The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
McChord Demands Pedigree
 of Rolling Stock
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CContinued from Page One9 the Shore line. He said it was of his duty to ride with the enginemen. He said he did ridden.
 He said he told Doherty to be care full about the water guages. l Why didn't you go with the man?'' s'Because I can't go with everybody. consider I had done a days work that day. Four of us to do this work. There are 500 engineers. The electri- cal engineers are in this list. We probably have 400 men in the steam locomotives
 Do you make any check on the re- ports the engtnemen nake?''
 ''Yes, when I'm at the end of the run"
 What's the practfce?"
 '"The general foreman is there to see that the repairs are made.''
 When the report is made, a young man copies it off, at once. The fore man comes into engine house and de- flyers slip to the workmen." As to the work, he said the general foreman could tell.
 Belnap asked if there hadn't been many reports on the new types of en- zine. ''As to the air brakes" he said, ing of the train.' He recalled the case of Cliff Gray. He said he was with Gray, an experienced man.
 ''Yo11 were riding with the experience ed men and letting the Inexperienced man ride aIone.''
 McCbord gave him a grd1Iing as to why Doherty went out l1naccompanied T want you to understand that isn't altogether up to me- said he But he admitted he could have gone with Do- herty He said he didn't believe it necessary.
 
 oughly into this matter, MT. Doher- tvs record, his run, and who Is re- eponsible for him in this job.
 Then Doherty's record of runs and service were introduced.
 It showed substantially the facts brought out by Coroner Phelan, that he was on his third days run as an engineer of a passenger train when he met with his mishap, that he had three years as fireman, a year as en- gineer on freights
 The record showed that in April 26, 1912, he was in collision in the West Chester yards November last he rel ceived 6 dernerits for failure to cover a run at Harlem river and March 6, last he ran his first fast train an Adams express train to Harlem river.
 'sDid you call Mr. Doherty for this part1cu1ar trip7" he was asked.
 ''No, the engineer dispatcher does that"
 Bardo brought out that there was one foreman of engineers to about 100 men.
 He asked Martin how many men he had warned. He said he spoke to about 60.
 Albert A. Harris, general foreman at the Cedar Hill round house, was asked by Belnap about the procedure of repairing locomotives.
 He explained that slips are distri- buted to the mechanics in the various branches of the work.
 He explained that men often fear to sign the book because Of responst- DfIfty and there is trouble on that ac- count The forernen have supervision of the work. McChord insisted on com p1ete explanation of the work.
 Bardo showed that from May 25 to June 6, 24 instances were found of complaints of the water glasses of this new type and that there was one instance of three complaints of one engine.
 MT. Boyce, air brake foreman, is responsible for the water glasses, he said. We find the same condition ex- isting in 21 cases Of air brake and reverse lever in the 1900 class could not be handled and there is only one record of the repairs being made.
 ''was this other work done7'' He said it was plain that ad engineer wouldn't take 8 defective engine. Belnap asked if there was enough help to do the work. He said there was, despite the shortening of the day from g to hours.
 Belnap said he believed he was safe in saying that from 60 to 75 per cent of the reports carry no record of re- rc7 EATE l-rJevv nni1cr COW. Ad-