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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06

fore the noon recess, when Engineer Yer
million was testifying Mr.. Davis OBJ
jected to the manner in which the coroner
was examining the witness, on the ground
that the questions were prejudicial to his
client, who was not then on the stand
Mr. Davis had question he wanted put
t. the witness.
You have no right to address the
jury, Mr. Davis, said Coroner hewitt
Put your question in writing and state
the case as it should be"
All right. I'll put it in writing" said
Mr.. Davis, and I'll state the case not as
1t should be put, but as it will be-
Objects to COrOner's Attitude.
When seen after the adjournment Mr..
Davis declared that he was not satisfied
with the attitude of Coroner hewitt
Il object" said Mr. Davis. Ito the
manner in which Or. hewitt is conducting
this examination. He is continually ask
ing questions tending to influence the
jury, and I do not believe It is legal that
Assistant District Attorney Turner should
be allowed by the coroner TO crOgs-ex-
anime these witnesses. This is a coroner S
inquest and not a criminal trial. Mr..
Turner will be one of the prosecutors
should Engineer Hildebrand be held, and
1 would be counsel for the defense. Under
those circumstances, Mr.. Turner has no
more legal right to question those wit
nesses verbally than have /. The whole
trend of this testimony and examination
is pointed at Mr.. Hildebfand by the
coroner and MI Turner, and / regard
this as unfair
The hearing viii be resumed at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
BARSCOL. PLUNKETT! WHEW !
Colored Messenger at White House
Then Hears Things.
when the Noise Reaches Secretary
Loeb lie Turns PeHcemaleF-Cow-
puncher Is Modified,

Col Dick Plunkett, Of Wyoming, Indian
scout. cow-puncher. and friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. was caller az the White
House yesterday The colonel is great
aduirer OF tine President. and came on 90
Washington with his band OF Indians 10
attend the Inauguration two years ago.
lie rode in the procession and attracted
no small amount Of attention Despite
this fact. however. the attendants al the
White Hoase failed 10 recognize him. and
he experienced little difficulty in getting
an audience with the President.
Out on the Laramie plains tbey have
neither electric d0oTbells nor buffers, and
when The colonel calls upon a friend il is
his habit 10 enter without knocking. for
he is always welcome. He attempted 10
do the same thing al the White House
bat was held up by "a coIored messenger
Now, the colonel hasn't any particular
reverence for the coiored brother unless
he IS red. and when DE found himself
stalled by "a black enc Bee proceeded 90
gi.t expression to thoughts which are
less Objectionable upon Tie wild prairie
than iB an already oyerLealed room.
Secretary Loeb heard The harangua and
went 20 the rescue-of The messenger. He
greeted the colonel cordially. and the LAT
ter's department and language immsdi-
ately changed Col DICK was promptly
escorted iuto the Presidents room.
The President was dee-lighted 10 see
him. and said so. They talked together
for nearly an hour. Col Piunkett IS in
Washington on business be- connection
with Indian lands in Wyoming.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
INVESTIGATORS MAY CLASH
Coroner Claims First Right to Elk.
anime Witnesses.
Commerce Commission's Terra Gotta
Inquiry should Have Been
Delayed.

The double investigation into the causes
Of the Terra Gotta disaster being con
Quoted by the District authorities and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
simultaneously may result in friction be-
tween the two investigating bodies on
learning, through yesterday mornings pa
pers. that Engineer Hildebrand and
other important witnesses had been
called to testify before the commission
before having been examined by the
coroner. Commissioner West and other
officials conducting the inquest strongly
condemned this action of the Federal in
quisitors.
II is claimed that the coroners in
quest being la the line OF criminal pro-
ceedines, fakes precedence over any Fed
eral inquiry. and that IL is contrary 10 all
customs TO allow witnesses and suspected
persons held under bail 20 testify under
oath prior % appearing before the cor
oner's jury. This phase OF the AFFAIR was
fully discussed by the District officials
just before opening the hearing of tie in
quest yesterday morning. and the opinion
was almost unanimous that the commits
sions action had been basty and uuneces-
sary.
This inquest is "a criminal proceeding. r
said Commissioner West, and I cannot
see 10y what right the Interstate Com
merce Commission should examine our
witnesses before they appear here. and
above all, make the result OF that in
vestigatiou public 7 DO not believe that
il is within the law for them 20 do So.
Their investigation is purely an academic
affair, while the eoroner's Inquest has
direct bearing on criminal procedure.
There was no need for the commission to
hurry matters in such way They
could have waited until we were through
with the Witnesses As il Is, our pro-
ceedings have been delayed or interrupted
by the fact that our witnesses were at
the hearing Of the commission when call
"a by the coroner"
During the day Commissioner Vests
last remark was borne out on several oc-
casions when "a witness name was called
and il was reported that he was being
held at the Offices Of the commission
pending his being called to testify before
that body.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06

