The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-15
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State of Connecticut. Fairfield County,
 CORONER'S REPORT.

State of Connecticut.
 Fairfield County.
 CORoNER's REPORT.
 I, the undersigned, John J. Phe- l Ian, Coroner. having notice of the death of Jessie Hamilton Ransom, a white female 34 years old, late of the City of Albany, N. Y., who on the 3rd
 day of October, A. D. 1912, died a violent, untinleIy death in the town of Westport. having made immediate inquiry concerning her death, do cer- tify that said Jessie Hamilton Ransom died in Westport, on the third day of October, A D. 1912, from injuries sustained in 8 parIor car of the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co.,, hereinafter called the New Ha- l.ven Co.,. in consequence of the dcrail- ment of the engine and a portion of the train known as End 53 of such Company, of which such parlor car was a part, at Westport on October 34, 1912. The evidence taken in reference to such derajlment, it's causes and con sequences discIoses the following: On the date named the deceased was passenger with others on the second section of train 53 hereinafter called End 53. from New Haven bound for New York. The train con sisting of 1 engine, 1 baggage car. 1
 
 es and smoking car. left the for mer city for New York at 4:04 p. nf. Train Meagerly Manned. The engine that pulled 2nd B train was what is known as the Pa cific type. and weighed about 115 tons. It was in good condition. The parlor and other cars were of wood, the majority of them had seen long ser vice, but were in state of good pres ervation and repair. The End 53 train was Yneager1y manned but had new ertheless the usual number of train men. The train was in charge of John Jenkins, conductor of 12 years engineer and Joseph J. Mocher the fireman on the engine. Clarke was fors 2Ae yearss i'm. the serviee of. the New Haven Co.,. and was highly re- garded as a competent and painstak- ing engineer. On the day named he l wes in a good physical condition and quite 1t to perform service He brought End 5s train to Bridgeport and left with 1t for New York at 4:27. By order of, the train dispatcher at New Haven. the towerman at Bridge port caused the first and second sec trfong of eU- ss-eFoss- over at Bridgeport from track 3, the track they had been travelling on. to
 track 1. This movement was ordered
 by the dispatcher because of the pres
 ence of worlx-train on track at
 westport. An order was also given
 by him to Towerrnan- Coyle, at tho; Westport signal tower, torset the
 crossover between tracks 1 and 3 at.
 Westport. in such 3 way that when
 the first and second 53 trains had
 cleared the work train at that place they each would pass to their former
 positions on track at Westport by crossing over from track to track 5.
 The Short Crossoyer.
 Towerrnan- Coyle set the to 3 crossover, known as a No. 10 cross over, from track 1 to track as di- rected, and set the distant, home and dwarf signals to conform to that in struction and to carry out the re- quired movement of both trains. The signals were as follows:
 1st. A distant or caution signal, set at danger. situated on the right side. of the approaching trains, as they neared the Westport drawbridge, the signal consisting of a board or arm extending horizontally from the top of high pole and at right angles with it. It was painted and shaped in accordance with railroad rule and was distant East from the to crossover 4.129 feet.
 End. A bridge signal, set at pro- ceed. situated on the right side of the approaching trains, east of and near the " G8fpOIC OTaWOTEOB0, lf10 Se1IAC consisting of a board or arm on high pole set in an oblique or down ward position from the top of such pole. It was painted and shaped in accordance with railroad rule and was distant East from the 1 to cross over 2,10S feet. @
 3rd.- A home signal, set at danger, situated on the. right side of ap- preaching trains, the same consisting of a. board or arm extending from the top of a high pole and at right angles to it.. It was painted and shaped in accordance with railroad rule and was distant East; from the to 3 crossover | 240 feet.
 Rule For Speed. !
 4th. A dwarf signal. set at pro-i ceed, situated on the right side of the i trains, located near the l ground between tracks 1 and con sisting of a. small board or arm con metallic column, the arm was set in l an oblique or downward position and l meant to the engineers of both s53 l trains that they were to cross over from track to track 3. It was constructed. shaped and painted in l accord with railroad rule and was distant East from the 1 to cross over 24O feet. All the signals nam ed, and others were operated from the block signal tower at Westport by Coyle on the day named. Upon investigation, the signals were found to be in good condition and | were correctly set for the crossover of the trains. A rule of the company, we'll known to En- gineer Clarke and its other engineers forbade a speed for passenger trains greater than 30 miles per hour over the Westport drawbridge and a speed of not more than IS miles over the 1 to 3 'crossover at Westport-
 A further rule of the company well known to Engineer Clarke and it's