New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
MILLER ADMITS HE DID
Do WORK OF TWO MEN
Enqineer, Re.examined by BEL
nap, Contradicts State
mentS by Railroad.
TELLS HIS HOURS OF WORK
Had Only Four Hours Sleep the
Night Before the Wreck,
He Deciares-Corrects
His Former Story.

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| lFrom a stan Correspondent OF The Tribune
New Haven. Sept s.-statements issued
repeatedly at the offices OF the New
I Haven road In the las. three days
denying stories that Augustus b. Miller,
engineer Of the white Mountain Express
! had done two mems work during the week
preceding the wreck at Talcotts Crossing
OF Tuesday morning. were contradicted by
! Miller to-day.
| Miller when recalled by the Interstate
| Commerce Commission to-day declared he
| had done two mems work In his last week
with the New Haven. He said that at
times ne was away from home for
whole week, living all that time on the
| road.
Miller yesterday made half hearted
attempt TO bolster the statements OF his
superiors but to-day he did not conceal
anything. lie admitted that the, White
| Mountain Express was not his regular
run. as stated by Vice President Hustis
of the New Haven.
Miller was examined by Commissioner
| c. c. McChord and Chief Inspector Bel
nap In describing the track approach
| ing banjo" signal No. % at Talcotts
Crossing. Miller said II was straight
! away for several miles.
Nov, then. when YOU first saw the
1agman and the outline of the train what
did you doe' asked Mr.. Belnap.
When left Walingford that morning
| proceeded toward Banjo % | had
Banjo . clear, and I gave the engine
little more steam 10 get 10 the top oil the
knoll" answered Miller, When | got
opposite the gravel pit, at the top ot the
knoll. / shut off my engine and made one
application of five pounds of air | pre-
pared To look for my other signal. and the
minute / saw the nagman made another
application OF about ten pounds of air.
When ] saw the banjo and the tail end
of the train l put on the emergency
How long was II between the time
YOU saw the fagman and the time you
saw the banjo and the outline OF the
train
Right together, one right after the
other"
How long does II take YOU To make an
application OF ten pounds OF arr
"A very short time. I had not more
than put on my second application before
/ saw the outline OF the train. and then
/ put on my emergency
Then you put the brakes 20 the emer-
gency position?" asked Mr.. Belnap.
Yes, sir" Miller replied.
Did the brakes take hodf"
They certainly did.
you felt that
Il did"
Did you reverse the engine
Il did mott didn't have time.
II believe you told US. said Mr, Be-
nap. that your regular work was TO run
this train every day up there"
II would like answered Miller. ito
straighten that thing out The run that
had been on started out OF Springfield
from Springfield to Stamford and STAN
ford to Springfield. II was not a very
easy run 20 cover ON sccount OF my Nv
ing here. man can't live In three
places and do one thing. on account OF
the Job being where IL was | did il
rather than stand on the spare board
man standing on the spare beard viii get
a call To go TO Harlem River. and when
he gets TO Harlem River he Is cut out
for eight hours, and then the chances
are he is started for Northampton. and
when no gets TO Northampton he Is cut
out. and then ne starts from Northdmp-
ton - Harlem River again. Sometimes ]
WAS away from home Tor a whole Wees,
living on the railroad track, and | was
heartily sick Of IL. and 1 bid the hrst
thing / could get.
If mad quite number OF small jobs.
he continued and held them as long as
/ could until ! was bumped by an older /
man. Then | took the White Mountain /
Express. deadheaded 10 Springfield n |
No 20 at night. leaving my house at II !
o'clock. and would arrive in Springfield |
at $50 No. o. left Springfield on time, |
at 40 ! took the train to Stamford. II
got 10 stamford at 6J5 when It was OH |
time. / put my engine up. made out rny |
reports. washed up and started for home. |
and the first thing | could get Tor home |
was at 3:l0-train No. o.
II got to my house at IL o'clock. / had !
from II o'clock until $50 at my house on |
the short days. l went back to New |
Haven again and took train No. ~ 10 |
Stamford, ] got to Stamford at 6l2, | |
think that rs the time, In that neighbour
hood somewhere-no. 7l2. | prepared my |
engine and got ready to so 10 Springfield. |
and | would have an hour and half or |
two hours rest at Stamford. ] took No |
90, which leaves Stamford At $50. 10 !
Springfield. arriving in Springfield at
Il 35 and getting out OF the pit anywhere |
from ten TO fifteen minutes atterward. | !
washed up, made out my reports and |
deadheadCd home on No. % from Spring |
field, leaving Springfield at 2i5 ! had |
from 2i5 until the next night on train |
10 for rest for that day. That was |
tho continual job that / did. with the ex- |
ceptlon OF last week.
Last week the man that ran opposite |
TO me was taken sick, and on account OF |
tho rule that no man short OF two years |
should run these passenger trains thsy |
had no available man 10 cover that job. |
Some OF the men were sick and some VI |
the spare men were working hard on long |
runs. They told me there was nobody TO |
cover the job. and | said: All right. 1 |
will have 10 cover IT,.
II doubled the road the last week. ! |
covered my job and ] covered this other
mans job This last weeks performance
Is the Job that | gave you yesterday. | |
don't feel as though the company has |
anything against me. ] don't think !
have violated any rules. | don't think |
have gone without sleep. | have had
plenty Of sleep. and ! have not had to
take any whiskey to brace me up to do
tho job-something | have never done in /
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