The Washington herald., 1907-01-03

the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Mr.
Galloway explained that the manual sys-
TEN, operated by hand. was a positive
system, and the automatic "permissive"
system. This, he said. means that tn"
manual stop signal is a positive stop,
while the red of an automatic block
merely holds the engineer one minute,
after which he is TO proceed cautiously
until some other signal is shown
He was then questioned as To when he
first heard Of the wreck, and stated that
he was eating dinner at his home IN
Relay. Nd, when at about 7:35 he re-
ceived a telephone call telling him of the
disaster.
Would fog affect the color Of a red
signal light making IL appear white or
greenish2" abruptly asked the coroner
mo, sir" replied Mr.. Galloway.
"Is there any order 10 engineers and
trainmen in general To use extra caution
during fogs?" was then asked.
Mr.. Galloway admitted that there was
no general order but that trainmen We're
taught 70 exercise care at all times"
Must Not Pass Red Signals.
HAS an engineer any right to pass "a
red signal or any signal without clearly
understanding its significance" asked the
coroner.
NO was the reply.
What is done by the company if such
a case occurs2" queried the coroner.
1T is such rare occurrence that my
experience is limited in this respect, and
1 can hardly answer that question" re-
piled Mr.. Galloway.
The coroner then showed Mr.. Galloway
Phillips block sheet on which was noted
that engine Zl21 went by red target"
What would YOU do in case you re-
ceived a report as this?' asked the cOrO-
ner
Il would order the train crew out Of
service and investigate the matter was
the firm reply.
Mr. Galloway said he had never re-
ceived such a report in his experience.
rs there any penalty for being behind
timer was then asked.
NO, was the rojOindeT.
During the hearing Of Mr. Hobbs the
coroner had asked many questions con
corning the delay of the railroad Off
cials in sending out the morgue train for
the dead Mr. Hobbs had attempted 20
show that so far as he knew there had
been no delay He had intimated that
If there was it was due 10 the alleged
fact that the railroad officials were wait
ing for the corOner's permission TO re-
move the bodies
Need Not Walt for Coroner.
This had prompted the coroner To re-
peat his statement already published 10
the effect that such excuses were absurd,
iuasmuCh as he. the coroner. had never
enforced the law I'm cases Of accidents
Coroner hewitt also stated that he had
learned on the night of the wreck that
the railroad company had arranged %
have the underwriters Of the city send
their wagons out to remove the dead
instead OF sending out a. second train.
This arrangement the coroner said, he
had stopped fer the reason that he
wanted the bodies brought 20 the mOrgue,
where they would be centralized for iden-
tifcatiOn.
The coroner then referred 20 the moTgue
train in questioning M. Galloway. The
superintendent skiIlfuny avoided answer
ing the questions in such way as
20 reflect upon the manner in which
The removal OF the dead was conducted
by the railroad officials. and the coroner
finally dropped that tack.
The matter Of block signals was re-
opened, and Mr.. Galloway was asked 10
explain the meaning of the various
signals at night. The use Of tOrpedoes
fuses and other emergency signals were
referred 10 and explained by Mr.. Gallo
way.
When are they used?" asked the
coroner.
when a train is for some reason not
running on schedule-through breakdowrs
and other unavoidable delays" was the
reply
What should an engineer OF an extra
do from station 10 statiOn?' next asked
Coroner Nesbitt
II he has orders 10 run as an extra.
he should use his own judgment as to
speed, always. Of course. acting tn ar-
cordance with the block signals" replied
the railroad official.
DO YOU know whether the engineer Of
2l2l had any knowledge or should have
had any knowledge that IS was running
ahead Of him."
Knew 81 Was Ahead Of Him.
Il believe so. He was at Washington
Junction when 6 LEFT He stayed there
until &c cleared the block at Tuscarora.
and then he had 20 remain still longer. as
No. I. the Cincinnati and St Louis
Limited, going West. had not cleared the
block, and as it was single track. 2l20
could not proceed until No. 1 reached
Washington Junction"
Then followed questions and answers re-
garding what happened when 60 met No.
], none of which had any direct bearing
on the accident at Terra Gotta
What is the duty cf train dispatchers
IN the way OF informing extra trains of
other trains ahead of them?" was the
next important question
Extra trains watch the official time
card and receive no special orders, as a
rule" replied Mr.. Galloway.
How, then. would the extra train crew
kGcw that the train I'm front was late and
drawing nearer all the time?" queried The
coroner.
In this specific case. the engineer of
2l2j might have known that No. IS was
late on Sunday. as No So always runs
behind the schedule on account Of stop
ping at every station" said Mr. Galloway.
How long has Hildebrand been en-
ployed by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
roGd?' was asked
Approximately twenty-three years. 2"
was replied
Il was then brought out that HilGebrand
has had twelve years experience on the
Metropolitan branch the last two years
as a passenger engineer.
Considered HiIdebrnnd n Good Man.
we have always regarded him as one
Of the most competent men on the road, 90
continued Mr.. Galloway, in response 10
a question concerning Hildebrand's repu-
tation.
do you know Of any law regulating
speed in the District of Columbia ." asked
Coroner hewitt.
- know of city regulation setting a
limit of ten miles an hour" replied Mr.
Galloway, somewhat evasively
Air. Galloway was then questioned as to
The CsIn-nr 10.