Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

mediately behind it being No 273),
 tWenty-nine cars and caboose, was
 proceeding north on. the east track
 at rate of speed of from five 10
 eight miles an hour and the front
 engine of said train had reached 8
 point about $50 feet south of West
 Main street crossing. On reaching
 this point and seeing the Watertown
 passenger train standing in the sta
 tion, the engineer of this front en-
 zine of the freight train, Leo Beau
 champ, shut off steam and proceeded
 under control, prepared to stop i;:
 case the WatertoWn train should not
 have started before he passed it. On
 seeing the Watertown train start to
 move, said engineer put on steam
 again and continued to proceed at
 rate of from six to ten miles an hour,
 his engine passing the moving engine of the Watertown train about hun .dred feet south of the point where said engine of the WatertoWn train had stopped at West Main street sta tion. At this point the front engine VI thS lSl5At IlSlh NoS, VI ouOulu have been, plainly visible to said gateman and when it reached a point 100 feet further north it was, CT should have been, plainly visible 10 said conductor of said trolley car. Said gateman, however, failed to see the freight train until it had reached a point about fifty feet south of the crossing of said trolley track. Upon seeing the freight train, said gate and did lower the east gate upon trolley car No 2i, which was already upon the east railroad track. Said conductor continued to give the sig nal to said motorman to advance, up to the moment when the rear car was actually struck by the train. When the front of the first engine O. the freight train was at distance of not more than fifty feet from the trolley track, the engineer first saw the trolley car coming upon the track. ThereupCn, he blew his whis- tie and made ever effort to stop h:s train. The trolley car was already upon the railroad tracks when the engine was first seen by the motor man of said car and thereupon he put on all his power and made every effort to clear the crossing before the arrival of said freight train. Said freight train. however, struck said trolley car little to the rear of the middle. turned it until the COW catch er engaged the rear trucks of the trolley car and pushed it north upon its side along the railroad tracks.
 In and by and as the result of said collision said Waiter Hayes was ir- stantly killed, his head being C.
 I find that the motorn n of said car. Charles Learned, used all proper care both prior to and after the time when he saw said engine approach ing.
 l further find that Leo BeauchamD, engineer of the forward engine If said freight train, used all due care and complied with the rules of said at all times from the time when he first saw said Watertown rain in the West Main street station E lp lU tue llule uSu ue UIOuSHJ ulo rain to a standstill.
 I further find that said New York, New Haven anl Hartford Railroad 70 has complied with all orders made ,y the railroad commissioners rela1 i've to the maintenance of signals md precautions at said crossing and hat said signals and the gates st aid crossing were in proper working condition.
 For the better protection of thd public, recommend that a separatd ,ell signal be established for eaca rack at said crossing.
 In yiew of the extraordinary dan ,erous character of said grade cross ng at West Main street, I furthe that the same be consi1 red and treated by the New YorK Sew Haven and Hartford Railroad 70 as a crossing. at grade, of a raj oad by a railroad, and that all rule md precautions prescribed for sue crossing be prescribed and en orced at said West Main stree and that all trains about q ross said West Main street crossin Ie required by said railroad compah Q come to full stop prior to passin aid crossing and until signalled b
 signal man stationed at or ned aid crossing that said crossing losed to street traffic.
 I further find that said conducto ohn Dillon. vas careless and negI ent in failing to observe the roach of said f.eight train and Ih] e did not use due care and diligens n determining whether said eros ng was clear and safe for the pas ge of said trolley car.
 I further find that said gatema ohn Flavin, did not use due ca nd diligence in his duties as a gat nan at said crossing and that ras careless and negligent in ia lg to observe she approach of sa reight train until a time when ras too late sor him to lower stes and close said crossing or fl aid freight train I find that sa eceased. Walter Hayes. came to | cath as the result of the crimiu egIigenee of said John Dillon al Ohn EIavin-
 Tn compliance with the statute ave filed with the clerk of the erior court for New Haven e0u1 " report of inquest. t0getherm le testimony taken thereat
 Dated at Wa.erbarT. ca h dsv of December. IS
 WALTER D. NAKEP