to Fort Sheridan The Eighth Cavalry,
which viii be relieved by April 10 Will
sat! for home on april Is. Headquarters.
band and two squadrons viii go 10 Fort
Robinson and the other squadron 20 Fort
d. a. Russell. Wye
where Troops VIII Take station.
Practically all Of the infantry regiments
in the Philippines, with the exception of
the Twenty fourth, will be relieved. The
Twenty-ffth will relieve the Nineteenth;
the Twenty-sixth Infantry the Ninth In
fantry; the Thirtieth will take the place Of
the Sixteenth; the Twenty-ninth that Of
the Thirteenth. and the Eighteenth Regi-
ment Of Infantry will replace the Fiji
teenth
The outgoing regiments viii sail as fol-
lows: The Twenty-fifth on April ;; the
Twenty-siXth on June 8; the Thirtieth on
July 5; the Twenty-ninth on August D..
and the Eighteenth on October >.
The incoming regiments VIII sail from
Manila and take station as follows The
Nineteenth Infantry on May -. headquar-
tiers, band. and one battalion going to
Fort Bliss. Tex; one battalion TO Fort
Reno. and one battalion to Fort Mcln-
t0sh; the Ninth Infantry will sail on July
IS for station at Fort Sam Houston. the
Sixteenth viii sail on August j., headquar-
ters, band, and two battaliOns going 10
Fort Crook, two companies 10 Fort LC-
gan II. Roots. and two companies 10 Fort
Reno; the Thirteenth win sail from Ma
nilt on September Is for station az Fort
Leavenworth, and the Fifteenth Infantry
sailing on November y, viii be- stationed
al Fort Douglas Utah.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
FIREMAN TELLS HIS STORY.
COrrobOrates Engineer Hiidebrnnd's
Testimony at Interstate Hearing.

The investigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission was concluded
yesterday before Commissioner Glenn
euts. the only member presiding. only
three witnesses were heard. Engineer Hi
debrdnd. his fireman J. c. McClelland.
and Operator Phillips. of Takoma Hide
brands testimony was practically similar
30 that given al the inquest in the af-
ternoon. and Phillips merely reiterated his
testimony Of Friday.
Fireman Mcclellan CoTrobOrated the tes-
timony Cf Engineer HHdebrand as 10 sig
mails displayed 1T Silver Spfng. and said
no lights were displayed lat Takoma. He
did not even see the station light when
tn engineer testified to having seen at
Takoma.
He TESTIFIED that on approaching Silver
Spring the engineer threw of the steam.
and that be. the fireman. did not shovel
any coal after leaving Silver Spring UNI
I'll they struck the other train at Terra
Gotta He WAS positive that the engineer
sounded the whistle at Silver Spring. the
1irst station before reaching Takoma. and
also on approaching Takoma
lie cid not see the passenger train be
fore hitting it, As soon as the collision
occurred the engineer said to him:
what are we into?''
The fireman testified that on approach
ing Stotts, the first station west Of Terra
Gotta the air brakes were applied and
tire speed Of the train reduced He had
kept "a lookout for "A iagman or other
signals of warning. but saw none. He
testified that be saw the double green
signal displayed at Silver Spring, which
indicated that the Takoma office beyond
was closed. and that there was a work
train using the crOSSover at Terra Gotta
He testified that with the TakOma office
open, the signal at Silver Spring was an
improper one. Witness testified that he
had been called out for duty at times
when he had not had sufficient rest after
long runs, and he had objected to going
What was done To you when you Oh
jected to going when called out after
not having had sufficient rest7' inquired
Commissioner Clements.
Nothing was done. for. | went" replied
the fireman
1t was announced that on January "A
the commission viii begin an inquiry of
the block system or the Southern Rail-
way 1t win especially probe the dis
astrOus wreck of Thanksgiving Day. IN
which President Spencer was killed This
accident and several since that time
were caused by two trains being admitted
in the same block
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DIED.

