Evening journal., 1909-02-27

an hour.
Tried to Save Men.
William Lodge. conductor Of the Nor
folk express. told of his experiences |
in a STRAIGHTFORWARD and pleasing man
ner, The first thing he did was 60 get |
most of the passengers out Of his train. |
then TO have the passenger and Sleep /
ing cars pulled out of danger He said |
the flames were so intense that Il |
would have been impossible for any /
body 10 get TO the imprisoned men IN /
the burning cars sooner than was
done.
Took Groom Through Car Roof.
Lewis Brockaway. groom OF the edu
Gated horse Princess Trixie. WIS
rescued through hole cut in the rear
of the baggage car. Mr.. Lodge thought
the work OF rescue was the best that
could be done under the circumstances.
The two ears. he thought, were light
ed by carburettor gas system and
that the fire was started from tho
lamps Mr.. Lodge heard sounds like
exploding cartridges in the baggage car.
but no loud explosion There was no
gasoline in the car. lie believed the
men in the car were killed In the ac-
cident rather than burned TO death
Mr.. Lodge said he had been In tho ser
vice twenty-soven years and "A wreck
was new experience TO him lie
didn't consider the baggage and mail
cars frail cars. and he thought the
train was not running more than ff-
teen miles an hour at the most He.
didn't know Of a six mile an hour
limit for Delmar yard. There is no
deviation from the rule to always pro-
tect your train. Mr.. Lodge said, wheth-
er In the yards or on the road.
Clarence +. Ellis. conductor Of the
Delmar yard shifting crew. told Of tho
work Of rescue in which he figured. He
said he always follows tho rule of pro-
tccting his engine when II is left stand
ing IN the yard by sending a flagman
or signalman back.
John Hickman. Brennan for Ira Simp-
sons engine. No. 4. said he always
understood that trains were protected
by the yardmastor in Deimar yard aud
that Il was not necessary for a flagman
TO go back. He thought the express
train was running from 30 TO 40 miles
an hour when the collision occurred.
lie didn't hear the express trains on
gine blow on approaching the station.
A. n. White fireman on Vests en-
gine. No. 30. said he never went back
TO flag a train in Delmar yards. White
and Hickman said their locomotives
were supplied with signal lamps, but
they did not know whether they had
signal torpedoes provided for in the
rules for protecting trains.
Some Of the former witnesses were
recalled TO give testimony on points
that occurred TO the jurors
Night Session Held.
At the night session G.. w. Russell
Nmastcr mechanic and road foreman Of
engines Of the n. ", =. and ~ Rail-
road. was the first witness called. He
left Delmar late in the afternoon but
returned on a special train when noti-
fed that he was wanted as a witness.
He said that about four years ago the
engineers on the N ", p. and n.
Railroad made request that they be
furnished with Delaware Railroad
timetables and pilots while in the Del
mar yards Mr. Russell said the out
come was that Mr.. Rogers, superinten-
dent of the n. ". p. and n. Railroad,
issued orders that timetables or pilots
would not be furnished. but the men
while working in the Delmar yard
would be under the protection Of the
yardmastcr. MIR. Russell said the
superintendent Of the Delaware Rail-
road. Mr. Holiday Joined In this
ordeA
II. Il. Wootcn. clerk in the yardmas-
ters office at night, said he was con-
vcrsing with Switchman Lear, wher
the latter told him No. 40 was coming
lie said he did not tell Lear either &c
hold No. 40 or to let IL In, but to hold
back freight engine. lie did moi
know the two locomotives were stand
ing on the track at the time. lie said
extra No. 40 was about to leave Del
mar at the time.
Wootton said It was always custom
airy Il the yardmaster's office wants ;
passenger train held at the switch e
call up the switchman and notify hin
TO hold II. lie said he knew of in
stances of the switchman being notified
70 hold trains there. He considered
the word given by Lear that No. 40 wa
coming TO be very short notice. I'll
went out TO find the yardmaster whit
was outside, and meanwhile No. a
: came through the switch and the wrecl
occurred. lie didn't consider II his dut.
20 hold the train.
No Instructions Given.
} Switchman Lear ON being recalled
said he had time after he told Woottel
No 40 was coming. TO stop the trail
! If he had been told TO. lie said h
took orders from the yardmaster's onic
no matter who connected there CAV
them. lie said he got no instruction
, after notifying Wootten that no. 3
was coming.
, Granville A. Redish, day switchmai
! at the post where Lear was statione
: at night said his instructions were I
, hold an trains unless he got orders I
let thom in lie never let a trRin %
without instructions to do so. he sal,
! He asks for orders when told n trai
Is approaching. He said he would hol
I, the superintendents train or the Penn
! sylvania Railroad special If he didn
have orders 60 let it through.
Yardmaster HURT. ON being recalled
/, said Switchman Lear had the same In
. struction as Redish had. He said h
never knew of Lear letting a trai
through before without orders.
, Wootten failed to find him. Mr.. Hurt
0 said. it was the duty OF Lear 10 hol
the express train up until notified b
a the yardmaster or through his order
to let Il through
Lear IN his testimony said he had bee
s working for year with the same uI
n dorstanding Of rules and I'm the san
. ! manner as he outlined. Nardms ste
Turtt said he regarded a very luck
O that nothing had happened before durin
@ that year Mr.. HURT considered that th
@ order given by Master Mechanic Russo
2 as TO trains being protected by the yare