Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-11

brakeman John j. Heating testified
that he did not know of the accident
until the train was leaving Gardiner
He was on the rear car and his duties
were at that end of the train. Did not
know until he was told after the train
started what caused the delay at the
station. Saw lanterns moving and peo-
pie on the platform, but did not know
what the trouble was
Dr. Fred E. Strout testified that he
was called about $50 A NJ Wednesday
1 to the Maine Central station Made a
hasty examination of the injured man
as ne lay Oh the truck and moro ex-
tended one when he was taken to the
office. The injury to Lowell was to the
left leg. The lo~ep' part of that section
Of the leg from the knee to the thigh
was shattered and cut and the skin
on the front and outside OF the leg was
torn. Saw that the leg would have to
he amputated close to the body. Made
| preparations to amputate, but the man
kept railing and was at no time in any
| condition to have the leg amputated.
| he lived until about $50 4 M. OF the
following day. Leg could have been
amputated if the man had had suffi-
cient strength.
Cross-eXamined by Attorney Batine.
DR.. Strout testified that the back part
Of the leg was barely attached to the
| body. The mans coat was torn but on
| ly in such way as could have been
done by dragging under the train. He
| gave as the cause of death shock due
TO injury. The loss of blood from his
| wounds was not sufficient TO cause
| DEATH
| DR.. Arthur Strout corroborated the
| testimony of DR. Fred Strout in re-
gard TO the injuries sustained by Low
ell. 1t looked as if the man had been
| dragged some distance and the car
wheel, running over the knee joint,
had crushed rather than cut it, owing
| to the train slowing up. 1t would have
been a much cleaner accident had tie
train been going rapidly. The man
| lived about 20 hours after the injury,
| dying about $50 A. NJ. Nov. 5.
| DR.. r. d. Simons testified to seeing
| the injured man at DR.. Strouts Of
flee. Was called in about A. NJ.
| Wednesday and after consultation
with the Drs. Strout it was decided
that the man was not in such con-
ulIitI lEdC an amDuCdIlOn could De
successfully performed.
Night I5aggagemaster Joseph J.
Donovan of the Gardiner station testi-
fed that ut the baggage car, where
he was when the train stopped, lie
could not see persons distinctly getting
of the train. The first thing he knew
| of the accident was when he heard
someone cry out. He saw the injured
man lying on the platform and helpo d
to pick him up. Lowell told him his
name and address when he was being
moved on the truck. He asked that his
wife in Augusta might be notified.
| Said nothing to him about how the
I accident occurred.
| Cross-eAamined by Attorney Duttcn
i he said that he saw no large spots of
grease within a short distance of
where the man was found.
| Attorney Dutton: do you know that
| there was water the entire length of
TIE platform. although it had not been
! raining on the morning of the acct
dent?''
! mo, sir"
I The next witness was Station Agent
James NJ Bates. He said that it was
the duty of the day baggagemaster to
see that the platform was kept clean.
Platform was supposed to be swept
| for the entire length every day and
| oftener ii necessary. He examined the
platform on the day of the accident.
Saw what appeared to be blood there,
partly covered with sand in two
| places. Did not notice any particular
accumulation of grease on the plat
! form.
Attorney Dutton: "Was there any
attempt to wash up the blood on the
platform
Not that I know Of
The next witness was Hillard Palmer.
| an employee of the New England Telc-
| phone Co He testified to boarding the
train at Augusta a few minutes before
tie train left there, which was at o.l6
A. NJ Wednesday, Nov 4.
Coroner Andrews: Did you see Mr..
Lowell when he got off the tram 'T
attempted to get off,
/ "No."
Heard Conductor Hopkins say to
the brakeman: "See that this man gets
off the train at Gardiner AS the
time the train commenced 10 SLOW
down he heard the conductor say I"
lowell: Pm sorry that | can't do any
thing for YOU. You will have to get
off here" Did not know where the
brakeman was. Walked out OF the
+rear end of the smoker. stepped OFF tne
train while it was in motion and nearly
ran towards the station. Heard tne
outcry of the man who was injured
Turned and saw someone lying on the
platform. Saw that. the mans leg was
crushed and blood ooZing from H..
Called the Drs. Strout by telephone.
Coroner Andrews: Did you hotice
anv oily waste about the track
"There were two or three biotcn's
about the size of a mans nat VIII"
pieces of waste in them. There was
little Junk of waste where the first IN
dications were shown on the platform
of the man being injured.
Attorney Johnson: Were the spo'S
Of grease near the rail?'
/ "They were close to the ran. no
ticed them to ascertain whether lhey
were blood or not.
Questioned by Attorney button
Palmer could not say whether l-o"ell
was in his seat in the smoker or no!