The evening world., 1913-06-17


vitsd to ~ present on the train, bu
did not accept the invitation
Coroner Phs,aa had ssksl the rail-.
read to psrmit Doughsrty - handle ths
engine. Sut thu, had not been allowed
and Dou9hsrty. VINO had been prepared
to do this. apparently decided not 70
have anything less ofYicial 10 do with
the tsst.
NcConv1iis. wiro took his place, 10 an
ola and sxpsr1sncsd snsinsse. whoss
usual run h between New Haven and
0tAmford on fast sxpress trains. lie
was selected. according 10 Benjamin.
Spock. Attorney for the railroad. not be.
cause Of any supsrior skill. but because
he Is used 10 the route and was avail
ablo for the duty.
| In every particular the run Of last
Thursday. and in accordance with this
plan sgnalmen and towermsn all along
the line had received orders 70 set the
same signals against to-day's special -
had been set against regular No. IS on
Thursday. The powerful Paddle
stssmsr drew out Of the New Haven
yards At n23 sharp.
BATTERED ENGINE TAKES
GHOST TRAIN OUT.
It presented . strange and impressive
appearance. The cowcatchsr was gone.
The side plates we're bent and twisted.
II showed everywhere that II had been
through . wreck. but Il looked like
soma battle soarrsd veteran. ready.
nevertheless, TO undertake another
rushing journey over the same route.
A stop was made Immediately outside
Of New Haven on account OF . signal
which Doushsrty had found set against
him, and then the train. gathering
speed until Il was making better than
sixty.five miles an hour. bore down on
Bridssport where Coroner Phslan and
. party q nswspapsr men boarded Il.
Aboard the train then besides the Board
Of Experts wsrs, II. W. Bslknap. chief In.
spsctor Of the interstate Commerce
Commission. and his sssistAnts: Chief
Engineer Eiwsll Of the Public Utilities
Commission Of Connecticut. Coroner
Phsian Of Fairfield County. General
Manager Bardo. General Supartntsnd
woodward. Division Superintendent
Drosss. representatives Of the press. q.
w. Wilding. mechanical supsrint sndsnt;
Joseph McCabs. master mechanic: I. II.
Morrison. electrical engineer. and Eleo-
trio supsrintsndsnt Gillian.
For the Interstate Commerce Cusn.
mission there were besides !. q. Haw.
10y. John r. Ensign. Chief Inspector q
the boiler division: his assistant. Frank
MoManany: c. c. Eiwsn and T. B.
Ford represented The Public Utilities
Commission.
sPEeoS w TO e MilGS AN
HOUR.
II was li.6o when the train pulled out
Of Bridseport and At Fairfield II was
making sixty-two miles an hour. Rail.
road ofncials and representatives Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission hung
over the, spesd indicator installed in the
rear car. This instrument had been
caiibratsd oy Yais Univsrsity orofsssors
yesterday and was guaranteed 20 Be
accurate. The Arst stop after Bridge.
port was Giesn Farms: where Dougherty
had found . Signal against him snd
who're the same siSnai was thrown to-
day. A service Application OF the
brakes WAS made and the train halted
easily.
'rhe next scheduled stop was South
Nerwalk. where Dougherty, Il will be
recalled. used his emergency brake In
an effort to save . small boy he thought
would be hit by the locomotive. He
said the brakes did not work well. -
the same test was made to-day. The
stop was achieved In twenty-five and q
fraction secondA the train running s3i
feet after the brakes had been applied.
General supt woodward said this was
. good stop for . cotton train. and one
which satisfied him perfectly. The train
was the same - Thursday. composed
OF engine and tender. the former . 10
ton AFFAIR; mall car. No. S1i; Bassass
Car No. aios. Rallmans: Csntrsdals.
Pristine and Foxboro. and day coaches
Nos. NJ. ~. iSlA. All told. supt. Drosgs
said Il weighed about 600 tons.
A signal held the train up at Darisn
for . few minutes. but when II got
going again II flashed past Noroton
at D.W. Glen Brook 1t 10 and then
shot into the curve which straightsns
out Into Stamford. Some $500 esst from
this curve 10 the distance signal which
Doushsrty found and ~ hs swept
around the curve and saw Il. McCon-
VILE applied his air. The train tolnd
TO . stop directly under the signal and
ct least 1850 feet from the scene OF
the wreck. but the test proved nothing.
It was never made clear by testimony
3ust how long Doushsrty stuck to his
service brake before applying the smsr-
Seucy ana there was no attempt made
to-day. therefore, to duplicate his per.
Torrance In this rsspeot.
Coroner Phslan Was not satisfied with
this test and asked that after the rail.
road had satisfied the Interstate Com
msrco Commission. Il run the train At
twenty miles an hour for him and see
how quickly II could be stopped. II ives
Ct about this speed that Doughsrty said
he was running whom the brakes failed
to work. The railroad promised 20
make this test and any other test the
Coroner might desire later on.
After the tests 4. J. Burton. tho
Westinshous air brake expert. declared
they we're very satisfactory. Anything
between $500 and 1900 feet would
have been a good stop under such CON.
ditions." he said.
General Manager Bardo declared thu
road was we'll pleased with the test.