Show BOA ae U IRY A MAKES REPORT about two years ago the late E 11 harriman Harri inan adopted the system of having a board of inquiry composed of officials and citizens residing in ili the district where the accident oc cut cuirci red investigate all railroad accidents and wrecks for the purpose of determining the cause and placing the responsibility le in pursuance with that policy division sion supt bupt A 13 abst supt bupt H J harris at supt bupt george ross abst bupt apt AlcIn mcantee tee mayor thos it 11 blackburn lion hon P F W Fis fishburn liburn and ye editor went over to corinne last friday morning to investigate the recent 4 ei t derail derailment merit N which bich occurred just as the lie malad passenger train was pulling into the depot there the ground was carefully looked over the engine was examined then I 1 run over the place where it went oft off the rails a few evenings before at a good lively clip A number of questions were risked asked and then their the ills party in conn connection action with the conductor john I 1 scott brakeman Bra kenian G 11 flar flair fireman albert V ball arid and section foreman emall 0 mcdermott cDermott Al held a court of inquiry in fit tile the passenger coach conductor scott ills his brakeman and fire fireman nian and tire the section foreman were questioned as to the accident and probable cause for from all appearances a derailment at that point would seem an impossibility and many reasons were nere advanced why such ili an accident could happen the investigation resulted ho however Never in each member giving ill it as ills his opinion that soine some hard haid substance like a nut bolt or piece of iron must lia haic c been on the rail to lift tile the wheels so that the bearing of the alie train in turning onto the other tra traca cir I 1 would for foice cc the pony trucks over the alie rail this was the report as unanimously lin akil adopted in the investigation supt bupt stevenson urged each member of the party to ask any kind or as many questions as is he desired because the railroad company wanted the facts made public |