Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-04
TALK OF WRECK
Coroner Mix Gives Opiniou-
 Fisher Being Talked About.

The whereabouts of William Fish CT. the engineer who jumped from his train before the crash on Satur- day morning. in which three lives were lost, Is still mystery, although the police have been on the lookout for him since that time. It is the opinion of railroad men that the missing engineer is making his way toward the west. although they have I no definite information to lead them | to suspect in what direction he is travelling.
 l Although the railroad men for the most part were of the opinion that Fisher would not be found when the wreckage was cleared, the officials of the road and those who claimed to know the New Haven man were con- fident that he had not deserted his ! debris before the day was over. But along toward noon on Satur- | day they began to get somewhat leery when the story of Brakeman John Fitzsimmons came from New Haven, and from that time on those who before were convincing them selves that Fisher was underneath 1 what was once his engine realized l that there was only small chance of finding his body in the mass of junk.
 When the remains of the regular engine were hoisted about ? o'clock l e-io of Ejchor sf | was the concensus of opinion that | he had gone, and it was made a cer- | tainty about an hour later when the special engine was hoisted and not a | semblance of a human body was to be seen.
 It appears to be clear case | against Fisher and consequently it is said that railroad men are very eager | that the ill-fated engineer should es- cape. Although it is rumored that he was seen in Danbury on Saturday, | the report was not verified. It is claimed that after catching train out of Waterbury, Fisher went to Danbury, across the country to Brewsters, whence he could easily connect with the New York Central for the west. There have been many rumors afioat about the missing en- l gineer, almost as many as about the missing bank defaulter, Walker, but they have all as yet proved to be pipes" Coroner Mix held hearing in New Haven on Saturday afternoon and one there yesterday morning. Among the witnesses were Brakeman Fitz- simmons, Conductor James Flynn of the regular and George Elkins, brake man on the same train. Conductor Eaton, who. by the way, is said to have had only three hours sleep in twenty-four, was unable to appear at either of the hearings, but is expect ed to be present at the conference | which is to be held to-day. 1 Coroner Mix gave out the follow ing statement after the hearing yes- terday:
 l II shall probably make recom- mendation to the railway officials to the effect that no train ought to be allowed to make a trip made up as light as was the Grays' special. think that baggage car should al | ways be put on.
 ''Of course many people say that in that case head-on collision would telescope the baggage car and the following passenger car. But think this wreck demonstrated that this
 idea is false: the tender of the ac. commodation telescoped the baggage
 car of its train, but in doing this | ea,.ad all tho nncoaupers from any
 serious injury"
 The following description of Fish
 CT is being sent out to the police:
 Fifty years old. feet, g inches in
 height: smooth shaven, with ruddy
 features and slightly gray hair; gra,
 eyes; weight. about 195 or 200. He
 wore a Russian double-breasted vest
 buttoned close about his throat. Ons
 of his peculiarities was that he never
 wore overalls."