The evening world., 1913-06-18
(csslAusd frea y,rst Pass.S

feet between the distanes ana home
sisnalsr' demanded Bslnap.
JOY could only answsr: Il said about
I'm fssts
Prior 70 ths sDsAing Of the session
ihsrs haA bssn aaothsr test Of The ssc-
oaa section u train No. q which was
the one bshin1 sneias No. - last
THURSDAY. ~ . sun - fast speed from
New Haven TO this city with frequent
stops upon . single application Of the
emergency bfaAA
The object Of thsss stops was 70 test
the brakes % the ssss under service
from . different engine than the one
which erushsA the pasier car 0kyiask.
The trails was sent bask 70 New Haven
with instructions 10 those In charge not
70 intsffsrs with the appasatus On II -
The committee Of expsrts wish 70 use u
IN further tSsts.
~Ar. McCherd began procsedinss By
announcing:
I'm cendueting this iAvsstiGatien the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
invited the Public Utilities Commission
70 take part believe We are Ill here
and may proceed"
MAPs OF SCENE or WRECK ARg
SHOWN.
Philip J. Dohsrty. counsel 70 the In
tefstAte Commerce Commission, sug.
esosed that the physicai aspect Of the
scene Of the wreck bo taken up. He
deserved t6la nrst By means Of mAps
AAd plans prepared ~ the New Haven
road. ana James Bssth. IN engineer Of
~ railroad. explained the detailed MAPS
70 the Commisison.
John j.. Dodan, train despatchsr at
New Havsa. tsstiasd u the operation
Of the two sections Of train 10. y. the
wrscssd fraln. but - biz Jurisdiction
extended from New Haven only 70
South Norwaik. he was excused quickly.
and Thomas A. RsaAins. who holds the
same post :, at South Norwalk. was
called. He read from his time sheet
the running time Of both sections Of the
train from South Norwalk 70 etam-
ford.
The flrst section ran from South
Norwalk to Darisn In I'VE minutes.
from Darisn 70 Glen Brock four miu-
utss. and from Glen Brook to STANFORD
two minutes. The sscond section.
Doughsrtys train. made the same
stretches In seven. three and one min
ute. respectively. 70 10 Q fraction over
q. mile ana Q half from Darien 70 STAN
ford, 70 D0uShsrty Was doing better
than ninety miles IN hour On the last
stretch before the Crash.
The regular schedule ealie for eleven
minutes, - both Doughsrty ana ehe
nrst ssesien made u but Doushsrty
made his run BY . Anal spurt After
having made the ARA I've stretches
somsWaat more slowly than the arst
section.
Commissioners NcCherd brought ont
the fact that fractional ninuts0 are
never noted, % that DouSherty's time
for the male and . hah run misht have
been more than . minute. though Road
Ing thought mot N Ach more, - Il then
would have been reported - two
minuteA
RULE 10 NOT ENFORCED, ne
DGcLARGo.
Benjamin. !. spock. lawyer for the
railroad. took Reading In hand and made
him explain.
'Tf Q train passes . tower aftsr one
minuts. but prior to the half minute fol.
lowing, w generally cali II . minute.
II II posses the minute and Z half We
call Il the following minute. Thus
l.oi.iS would - recorder = ~ while
A.ei.n would b rsous1sd - Ao4 70 uss
these - examplos.
"But there isn't any suis about II.
You Just pat down any old time you
liher' suggested Mr.. AcChord.
mo. cir: not any old time. I believe
the rule have mentioned 70 gsnseally
followed"
''Thsrs 10 rule In regard 70 this mat.
ter. thenf'' exclaimed Mr.. Ncchord.
Il believe the rule has been enforced
At Stamford. Otherwise. I think Il Il
simply the custom among dsspatchsrs.'
The tims.shest showed that Doushssty
had driven i.u miles In one minuts
about ninety miiss. IN hour.
CLOCK HAS NO SECOND hANu
ON ".
Noro revelations - to the New Ha-
ven's method Of blocking IT, trains -ams
from william Mason, the towsrman 81
Glen Brook. who testified: my CLOCK
has no second hand on II"
Q. Yet you clock trainsf A. Yes.
place the time 1t the nearest minute.
Q. But you have no second hsnd u
help yOoi 4. No, cir.
Q. Il yea- clock seouratsf A. Con,
think Il was very accurate. ] had hat
Il repaired several times and just bsfor,
the accident had corrected the TIM
on my clock altar calling up The trail
| dispatcher.
Q. How ala he givs you the time
when you had no second handf Di6
you hsvs TO guess ct itf 4. No. or. h
gave me the exact minuts and I NO.
ticsd how much my clock was Oh.
| Mr.. 6pock toek some Of the sting out
Of the testimony By deyslopins the fact
that both trains wsrS clicked b. thu
same time. % that n there we're All
error-in one orain"s time u Appsass(
equally In the Fs6osA a snethsr'a
WAS ooiNo roo FAST TO oToI
TRAIN.