Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-04

years, his home address as Boyds. Md, and
said he had been in the employ of the Bal
timore and Ohio as extra" operator since
October 10 He worked five days in Oc-
tober. fourteen in November, and counting
Sunday night. sixteen days in December.
Sunday was his fourth consecutive night of
duty at Silver Spring. Previously he worked
at Garrett Park and other stations along
the line, a few days at each. He said the
wages paid operators of his class varied
from s4S to So per month.
Replyings to another series of questions
Detrow said he went duty at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon to work until midnight.
and that soon after he took charge of the
office the station man. ]. G. Trund'e. put
the lights in the target, remarking as he
did so that 1t was foggy.
Asked by Coroner hewitt how far up or
down the track he could see through the fog.
witness could give no very accurate idea
of the distance Explaining his understand
! Ing Of the signals. Detrow said his target
| carried three lights, red. green and white.
and that red meant stop; green, proceed
with caution, and white, clear.
What time was train GO due at Silver
Spring." the coroner asked
"6:0S pm.." Detrow answered.
What time did it passr
When did you know an extra was on
the track
About two minutes after 66 left my
station" witness replied. "Kensington re-
ported-'Extra next'-and / answered &c
What is the next block west from Sill
yer Spring."
Forest Glen"
What did you hear from Forest Glen
about the extra"'
Nothing
"Why was that?'
"Forest~Glen is a day office and supposed
to close at 6:30.
did Forest Glen close up before the
extra passed Silver SPRING.
Il do not know
porting the block clear before he closed
did You not make an entry on your sheet
when Forest Glen closed?"
II remember getting Good night from
Forest Glen. but 1 don't know whether 1t
| was before or after extra 212O passed.
why didn't you make an entry of the
time Forest Glen gave you Good night?' u
Because I wasn't supposed to-"
How far Is it to Rockville from Sill
yer SPRING."
About ten miles,"
How far to Kensington?".
About four miles.
sheet for that night Detrow said the re-
port OF the extra entering the block reach
ed him from Forest Glen and not from
kensington.
Signal to the Extra.
Asked about the signal he gave to the
extra train when it approached his sta
ton, Detrow replied: "Takoma reported
66 by at 6:23 pm. and 1 gave 212O clear
block at .6:2S." Replying to a question as
to the speed of the extra, witness approx
mated 1t at twenty-five or thirty miles an
hour, and to another question concerning
the grade said 1t was down grade to
Takoma.
About the wreck Detrow knew little He
said he received no report of 212O from
Takoma except the usual call-"212O by
and the time, &S1 from that station. Ask
ed whether Takoma told him 212O had pass
ed red light Detrow said he did not know
key was '212O by, 6:31," and the signature
Of the Takoma operator
Didn't you hear Takoma say 1920 by
6:3l, passed red light going like h?
the coroner asked.
NO, sir
How did you know a wreck had oc-
curred?"
Because I hbard the Baltimore and
Washington offices talking on the line
about getting out relief trains, and /
heard them say there was trouble at Terra
Gotta
Did you know what track the wreck was
on?'
mo, SIR
Didn't you assume the trouble was be-
tween 2120 and train 66?"
Yes. did think that might be It,"
DetroW was asked several other ques-
tons about the operation of his station
with reference to the two trains in cues
used under various circumstances, and
shortly after o'clock Coroner hewitt d.
rected an adjournment until 1880 O'Clock
this morning,