The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-07
|lHE ENGINEER Of The
EXPRESS Of DEATH

men were sick and some Of the spare
men were working on long runs. They
told me there was no one to cover the
Job, and said: "All right will have
to cover IT.
II doubled the road the last week;
! covered my Job and / covered this
other mans job. don't feel as though
the company has anything against me.
i don't think have violated the rules.
/ don't think / have gone without
sleep. and have not had to take any
whiskey to brace me up to do the job
tone thing have never done in my
life"
Miller had each Sunday off, he
said, and Federal Inspector Belnap
pressed him for a detailed accounting
of his time from Sunday night until
the time OF the wreck Miller then
said: Il left my house at II o'clock
Sunday night and got to Springfield at
800. / Immediately got my engine
ready to take train No. 95 to Stamford
and as 1t was late that morning had
nearly an hours rest. reached Stam-
ford with my train about 9:15 or 9:20
Monday morning. ate my dinner at
Stamford before starting home. got
to my house at 1890 and Immediately
went to bed. got up and left the
house at 80 and went to Stamford
on No SO. am not positive, but
think reached Stamford about 7:12
1t took me a half or three quarters OF
an hour to get my engine ready and
then lay in bunk until 9. Then
started for Springfield arriving there
between IL and o'clock. l did not ex
pect to go back that morning. un
derstood the man was well and was
going to cover his own job but on ac
count OF the holiday they had no man
This man was prepared to work bu
| they used me Sunday and Monday
! The man was not back in time to GOV
| er his own Job with the proper res
and as had covered it for the pas
week they didn't see why | couldn'
cover the job again on Tuesday.
.Then you left Stamford at 5::S'
]that morning and this collision occur
red at what tins e asked Inspecso
tBelnap.
Miller's voice was husky and bro &
as he answered: Six fifty-fve.' Mil
j er had followed the schedule ne dc
scribed for a week. Miller was re
1 called to explain how he used his al
brakes before the collision. Banjo sis
!nal No. 25 was clear when he passed
He nut on a little more steam to carr
lhim over the knoll Then he shut tn
engine off Preparing to look for tn
next signal he applied five pounds 9
4 air. aThe minute saw the flagman
made another application of te
4 mounds OF air. Then saw the banj
Z land the tail end Of the train all q
Ionce and I put on the emergency
said Miller. 81 did not reverse my Ell
gine because I didn't have time | sa'
4 flagman. banjo and train all at onc'
one right after the other"
4 Following the testimony. today
Richmond Dean, vice president OF tn
Pullman company as to the numpe
of steel cars in commission and n
statement that he Pullman compan
was capable of turning out four ste'
nassenger cars and two Pullmans ps
day. Interstate Commerce commi
s,oner McChord asked that inform'
ton be furnished showing just no
many plants in the country are aol
n make steel cars. McChord finishe
his probe this afternoon. Great stres
was laid upon the steel car feature
the examination of all railway WI
nesses and all agreed that this tyr
Of car was much safer than the WOO
on ones. The signal system used Q
this section of the New Haven ais
came in for severe criticism.
fContfnued on page 81