The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-07-11
JURY
INVESTIGATING THE TRoLIliiY
WRECK ADJoURNs FOR A K
WEEK - MA0HINIsT
GIVES REPORT.

After questioning Ave moro VII
ncsses the coroner's jury Investigate
Ing the cause of the trolley accident
Sunday. evening which caused three
deaths and the injury Of twenty
persons, adjourned Wednesday fore.
noon to meet again Thursday morns
ing. July 1s. 4.
w. B. Osborn, machinist, who was
commissioned by the Jury TO make II
mechanical examination OF the car
that was wrecked. took the stand and
reported the result OF his work. He
said that after making a thorough
examination OF the car. It's truck and
wheels tx
He Could Find Nothing
that might possibly have caused the
accident. He said that ten cart
might be built from tho same pat
tern and all of sicm be true and
perfectly adjusted and yet one or
two or more of them might be de.
rallied in some unaccountable man.
ner such at No. 80 was.
II. T. Fitzpatrick, who was the
Conductor OF car 30 at the time Ok;
the accident. also testified. He said
that the car was running on time and
at normal speed when the accident
occurred. He says the car slowed
up before approaching the scene cf
the accident, because. he understood
a ~.
Cow Was On the Track.
He doesn't know how the accident
happened and the first he knew oft
was when the car began running on
the ties. He was ON the side OF the
car that It fell upon. hut jumped
over the fence alighting on his feet
out OF harms way. s
Mr.. Fitzpatrick says he did not
tell another conductor ON another
car at the Grasselli junction when
his car was going on the out trip
just before the accident that he
would be back on time. The car
was on time. he said, and left Gras-
SELF on the return trip about mtn-
ute ahead OF time
Master Mechanic on Stand.
Carl Summers. OF Fairmont. mas
ter mechanic OF the traction COM
pany. said that he couldn't account
for the accident. When 80 was be-
ing tested In Fairmont he said IL
Jumped the track once but that was
because OF defect in the track aud
that other cars had been deraiied
there until It was repaired.
D. d. Leonard, local superintend-
emit OF the traction company. was also
examined and he said that so far as
he knew the Inflated car was In
good condition and he thought It was
In fine shape. He had such con-
fidence in 1t. he said. that few
days before he took his wife ana d
party Of thirty ladies trip arouad
the city on 1t. On that occasion the
speed was slightly above normal Be. I
cause It was a special car. running
out OF schedule.
Track in Good Condition.
]. P. Deem. who has charge OF the
local tracks. said he examined the
track at the scene Of the accident
and that he found Il In good condi-
ton. No guard rail was there. he
said. but none was necessary. The
reason SO was derailed at the Indus 1
trial railroad crossing was becausaSI
the B. & o. railroad had raised the
grade there temporarily putting the
trolley tracks out Of gear, but he re-
paired the track there right away.
Purinton Talks Again.
A. ]. Purinton took the stand ana
added few remarks to his former
testimony. He said 80 got on the
track at the Glen Elk terminal when
It was taken there after the accident
but that was because It was backed
over block placed under the whesis
In order to make room for another
car coming in on the track. =
Herbert L. Davis testified but he
wasn't on the car at the time Of the
accident. He was on II when ii y
jumped the track once before ana
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