The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-20

the COW catcher after the train had
been brought to a stop. Witness also
testified to finding a watch evidently
belonging to one of the occupants of
the machine.
George Vance testified that he
heard the bell on Number before
the accident and that he saw the auto
top on the COW catcher.
Engineer H. r. Shanna of the Ma
ches train testified that the approach
ing Number was making an unusual
noise as if running over ash piles on
the track. Witness said he heard no
bell or whistle sounded. He estimated
the rate of speed which Number 4
was travelling. at p miles an hour.
Stories Conflict.
The testimony of A. Walters. fire
man on the Naches train. brought out
no new facts. Witness said ne could
not say as to whether or not the
bell on Number was ringing be-
for the accident.
w r. Reeves testified to hearing
the bell and whistle Of Number and
estimated the rate of speed of the
train. as between o and II miles an
hours. A. s. Harmon testified to
hearing the bell on Number 4 both
before and after the accident and
told OF having examined the pilot of
the engine after the collision. Wit
ness told of scratches appearing on
the cylinder head but said there was
none on the COW catcher.
f. F. Colville and A. r FerriI'
photographers. We're called and identi-
fled the views which they had taken
of the scene.
Found Whiskcv Bottle.
L. ROrngesser a railroad employee.
brought out what is considered an
interesting point by testifying to hav-
ing found a bottle of whiskey wrapped
in a laprobe after the accident. Wit
ness said he was one of the first
to arrive on the scene and that he
ran to one of the victims who he
thought was not dead. He declared
he grabbed robe which he found
lying near and placed it under the
woman's head. Witness said when
he lifted the robe from the ground.
he noticed a broken flask and that he
detected the smell of whiskey on the
robe.
Woman Caught in Drivers.
w. X. Taylor a witness giving his
residence as in the WenaS about Is
miles from the city, gave one of the
most vivid accounts of the collision.
Witness was walking down the main
line track from the depot and was
abount $50 feet when the crash came.
He stepped off to the west side of the
track to allow the train to pass and
when he raised his eyes again, saw
the auto appear just ahead OF the
train.
Witness said that when the COL
liSion came, the auto seemed to fly
into a thousand pieces and that all but
one of the occupants of the car, SEEM
ed to be thrown downward. That one,
he said, a woman seemed to catch in
the big drive wheel of the engine and
was taken around with the driver,
several times before being thrown to
the ground Witness heard no whistle
or bell. He thought the train was
going about Is or 90 miles an hour.
Emory Mcmillan, a lad giving his
age as Is years. was approaching the
crossing in a wagon just behind the
automobile He testified to having
been unable to see the train from the
North and said he did not see it until
the time of the collision.
Many WitncsScS-Nothing New.
The testimony of H Steindoff
brakeman on the Naches train failed
to bring out any new points as did
that of r. f. Lee. Edgar Darnell es-
! timated the speed of the train as be
tween 90 and % miles an hour and
heard no bell ringing on Number 4.
! L. Micheals. a railroad employe who
was near the scene of the accident,
heard no bell or whistle. He esti-
mated the rate Number 4 was going
at about ) miles an hour.
| The deposition of Frank Ernest Bru-
lette who has left the city Since the
accident, was read by Prosecutor
Ward. Witness said he was on the
east side OF the main line and that
the train must have struck struck the
auto for the reason that from where
he stood, he could not have seen the
collision if the auto had ran into the
train Witness thought the train was
going about 20 miles an hour.