The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-07
INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT
 lMPEDED RESCUE
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 Frederick Kaiser a brother Of the in Westport, was the last witness. He ssaid that he arrived at the scene of
 the wreck about ten minutes after his
 brother cid. 'He was uptown at the Der of the hose company, got on the hose wagon and arrived there ten min utes after. He found quite a few people there He ,irst assisted about the mail car and helped to get man out of that car This he did after the flames had bee rsque1ched. Wit out dead bodies from the first car next to the engine. The bodies were dug from under debris and ashes, in the flames had been sque1ched Wit ness told of having picked up a fire entinguisher which he found lying on the ground Some one told him the threw it down again. He said that he noticed that there wasn't much water pressure in the rose.
 The name Of John Sullivan of West It was stated by other witnesses pr es- ent that MT. Sullivan is an election officer in Westport and that on ac- count Of election today he was un- able to be present at the hearing. The coroner remarked, .Its a case of Weastpcrt against the State of Con- necticut eh? Sullivan lives near the scene of the wreck.
 stephen Brittoa of WestpCrt, said to have been ope of the first on the scene of the 5accid dent asAca1led.' It was explained by Postmaster Morton that. Eritto WAS taken i'll with ty~ phoid fever and sent to the hospital at NOrWa1k and for that reason was not present
 Coroner Phelan concluded his hear- ing today with the above witness. He stated to the press that his hearing would be continued after the hearing in New York tomorrow by the In-1 tedstate Conn1is6icn. Coroner Phelan York tomorrow. He concluded the hearing today at il '45 o'clock In the meantime he was to have assistants secure witnesses whose names have been handed to him.
 "A good deal of the testimony yet to, come is of a cumulative character ,'' II shall be busy first in gathering to- gether every bitu of evidence that will have bearing the wreck.
 ''I wish that the newspaper would empha size the fact that I am more than anxious to hear from any per- son at all who may have evidence to offer. think the plan Of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers to have an investigation of the wreck is a good one and I would suggest that they Go so with all possible haste. want to say that if they can in any way give me technical Knowledge and other help in getting at the true facts in this inquest will more than appreciate it. I am ready to hear from everyone who may able to throw light on the wreck and also will be glad to hear from those who can give me technical knowledge. II think that the Engineers organization should start it's investigation now. They can assist me materially ir tell ing me if there are orders that en- gineers should make up lest time, at all hazards. They can help me ma terially. want to serve as tn einstru- ment of the state in getting at the bottom of this matter and l will wei ccme all information and assista rec that can be given me. The Engineers should begin their investigation now and not wait until after I have fin | ished and then come out and say that my report is unfair. hey can give me | much assistance and wish they l would do it noW.''