The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
SPECIAL RUNNING ON
TINE OF PASSENGER
Grew Of Passenger Say Their Train Was
5 Minutes Late at the Switch.

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accident very hard. He declared tina
Point at 8 o'clock as he had consulted
his watch two miles west Of the ives
switch and 1t showed 1883. The trai1
was running about thirty miles al
hour and the weather was snowy anl
slightly toggy. He asserted that he
saw the fagaman, but that he was
only about 300 feet from the freight
train at the time. He pulled tthe
emergency breaks and the air breaks
and pulled the reverse lever open and
then jumped. He said that just az
ne jumEed the Two engines came to
gether. He rolled over into a swamp,
got up and looked at his watch. It
was after 8 o'clock but he could not
say how much. He said he heard the
fireman shout as he went by and
saw the lighted fuzee, but 1T was too
late to stop the train az It would re-
quire approximately 1900 feet to
stop the train. He went forward to
the wreckage and the first body he
saw vas that of Fireman Babcock
whom was giving his final gasps.
Conductor Griffin, who was sitting
In the next to the last coach, testified
that the train struck at 30 seconds
after 8:01. He said there were two
shocks, first when the brakes were
applied and then when the crash
came. He asserted that the train was
running about 3 minutes late.
Charles Sennett one of the brake
on the passenger train testified
that he was sitting in the next to the.
car with the conductor when the;
crash came. He looked at his watch
and 1t was Just 500 o'clock. He did
not go up to the scene Of the wreck
Immediately, but went back to flag
for other trains.
7. G. Leatzow the dinning car con-
ductor testified that he looked at his
watch when the accident took place
and It was SOL and 4 seconds.
M. a. Nelson, the agent at Park
City, testified that 1t was 7:4SS o'clock
when the freight passed his station,
his clock was 2 1-2 minutes fast.
Ben Barlow, the operator at Col
unnbus, testified that No. 16 left Col
umbus at 7:37, two minutes late.
a.. Nv. Lttlepage and Fred H. Hath
horn 4 Billings, testified as to the
removal OF the bodies from the wreck
and identified Robert Anderson Of
Hardin, Sam Slomowitz of Billings. r.
p. Vtckers, Col. ii. Hodson, John Paw
las and Samuel Marchington. They
told OF the crash and taking Of the
bodies from the ruins. Mr.. Hathhorn
told OF the removal Of the body Of
man with passes on 1t on which were
The name OF Barnes and also of the /
removal Of the body of G. e. johnson
and his identification by rasses.
D.L. Williams claim agent OF the
company was placed on the stand to
IDENTIFY the remains of Nv. II. Dyunock.l
Govean m. Krontick, X. II. Paulovich.
>. =. Chirarie and the brakeman, MiloI
holloway, all of whom he had identi-
by 9 Of letters. trinkets, etc.
g. ID. Erb was placed on the stand
o identity as a wreck victim his
lephew Lorne A. Stewart.
AS some of the dead had not been
Identified adjournment of the inquest
vas taken till $3.50 o'clock at night
o allow time to secure witnesses
Who could identify the remainder.
Coroner Smith testified to identity
G. Gamble, when the inquest re-
'umed. G. j. Ryan, identified his
BROTHER, John e. Ryan of Gushing.
Okla. Claim Agent Williams com
,leted the Identification Of victims by
cling of the injury and death Of Ben
amin p. Western OF Atchison, Kas..
md the finding of two unknown
The verdict of the jury was returned
bout $3.50 o'clock.