL would
not be ormaliy closed for the present.
II Is more than likely tina the evidence
IL all In, and that upon this the conclu-
sions OF the commission will be based.
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1o2 Statesmen SELL OVER st1,ooo,ooo
WORTH OF SHOES.

An average Of over $1Os,0O0 for each
salesman. and seventeen OF them only
Travelled the last three months OF the
yeari
That IS the record Of the salesmen OF
the Brown shoe Company, ana
il is the greatest record ever made by
any body Of Shoe salesmen IN the world
That one shoe house could ship over
81, 900, 900 worth Of shoes In q single year
Is in Itself an interesting fact 1t be-
comes doubly interesting when 1t -
known that only one shoe house In the
world has ever been able to do It.
That house is h H"amlton-Brown SnoS
Company. located at St. Louis. Mo.
The HamftOn-Brown buildings. II
placed ono upon another, would make n
building nfty-two stories high. measur-
Ing over $50 feet from the ground TO the
top-over 100 feet higher than the WASH
ington Monument
Five thousand five hundred people are
required 70 make and ship these choes.
over Is. 900 merchants in AL parts OF the
world, including Wertheim's. OF Berlin,
Germany-the finest store in the world
are selling these shoes
The American Lady and American Gem
tieman shoes arc probably the best known
OF the H~amlton-Brown output. although
each of their factories IS highly special
lied. and their product includes the best
shoes produced for every age. sex and
calling.
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JACOBS Q LEVY.

before you took charge OF the Office a.
Hurt2'
"Eicht months"
when % went ON as operator az Hurt
We're you Left alone To do the work.
Yes. sir.
Iu answer TO searching questions. wit
ness repeated time and again that he
had never had any experience except that
gained at Hurt. whore he learned under
the operator. and that when he took the
office he had never sent a commercial
m.ssarn-
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Santa's getting ready
for his grand slide.
The days between Christ
mas are sliding on. Buy
today, while assortments
are In full bloom The
longer you wait, the mar
rover your choice.
For yourself correct
y cut Sack Suit or Over
coat that the best tailor
couldn't better-S15 to
S25.
For q relative or friend
Ties, Handkerchiefs,
Collars, Socks, Shirts,
NJ u fl ers, Suspenders,
Gloves, Umbrellas or
Sticks.
For 8 boy-Suits, Long
O'COats, Refers, Sweat
ers, Shoes, Stockings,
Wooden Gloves or Caps.
For man or
thing he wears. Of latest
cut and IN designs that
have no "me-toos."
JACOBS Q LEVY.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Commission Hears More About
How Wreck Occurred.

When the commission ~reconvened, Mr..
Thorn insisted upon cross-examining Mr..
NIattox. but the commission decided 10
go on. and allow Mr.. Thorn 70 take the
witnesses later.
The attorney for the Southern pleaded
and protested. but the commission declar-
Cd that It had been determined 70 proceeu
along the lines Indicated. but that Mr..
Thorn would have ample time for his
examination.
Mr.. r J. Jacobs was the first witness
put on at tho afternoon session He was
the operator at Lawyers on the night OF
the wreck. He said he had been an oper-
aJor for over three years, and is now
about twenty years old.
What does your train sheet show IN
regard to No. 50 on the morning Of No
vember &u?" Judge Crump asked
Nothing" was the reply.
How long before the wreck had you
had any message from the operator at
RangoOnT'
Il had heard nothing from him for
more than half an hour. until he asked
me fE the block for FIRST 81"
Captain Willard asked: About what
time was this call?'
1T was Clio A N"
What was the next communication Won
had With him over the wire?"
About half an hour after the wreck I
called him up and told him he had played
hell"
"vhat did YOU mean by this?"
I meant that he had made q mistake
or something. The last message I got
from the operator at Rangoon was that
first 81 had passed into the block az that
station. When I was told that first 81
had passed Rangoon I had had no COM
municaton from anywhere as 10 the
whereabouts Of No. 80"
Does your train sheet for That day
show anything whatever concerning No.
332"
Nothing whatever"
How old were you when you were
examined to be IN OPERATOR"
Seventeen years"
'Have you ever sent any commercial
messages7"
NO. sir"
"Have YOU ever received any instri~
lions which are in conflict with the rules
set out IN the book OF rules?"
mo. sir"
Were you ever hauled up before the
authorities for any purpose7"
Yes. SIR; once"
What for7"
They said it was sleeping. but It was
vtro trouble
What IS Your salary"
Fifty dollars"
p you and tho dav operator AZ law
yers ever exchange work.
Sometimes"
when you were day operator at Ran
coon. ga you and ar. Mattox sometimes
exchange work."
~Vnu cfr -
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Both Were Late.

