Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-03
onne. N j.. who was on the operating
table this morning. 1t 10 believed her
spine Is fractured.
Who in "Marv Jane?"


table this morning. 1t 10 believed her
spine is fractured.
Who 10 "Mary Jans?"
The body of the woman who w'his-
pered her name as Mary Jane IL still
at the New Haven hospital. Letters
believed to have belonged to her are
found to belong TO others. George w.
Elkins. Jr. who with Mrs. Elkins and
their little daughter. was of the Fox
party. OF which Ave were killed and
two injured. today had special train
prepared to take to Philadelphia the
bodies Of Miss Davis, Miss Bullftt,
Miss Biddle. Daniel Neal McQuillan.
Jr.. AMI 8. Crozier Fox. The other
members Of the party. A. NJ. Biddle
and w. o. Rowland. were Injured, but
their condition is good.
Inquest 10 Begun.
Inspector Belknap. OF the interstate
commerce commission. dropped off a
train shortly before 10 o'clock in time
to attend the resumption of the hear
ing in the yellow building" as the
railroad headquarters is known.
President Howard Elliott, who was
early at his Office. said that so far as
he was concerned. he was perfectly
willing that the coroner's inquest
should be public one. He said. how
ever. that Coroner Mix said some wit
nesses would be worried II they had 20
testify before the newspaper men.
Under the state law the coroner has
right to hold private inquest. In
the recent wrecks In Westport and
Stamford. however. Coroner Phelan
held open sessions. II Coroner Mix
does not change his plan details OF his
inquiry will not be known until his
findings are flied with the superior
court.
Hearing 10 Private.
August B. Miller. engineer OF the
White Mountain Express, was called to
tell more Of tho circumstances under
which his train crashed into the stand
ing Bar Harbor flyer. Elbert A. Robert
son, his fireman.; Bruce B. Adams, con
ductor of the Bar Harbor train. and
Charles Henry Murray. the hagman
sent back to prevent q rearfend col
lision, all were ordered to submit to
examination.
The hearings were held privately and
no intimation as to the testimony was
made public except briefly thru the
railroads press agent. As yesterday
the railroad insisted that "the testi-
mony shows plainly that the equipment,
appliances and signals Of tho railroad
were in drst class condition"
FIasnan Had Been Recalled.
Murray, the fiagman, according to his
statement was sent back to flag the
following train when the Bar Harbor
came to stop in front Of the red bulls
eye in Banjo" signal 20. Murray was
recalled, by a blast from the locomotive
and Conductor Adams stopped the train
to wait for him after It had cleared the
danger signal by perhaps fifty feen
Running back thru the heavy fog
Murray heard the oneoming train and
placed two torpsdoes. on the rails. The
red lights Of the red Banjo" and the
signal at the end Of the standing train
took FORM before the eyes Of Engineer
Miller. At the sa1nS time he struck
tho torpedoss. He Was then dfty feat
from the standing a1apd was run-
ming at forty miles III hour. He
whipped the enaergency brake bat q
train OF this heavy character st forty
miles an hour requires ct least 1.500
feet to stop.
Commission inquiry Begins Friday.
The FORMAL inquiry by the interstate
commerce commission into the Wal
lingford wreck will begin here Friday.