New-York tribune., 1907-01-04
B. & O. URECK INQUTRT.
Operator Testifes That Signals
We're Correct.

Washington. Jan 3-Tre most important tsst!-
-lonv today in connection with the Investigation
by the coroners Jury % determine Tho cause and
70 place the responsibility for tho disastrous wreck
a. Terra Gotta. on the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad
last sunday night, was that R!ver By ". u Dot
row. y no was the operator ~ Silver Springs He
said ha was sure that 80. 81. TIE local express
train that was wrecked had cleared the block a.
Takor1a Park before lie displayed me white target
Cor 80 g2o known a. tie dead" train which
crashed uto tte local r brought out by the
coroner that 4Ir Dotrow was an extra o7erat tor
ana had worked AZ Silver Springs regularly. but
was shifted from post 70 post according to the
needs OF the service The witness Ra!d that because
OF the tgggv weather last Sunday night he had
taken unusual preoautiOns 70 see that rcd light
put up earlier than usual. He testified that
the local train Was about thirteen minutes late
when Il passed him. and that when No. 2l2l came
through Il running about thirty miles hour
Detrow VIII be called 70 The stand again to-mor-
row. because there several points in connection
with the operation Of the lights at Silver Springs
and other places near the Fc"ne Of the wreck that
the jury wishes 70 clear Cy. Tho Indications are
that the coroner's inquiry VIII be protracted-
At to-day's session eight witnesses, all employees
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. were examined
The testimony mostly related % the block system
and the signal lights Coroner Nevitt demanded
that the railroad officials give a definite answer
vas delayed NJ University station for thirteen
minutes and a fast passenger train allowed 70
on Itself 70 arrange for the removal Of the dead
before lie had seen the bodies The coroner charges
s.ve n thelr answers TO he Questions lie de-
clarcd that when he went 10 the Baltimore & ONO
station mHSdiatetg atteT heaFlnS q inc @GSaen ota
railroad 1fEcial told him the nly way was 10 take
81 ambulance or a patrol wagon. 49,, a
could get q the ss9n t fnG 6rd na ft s5a 9raeSd Tea
% -rair' - start-J . he said
: H. watson, J.. NJ Walter and T. A. Mose!ey,
secretary OF the Interstate Commerce C9inm!s-
sion; Assistant District ATTORNEYS Turner and Proc
tor eud the District commissioners were again
nesses ] " Kelley trainmaster Of the Baltimore
NOT an ruusual thing for 40 s. be from ten to
+ven+y minutes late IN reaching Washington.
10 suppose he would be protected by the block
signal and by the OF tnrpedoes, the witness
ror tnat reason 40 Zl20 should not haVe been IN
the block At the same time with No: g..
Harry Hldelr rand, engineer; and rank r H0n,
u.er coudctoT OF the train or empte5 tliat crashed
into tn. Frederick local. were released to-day on
nond ~ Justice Rarnard, Of tho supreme Court of
Corn.s proceedings brought by Honmier. who con-
tended that he was held without warrant Of law
and without any charge being made against him
Al $500 The three other members OF the crew
were released without bail The crew or the deed
tho accident and have been held at the police sta
tiCr. q, r,...,..., ,..,
ducrd resolution to-day FOR an investigation by
Congress Of recent railroad wrecks. The resolu'
'ioy IS that the wrecks are supposed 20 be due
10 overporlI OF employees. and authorizes the SPEAK
-r 10 name a committee OF five members OF the
House y 10 shall have ful power TO subpoena VII
nessez and require corporations furnish records
ard such Information the committee may desire.
n is also said that the purpose cf the proposed IN
,-cstlgatIOn is make recommendations 10 the Ia
prevent accidents. The resolution carries an appro-
UriatlOu OF $2O,vyO