Show OFFICIALS PROBE FATAL MISHAP O. O S S. S L. L Fireman Killed in North Yards An Investigation to fix fi the blame for tor the fatal t calr i i r Q I 1 i ij 1 j I morning In the Oregon Short Line I north yards ards that le ji il 1 death of ot A. A E E. Christensen 24 24 fireman fireman fire fire- j I man North Korth Seventh West cst i street Is being held today by J J. J B B. i iI Davis assistant superintendent dent of ot I the Oregon Short Line in his office I at th the Union depot SwItchmen i yard vard foremen and engineers engineers- formed the first group to be subjected to toan toan toan an examination this morning relative rela rela- tive tire to the cause of ot the accident According to the Information gathered today the tho engine on which ChrIstensen was riding was backing up UI to hook hool on a string of cars standing on the sidetrack ck A boxcar I was wag standing on a It track frack parallel to the tho track on which the engine was moving and evidently not In the clear since its roof scraped the tender tender tender ten ten- I der of the switch engine and then crushed the cab whIch resulted I i in Christensen being mashed In tho the cab It ia l presumed that Christensen's Christen Christen- sens sen's head was protruding from Crom the cab as the accident occurred Immediately following the accident acci accident acci- acci dent the police ambulance was called but ChrIstensen died while the ambulance was en route to the Holy Cross hospital Three vital and interesting questions questions questions ques ques- concerning the accident were being developed de In the process of the investigation today First who was responsible for tor the boxcar not being In the clear second was the engine herder heider who was riding on I the back bacle end of ot the sw switch itch engine and who who- threw the switch partly I responsible for letting the engine proceed and third was Christensen so occupied in attending to his du duties duties duties du- du ties that he did not have a chance to see the boxcar was not in the clearA clear A A. switch engine In charge of Foreman Gee was operating on the track on which the boxcar was standing but It was not revealed in inthis inthis inthis this mornings morning's investigation whether er that engine had knocked the car too too close to the switch Engine Herder S S. S S S. Kirkpatrick who was riding the back of at the engine and who threw the switch was examined exam exam- ined med The Investigation was attended by Frank Oster secretary of at the public utilities commission J J. EDavis E E. Davis assistant superintendent of the Oregon Short Line railroad PD P P. D D. Jamieson general S SA S S. SA A A. A Burrell master mechanic Jed Abbot claim agent for the Oregon Short Line W W. H It Smith superintendent superintendent superintendent of the Los Angeles Salt L Lake ke Route and F F. W W. Chiswell claim agent for the Los Angeles Salt Lake Route ChrIstensen toad had been In the employ employ employ em em- ploy of ot the Oregon Short Line Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road company for three years ears He lie was a native of Salt Lake the son of A A. M. M and Millie Flowers Christensen Chris Chris- Surviving him are his widow widow wid wid- ow ow Mrs Ruth Parramore Christensen Christen Christen- se sen four brothers and two sisters |