The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-02-16
DEATH OF IVA CHILDs AT Shell.
LEY
LEFT over from last week.

d Board of Inquiry convened at Shell
ley, Idaho, 10 a. m. Friday, Feb 2
1912, for the purpose of inyestigat
g ing and fixing the responsibility ii
connection with tn ekilling of ";
Child, (school child, eight years old
by extra 1913 east, at 2:45 p. m.
Jan. 80, 1912, on the street CROSSING
west of the Shelley depot.
The board consisted of the follow.
ing members.
Citizens of Shelley: J. B
Sage, mill r, Shelley; ]. L. Moore
real estate agent, Shelley.
Officials of the o. S. L. R. R. Co.
w. r. Armstrong, Supt. Montana di-
vision; w. J. Ingling. Asst. Supt.
Montana division; j. N. Mclaughlin.
Asst. Supt. Montana division; George
Baker, Asst. Supt. Montana division.
Board visited the scene of the acct
dent, and also made test with en-
CINE 1917, the same class as engine
1913, to ascertain how far in front
OF the engine person in the engi-
neer's place in the cab of the engine
could see person standing in the
center of the track-this was found
to be 80 feet.
After listening to all the testimony
and evidence in the case introduced
before their board and consid-
ering the facts demonstrated by the
above test, we find that it was impos-
sible to determine from which direc-
ton, or when Iva Child came on the
track, and Furthermore it is our opin-
ion that the train and engine crews
were using due care and performing
their duties it being consid-
cred that it was lossible for the child
to have stepped on the track immed-
lately in front of the engine, without
the engineer, fireman or any of the
witnesses who testified, seeing her in
the act of doing so.
Evidence showed that the train.
extra 1913 east, lad an order to meet
extra 773 west at Shelley, had almost
stopped at the west switch and pro-
ceeded at a rate not to exceed four
to six miles per hour to the point of
accident, that the engineer had whis-
tied for the station, twice for the
train. order semaphore and after re-
ceiving proceed" signal, had an
sWered same in proper manner. maxi
ing in all eleven blasts of the whistle
before the point of accident was
reached.
Evidence showed that the crews
were looking forward for signal from
train order semaphore, observed in
dications on engine 773 which was
met and observed general conditions
about the street crossing and depot !
that engines 1913 and 773
net just west of the crossing, that F.,
he head brakeman of extra 773 west !
vas riding on the pilot of engine 773.
The testimony of witnesses who :
Jaw the child in front of the engine ,
Ind struck by same was all clear in
he fact that they did not see her
Until just an instant before she was
truck, too late to be rescued.
1t was recess at the school and Q
lumber of children were playing in II
ne street between the school and the
rack, some near the track.
Signed S
J. B. SAGE, n
Miller. Y
J. L. MOORE, II
Real Estate Agent. u
W. R. ARMSTRONG,
Superintendent Mont Division, u
w. J. INGLING, Il
Asst. Supt. Mont. Divn. u
j. N. McLOUGHLIN.
Asst. Supt. Mont. Divn. III
GEORGE BAKER, te
Asst. Supt. Mont. Divn. OF
L. E. ABBOTT, al
Claim Adjuster. &C
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