Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
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WRECK INQUIRY

Wreck INQUIRY
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to Corner hewitt this morning Several
members Of the detective corps and MEM
bers of the ninth and tenth police pre-
cincts assisted in the work.
List Of Witnesses.
The list furnished the coroner is as fol-
lows: Thomas Roddy. night fireman at
Summerville's foundry, Terra Gotta: d.
c. {f1rst person at wreck): o. H. Hobbs.
superintendent B. & Q. R. R.. Camden sta
ton, Baltimore, Md, with tower records
and running sheet of extra 212O. from
Cumberland Md, to Washington. on night
Of the accident; I. F. Dent, train DIS
patcher. Camden station. Baltimore. Md;
William Detrow. Silver Springs tower
operator: NJ. w. Phillips, Takoma Park
tower operator; c. E. Ramsberg. operator
at University. D.. c.; Allan Meianey, gate
WOODBURY.. D. c.; John Frazer; William
Ridgway. Woodburn. D. c.; Oficer Houser.
tenth precinct; Mr.: Ray. Columbia build
ing; ]. K White. 149 Massachusetts, ave
nue. northwest. Bush building: w: II.
Smith, Navy Department.; Edward Eakie.
patent office; H. V. Hogan. Gaithersbure
National Bank: J: 7. Carr. train master'
B. & O.; w. G. Robey, assistant train mas,
ter, B. & O., with original copies OF an
messages received and sent out SUNDAY
and Monday. December 80 and 81, pertain,
n. styles Falls Church, Va, home address
1918 Summer street. Philadelphia. "a;
Henry J. Morgan. Blair road. WOODBURY..
D. c., and James W. Beavans. C'ioraoo
building, home, Garrett Park. Md.
Eyewitnesses and Others.
Eyewitnesses (not on train)-George Bur-
CESS. WOODBURY., D. c.; Napoleon Thomas,
Riggs road, D. c.; Walter Goldfnch, Terra
Gotta, D. c.; Fred A. Wiitberger, Terra
Gotta, D. c.
Passengers on train No. 66-Edward VIII
liams. 1854 10Th street northwest: n. T.
Thompson, 63 L street northwest benJa-
min T. Parker, 1918 street northwest.
At Takoma station when train passed
Offlcer J. T. Kennedy, tenth precinct; as
ser Johnson Takoma. D. G C,;ss larry ato ase
D. c. Fred Lemke, Takoma, d. C.; MlHon
W. Phillips, Takoma, D. c.. operator.
Crew on train No. 66-Ben1amin YER
ford, 141O Montello avenue northeast;
George Maggie, conductor. ST. Elmo Hotter
or 2O5 street southeast; operator at UNI
versity station, E. L. Remsberg.
Observation-Disclosures Thomas. 1863 l. street
northeast: Edward Williams, ll54 10Th
street northwest; Asbie Brown, 63 l. street
northeast; Ada Smith, 63 l. street north
east Joseph E. Ralph. JAG Newton street.
Rrookland D. c.; Charles Walden, engl-
neer at foundry lives at Terra Gotta, D. =.
Inspector Boardman said this morning
that he thought several additional witnesses
may be found in time to have them al To-
morrows session of the jury. Most OF the
witnesses were found by the police. out the
names of several of them were furnished Dy
persons residing near Terra Gotta, VINO
were interested in the affair.
Photographs for Inquest.
Police Photographer Sandberg has been
kept busy since the time the wreck occur
red He has visited the scene of the wreck
several times and taken photographs to De
used at the inquest. One photograph taken
by him yesterday shows the station and
other railroad property at Takoma Park.
where Operator Phillips was on DUTY INC
night of the accident. 1t was near that
station that Policeman John L. kennedy
was standing when thain No. 66 passed and
was followed by the dead head. The
appearance Of the policeman at the morgue
this morning excited unusual interest, as
big Dick" Kennedy. as he Is known 10
his brother officers. has been regarded as
one Of the principal witnesses in the case
Not only did he tell Of having seen the
danger signal, a red light, displayed by
Operator Phillips. but he also stated that
the fog was SO dense that the light could
not have been seen great distance from
the STATION. II is dOueu tiot ic "Ciit " Inv
snow mark" forty yards away from the
station, Sunday night about the time the
dead head" train passed. and was unable
to see the red signal.
Railroad men, officials and employees have
displayed keen interest in the testimony
that the policeman Is to give. thinking 1t
may tend to show that the weather condl-
lions were such that Engineer Hildebrand
could not have seen the light until his
train was almost at the station.
Ordered Out Of Room.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook read the list
of witnesses and announced that they would
all have to leave the room during the hear
ing. Lieut.. Sutton. commanding the har-
Dor police. then scrutinized the persons who
occupied chairs in the inquest chamber.
and those who were not entitled to be
present were politely requested to leave the
room. 1t was explained that the precau-
tion was necessary to prevent overcrowd-
ing. In the meantime the crowd on the
outside of the fire house had increased to
larger proportions. and the police were kept
busy restraining relatives and friends of the
victims of the disaster from crowding into
the building
The coroner. DIR. ]. Ramsey hewitt, at
II rs o'clock. entered the inquest room and
the six Jurors filed in behind him and were
seated in line on the east side Of the
apartment. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook
called the roll of the jurymen. and each
answered in a firm tone. Here" his
name was given.
DR. Edgar Snowden of 1869 L street was
the first witness called. He testified to
having performed the autopsy the body
of Prof. King. and detailed the horrible in
juries that had resulted in death.
Coroner hewitt explained that where more
than one person was killed by the same
cause. as In the case of d railroad we, the
description of a single autopsy would suf-
fee for all
Railroad Superintendent Called.
Mr.. o. II. Hobbs, superintendent of the
Baltimore division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, then sworn as a wit
ness. He said he has supervision of all
trains running on his division. When ask
ed by Coroner hewitt when he first heard
Of the disaster at Terra Gotta, he replied:
"As near | can recollect it was $40
O. clock Sunday evening. | was seated at
dinner with my wife In the hotel Din Balti-
more) when the message was brought to
me-
The witness explained that Mr.. w. w.
Eckerson was the general train dispa tcher.
but that Mr.. T. Dent was on duty at the
ecepe Of the disaS