New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-05
.LA|MBEER DEAD, WIFE
BELIEVES HIM ALIVE
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from Long Beach 10 the railroad crossing
The results OF these measurements
showed that for 100 feet below the cross
ing a person approaching the tracks AT
grade would get an unobstructed view OF
trains approaching i'm either direction.
Beginning at a point 100 feet south OF the
crossing. the view was obstructed for go
feet BY a three story electric power sub
station house. which stands 100 feet east
of the railroad and about a quarter OF a
mile above the crossing Beyond this OBJ
struction for 1900 feet south along the
highway and extending over the OLD
rickety wooden bridge. the view OF the
approaching train was unobstructed.
Along this stretch the headlights OF an
approaching train by night would appear
almost stationary, owing TO the almost
parallel direction OF the tracks and the
highway. The long line Of telegraph poles
merged so that the space between them
was quite small This would cause the
train lights TO blink with marked fire.
quency.
Mr.. Buchanan figured that an automo-
bile running thirty miles an hour and
equipped with good brakes ought TO have
been able to come to a stop within a
hundred feet from the time the head
lights appeared from behind the power
house That would bring the automobile
to a stop fifty feet on the safe side OF
the crossing.
375 Feet Covered Before Stop.
The measurements along the tracks
showed that Easton the motorman,
brought his train to a standstll $40 feet
beyond the crossing the point where the
tangled mass OF the Pell limousine was
found across tine irons. The sixth car Of
the seven-car train which he was driv-
ing stopped on the crossing. Assuming
that Easton's statement that he applied
his emergency brakes 10 feet above the
crossing was true Mr.. Buchanan said the
train could not have been travelling fast
er than twenty-five or thirty miles an
hour Easton testified before General Su-
perintendent Thornton Of the Long Island
road at Jamaica to-day that Pells auto
mobile was travelling at about the same
rate.
IL slowed down TO ten or twelve miles
an hour as passed the Jekyl Island sta
ton, expecting to pick up passengers on
signal at that point" said Easton. There
was none. so ! applied the current TO
make the slight curve ahead. AS ! did so
! saw that the road leading from Long
Beach to the Wreck Lead crossing was
full OF automobiles, so | coasted 10 the
crossing.
IL blew the usual crossing whistle 60
feet above the crossing. ! saw two cars
dart over the tracks when I was 100 feet
away. Then | saw Mr.. Pell's car APP
proach, and supposed. Of course. that It
was going TO stop. 1t was "A limousine
and must have been going about twenty
five or thirty miles an hour. To my as
constituent, saw that II was going to
cross ahead of me. | put on my emer-
gency, but II was too late The cab struck
the automobile in the middle"
Superintendent Thornton said the train
men all testified that the electric head
light was turned on at the time and the
red and green designating" lights on
either side of the headlight were lighted.
THE report that the first four cars
were dark was not true" he said. The
first four cars were lighted and the re-
manning three cars we're dark"
George Styles. the drawbrdge tender.
who lives at Wreck Lead, said he was
lust going to bed when the accident oc-
Cured.
crossing whistle" he said. when i