Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-31
The Train Crew Blamed for
Wreck, Jan. p, Near Onawa.

Special report on. the accident on the
ilne OF the Canadian Pacific Railway
near &c, ona~a PiseaJaduis county, Jan.
a serious accident occurred near
0naWa. station on the Moosehead sub
division Of the Atlantic division of the
Canadian Pacific Railway on the af-
telnoon of Jan. y, 1913, III which TWO
persons were killed and two others in
jdred. This subdivision is a single
track road 11Gl4 miles in length ex-
tending from Megantic To Brownville
Junction. and the trains involved
We're No. - and No. a Of the third
class. Both were regular through
frei@hts leaving Megantie daily at :
There IS no block signal system in
operation or this division.
On the 5ay Of the accident. train
No. =, consisting of II cars and a
eahoose haufd by engine No. l554. in
charge Of Conductor Harry s. DolIey,
and Enginenan Fred CrandaA. left
Meeantic on time and arrived at
GireenVille Juietion. 1915 miles east OF
Mesantc. on Fme at Les T. N. where
Conductor D4ey received an order
from 1falnmaAer Z, II. RYAN, direct
ing nm not toNdelay first Il. No. :.
pulled out Of fpcenViIle Junction al
30 and arrived ai Elicit at 2.S5-1o
minutes late-anS there took the sid
ing to permit IA to pass.
Under Rule 50 Y this road Grains
of one schedule ily pass trains OF
another schedule the sam class
and extras may u l. and run ahead
of extras
No II made up otS cars. two vans
and engine No. 1881, \ charge Of CON
ductor Joseph MeCan and Engineer
Arthur Fontaine. At Megantic %
minutes late under aders to run as
first a. This train atived at Elliott
on time at Pa p. NJ, khere it passed
No. y without stop.
No. "A stopped at BoaisH. station
5.35 mites next east d Elliott and
about two miles west ON be place of
accident and waited twdninlltes for
| time leaving Bodfish on tine at 40.
! Pule VI OF the Canadan Pacific
Railway Rules and Regulations is as
! fdllows
Unless some form of block signals
us used, trains in the same direction
must keep at least five minltes apart.
except in closing up at stati6ns:t but
a train must not follow train carry
ing passengers or operating a snow
pow until a report is received of it's
arrival II the station ahead, except
that train may follow 20 minutes at
ter the departure of train carrs1ns
passengers or operating snow t@iow
when either the station from when y
is to follow. or the nest statIof. aheaor
is not a telegraph station or when
communication with the tram dis
pateher is interrupted ana The wire
failure is noted on tie clearance.
on December %. 1911, the foregoing
rule was moafied by Circular No
-. 295 which reads as follows;
"Rrownvile Junction; Dec. 2S. 1911.
7a395 Conductors and Engineers
Rocks All agent and operators one
Or Two accidents occurred recently
where freight trains have followed
one another within the five minute
limit. and first train has met with
trouble. and Haguan was unable te
get ont sufficient distance To STOP
the following train. In no case vii
one ,freight train follow another II
less han 10 minutes. Conductors arc
engineers will be held responsible t
see that this is carried out at stations
where no agent or operator is or
duty. Whre an operator or agent j
on duty, he will SO use his order boar'
that tfds amount of time VIII elaps'
between. the departure Of trelGh
Ntrains in the same direction
80. C. w. BURPEE. Supt.
It iss1ot denied that those in eharg.
AZ thesrperation of the trains involV-
ga in 1Ae accident were familiar witt
tb,a rAsoirements of the foregoing rule
as notified by. Circular No, $3.50, e