Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-04
interesting Testimony at Westerly
eorge Anderson, Signal Maintainer, Admits That Distant Signal Has Failed to Work Correctly Within Year Frank H. Nickerson Recaled-Lanapman Anbrake and x Engine Inspectors Testify-Woman Dies Suddenly Mrs. Hoxsey's Estate Over 1929, 175.

none was coming from Wood River This wire down left the signals clear and the operator could not put a train on the Bradford siding, nor could Bradford give an unlock to Wood River
 By MT. Fitzgerald-When Western Union wire was on signal wire, all the signals were set at normal and lev CTS latched and are supposedsto re- main so until a train approaches by announcement by bell code.
 Frank H. Nicholson, chief signal en- aineer of the railroad company, who gave testimony last Friday, was re- completed. Witness was cross exam Ined by MT. Fitzgerald. He is try ing to complete a special stop system. On the night of the wreck he was a passenger on the Gilt Edge train from Providence, and had given a new re- ent system. Tests are taken along the line. but witness did not take part in them. Two or three months be- fore the wreck he was at Bradford in nals. which included the distant sig nal, and he had talked with Towerman McClusky between trains. On the trip from Providence he was in the third car from the rear. After the emer- gency brakes were applied, they
 
 After witness got off the train he met McClusky who advised him to 60 back and look at the srgnaIs He did not know whether McClusky recogniz- ed him or not. He did not see Mo Clusky after that until an hour and a half later when he went into the tower. Witness did not investigate the wreck, but went back. perhaps for the safety of the Gilt Edge. He went back to see the signals and would have gone back had he not seen Me- Clusky. He saw no one ahead of him as he went back, until at the west end of the bridge where he met the hagman of train 633. The rear end of 25 was some distance east of the tower, not very much. and it was not far from the train that he met the hagman. He noted the color of the lights and the position of the blades Of the signals, but went east of the signals before he could see the lights. Farther on. at the home signal he seen the flagmen of both trains.
 Witness climbed the distant siqnaI to examine the glass. He went beyond the signal pole to see if the lights were proper He climbed the pole and sat 1Sfled himself that there was no brok- en glass or frame. He knew the sig nal was semi-automatfc Witness said he had authority to inspect sig nals and dad keys to the gravity boxes and batteries. He went perhaps 200 feet beyond the signal before he climbed the pole. He walked brisk 1y from the home to the distant sig nal for the purpose of finding out whether the signals were all right, He left no guard at the signals and saw no one at the signals upon his return trip. The only person in the tower when he entered that he knew was McClusky. This was after he tele- phoned to his superior officer in New York in regard to the signals and the accident. There were others in the tower besides McClusky. Dr. Scan- lon might have been there but he did not know the doctor at that time, and could not recognize him now.
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