Asked by Judge Cruunp WHY Il WIS
that when he was told by the operator At
HsangoOn hat first 81 had been LET IN
the block. his attention had not been
directed to the fact that % had not been
reported. witness said both were late. and
that 81 being the fastest train. was often
run around 90.
Mr. Stuart questioned the witness zig
10Y concerning the train sheets kept in
rs Office. and the latter said that no
always tried 70 keep his IN proper shapa
Mr.. J. n GrosSman. the ope1tor a.
HvinEton, was examined. He was oues-
toned by Commissioner willard. but could
throw little light on the subject.
ITO said the dispatcher had asked him
Tor a8. and no had answered 'Hcot YETI
N afroad language. He heard tho dis
patcher over the vim ask Lawyers the
same question. and get the same answer.
DE then heard n little later N the wreck.
Mr.. IT, 8 Finch. operator at Wilmer.
was recalled and questioned briefly 10y
Commissioner willard.
He Sid he heard the dispatcher CALLING
hangoon after ne had reported that ~
was by Wilmer. but dld not recar
hearing Ragoon answer.
Mr. O. ID. Mattox. being recalled. was
asked 10y Jldgs Crump n he had TO
nort"d No. 30 20 tho dispatcher az soon
AZ 80 passed Rangoon.
u did not VIE the reply. 7 could
not get tho VIM then and I reported 90
ard 81 both az tho same tma"
MI Thorn now took the witness and
read 20 him rule IFS regarding the oporn1
ton ~ trains within q block. He .quos-
toned him fac 20 this one and his actions
hereunder, and then read another re-
curing tho operator 70 atop 3 tain at
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NIGHT SESSION.
Engineer Who Ran Into No. 80
Takes Stand

Takes Stand
Tho night session Of the commission
convened promptly. and the block sheets
having arrived from Washington. Mr.. c.
b Mattox was recalled and identified
and explained them Mr. Thorn called at
tention 20 tho fact that the sheet for
Wilmer was complete as to train 81. but
Incomplete as 70 No. 90. The operators
from the other stations involved were re-
called and explained and identified their
block sheets. Mr.. Thornton. thu train
dispatcher. was put on again. and Mr..
Stuart questioned him at length regard
Ing tho manner Of keeping and returning
block sheets
Not Very Good.
Il hand you tho reports rom Evington
and wilmer" said the commissioner to
the witness Don't you think they were
kept by capable and reliable men1'
Il DO
Take these reports from Lawyers n
Fangoo and toll me you think Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

cry. Bishop McCabe makes his home IN
Philadelphia. He came here to-day On
business connected with church matters.
The bishop became known formerly as
Chaplain" McCahe. because OF his SER
vice during the Civil War in the one
Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment OF
Ohio Volunteers.
He acquired a national reputation by
his book. The Sunny Side Of Libby Pr
son." IN which institution the churchman
spent four months.
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BISHOP M'CABE ILL.
Author of "The Sunny Side of
Libby Prison" Stricken.

