The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-11
CHIEF ENGINEER ELWELL SUGGESTS RULES
Would Have Road Make Frequent Examin, atIons of Not Only Engineers But Other Classes of EmpIOyes and Keep Re-
 ports of Same on File Brakes
 0. K., Says Connecticut Report

ond section, consisted of broken air pipes ahead of the angle cocks on the front end, the breaking off of the head light and sand box, breaking Of front end castings, disarrangement of draft appliances. and the bending of pilot and running boards. To make the necessary repairs win cost about $30o.0O. After cutting loose some hanging parts, the engine was taken to New Haven, where the following repairs were made: Diaphragm and plates strengthened; new bell and new cast iron front door furnisheds net ting, sand box and sand pipes repair ed; eleven superheater 1i1Iits replaced with new ones; new brackets and head light. applied; one A inch cut out eocE on signal pipe Geplaced.
 On June IT, 1913, after the Ioco1no- tive was thus repaired, it was used in making air brake efficiency tests with the cars of second No. 53.
 Train No. 53 is scheduled to ruin from Boston to New York via, the Boston and Albany Railroad to Springfield and thence via The New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail road. It leaves Boston at 12 noon and is due in New York<at 5:42 p. m.
 On June 12, 1913, this train, hauled by B. Ss A. engine No. 3542 (Pacilo type) and handled by Engineer J. w. Mead, left Boston on time and arrived at dL .10 Ill., on LALA6s where it was delivered to The New ork. New Haven and Hartford Rail- road Company. Engine No. 1345 (Pa- ctfic type) was coupled on. The train having been regularly inspected and the air brakes tested, departed at 2:2s D. m- four minutes late, in charge of Conductor Thomas H. Dunn and En- gineer Jerry w. O'Connor.
 Immediately preceding this train was a first section, composed of engine No. 1925, four coaches and Pullman parlor car Skylark Gall of wooden construction which was made up at Springfield and sent out in charge Of Engineer Foster Worthfngton and Conductor George s. Vincent. It left Springfield at 2:24 p. m. and continued westward, running on track No. from New Haven, making the regular scheduled stops and arriving at Stam- ford at 4:46 D. n It was stopped west of the first home signal. where an electric locomotive was substituted for the steam locomotive. The air was tested and the train was ready to continue at 4:50 p. m-, when the acci- dent occurred.
 The regular slow downs and station stops were made by the second seo- ton of train No. 53, en route to New Haven, where engine No. 1888 (Pacifo type) in charge of Engineer Charles J. Doherty, was substituted for engine No. 1345. After the dining car was set out at New Haven, the train con sisted of postal car, a baggage car, Pullman parlor cars Centerda1e. -Pris- tina and Foxboro, two B. & A. coaches and one N. Y., N. H. 6 1T. coach CaI of wooden constructlon) in the order named.
 After the inspection and regular air brake tests, it left New Haven on track No. at 3:57 D. m. two minutes late, four minutes behind the first section. Nothing was found by any of the car inspectors at Springfield or New Haven to indicate that the brakes on the cars were deRective and the two engineers handling them from Boston to New Haven, testify that nothing unusual was noted by them and that the brakes were apparently in good condition.
 This train was stopped at Tower No. 75 west of New Haven, by reason of the block signal not being clear and a gain at Bridgeport passenger station Ga regular scheduled stop). At Greens Farms a, third stop was made in obedience to a block signal set for the protection of the first section ahead.
 As second 53 was approaching South Norwalk, running about thirty miles an hour, the engine being near Mon roe street, Engineer Doherty saw a small boy on the edge of the station platform. near the track upon which he was running. and, fearing an accf- dent, closed the throttle and applied his air brake in emergency. This brought the train to q standstill with the engine opposite the Adams Hx- press office in the east end of the sta ton, the stop being made in about
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