Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-03

washington Junction was forty minutes
behind the passenger train: at Dickerson
40 minutes; at Barnesville 80 minutes
Boyd. 20 minutes: Germantown. % min
utes: Gaithersburg. q minutes: Rockville
16 minutes; Kensington. IL minutes; Sill
yer Spring, minutes, and Takoma Park.
1.-THE near approach of 212o to train .6s
did not impress me as dangerous" wit
ness replied. answering q question by the
coroner. because the block operators
were required to keep the following train
out Of the short sections of track until 66
had cleared In each instance
''06 was behind time thirteen minutes at
Silver Spring and fourteen minutes at Ia
koua Park" Mr.. Dent continued. AT
$3.50 or $40 o'clock I received message
from Takoma that 2i2O had passed the red
lantern. and 1 made a copy of the fact as
reported for the record in the case"
Mr. Dent said the entry had been made
after the wreck was reported.
Passed the Red Signal.
1.-THE operator at Takoma told me on the
wire that 2l2O had passed the red signal.
and that train 66 was also still in the block.
Immediately I called University to see If
66 was anywhere nearly out of danger.
University replied train 66 was not ap-
preaching, and from that I knew there
must be trouble. About 6:45 or $50 clock
l received first report of the wreck from the
conductor from University station and i'm
mediately issued orders to make effective
his request for relief trains and Doctors.
air. Dent said never in his experience
had he known an engineer to run past red
signal
Questions were next directed to ascertain
the cause of the alleged delay in getting
trains to the scene Of the wreck to carry
away the dead.
THE train carrying injured got into
Washington station at 9:2O o'clock. Mr..
Dent said. land it left to get the dead
about 1890 o'clock
What regular trains, IL any. left Wash
ington between $40 and 1890 to proceed
over the Metropolitan branch?'
None
what became of the western express
supposed to leave at 0:1O p.m.?''
1T left at 10:49.
What prevented the train which brought
in the injured at 900 leaving before 1O:3O?'
Engine As, drawing the train, reported
Mount Clare wreck train was sent to clear
it and get out the bodies and have them
ready for the relief train.
Track Not Available
when the train for. the dead reached
University" the dispatcher continued, 1.-The
wreck train had not returned. and therefore
the westbound track was not available. We
made arrangements to send the relief on
the eastbound track. but the report came
that the train could not get near enough
the scene to handle the dead. At that time
We started NO. y, the western express, from
Washington. with the object of getting 1t
through ahead Of the train for the dead.
The latter train followed the express along
the westbound track to the scene of the
wreck
With the consent of the coroner. Assistant
United States Attorney Turner asked:
after 2120 passed extra 1855 at Tuscarora
did that relieve 2120 Of the necessity of
proceeding cautiously. per your previous
order?'
Eyes, SIR"
"Twenty-one twenty received no specific
orders after leaving Tuscarora?"
NO, sir"
Question by Juryman Mueller docs your
sheet show disposition of the remainder of
train 66-the engine and smoker which were
said to be uninjured in the collision?'
They were taken in by the wreck train
to Washington.
At this point Mr.. Dent was excused and
Mr.. Galloway was returned to answer one
question by Mr. Turner relative % the COM
parative responsibility of the conductor and
engineer.
Suppose in a foggy night. such as the
night of the wreck. if the conductor is
watching for a signal and sees no signal.
would 1T be his duty to stop the train:
Ordinarily. no.
Adjournment was then taken until 10
o'clock this morning