Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-10-29

age, son of Joseph Lawler, who lived
near the scene of the accident, as in
the cab of engine 405 with Fireman
Harvey Wilt. Young Lawler was a
machinist apprentice working in the
shops of the Oregon Short Line Rail
road company at Pocatello, Idaho and
was ambitious to become fireman.
He was on lay-off at the time and
when the collision occurred he was so
severely scalded and breathed so much
hot steam into his lungs that he sue
cumbed to his injuries in Saint AL
phonsus hospital at 9 80 a. M, Octo-
Der 2lst.
We find that Harvey Wilt, the
fireman of engine 405, was not SER
iously injured, sustaining cut on the
left ankle and slight cut and abra-
sion on the forehead, the most severe
injuries being the inhalation Of not
steam but it is thought he will not
suffer any serious consequences as
result of the accident
The damage to equipment amount
ed to $ll47, the principal amount of
which was sustained by engine 405,
which has her cylinder saddles brok-
en- headlight, cap, pilot and all cab
fittings damaged front frames bent
front end broken tank bursted on
both ends and frame badly broken.
In our opinion passenger extra 657
was moving at greater speed than
they should have been at this partic-
ular point. We find that Conductors
Ryper and Flagman G. A. Head are
responsible for this collision in not
complying with rule 93 of the rules
and regulations of the transportation
department Of the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company, revised under date
of August lst 1907 which reads.
Within yard limits the main track
may be used protecting against first
class trains. Second class and extra
trains must move within yard limits
prepared to stop, unless the main
track is seen or known to be clear. =
and recommend that they be dismissed
from service.
We also find that Engineer Joseph
! Hennessey should have exercised bet.
ter judgement than to have moved his
train around an obscure curve at a
speed that would make it impossible
to stop within the distance of the
track was seen to be clear, and recon-
mend that he be suspended sixty days
under the Brown system Of discipline.
We further ceneure TIE engine crew
of engine 4o5 for permitting an un-
authorized person to be upon their en-
pine while the same was being moved.
wherein they allowed the aforesaid
Daniel I.awlor 10 be on the engine
while the same was being moved
The fact was fully brought out in
the investigation to our entire satis-
faction that all employees concerned in
the accident had had sufIicient
amount OF rest ut that point. and had
not been on duty to exceed FIVE hours,
s Sg CALVIN COBB, Editor Boise
Statesman. Sg. EDGAR WILSON.
Atty at Law. sg. G. L. ELDRED,
frainmaster Sg. W. S. HARER.
Division Engr sG- A. II. CAIRNS.
Master Mechanic. Sc p. NJ. JACOBS.
Travelng Engineer Sc. w. II.
( KNOWLES, Special Agent.
/, John NJ. Haines, mayor of Boise,
and as above referred to as Of said
board. agree fully TO shove conclusion
f in every sense and respect except as
to Conductor yper, as a minority re-
port in my best Judt ment if he were
penalized to extent OF the limit Of de-
merit should be sufficient fer any der
ELECTION on his part
/ sg. JOHN M. HAINES Mayor.