The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-19
F1FTx YEARS A,sO.
rHD JURY INQUEST.

kF9mry. .afsinqlaest was summoned by kFeln&1ae of a warpant Issued by Jus EE1oe Iscrds yesterday afternoon The Following inhabitants of the town of Bridgeport attended, and were sworn 5 as jurors l5aEnes Es Dunhaxns $. F. sumner Dwight Morris. W. K See. 5 Iey Iz M Shade, Russell aTonHnson,I w. G. Stevenson Jos. IA Banks, Wd1- lfazn Way. Levi FIubbelI W. w E1oI- corab, and George W. Oim1stead- Dwight Morris was chosen foreman Of the jury and s. B. Summer, clerk.
 After viewing the bodies at the de- pot, the examination Of witnesses commenced, the investigation being
 Robert Spencer, father. of the young lady,, Mrs. Sarah H. .Lamber-I ton, of Brooklyn testified that she was 24 years old, and was at Bridge port visiting Her sister-in- law, Mrs. E. O. Waaxe1nan, of Westport, was with her I Identify the bodies by the cloth hes-hrst saw them where they are now My daughter called on her mother that morning and said she was going to Newtown- My residenee , is in Brooklyn, N. Y~
 Owing to the gIateness of the hour an adjournment was taken to g o'clock Wednesday, morning. The clerk was Instructed to summons Charles B. Hunt, Edmund Thompson
 
 ductors, engineers, brakemen and employees of both trains, and the en- g1nes as well as the surgeons.
 At the opening of this inquest this morning, H. L. F4nb, conductor. testified as fDisows- T am g. c0nducs for nine yearss was conductor yes 5erday; left at 10-45, 10 min nutes 1ates extra train went out in the morning, which we found broken down; we hifched onto them at TrunnbllI -J-H@o the mzneI told him about Il o'clock --sgre then commenced backing down 1--1t is seven 1nI les to Trunabuu C71pzR zRch-foId engineer to back slow stood with Charles Hinton the rear platform In coming round the curve saw an engine coming-this was near the second crossing above the Pe- quoHnock MILLS (where now stands the city yards5- T pulled the bell rope, was only 10 yards of, the bell stuck or rung but>once. I then jump ed off As soon as I jumped the en- zine struck the train. The scene that followed was(a loud crash with an escape of steam There were about 5 passengers in the rear car We were going about 10 miles an hour; don't know what speed the Fairfield was making When I jumped I stood on iEnyS feet-went to the front end of the rear car imm ediate1y. The heat was Eso fntense could not stay a. moment ---l110 4OcO411OS1N0 ran III dDOQL nall way through the rear of the car. MT. Hunt sent eSto town for physicians. No signal was sent back If T had axnown of this engine would have scent one back I knew this extra freight went out this morning. We were only looking for the 11:45 train from Bridgeport which I should have signa11ed when I arrived on her time MT. Hunt directed me to back down, the engineer saying he was power1ess to push both trains up-NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT SENDING A SIG- NAL BACK-had no intimatio of this engine Fairfield coming out for Q trial We started back to- Bridgeport about [ oscIocks which left us 25 minutes to go to Bridgeport The collision happened at 11:2O. We had come only two or three miles from where we started back, Our whistle was blown at the crossing as usuaIl Nothing was said to me about sending out a. flag by Mir Hunt. when backing 1t is usual to give a IonH whistle at the crossings which was done yes terday. had charge of my own train notwithstanding the presence of MT. Hunt, but Of course I had to obey his orders=it is not customary to flag when out of time, unless a train is expected-the Housatonfcs Railroad is D single track road .Iafeel bound to obey MT. Hunts orders in all things pertaining to my duty when he isd aDOard5 could not nave rQOne different if MT Hunt had been absent The curve is so sharp at the place that when I saw the engine I could not see further than 10 rods. I heard no whistle from the approaching engine, BFle may have been whistlfng, I did hot hear them. I don't know whose duty 1t was to notify me of this en- gtne; think it was someone's. MT. l yVinslow 6master mechanic of road9 ! 6id not tell me of this trial trip. I