Show i I 1 I I I i I 1 I I I WRECK GAUSE 1 PlACED Conclusion Rea Reached hed in 0 O. O S S. S L L. Disaster I TWIN FALLS FALIS Aida Ida Sept ll Four or five Inches of dirt on a agrade agrade grade grado crossing caused by dragging the roads and permitting the grader to be lifted as it passed over the tracks was assigned as the reason for tor the wrecking of ot the Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Short Line Line- engine on the Rogerson flog nog erson- erson Wells erson-Wells Wells branch Wednesday when Engineer E. E L L. Thompson Thompson lost his pis life lIe a mile an and a half from th this s city according to the findings of u R railroad board of Inquiry which in investigated investigated in- in the occurrence Thursday The board of Inquiry which held its Us sessions in the private car of Superintendent C C. C E E. Manson was composed of of O. O B B. Chalmer trainmaster trainmaster train train- master H. H H H. Crane master mechanic mech mechanic me- me me me- ch L' L L. L W. W Althoff division en engineer engineer en- en J J. J E E. Wilcox auditor and Sidney H H. Graves representing the he public Facts disclosing the cause of ot the wreck were so so conclusive according to Coroner Crossman that an of official of- of tidal county Inquest will not be necessary t TWIN FALLS Ida Sept 11 11 George W W. Bice Twin Falls ralls orchard orchard- 1st and farmer appeared yesterday yesterday yester ester esterday day before an Oregon t Line board of inquiry to assume voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily volun volun- the responsibility for the wrecking Wednesday afternoon of the Twin Rogerson Falls-Rogerson branch line locomotive that resulted in the death of ot E. E L. L Thompson engineer Railroad men and lind others who viewed the wreck Wednesday evening evening evening eve eve- ning expressed belief that earth deposited de deposited deposited de- de posited on the crossing by a road grader had filled the flange groove and lifted and lifted the locomotive wheels ot off the rails In his statement before the board of ot Inquiry this afternoon that was characterized d by absolute candor and absence of any purpose to shield himself Mr Bice stated that he and his son Luther 14 had been en engaged engaged en- en Wednesday In grading the i road which runs past his farm and which had been badly washed out by recent r rains ins I |