CRANDALE-S Hdfaf7v ON SATURDAY. Isauarr &
19-7. at. u j. b.. ANNIE A. JONES. site of
Francis a Crlndall a mare ul-eia-a and l1v-
irg ,o1 never hle-sed tss earth.
Notice 81 funeral hereafter.
CLEMENTS Densr.el this life an Friday January
3. 1877 10 1913 BE- m. FREDERICK THOMAS
CLEMENTS. the son 0f Charles and IauIiu-
Clements at The age ri five months and nine
teen days.
Funeral from residence. 2U Virginia agaus
northwest on Monday. J5nrlr e. l- 2 D.. IN.
Relatives and friends invited to attend
FUEBERSHAW-Cu Thursday January g. 1855 a.
le-i9 j. M at scranton. Pa. after short i''-
ness EVELYN 81 FIHBEESHAW tues NU--Ff
beloved vie of James IF. FHrbaT,asu IT, Re
mains az the home Il hsr parents ar and Airs
John II. hort. % North Carolina avenue
southeast
Notice q funeral hereafter.
ISRAEI-On WEDNESDAY. 5aauar, Q. 1872 al Is-9
NJ. al his residence. Garrett Para. Md.
AUGUST. beioftd husband q Barbara Israel
Fuu,al from chapel q Frank Gc,7's Sons IlI8
seventh street northwest aA Monday JaHual-
:. 50 a. Requiem mass at 81. Mars
Church at 9-sl Relatives aud friends are b.
specially invited ,1 attend mterueut private
ar 81. May's Csmctcu.
JAQUETTE-On FRIDAY Iauuarr 1867. ISAAC
GRANTHAM JAQUETTE. beloved husband Of
Mary Anderson jaguettc.
Funeral services az bis latc residence S7 Tni--
tecuth street northwest GA NCuday Iau1.ary e
ut II d. m. IatQmeat private.
JOHNSoN-Ou Friday. January g. 1891 at SO %.
N, at his residence, 2i5 = street northwest Az
DREW BENTON BAHNE11 Johnson. SOFA
q George b. ard Ad5ic r. johnson. AGED tst1-
ts-slN years SIX months and four DAYS
Notice Of funeral hereafter alexandra papers
please c0Iyl
LOCkNOOD-On Saturday Jauuar = 1907 80 ESQ
a. NJ, MARGARET NJ LOCKWOOD. sister If
the ia'e Henry A. lockwood In jhe seventy
sixth year Il her age
Funeral from her la.c residence. First and Z
streets southwest. Ca Monday. January e. al
T. II.
LoNG-Suddeniy. or f5day. January g. 1867 JOHN
D.. beloved son Of ia. late Teuauce and Mary
Long.
Funeral from Lees undertaking establishment, So
F5hnsyEaua avenue. Monday. Jauuau .
at % a. N.
REilLf-On FRIDAY. January g. l9G. at 7I5 q.
u, at her residence. 5ils % street northwest
MANA \, beloved sife e Dennis d. R.iIly
Funeral Will take place ga MONDAY Lanuarv T. az
a. A.; thence 10 Hog Trinity CatlaIi,
church. where requiem mass viii De- said fer
the rcpose Of her sgul Relatives and friend,
invited % attend IuteImeut at Holy Rood
Cemetery.
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ELABORATE BURIAL PLANNED
Several Ministers TO OmcIate ut
FinaI Wreck Funeral.

Elaborate funeral services viii be held
over the composite remains OF the various
wreck victims unidentified and left al the
mbrgue. Plans for the funeral have been
completed, with the exception OF the
selection II paubearers. Nine ministers
~ the gospel viii participate. They VIII
represent nearly every religious order ia
the District.
The fragments were placed in a her
medically sealed metal caskCt yesterday,
and IT = o'clock this afternoon the func-
raj services will be held in the chapel
attached to the undertaking establish
ment Of :. II. Hines, who IS In charge.
nrermcnt viii be in lot IN Forest
Lake Cemetery donated by Mr.. Hines.
The pallbear5rs viii be furnished by Mai.
Sylvester.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
OFFICIALS GO TO BALTIMORE.
VIII Return for the Confirmation OF
the Inquest.

President Murray, Vice President Potter.
General Superintendent Hobbs. Suparin-
tendent of Transportation Galloway. Cen
eraI Claim Agent Egan, and various other
officers Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
and superintendent and employees of the
Baltimore division. who have spent the
major portion Of their time in this city
since Sunday nights horror al Terra
Gotta attending the two inQuests being
held, left yesterday afternoon for Baiti-
more AND home. j, is expected that they
viii an return tonight or Monday morn
ing 10 appear before the corouers inquest
60 answer TO the probe of the Inter
state Commerce Commission
The force of men working under Cen
eral Claim Agent Egau all left their
headquarters nj the II Reno Hotel last
evening. but it was stated by The hotel
men that they would be back again early
tins morning 10 look after the injured in
the hospitals. and the few at their homes.
and To settle minor claims. such as lost
property. &c
Mr.. Egan left on the o'clock train.
and il is not known just when he will re-
turn. The others ali left on the o'clock
express.
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Wreck victims Are Better.

All of the injured at the local hospitals
are improving, and it was stated last
night that it is unlikely that the wreck
viii claim another victim. There were
none of the injured discharged yesterday
but it was said at all the hospitals that
a few days would see the complete re-
covery of all those less seriously injured
Those in more precarious condition are
progressing toward convalescence. and
unless something unforeseen occurs, all
viii recover
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
Southern RUy. Schedule Changes.

