Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-05 | Page 2 | Negligence Caused Railroad Disaster

NEGLIGENCE CAUSED RAILROAD DISASTER Adrian bElch Mich eh Dec Dee 4 The coroner er jury today toned found that the destructive d collision near Seneca last Jast 1 W Wednesday e d y night between trains tn Nos IS 11 1 and 4 was cawed caused by the negligence of the Wa Ws Wabash bash bach Railroad company and aM the Ute train trainmen trainmen men of train No 4 4 I The verdict says flay 78 the railroad corn com company pany was waa negligent in I falling to comI pro provide provide vide train No 4 1 with a head end eft and in Ia faRIng falling te to provide kOVI proper signals at the place of meeting of trains NUB Nus 4 and ana IS 12 Engineer Aaron T Strong was Wu found negligent In ailing c to properly understand and obe order No D 8 2 under which the trait train was wac running Conductor Coa George GeorgeJ eor e eJ J Martin was found negligent nagU t In fall fail failing lag ing to signal the engineer e to atop stop and andin andIn andin in falling failing to apply the air brakes when the engineer did not give lve the proper signal immediately passing the station at Seneca according a to the rales ulea Fireman Parties But was wag w found t tIn in falling failing to remind the engineer of order No n S when the lM engineer e failed tAIled to give the Ute proper signal almal and slow glow aIo up at Seneca Brakeman A W Dittman was wat found negligent nt in failing falling to signal the engineer to SOp stop and la in falling failing to apply appl the air brake until after the train had bad passed pu the station nt at Sen Sea Seneca Seneca eca when the engineer en neer did not give the Ute proper pro r signal on approaching Sen Sea Seneca Seneca eca ece