The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-17
JOHNSON ID BLAME
 SAYS CORONER MIX
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conversation was Engineer Flynn, al- so of the Berkshire division.
 Engineer Johnson's train arrived at Tyler City on time and proceeded to- ward Allingtown siding at which place he was to meet the outward bound train. Conductor Barnes was in the baggage car at this time with Baggage- master Brennan and observing that the train was going at a fast rate of speed he called Bagagemaster Brennan's at tention to it and remarked that at the siding they must pass the out bound train. Baggagemaster Brennan advised Conductor Barnes to signal his engin- ger, whereupon Conductor Barnes at once pulled the bell cord twice which was the signal for the train to come at once to full stop. Conductor Barnes received an answer to his sig nal from Engineer Johnson, indicating that he had received the signal, but the train did not stop, whereupon Con- ductor Barnes again gave the signal to come to a stop. He thereupon reached for the conductors valve, but found it was in the other end of the car. At the same time Baggagemaster Brennan went to the air valve at the end of the train, thinking he could operate that. The air brakes were in good working condition at that time. Very shortly af- ter the train "side-wiped'j the outward bound train, just as the outward bound train was entering the siding switch at the Allingtown siding.
 By reason of this collision Engineer Johnson was killed and several others of the railroad crew were injured to- gether with a number of passengers.
 T find that Engineer Johnson either forgot or neglected to make the sched- ule stop at the Allingtown siding as the time table required; that he forgot or did not pay regard to the conver- sation he had with his conductor at Ansonia just. before starting on his run to New Haven as to meeting the outward bound train at the Allingtown siding, and that for some unaccount- able reason he neglected to obey the signal of his conductor, calling upon him to bring hts train to stop and that by so doing brought about the accident which resulted in his own death.
 "1n compliance with the statute I have filed with the clerk of the Super for court for New Haven county, my report of said inquiry.
 Dated at New Haven, Conn, this 18th day of September 1907
 ELI MIX,
 "Coronor for New Haven county" l After the wrecked engine whicl 1 Johnson was driving had been taken tt the yards here sunday afternoon al examination of 1t was made to learr | if possible what had caused the acci ldent, if accident was the cause of tho | wreck Thel examination was made b, officials of the road and showed clearly l that Johnson was coasting down tn grade and did not have hIs engine fl hand, and8tfat undoubtedly when h, 1 saw that the ur train was not on tn siding he had not timeto gain contro over 1t again
 sons train wassa a few minutes late ant Irelying on the ID train being in thu 1 siding and the switch closed he hat LundoubtedlyNpnene her up and aftel getting a g61d start had closed hi | throttle and let the train coast down tn grade The grade above where the ac oident had Happened descends at twt Tor three per cent and with a goot start a train would roll down 1t a about forty i've miles an hour.
 That Johnson was coasting down witl his train the officials who made tn examination have no doubt. When tn | engine was Examined the throttle wa found closed down tight, the reverse open, and tue brakes all off. and thes lcffrumst6nces led to the conclusion lit Is admitted that he might have at tempted to close the throttle and dont so, but had he not been coasting hl brakes would have been tighter tha even the collision would not have dis lodged them.
 | It was also stated last night tha when a down train was late the engin eers have, time and again, taken chance of the up train being in on thu siding and sailed through with onl! q slight reduction in speed Hereto l fore the chance has always resulted Il favor of the taker It was tried ono, too often, however, and resulted il what might have been a vastly nor, serious collision.
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