The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-20
D Us M | s s E D
FROM THE
VICE

The findings Of the board OF in
qulry. which completed Its inyestlga-
tion yesterday. place the blame for
the train wreck at Lemay, Utah. In
which four were killed and nearly
dozen injured. upon the crew of extra
NO. 22e6. westbound. and also hold
the engine crew on engine 2421, train
No, G culpabie in having failed to OBJ
serve the red light on the open
switch
Conductor w D. Tribe and Brake
man William Naughton OF the extra
freight have been dismissed from the
Southern Pacific service, following
the further investigation of the Off.
cials, The findings OF the board OF
inquiry are as follows:
We, the undersigned Bonrd of In.
quiry, convened at Ogden. Utah. 1000
an. Tuesday. January 18th, TO invcS-
ugate and place responsibility for ac-
cident at west switch. north siding,
Lemay. 3:31 a. m, Monday. January
18th, 1910, between passenger train
No. 6 eastbound. Conductor w. A
Middleton. Brakeman N Cross. Flag
man II. II. Hancock. Engineer A. g.
Hinley and Fireman G. B. Bridenbeck
or. and Extra West 229G. Conductor
w. d. Tribe. Brakemen R A. Knoll
and William Naughton, Engineer Jas
Reardon. Fireman John Hartwell. the
entire committee having first yisiteo
scene of accident find the accident.
which resulted In death OF Engineers
A 8 Hinlcy and James Rearden.
fra In
c. H. BlXler, and injury OF Fireman
Brldenbecker and Hartwell. also nine
mail clerks. caused by failure of crew
OF extra 1896 west, occupying north
passing track. to soc that wost switch
OF north siding was properly closed
after they used same. and by reason
of the fact that they covered their
headlight before knowing switch was
closed and locked for main line. Tho
engine crew on engine 2421, train No
s. also responsible for failure TO no
tice red light on this switch, as same
was burning brightly at time OF aoci-
dent and the view was upobstructed."
"E C. MANSON.
Superintendent, s. P Co.
THOMAS FITZGERALD,
Asst Supt S. P. Co..
I'D. ]. MALONE,
Asst Supt S. P. Co,
"B. A. CAMPBELL.
Asst Supt S, P, Co.
"W j. TOY,
Asst Supt S P Co,
"E. T. SPENCER,
Newspaper Man.
Statement as to Responsibility.
The statement made by a paseen-
ger who WAS In the wreck at Lemay.
and as quoted in the Salt Lake Trib-
une, to the effect that because OF the
switch at that point being Of the
dwarf type. and being on the side op-
posite to the engineer. the latter was
unable to sec 1t on account of the
boiler obstructipg his view. is not
given weight by local officials. II il
pointed out that In the vicinity of the
wreck there is a stretch OF straight
track for over thirty miles. and that
even with the switch on the opposite
side of the engineers seat. the light
would have been visible TO him until
he was within 200 feet Of the switch
at least
The further statement of the pas
senger, w R Dennis, that the pas
Senger engineer had received the
proper signal from the station oper-
ator would have no bearing on the
case, as that signal only applied to
the clearance OF the train. the oper.
ator having nothing to do with the
switch, and would have no knowledge
of the omission to clear the track I'M
less he chanced to notice the switch
light.