The evening world., 1913-08-06
AUTO TO BLAME !
FOR PELl'SD
d SAYS RAILROAD
Official At Coroner's Inquest
Says Driver Of Machine
Gould See the Train.
TWO VICTIMS BURIED.
Manager Says There's No Need
for Waterman at the
L Fatal Crossing.
TWO VICTIMS BURIED.

11ooo0 eSo1A At Wreck Lead Crossing,
aaas Lsag Beach. was being held In
~ slAatry Of Grace Church to-day.
0sesssr inward r. Nsu was opening
~ eiaeial inquiry Into the causes Of
tAs accident In his chsmbsu over. Hen.
Aeeoon's grocsry store at Lynbrook.
I. !. He had before him oil Of the wit
ssssss who tsstifsi ysstseday before
Public Service CommNsioner Decker sx-
eept william X. Vanderbilt jr.. who WAS
Gee Of the PAIL bearers ct NJ. LAimbssr's
eupsSai.
ceaeral 0uper1ntsndent n. =. Thorn.
Ton q the Long Island Railroad. Who
had bssn ordered Il che close Of Com
missioner DsckG's examination yes.
tsrAsy to station haensa ct the two
sesssinss osar Leng Beach until the
last niSht train passed and 10 stipulats
that all trains should not make the
croasinss at greater sped than hftssn
miles an hour. surprised the Coroner
when he stated that though thsss
orders had osen compiled With imms-
diatsly he dtd not believe sithsr Of
them to. be necessary. This sxpese-
sioa Of opinion came In answer 70 Q
question Of Attorney Caidwsu. who
Atteaded the inquiry ~ persoeal
representative az the Family q q
Ooeood Psll
poGsNr THINK WArcHMAN -
''Yeu have statsd hat before tAs
fatal accident se wssck Lead Crossing
Sunday night you did not eoasi1sr that
. llagman At that csuoGlAg aStse -
o'clock at night was necessary. and yet
you have placed one there now" The
lawyer asked. what has Asd ysu -
change yeur opinioaf"
n have not eAanseA ny opinion =
regard to the necessity Of . hasmaa
at he erossinGs Gftsr 10 e'elook a
niGAts nor Of rs1aoiag spssd - aftssa
0:laD On hour at the crosSlaU." he
sspsstntsndent aasvs. "a. the iatmsa
hoVo oosn staslens1 q the Jskyl Island
49, Wreck LeiA crossiats after that
heus at Night Sscause Commissionsr
DECKER ordered Il end because Q natural
pablio sentimsnt demands II But my
fraa1E opinion stiil 10 that because the
country ON either side Of both dressings
y % nat. the railroad bed y elevated
Ahsvs the marsh and there y ahso-
iutsly nothing 70 CLOCK the view Of
autpmeoile passengers. there 10 NO REQ
SO Why night ilagmsn shouM b there II
Thornton when asked ooneerning the
UfaStics Of carrying "dsaA" or DARK.
eaed cars on tsains to Long Beach latl
ct aight. saiA that usually they wsrs
varied on the end Of the train. ~ waa
the case Sunday night: but that coca.
aesally they were put on The frSnt Of
the train Whsn spsoiaa occasion d
0anled.
Wilson Post who Mvs ct the Bmpirs
Hotel and who was one Of an auto
party comprising Charles H. Bowsrs
Ar and Mrs.. George Dsmarsst. Mr.. and
Mrs.. hobart Dillon and Niss Alice CHI.
ford. save details Of the fandiag Of The
bodies and the work Of rescue which
were largely covered by NJ. vandsrbiltl
story yesterday. He said that though
their auto came 20 the scene q the aeoi
deaf sight minutes after II had oceurrs<
the trainmen no saw seemed 70 b,
standing idly about doing nothing Il
tend 70 The injured Mr.. and Ars. Lain
,esss.
4 He described how he had sent . mar
- the marsh to bring back hatful o.
water, had bathsd Mr.. Laimbssr's fac,
AAd torn up his shirt TO make bandaS'
,sasfps, and how he bad arranged 4
.IeAsvy Mr.. Laimbser back to the Nasea,
1gsaN after Mrs.. LAimbsr had alrsad!
.hsss stsstsd o. ~ sesd th,thsr 4
eAstAsg aasalas.
1aoToRMAM SAvo NE couLl
AvN AZ 1oo-AelLG RATE.
Whsi 0sosss Hasten. the sts,id. sell
Asntred neteroan Of the train. VII
tsstiAs1 yesterday before Commissions
Decker. Wa called - . witness he II
DeateA Ne svilsaes without bscomin
Pu6leA until Clean Consdon. sttorns
Ter The Laimbssr family. took him
.haaA Ter ssoss-sSaminstion then he lo'
his temper. When hsckisd a. to a
spesd hs was making when he strus
the Psll automobile Esston suddenly q
cis4msd:
There vas no obiisation on ne to ~
10 miles IN hour n ] had wanted TO-"
He examination brought out nothiu
that hs "a not tell yesterday. 9th,
Witnesses were vsda White. the fou
tssn.ysar old daughtsr Of . nshssmA
4 VITO lives psar che scene Of the wrscl
aa:'s Sv. s' sas Ss: ssnS' Po Ss.
Otto II. Payne.
Coroner Men adjourned the inquii
antA Aug. -. q waioh time II 10 hops
thst Mr.. LAimhssr viii BE- In . oond
Tn - tsstify. Ths injured woman
ty11W q the Hotoa NasGau. unaware thl