Show ENGINE BLOWUP BLAME PLACED OMAHA July 19 IP i was blamed today b by J. J I. I Aydelott Aydelot general manager of lines w west vest t for lor an explosion in a Burlington railroad ad lo locomotives locomotive's locomotives locomotive's locomotives locomotive's lo- lo boiler at the union station sta sta- sta- sta lion ion here last night which k killed three men injured 13 and cause caused damage estimated at Aydelott expressed belief the en engineer engineer en- en and fireman on the Sar Ak Ben limited crack Denver Chicago passenger train failed to watch th the locomotives locomotive's gauges and failed t to teed water into the boiler when it was needed The dead Charles Teeter engineer of ot Creston Cres Cres- ton on Iowa K J J. Zimmerman fireman Neb James McRae 29 negro red cap of Omaha All night inspection of the wrecked engine by Burlington officials anc and John Welch federal locomotive in inspector inspector in- in specter Aydelott said revealed reveal that tha the engine was in perfect condition conditio when it left Lincoln Neb last night nigh nighton on its run to Omaha He said it would cost about to put the engine in service again Damage to the overhead contours concourse linking the union and Burlington stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta will amount to about The uThe evidence is perfectly clear Aydelott said The inspection showed that the firebox was in 10 perfect per per- fed condition and that every sta stabolt stay bolt boIt was in place The valves am and cocks were open and were perfectly clean There was no possibility of a false indication by any of ot the gauges gauge of the amount of water in the boiler |