The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-14
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WI AT Al INQUIRY INTO D.. a
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TOLD HIM THAT.
RILEY SAID TO HIM THAT He
HEARD NO TORPEDO
EXPLODED.

EXPLODED.
WHEELING. May little invest.
CATION Of the Marshall county author.
iti9s into the wreck at Rosby's Rock
last Thursday morning, in which four
tralnmen were killed and eight persons
injured. was begun on Monday morn.
Ing. when the inquest to inquire Into
the death Of Fireman Chris Werner, Of
Shadyside, O.. Of the New York and
Chicago express which was wrecked,
was commenced.
The testimony taken up until noon
was that Of Conductor Albert Shahan
OF the express, J. F. Hamilton OF the
freight train into which the express
ran, Brakeman C. W. White Of the
express, W. J. Clark. colored porter OH
the express, and Calvin Hunt and a
Mr.. Crow. two farmers.
Tho i,orost ono,o, :, N o..,.,
and tbo morr,n,, .a.s,o, a,o.0s
ll:i5, II being the intention to resume
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in the co.lnty court room NJ tho cour,
house at AIoundsviIle Tho corore-,s
Jury Is comBose,, NJ + u ,ones Loo
Gaats. William Rankin u Dopr,ass
Bruce, Elmer Grissell and Foster
Ryan.
Express Conductor First Witness.
The first witness called vac con,,uc.
tor Albert Shahau OF the express. He
stated that the wreck had occurred
at 4:45 q. m. last Tuesday. His
train was running eight minutes late
and ION schedule" without special or.
ders. He knew nothing of the freight
until the crash came. He had seen no
t'agman nor heard any torpedoes.
This was substantIly all Of his dI.
rect testimony. He explained 10 the
Jury the different signals used on the
railroad.
Fireman J. F Hamilton ~ ,bs
wrecked freight was tho second wifi.
ness. After telling of the length NJ
time required to make tho RIM from
MounJsyille 10 Rosby's Rock 20 min.
utes, he told OF how the train had
broken at West End siding He said
that the crew had set the car with ,b,.
broken co,iplcr on the siding attached
the broken parts OF the train.
He said that he. had seen the on.
gineer send Flaaman A L. Wilson
down the track with . torpeloes and
red and white flags TO flag any nm.
preaching trains immediately ofter
the broken train had hoen conn,od
together. Witness said he saw tho
fasman 20 down the track oOO Yards
That was MI he knew until the
smasf.un occurred.
Witness further stated that Flag.
man Wilson ha,1, af,er the wrecl told
him that he had gone down tho Track
and stood In the center of tho track
tagging. until the eynress was with.
in an engines length of him. The
fagman told the witness that he had
placed one torpedo on the track OK.
planning that he had ONLY one
Made Personal Investigation
Witness sail that immediately after
the wreck he had made an eyamlnu.
ton Of the track to see If there were
any signs of n ,orpedo He Ind mt
heard any tornedoes nor could he
find auy trace of any
Witness further said that he had
hal few words with Engineer e "
Riley Immediately after the COLI.
sion and that Riley had said be had
seen no flacmon nor hoard anv tor.
pedoes,
Brakeman G. White wos ,ba ncyt
witness He said that nj tbe t,me
the collision occrrred ho wac s,ord.
ing IN ,he ,ast nor n, tho exnress ue
sn;l he cou,d easily have hoard Al
torpedo Int heard none. neftbor dtd