Nlt'N YORK, December u.-Bishop
Charles CardweH McCabe, who before his
election 70 the %bishopric Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. was popularity known
as chaplain McCabc. was stricken with
apoplcNy in this city to-day. He was re
moved to the New York Hospital. where
tonight II was said that his present con-
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Hearing in Detail

LMMAAAaG
Hearing in Detail
The commission convene at 1875 A.
Al. and after the orders haG been reld
by Jadgc Crump calling for the inquiry.
General Superintendent r. H. Coapman.
OF he Northern District 90 the south
err. took the stand as The first witness
Asked about thc block system used by
his r0ad. Mr.. Coarn,an said.
from Monroe. va. % spencer. y. @,
We operate what IS known as the Manual
block system.
rho rules are printed in our work
SIX timetable
Questioned hv Commissioner Willard
v-r So stf the Manual system wac am
ah~. Ute h..,k He was handed a time
t1l... which 30 declared was a copy o.
the one .n eGorf on his road on N0vem-
ler %. 1906 Witness designated ON this
rfue table the printed rules governing
the employees with reference 10 tho block
system.
Now. NJ. Coapmsr, are these AT the
r1'"e issued hv your company ON the
subject asked COMMISSIONS Willard.
$50 Gar as Z know thev arc. Tho rules.
SIS fhey now stand. 7 90 NOT believe have
been modified IN any way Whatsoever.
Witness said IRA block sheets used at
fhe stations involved in The wreck had.
lr mistake been left in Washington.
They had been sent for. however and
voui1 be here later
Operator II s. Finch. % Wilmer. was
Fvorn and questioned by Commissioner
Willard Witness could not recall ex-
8ctiy what time either FIRST or second 81
passed Wilmer on the morning Of the
wreck.
Train Dispatcher Charles d. Thornton
was INTRODUCED and questioned by Com
LH"HAAH
lie was ON duty AZ Greensboro on tho
morning NJ the wreck. and that portion
OF the track where Il occurred was
under his control.
Witness knew OF no modification OF tho
block system rules rs SGT out on the
hack OF timetable no. IN.
Operator on Stand.
AZ. c.. n. Mattox. who was the opera
tor at Ranroon. now took the stand. and
told his story. being Questioned first av
Judge Crump.
lie said le was twenty-five years ~
aee. and had been with the compa two
years. BE had been operator at Rango0n
about twelve months.
There we've two operators. and they
worked from 2 60 2 o'clock.
'"When 7 did not exchange with the
day operator. I was always on at nigat."
h said
Z was operator az Hurt. Va. on the
n N'e OF ~e southern before L came
~ O- o-'s az Nausoon on
Norelnoer ~lN' were YOU nott
e. tho morning
N"1 "a d N'-se nave you al
"a regular svitchtover.'
'Is IL elevated?'
40 SIR II Is right on the ground"
lAere an agency al ttansoonf'
s- D n.'l"e' d passenger nor
o'0 "a the DOCKS
.>
What is the length Of the block south
49,.
N n'.gS
"A' ''o0A s0Ulht
49,
.,,.- 80 ' DoN HoIUt
.,
+o- u, co-..--tr v", opeIa-
".- INC DlorA system.
~. --t
20 Wa Would you have done had No.
-c1" "" time on November -th<
would have got "a clear block for
IT, and let it gone on. Il 7 could not have
Got q clear block. / would ave stopped
Tie train
What occurred between you and the
operator az lawyer when YOU saw No
g approaching on the MORNING % No.
vomber 29thg"
The operator at Wilmer had rarorto5
Co block 10 the north cfcar ar.d ..l.4
Lawyers for a clear block TO me SONS
He reported The block clear ana l-,
30. a in
wa No. - storued 81 all q, Pa,
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them. especially the one from Rangoon.''
"They don't look very wei kept. sir
Now, suppose the company had kept
up The custom OF having these sheets
sent to some responsible party. whose
duty &c was 70 check them nj, do you
think such reports would have been ap-
proved7"
NE. Firi 7 DO not"
Mr.. James Duncan. assistant trainmar-
tor located at Danvllo. was sworn. Oucs-
TONED ~ Judge Crump. winners said he
was in Lynchburg on the morning OF the
WRECK. but won't to the Hccno NJ once.
The first man he saw WIS tho nnvman
OF No, ~. who. said his train had been
lot IN tho block on No. 81.
Commissioner Willard asked witness -
ho know anything % tho physical con-
dillon 90 no. IS whom rho arrived IN
LynchhurE and M said no did not.
care your through trains not generally
late IN coming over your d'vision7" asked
Mr.. Stuart.
They have boon recently"
What iS tho cause Of this9"
Heavy traffic 7 suppose
witness answering Mr.. Thorn. said
Clommcr had denied any knowledge or
tho wreck. ana had said no had worked
the night before for MattoN. Who had
gone 20 see his girl"
supervisor ]. T. Jones was introduced.
Duncan "a 10 Tho l,tt.-,. oo,v
with Clemmer savinv Cf,r,,Do- o..or.oS
that 10 ho1 ler, pa,~oo~ 80 q
knew nothing ~ vro+ 80 a-o
the v4re bo.,v.o, .bo o,o-,to~a - -.
NJ Iawver W ~
r
AlSllASSA Oh Slduu.
Mr.. w. A. Kennoy. who was engineer
OF first 81. which ran into SO az ro,yvor-
testified. and declared the semsnhore M
Rangoon showed red. Tie blew FOR signals
and he was given a white f0b. re ara
not know % was tust ahead OF him. 10
ran up on the nagman sent bnck bv ~
who was waving him down Te apnIiod
the emergency brakes. but could not rton
Were YOU thinking OF No. 3ses asked
Judge Crump.
40. sir"
IF you had thought NO. q war 'nst
ahead Of you. would you have been more
on the lookoutT'
NO SIR. look % the signals dven mo
from tne stations when working on q
oiock system
UT henney' have YOU figured out the
"-7 % Ihe wreck from your stand
I'm
ven sl' i DON'T know that can say
w WAS ue exact cause
-e pa" - me III me niock on -
"e ".k"- no0 10 nave done IT, was
60 -t - a." '."1E "neh was
~ u1 we HtT-.h ble rear or
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In Mr.. Spencer's Car.

