Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-22

I lOdIO SdSO11IC SAplOSIOn III lIIS SCo- tion.
 By Mir. Fftzgeraid-He did not know I just what time the train left Provi- dence.. He was not interested and did not consult his watch. This train does l that night the conductor told him the | New York passengers were to be | transferred to the Gilt Edge. Have | on other occasions left the 6.23 train
 at Bradford and taken the Gilt Edge to Westerly. MT. Fitzgerald asked for what purpose he left the train. (Wit- ness appealed to court and declared the question was not material, and MT. Fitzgerald reminded MT. Burdick that he wfias a witness) When 6.23 train stopped at Bradford, possibly within six months beyond April, he transferred to train 625 and proceeded
 to Westerly. He could not tell wheth- CT he looked at his watch at other stops
 before reaching Bradford, but he did
 look at his watch at Bradford and
 noted the time. He could not recall
 the time when he told of taking the
 time at Bradford. At the coroner's in-
 quest he told of the watch incident. He made no record of time, but kept
 it in mind. Witness said he kept his
 watch two minutes ahead. He did not
 set it ahead daily, but that morning
 he set it ahead according to the watch
 of Conductor French. His watch
 would lose time, but he did not know
 how fast the watch was when he took
 the time at Bradford. The lights in
 the car went out, immediately with
 the crash, and he could not see any
 thing in the car. The car was lighted
 by gas and one light was directly over
 him, as he had been reading all the
 way from Providence. The local train
 was made up of q baggage, smoker
 and two coaches. Witness new the To-
 cal was on the Gilt Edge time, and the
 crash came before Conductor French announced there was to be transfer of
 New York passengers.
 Upon being questioned by MT. Otis
 he said he had carried his watch for ten years with the present works and
 had the watch cleaned once a year, and the last time perhaps six months
 before the Bradford wreck. After the
 wreck the engine of 623 was discon- nected from the train and was about
 fifty feet from the baggage car.
 By MT. Fitzgerald-Th local train made several stops on the way down. at Wickford and Kingston and stop made between Kingston and Bradford. He said he had net read newspaper reports of the wreck and was not spe- cially interested. The or1v interest he
 'ad was that he was in the wreck and did not read much about it. The train may have stopped at tho tower at AOi elOlOIu, DuL lie ulQ not know, he could not state defnitey on that point
 Michael Piziana, of Bradford, station agent for the railroad company, re- membered the wreck at Bradford on the nieht of April r. He was alone in the station at the time of the wreck. Just before that McCluskey, the first trick towerman was with him. Train e23 stopped, which was unusual He made no effort to ascertain the cause Of the stop. A minute after the train stopped McCluskey ran to the tower. Rleht after this witness SAW the Gilt Edge come along at the crossing and sparks hV from the wheels showing l that the brakes Were set. He could not | tell the speed Of 625 train, as it was about 1o9 yards from the stotion. but per h@ps at the rate of 20 miles an hour. WEe7 he first saw the train it was juet east of the tower The col !lsio1 occurred about opposite the sta tlon, which was fifty yards further east of the present station. The loco motive went into the rear car of the 1 local, about q quarter of the distance ana hfteen minutes later the car was af1re. Four bodies were taken from | the wreck and several other people |; One woman was first taken to the sta i tlon and then to the drug store. He 1 Heiped try to put out the fire with chemical extinguisher- and pails of wa | ter rom the emergency water barrel. some of the trainmen and others help ed in this work