The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-09

Vices to prevent the type Of the West
port and Bridgeport accidents.
Il spent a great deal OF time studying
the mechanical devices for automatic
train control on use in the subways oil
Rc7'h, nd New York." said Mr.. Horn
with other officials paid much atten
ton 10 their development. but our road
did not think any of them met the re-
quirements."
Isn't Il true. Mfr. Horn. that some
steam roads are using these devicesT'
Yes. the Erie Is experimenting on q
branch OF their road. but they tell m,
thsT Cons think 1t at present warrant,
putting 1t over their entire system"
The lawyer learned from Horn
that the New haven road had ne
elected even 70 sxpsrimen. with
any OF the one hundred automatic
train safety devices In uss on Va
r1ous roads throughout the ooun-
try. des-,*s ~. great need for
some suoh device.
I'VE are o. the end Of our
rcpe" said Mr.. Morn. 1--WE know
tho dire need for some automatto
train seops. but nome on tNs
market seems worthy OF nlling
the requirements Of our road"
MIR. Horn WIS excused and Charles II.
Morrison, the signal engtnecr OF the
railroad. was called to the stand. Nor
rison said the block system on the road
was perfect at the time OF the accident.
As the actions OF he towerman were
explained by Morrison. II was demon
strated that all the rules Of the road
and all protective controls In use on the
road were observed by tho men At the
levers In the tower houaes. Tne1neer
F1wpii aCttnU ho DE- "a
Commission OF Connecticut, asked
Morrison II he could prove that the
signals for the second section OF train
q were set at Caution" as they were
for ;he first section when II approa oh cd
| the "cross-over."
II can't prove that, for I don't know
| where the engineer first saw the sig.
nails, but do know that under the In.
'erlockway system Of the switches ant
signals, the signal mus. have shown
| caution"
Morrison, after testifying that ne
mechanical device In his opinion would
have averted tho westport accident
admitted It might have been pre-
vented II q rule existed requiring al
trains to stop at 'cross-overs.' partic.
uiarly II supplemented by an auto
matte train stop"
| IOuE1tIlN euNtdNOTtu w uStts'bt'
why the New Haven Road had no
adopted any Of the mechanical train
| stops on the market. several being =
uso on the great roads OF the country
| Morrison said. in his opinion. they hat
not been proved reliable. He cited on,
| test which had been t'!ed on the state
rslard branch OF the Baltimore and o.
| stating that 10 per cent. OF the test
showed the device To be unreliable.
| DoLghCrty fatty contradicted his state
mont. rec ding from report OF the Trai,
Control Board which inspected this test
which showed only a five per cent. fall
ure OF the stop to work on Its first test
ami 'rored perfert on $50 trials dur
ing November 1911. on the same road
| Morrison still insisted that he woul
not recommend this apparatus for use OF
q railroad.
| Commissioner McChord adjourned N
hearing Indefinitely, but said that tn
Interstate Commerce Commission woul,
continue its Investigation through Jane
s. Hawley. Joseph BROMLEY. A. F
Duffy and +. a. Howard. the inspector
In charge OF the inquiry.