In Mr.. Spencer's Car.
Flagman Hugh Ben. ~ NO. 81. oliowe5
and said as soon as the crash came he
went back % flag second 81. lie told
Aiattox to report the wreck "a once %
headquarters.
FLagman Bennett % train No. SO took
tho stand and testified as 70 his con-
nection with tho affair. He said when
NO. 80 broke down he WAS in Air. sDen-
Gers car. He went at once 70 the rear
end ran 500 or 400 yards 20 flag first 81.
Ie declared that he did flag 81. but the
Engineer gave no signal In resnonse
When the engne passed him ne threw
his rod lantern at the cab. hut miseosI
IT, lie went toward Raneoon after The
wreck 70 flag second g.. but met M
Bel. who was on the same mission.
conductor O. w. Loving. or train No
-. was the next witness. Ito said he
LETT washington late, ana in leaving
b~yhchhurg was over two hours late.
Tho trouble was caused by the breaking
~ a coupling on the combination car
He had further trouble 1t Casey eou+b
o. Lynchburg. and when nearing Law
yers his train parted Witness declared
that he knew the danger OF being hft nv
hrst g. and ne looked back and saw his
nagTnan going toward Rancoon 20 nro-
tect his train As soon as 30 came 10 a
tv' on hnd IN q Few
ID CaSneo INTO her rear
N"pIA" loving told Of having per
sohaAy repaired tho coupling at Lynch
ourg. and then he detailed the trouble
which REQUIRED az Casey. ard finally led
mp 10 the parting Of his trafn ana 81.
rear-end collision near lawyers.
hs1d 90 teoA CaPt"ln loving IN
thon he was tined ~,n . t.nbu5, ana
Witness was eure Sc ION;
all proper diligence ~ 1T. 80
MI. Thom intimated stro,@lv - -
questions that Captain Toyfrg sbo-l5
have put the crippled car off either ~
OF Casey. after ref,~ cola
by the car inspector at the former place
Ihat II could not be repaired at that
uin9. captain Loving said he did not
VIM 70 orop tne ~. as he thought that
us repallS 20 u would DO sufficient
e. analecOGr zoe: or Lyncburg. testi-
-. l'."u '-e coupling
80 - 81 .o~s,o- - on trmn 81 He
- tSo - - r.'ge necessary 10
- 7 ot5ng ~ v,o,id 80 rs .oid zap
re ee-eed 70 eu ~ T.~tai1 axe IL
statements. but went further a,6 49, !
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OPERATOR MADDOX
ADMITS He VIOLATED
IMPORTANT RULE
tConunued Prom First PeRcl

was carefully listened 20 By all ,n at-
tendance.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01
FIGHTING Is COMMON
AT GATES OF PRESIDIO
Soldiers Do Battle With Whites
and Negroes Without
Interference.

