The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-28
COM MISSION
HEARS CASE
Id RelationtO DeathofR. Archi
in Local c. v. Yards
SEVERAL WITNESSESHEARD
c. w. Writers Represented the Railroad,
States Attorney Ben Gatea the
State and e. r.. Davis Appeared
for Brother OF the Victim.

The state board Of railroad commits
sioners, John w. Redmond Of Newport,
Eli Porter Of Wilmington and S. Hollis.
ter Jackson Of Barre held hearing this
forenoon in the city court room on the
recent accident III the Central Vermont
yard in which Rocorado Archi met his
death. The commissioners first went to
the railroad yard and looked over the
scene Of the accident and the hearing
was then begun shortly before IA o'clock
and lasted an hour. Attorney g. w.
Writers represented the railroad, States
Attorney Ben Gates was present in be-
half Of the state and h. n. Davis rep
resented the brother Of the man who
was killed.
Drs. H. @. Worthen and r. G. Liaouri
were the first witnesses questioned and
they told of the condition that they
found the man in and that his death
was caused BY the injuries received in
the accident. S. u. Perry workman
employed in HarYison's shed, told that
be was walking along the track and was
enc of the first to get to Arohi after the
accident. but said he did not see how
the accident occurred
Philissandro Diago testified that he
was walking with Arehi when the aeei-
dent happened. He said that he and
Archi were walking between the rails
Of the track Just south Of the bridge
when the train came along and as they
went TO step out from between The rails
he said that Archi rot his foot caught
between the rail and the guard and as
the train struck him be reached up to
grab hold OF the ear to save himself
from being drawn under Disgo was
the only witness that testified TO Arehi's
getting his foot caught between the
rails.
Aurelio Villa testified that he was
present directly after the accident but
be didn't see how it happened. Both
Villa and Diago were obliged to talk
through an Interpreter
Engineer Michael McAiahOn who was
in charge of the engine Of the train
said that he was backing down through
the bridge with FIVE ears, flat, one
box and three fats, in order named
from the engine. He said that the FIRST
he knew Of the accident was the fire.
man calling him to stop, saying man
had fallen under the train. He also
said that the yardmaster and two brake.
men were on the cars, the yardmasteT
being on the head car which was fiat
one.
The yardmaster, n. d. Perry, said
that he was riding on the first ear fol
the purpose of seeing that the track
was clear from people and that no ent
got run into. He said ii was a common
occurrance for men to Jump onto tht
trains coming down through the yard
and that day several men had Jumped
on and were riding. He testified that
the brakeman on the next car behind
him was the first TO notify him that al
accident had occurred, and he ther
went back and pulled the man frnn
under the car which was the car next
to the engine. When asked II he fount
the man right at the place where tn,
/ guard rail was he said he did but h,
said that he later found pieces Of ta,
mans shoes several feet back from
where there was a guard rail. He sal,
also that the mans foot was cut square
" across and if Il had been caught II
the guard rail it would have beer
length ways The two brakemen. Johr
and J. w. Kelley testified to seeing tn,
man fall between the cars. Fireman q
T. Pratt said that he saw Archi attemp
to jump onto the train and fall be
| tween the ears aud that he called t,
the engineer to stop. He further sal,
that It was the habit of workmen t,
jump on to trains and he had seen man
narrow escapes from this practice. A
the conclusion Of the fircman's testi
mony the hearing was ended. The com
missioners will give out their decision
later.