Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-05

Eva Taylor Irch, official
stenograpr 1. Court OF
Alexsndr H1.s aa ON shock
and scalpN 1,
Titus B. : 'hurch,
clerk in the .asrf tured
shoulder.
John w. Ve te-
man at Luna Par
Dallas Ball, II, Cos
by jumping from car. F-if
hospital.
George L. Birsch, 2, G..
slight il juries.
j. A. Darrell, As, Ell $40
Quartermsster's Departm e'ti
at Fort Myer Hospital for g
s. K. Dishman, 80, Fal i.r
confusion of forehead; treated
gency Hospital.
William Ellison, 40, lawyer,
Church, shoulder dislocsted.
DR.. George Fl. McKeeham, Al, Wa
ington, slight injuries to legs.
S. I. Ashton, is, son of DR.. Ashton
Of Falls Church, slight cut on head.
H. @. Eddy, Falls Church, slight in
jurits about body.
E. W. r. Ewing, BallstOn, confusion
of leg.
Virginia Field, Falls Church, suffer
ing from shock.
Il. B Graham, physician, Vienna,
slight injuries.
DR.. s. S. Lutrell, Postofice Depart
ment, shaken ur.
A. M. Merks, Falls Church, leg and
body crushed.
Belle Merrifeld, Falls Church, suffer
ing from shock.
George NJ. Newall, Treasury Depart
ment, slight bodily injuries.
John Ordorfer, Falls Church, slight
injuries.
James @. Plant, Glencarlyn, Treasury
Department, suffering from shock.
T. w. Sebastian, Upton Hill, kneecap
broken.
George X. Stewart, Ballston, cut on
head.
John Trott, Falls Church, slight in
juries.
John Veitch, jr., of BsllstoD, slight
injuries about head.
G. o. Van Herbules, slight shock.
Glenn Woodward, Falls Church, slight
I'M cries.
Superintendent Garrett made the fol-
lowing statement
81 am aware of the tendency on every
ones part to begin an immediate criti-
cism OF the railroad company, and We
may deserve il, but there are two sides
to every case. We have been operating
our lines for II years, most of which
time | have been the superintendent. |
have done nv best under all circum-
stances with the material in hand. We
have no collisions, bat we cannot ope-
rate an exact time schedule on a single
track road; neither can we give our pa
irons that service which they desire. l
have investigated the cause of the wreck
and have found the reason for it was
the forgetfulness of the motorman and
conductor on the car that preceded the
raicsr. They forgot their orders. |
instructed them to notify Mock that the
railcsr was coming, so that he might
allow it to pass him. After seeing the
raicor on its way | heard nothing more
of it until / was told of the accident.
"Orack and Morgan have both told me
they forgot to give the orders. While |
was on the scene of the accide nt / heard
numerous persons asking that be ar
rested. They were not victims or author
titles, but onlookers. | explained that /
would not run away, but would be at my
Office all day. The conductor and motor
man have been in the employ of the
road for ten years and have not even a
reprimsnd against them. | am extreme
ly sorry that the thing had to happen,
and more sorry that 80 much unfagor-
able criticism has been excited"
A coroner's jury composed of six
citizens of Virginia yesterday held an
inquest over the body of George 7. War
ing, 8 merchant of Ballston, a victim of
the Fort Meyer wreck. and their verdict
was condemnation of the officials Of
the Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company.
The testimony ofthe witnesses, who in.
cluded officials, employees, victims, and
passengers of the road, all tended 20
bring out the points dwelt on by the
jury, that the wrecked car was crowded
and in decayed condition; that neither
written instructions, telephone or tele-
graphic com munication had ever been |
employed on the road; that verbal orders
were entirely depended Cd, and that the |
fundamental reason for all this was not
the ineficiency Of the superintendent,
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