The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-05

double green signal al Silver Springs
would mean clear track 70 University,
witness replied in the negative. He
said there was no signal given en-
gineers 10 let them know Takoma v As
closed
Henry Page was next called. He said
he had been employed on the b. and O.
as telegrapher al Pattersou's Greek, ".
Va.
Where were you Sunday night at
q o'clock?"
'-Takoma station"
know what time 6 passed."
What time did the next rtain pass?"
What speed was 2l2o goingg"
Forty or nifty miles an hour"
Now you were IN Phillips, Office
when those two trains passed, what
did you read from the key?"
Nothing"
Hear anything al ALP
Il heard him tell University that &C
what signal was up before &c
passed2'
Red"
When did ss blow"
About 100 yards from the station. %
What signal was up after &C passed?'
Red"
See that Iight?''
mo. IL was over my head when 1
See the light al all2'
Yes. After zlZ5 went by went down
stairs and saw the red light
What did Phillips dOT'
After he was satisfied 2i30 was not
coming back he called University and
sent message 70 University"
What was the messageZ"
-, zia passed my red signal, going
like he'll "
Hear that in The tower or did Phil
..Hs.H -
Heard il In the tower"
III YOU had been on duty a. Takoma
and knew that the night was fOggy and
the proximity OF the TWO trains. would
you simply have used the block signal
o. gone up the track and used JorpedOs
or tusesT
I wouIdn't have used anything other
than the block signal"
Asked II he had any business IN the
! tower he replied none"
AR Galloway was asked II IL was a
violation Of the rules for men 10 iOiter
in the towers. He replied the company
knew Page had been employed on the
Cumberland division of the Baltimore
and Ohio.
Phillips at His Post.
was Mr.. Phillips at his post when
2l-o passed?'' Page was asked
Yes"
Ever do any Of MIR. Phillips work?..
- We copied a few Western uaion
Get any pay for it?'
DO any Of his work Sunday night?
Were you at his key when 2iz9 passed.
Hps?'
II don't remember ever having han
died il"
Handle il Sunday night
Witness said he had not told Phillips
70 what he intended testifying, al
though he did tell the operator he was
sure he saw the red light.
Page was asked who threw the signal
back 10 req after % passed. He replied
1t IS not necessary 10 throw il Tor
red IL flies back "a red OF its own ac-
cord The operator has 10 hold II 20
white. and when he lets 80 of the lever
IL flies back 10 red"
Who held il 70 white during the
nye minutes that &c was at rakoma?"
Phillips
Samuel Queen. a teamster, living at
Takoma. said he was on the platform
OF the station there Sunday night. tie
TESTIFIED that he saw the red light dis
played at Tak0ma.
Policeman J. 4. Kennedy. Of the
Tenth district, then took the stand.
Witness said he saw 2I20 pass Takoma
ana looking up TO The tower saw a red
light
Il thought il was unusual for a train
10 go By a red target and / thought
there would be something doing down
the line, because No. % had passed only
lew minutes before. 1 telephoned 10
the stf ton soon after the train passed
the station and asked If a wreck had |
occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio.
was told that a wreck had taken place" /
Kennedy said he saw the red light
SHINING Just as the train i2l20) was
passing
Asked if he heard the signal change
aIter the train passed Kennedy replied
Gould you have heard the clicking
sound II the signal had been changed |
while the train was passing?"
think / could II the noise wasn't |
too great"
Kennedy said he heard 2l2O blow a |
whistle before and after passing Ia
Roma lie thought the train was near
"a mond, nalt mile east OF TakOma /
when Il blew the last whistle.
MT. Galloway said g. would not have /
had time 10 protect itself even if the 4
crew heard the whistle at Lam0nd the 1
distance being only a trifie over a mile. 1
Fred Lempke, gateman on the Balu- I
more and Ohio al TakOma, said he had /
been employed on the road for two 4
years, lie received S3l a month. Wit
ness said he got $40 more when he work
ed day and night Asked what his
hours We're he said from a. M. 10 II /
p. m.
Calvin Ramsburg, operator at J'niver-
SHY SAID ne worked from I a. m 10
Z p. m His salary IS $50 a month He
has been employed by the Baltimore
and Ohio for seven years.
Witness said he handled express. tick
ets, looked after passengers and did
telegraph work
Ramsburg said he usually expected
% about fifteen minutes later than
sch duled time.
What message did you get from Ia
kOma about co.
THAT id passed Takoraa al e.9s
What neXt?"
''Takoma asked if Sc was coming,
replied no TaNOma then said '2129 |
passed my red signal going like hell |
Rams5urg explained the working OF /
eVers IN the tower. He said ne knew /
IF no instance IN which the red wa /
lot shown after the lever was released.
witness stated that although he was |
lu n p m, he often remained longer
han that because trains were late
T. Henry Lynn, operator al Rhode
Island avenue. said he heard the mes
sage '2l2e passed NIX red signal going
Ike HE'LL He said he did not5sif1ls hui .