The Washington times., 1908-06-08
IS BEGUN
IN ELECTRIC WRECK
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to know, he said. the time at which the
regular was due at that point. The
rules OF the company directed all crews
20 give trains travelling in the opposite
direction fire minutes leeWay, and in
addition 10 this, he said, it was the
duty Of the conductor of the extra train
10 go ahead and stop tie regular II
il was impossible for him 10 clear the
track.
General Manager Shaunaaan was the
first witness 20 take the stand when the
inquest was opened he was examined
by the States attorneT. Theodore
Green. Mr.. Shannahan said that he had
nothing 10 do with the movement or
the trains, and that orders to make up
an extra would be- made BY the train
dispatcher. He read 10 the jury at the
request of Mr.. Green "A number of the
rules Of the company governing the
conduct Of the train crews.
These rules, he said. are furnished to
all employees, and their receipt taken
for them, and also for the latest time
schedules Rule No. reads as follows:
The motOrman IS In charge OF the
car and is held responsible. First, for
the safe running Of the car second, for
the proper operation of the car and its
machinery, third, for running the car
according to the schedule. The con-
ductOr Is In charge of the passengers
on the car. and is held responsible for
the safety and convenience Of the pas
seugers."
The rules also direct that express
trains, regular trains. and extras shall
keep out Of the way Of the regulars
and that the crew Of the express must
clear the regular by FIVE minutes or go
ahead and stop Dc. Mr.. Shanahan said
that all orders TO the crew are writ
ten and three copies made, one for the
conductor, one for the mot0rman. and
one Tor the purpose OF filing He was
then questioned on the time table or the
road He said that the extra was order
ed TO leave Annapolis az 1880 o'clock
and he judged that 81 would take two
minutes or two minutes and a half for
II 10 reach Camp PaTOl, and run back
| into the siding.
Would the mOtOrman Of the extra.
as rule. be given orders as ID where
10 waltz asked States Attorney Green
That would be left entirely TO the
! train crew, with the understanding that
they must clear the regular by FIVE
minutes"
Then. as a matter OF fact. do YOU
know that this e IA had no orders as
10 where 10 sW4tch?"
Would the regular train have an IN
timation as 10 where Il might expsct
20 meet the extra?"
Ne"
Then, as a matter of fact, these
trains would not know where they
would meet each other?'
No"
Mr.. Shannahan stated I'm answer To
questions that MOt0mau Wadsworth
/ in charge OF the extra train. has been
/ In the service two months. He lad
worked as mOtorman in the West for
eight years. Frank O'NeU, the motor
man OF the regular, who was killed. had
several years experiences on a railroad
[ ia Schenectady. y. Y.
B. c. Scott, the train dispatcher on
Z duty ar Academy Junction pr the time
/ OF the catastrophe, said that he tele-
qhoued Carson Shorfnan. the operator
/ at Annapolis. TO order the extra out at
/ 7-51 Ito report AT Best Gate" He said
! the regular was a. trife late. Soon after
! sending Tho order for the extra he
/ sent a precautionary order 10 look out
/ for 133. tie regular train
/ He said that the switch az Camp Pa
[ role was a single one, and must be en-
! tered from the west side-that Is, that
! the extra from Annapolis would have
4 TO 60 ahead Of Tho switch, stop. and
| run back Of 81.