On page !, also page II. schedule
column. will be found Southern Railway $
complete schedules, as per changes ef-
fective to-day In addition 10 various
changes in schedules. the Southern will
iHaugUrate Monday, January Z, its
Southern Palm Limited. a most pala-
tial train for Florida and the South.
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CHURCH NOTICES,
UNITARIAN.

ALI SOULS CHURCH. coz lah and So
Tlyssc, o.. =. Pierce. minister. 9sj O. m Sun
day-scioai aud class for tie Comparative Stud
q Religion. 10 O.. H., Unty S,.dg Class Il
a. L.. morning service; sermon ny tie mu.sie--
Z D. M. Young Peoples Religious Union D.. ~.
evening service. first ia course e tTt= sermons on
some Noa Sa5-ass Of Jssas.' Al seats I.ee a.
gvenLnc s.LlIl...
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
WITNESSES CONFLICT
Differ Oh Important Points
Of Terra Gotta Wreck.
HILDEBRAND ON THE STAND

TestiHes the Display of Double
Green Light ut silver spring In
dictated to Him That TnkOmn Was
CIosed-Operator DutrOw VIII BE
Called Again to Explain.
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CHRISTIAN.

NINTH STREET. 9Th AND . SITS. NJ. REV
3. T. UH. supply p4stlr-Slr,i--z IL a. IT, ard
1.ij p. NJ. u-fsGStf
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DENIED LOOK AT LOG
Father of Drowned Naval Re-
serve Cannot See Reports.
MAKES DEMAND ON HARRIES

william G.. Gle YeIand Engages Law
Firm to- Press Inquiry Into Death
Him Permission to Examine the
Records Rearing on the Tragedy.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS,

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBaLNERs
4US Il 81 ne. Modem Chapel. Phone Fast "a
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Clocks often iWrong.

When asked regarding the printed rule
requiring trainmen to compare their
watches by the standard clock in the dis
patcher's office before starting on run.
HildeDrand stated that he did not know
where such standard clocks are He said
that the clocks in the station Offices along
The road are often wrong. and occasional
ly not running at all
Both Hildebrand and Conductor Magic
stated that they had often entered a block
with other trains under special orders to
do So II is understood that Conductor
Hoffmeier is prepared 20 produce evil
dence Of this practice in the form of an
order once given him. under which three
trains were allowed To run in the same
block under green signal" meaning TO
keep careful lookout for the train ahead
or in the rear, as the case may have
been
The proceedings were enlivened by a
verbal tilt between the coroner and At
toTney Henry z. Davis, representing En-
gineer Hildebrand 1t occurred lust be-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06

He was rigidly questioned as to his
speed. not only by the coroner. but by
Assistant District Attorney Turner. From
Hildebrand's statements and the caloula-
tons made from the figures on the block
sheets of the different stations it was
shown that No. 2120 held an average speed
of about twenty-five miles an hour be
tween Silver Spring ana Terra Gotta.
Hildebrand stated that from the time
he passed Silver Spring until he struck
No. IS he was running on momentum
alone" drifting" as the trainmen call II.
He stated that when he saw the double
green he closed the throttle and did not
open it again. Il is down grade all the
way from Silver Spring to Terra Gotta.
In passing Takoma, Hildebrand testified
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-09
POWER OF SENTIMENT.

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sentiment which makes it so diff
cult for men to distinguish right,
true, noble sentiment from that
which is wrong, false and de-
basing.
Even right sentiment should
not be followed when it leads to
irrational action. The federal
troops that quietly refused again
to charge the confederate works
lat Cold Harbor after one most
bloody repulse were tried vet
ierans who held the fine senti-
ments of honor, fidelity, patriot
ism, courage and obediencesbe-
yond price, but they would not
permit even these to lure them
to irrational action and its
fearful consequences.
Human history is red with the
blood of great multltudes who
have been slain at the behest of
false, unreasonable and,unreason-
ing sentiment. In spite of this
never were crater numbers of
men dominated or in danger of
being dominated by false and
pernicious r sentiment than at
present. r..t.:.. T., ..,,,-,- g. s,..
Demagogues creatures to
whom the false sentiments of
men bring food and raiment and
fatness-were never before so
active. They have invaded the
church, the press and education
al halls. They prate Of righteous
ness, of human liberty, Of justice
and equity, of. wealth and
poverty, of capital and labor,
and a multitude of things con-.
cerning which they have but
little or no accurate knowledge.
They need none. Their purpose.
is to mass men around some per-
nicious sentiment and to persuade
them to be guided and dominat-
ed by it. Beware of such crea-
lures. AS safe and rational
would be the advice and councils
Of men who would persuade us
that dynamite may be carelessly
handled with impunity. This is
not more certain to bring us in
Jury and death than that to lure
Is on to fearful suffering and |
Ultimate destruction, for no real, |
good can come by the
sway of false sentiment.