The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-05

comotive Engineers and Bremen.
 Tt is time to keep cool" said MT. Elliott, as he boarded the train. "In a day or two I shall have something more to say.''
 The 'private'' investigation of the coroner begun yesterday and which lasted until midnight, last night, cul- minating in the arrest of two train- men, was continued, today, again, un- der police protection.
 'fI do not expect to finish with my witnesses until some time next week, " said the coroner, this morning, when | my finding will be made public-'
 Both Miller and Murray, whose stor- ies as to the causes for the wreck do not agree, it is said, were expected to be the star witnesses, today, before Commissioner McChord. The county authorities gave assurances, today, that if Murray was not released on bail he would, nevertheless, be produc- ed before the commission whenever he was desired.
 In a midnight statement from his cell Murray declared that he had made every effort possible as flagman of the Bar Harbor train to place warn ing signals as far back as possible when the doomed express came to a stop. While he was unable to place the signals the distance back required by the rules, this was because he mad been recalled, he said by the whistle of his engineer.
 Other than to say that he had noth- ing to fear and would be able to clear himself of the charge against him, Miller would not discuss his part in the catastrophe.
 Engineer Miller, of the White Noun tain Express, was described, today, by railroad men who know him, as very careful man. They said that he was so car efu1 that some other engineers looked upon him as a trifIe "fussy'' and as one said "o1d maidish." Broth CT engineers said that Miller made point to see that conditions were all right before he went ahead.
 A published statement of Arnon A. AIling the states attorney, today, that the night preceding the wreck was "a wild one" on the New Haven road, owing to the thick fog and the heavy traffic, interested H. w. Belnap, chief inspector of the Interstate Com merce Commission.
 If this is true, the facts will be disclosed" he said, just before the hearing began in the Federal cour1- room.
 Rufus W. wands, engineer of the Ear aHrbor Express, testified that when his train arrived ar banjo sig nal 23'' which signal the White Noun tain express plunged by on it's death mission he had seen the signal POO feet before he reached it. He put on the brakes. stopped and then pro- ceeded.
 T stopped two minutes before I whistled to call back our flagman," he said, tfWhen the collision occurred I thought I was about seven cars be- yond the signal, but I am not sure whether the rear end of my train cleared the signal or not. We were showed ahead in the collision.
 DO you consider the banjo signal as safe for train operation as others that have a system of distant fndlca- tions ?'' ''No, we protested against this system through our engineers committee
 When was this protest made ?'' ask ed Commissioner McChord. About a year ago"
 General Manager Bardo was direct ed to produce a copy of the protest.
 Wands then declared that the en- gineers frequently ''drifted by'' the "banio'' signals in foggy weather and