The Lombard street entrance to the
Preside is the scene of nightly battles
between soldiers on the one hand and
negroes and whites on the other. The
trouble started few nights ago when
few white men assaulted a soldier
whom they had seen talking with some
women refugees in the Presidio They
waylaid the soldier outside the gate
of the reservation and beat him Sc
verely, breaking his nose and batter
ing him up so badly that he was taken
to the hospital for treatment Several
other soldiers were beaten on succeed
ing nights, several tough negroes for
merly of the Barbary Coast taking a
hand.
Yesterday afternoon dozen soldiers
decided to clean out the negroes, and
a. battle took place on Lombard street.
After it was over a negro named Rob-
erts proceeded to the general hospital
for repairs. He was cut on the face
and was bruised by kicks about the
body.
This fighting promises to continue,
and murder will likely result II the
police do not patrol the neighborhood
For some weeks the police seem to
have abandoned the idea of patrolling
the locality. From morning to night
whites and negroes shoot craps on the
street and are a constant source of
tary officers say the police should ar
rest them for vagrancy- or force them
to go to work.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01
au,,d. water Trourhs for Horses.

At meeting of the board of trustees
of the San Francisco Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held
yesterday. Treasurer j. S. Hutchinson
reported having received a donation of
5000 from the Massachusetts, Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails and several smaller donations
from persons in the East. Acting
Secretary McCurrie reported los cases
Investigated, 4073 animals involved; IL
horses, cats and 121 dogs humanely
killed. Owing to the scarcity of water
for horses in the burned district the
society will expend $500 in erecting
water troughs for the relief OF horses.
The Draymen's Association has erected
five and they have proved a great ne
cessity. Five more patrol officers will
be employed by the society on account
of the increase in the number of teams
used in hauling debris. The public is
requested to notify the society of any
cases of cruelty, telephone special SIC.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01
REPORTS OFFICIALLY
ON THE AREA BURNED
City Engineer Woodward Makes
Exact Measurements Of
Fires Extent.

City Engineer r. P. Woodward has
prepared the first authentic report of
the portion of the city burned over in
blocks portions of blocks, square miles
and acres. These figures he has care
fully estimated at the request of the
bureau of history The total number
of square miles burned over is 4.05, a
figure considerably less than any of
the reports which have been published
in various magazines.
I'm measuring and computing the
area" says Woodward. II would re-
commend the use of standard surface
measure, such as square miles and
acres. Taking an estimate in blocks
is unsatisfactory, as the 100-vara
blocks are four times as large as the
5O-vara, and then there are the irreg-
ular pieces of land at the various
crossings on Market street"
The report contains the following
figures on the area burned:
North of Market street, so vara, 1888
acres, 10. square miles, 299 whole and
13 part blocks; Western Addition, 301
acres. ~ square miles, rs whole and
3 part blocks.
South. of Market street, 100 vara,
762 acres, 1.19 square miles, 50 whole
and 8 part blocks Mission, 442 acres.
SO square miles, As entire and 9 part
blocks.
Total. 1888 acres, 405 square miles,
490 entire and 80 part blocks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01

The California Bottling Company
will erect at once a two-story frame
building on its old site on Harrison
street. between Eight and Ninth. The
structure, which is TO cost $4,000 with
the equipment. is to be finished in sixty
days. TIL plant will be larger than the
old one, which was destroyed by the
fire.
E. C. Kalben. president of the COM
pany, says the building will .be well
adapted to, the needs of the bottling
works, and 1T will be rushed to COM
pletion. Weinhardt's Columbia beer
from Portland will be handled by the
company
The building is to cost $4,000, the
stable $4,000 and the equipment the re-
mainder of the $4,000. The lot on which
the building is to be erected is fifty
feet on Harrison by 275 in depth. John
& Zimmerman are the architects.