The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-12

railroad commission has brought
in complete report of the dis
a,t,,. 1 A.
biljty fol. thh wood, iva r"nnr+
~, ''io tth' ne report
90 'oi'o " =
"The commission, has na,,af,,f1,. ,a,,-
,iderad thn ,a,,nr, HIM 4, 49,
and the fact. ana ,.;rc,,,,,.t.,,,,.a- H.;
closed ~ H. tasfin}n,,. r.lsna :, ~,
inypstigAtina
..g,ha
"' '''''HI H"I ,ohcH d 10 a :.
49, a. -. ,>T1. Fai,i ~ ~ =, known
Di0'Li''"H passenger lfaIn'
g.. ~ 'he Indih track ia
,''e "'b''t "u, i".n2 "hrh lfaln
~ AZ 9'l" ana 4'h tFaIh' ran
NJ, ''' '.l'1 me "i ~" ~ = lofred
=. :, "lt.'Si. lii' west ehU OF Inc sleeper
lnctei" d't'lg y wedge
- '' ~ ''N easy eIid 'V'" ~ an"
,',,.' ~! ''iNg s., Y ui'''ef tiv CON
'''T "'''''!S va hIN resulted IN
'P''9 'l tHr sleeping car,
teen iniIIrad '''''' -
.,,r,
.ia,, n.,I,'.i l'' - - 'fG 'oIIl
emftoyaa. of tho ,.,,1a- ,,ftl,.,l..,.,,,..,.,'
and 50 noglecl on the part OF th,
company i'm seeing that its rules are
observed
..qba rr,la. in -,,,a.+;,,,, r.,
lows.
p.1 ,, ~,
49, - i''H ilt7t hol pefhll
II an, 10 enter a@tl,"h following
"l?,l'IF ram unnI the proceeding
',H h'9 "eeh reported ciraf of the
e''Ip'!' 'AtfPt "heli tile lraln dls-
p"''t'er d"'1'of'/ea tiie use Oh per-
lI''sNlHG = car" or cautlon signal, as
r. l'''leS <oN' ~ ahsl 81. or except
a. o. E''0a ~, zoe" IN 'Nu'e no ~.
'si'', - = cleaf ,lenal must not he
Nei ~ d 'laih unl'l 'he operator
10, .!'' '''a lne'' rom the operator az
w.. ,t'''ol III a''N ahce knowledge
- , ',e Sertioh .r Is cieaf' etc etc
49, ,.e'ie ~ hel must not report
ra IN cieaf or the section until they |
ia, ,.,,. h,. ,saa -. ~ ';I an'ii .no .,,
feat in tha ti,a.ti,,, =, ',-,1,'h ~ ~.
train ! nn,i,r WY : ''''
w.
Nilie ,''t'i Nloia1ed the foregoing
~ .''es n''o e's ~ ooileriouteu IN great
9 VI 'e'> extent 20 'he accident.
THE BLOCK SYSTEM.
The company has a manual block
), stem in operation at this point which
extends from Junction Switch to Ap-
pleton. a distance of 20 Is miles. Two
signal operators are maintained at
odessa but no operator is at the tow
ar from |: 80 to a. m When the oper-
itor vacated his place at l:,O a. m. he
negligentl, left the signal at stop.
'.When No Is arrived at q }assa at
':o2 "a, m the engineer found the sig
an' ,nn against nun ana stopped about
- - - ,e 1' ~ 'lie olo'A siS!iai. ne
'..i '.'. 20. a.u NV, .'ie Vra'n 20 .o polhi "nicn
= - ouf". '''c 'ea' eilu ''Vo .eel west OF
M .. b.'',l "i "i'iio", "!st "ditihg
~. =. ~ e"ap 'ls i1ais VI pe'ns assured
'I. '';.a .a'I 20 .. Gnu was pro'ec'eo' as re-
-. :, wy eoliPah! ru'es II can
~ ~. ~, NC salu' no"eVer: 'ha' the action
:, :: , W. eis hoei contributed 10 the ac-
i"oii''
Ii the conductor and rear flagman
lad observed the ordinary precaution
or protecting the train there would
lave been no danger in making the
top. The rear fiagman failed to pro-
ect the rear or throw the switch to the
assing track. rs ordered by the con-
luctor and the conductor failed to see
hat the flagman performed his duty,
llthough he had thirty-threa minutes
n winch TO do so. He says he told
ne brakeman to throw the switch and
70 back and flag the train, and then
'dmlts that he saw him pass the switch
Without throwing it. 1t is evident that
'oth OF these men were relying too
nuch upon the block at Junction
switch TO protect the rear.
ASKED FOR CLEARANCE.
..The s;lk tr.;, Lnou oa,o
.rrivad az T,n,.t;,, s,.;..h -. .oo o'
n The conductnr fomaI tha ;,.ai a.
.oain,t him and knaw Tho hlo.i, ma, "a
,ccunied hv the M ssan"ar ,na;n 60,
10 is He asked the onara,or tth
tation for clearance and 90, it aft
he operator had wired to Appleton
vice. and. according to his statement,
lad received word that the first No. IS
vas coming close. The operator was
,lso advised by the dispatcher at
aberdeen. S. D., that the passenger