| Show FURTHER particulars OF THE RAILROAD developments I 1 AT THE INQUEST the inquest to have been held over the bodies of the men killed bythe by the railroad collision yesterday afternoon at 1 4 was postponed until 7 GO at which hour the little littfe office of joaw tayl taylor 0 r was crowded ta W its utmost capacity with participators participatory ann e eye eve witnesses of the sickening horror the re injured men had been taken to the hospital where they received the necessary surgical attention but the bodies boales of the three dead men lay in ft a shed behind the undertakers office and presented a ghastly spectacle edward worley aged about 21 years and owen oyven larrissey aged about 40 were neatly dressed in white wyite but their limbs were frightfully mangled and twisted while their heads were crushed to a jelly the body of alexander wallace still lay in the box in which it had been bro brought from the train the head was entirely missing and the body so horribly crushed and mangled that it retained but little semblance of human form the first witness examined examined before the coroner and jury was A N russell the engineer on the freight train said he was coming down the canon cannon wednesday forenoon at 1052 with 30 cars pars cars it vas yas was snowing heavily and the train was moving at about 12 miles an hour the fireman was wiping the windows and suddenly shouted look out for yourself ile he had only time to throw on the air and jump from tro iro in the window to save his life as the train struck as lie touched the ground he jle release released one man pinned between rocks and an saw wall cc ice burled buried under the engine had it not been for the fi remans wiping the windows they would not ilot have seen the train at all on to what he attributed the he accident he replied that there was no nna fla flag out and he bad no orders to look for fir any work train the engineer and conductor of the work train tram were responsible for the apel accident dent and the former had acknowledged as much on the tile ground round the cause of the accident was mat they iliad had no nag flag out the work train was running with caboose forward did not know at what speed the work train was going the rules of this company were produced and it was clearly shown that the freight train had llad tho right of the road and therefore its meu men could not be held responsible john Griff griffin ln breman on the work train limped forward and was sworn as the next witness the conductor had told him that the freight train had left clear creek ten minutes before but to proceed anyway lie he jumped when the trains were only half a rall rail apart the steam burned the side of his head nead badly and he was otherwise injured S said aid they had no flag ahead and were go going in about six miles an ali h hour our john jorn welsh foreman of the work train was the next witness he aie was simply the boss of the workmen on the train there was no flagman flagman to warn the coming train ile he had llad asked the conductor the other train was but got no reply and was afraid of an accident ile lle kne new w the men that were killed fred branning g the tile foreman on the freight train next testified but developed no new features of importance confirmed the testimony of the tile engineer mr russell john welsh foreman on the freight train 1 said that ho he had asked be ge abolt the c conductor on ductor several times where the thy train was but got no answer answerl and feared an accident t might bebur occur the tiie flagman ads va s with him and was not sent ahead he had known the three dead men for some time but could give no particulars about them larrissey Larris sey scy lived until they reached wallace was killed instantly under the engine and worley died shortly after the sec hec accident ident eleven workmen were on the train three were killed and lour in injured ared 11 0 osterwald testified that he was engineer on the work train and had orders to work between thistle and spanish fork produced the order the order gave teem them no right against any train except they flagged did not know as they had sent out a flag left spanish fork at 10 when the conductor came out of the telegraph office he said the freight train had left clear creek only two or three minutes before he had nine miles to po go while they had twenty one and of course thought they could make it he went around curves slowly blowing three whistles as warning and before striking the short curve where the collision occurred he be pave rave three whistles saw smoke coming around the hill ahead abea d and reversed the engine at once on giving his first whistle he saw someone jump from the caboose but did not k know sow who it was the reason he did not send a fag aag flagman ahead was because he had no orders to do so and had bad no idea of meeting in a train lie he whistled to reverse breaks the collision separated his enuine engine from the cars in front and he tle moved backward some distance to get out of the way did not remell remember er admitting that he was to blame but when le ie saw anat had happened lie he was very much affected and coll coli confused fused and iid lid did not recollect what he did say acknowledged that he be was equally responsible with wili the conductor according to the rules but he took the conductors duc tors word for it some further questioning quest ionin lonin g occurred when the inquest adjourned until 10 this morn mornine ing inz burt bunt the conductor and operator of the work train was arrested at thistle yesterday and lodged r in jail last night tuis THIS INGS proceedings the examination of witnesses was resumed at 1015 this morning in the office of jos W taylor B W nelson neison was the first witness t he testified as follows I 1 was brakeman on the work train at the time of the collision I 1 was on the front end of our caboose which was being backed u up it was snowing hard at the time men when I 1 saw the smoke of the freight train no 21 opened the door and said to the boys inside good godl god 1 here she comes jumping I 1 saw mr seab sea boldt our don eon conductor ductor give the signal to the en to stop then he got off the train saw the men jump from no sl 21 engine train still coming towards us when at spanish lford fork I 1 asked the conductor where no 21 was and he said he know but afterwards told me she had just left clear creek and that we would go goon on without orders and flag also that he knew we would have plenty of time the fireman conour on our engine could not kee much steam up so I 1 suggested that go back to the engine and help him out but the conductor said no for me rne to remain as we would have to flag we knew no 21 was drej and we were running on her time but knew we could make it if the train had haa just left clear creek the conductor is supposed to know where superior trains are and to seo see that flao fiao are out where required the tiie rules on the rio grande are different to the rules inroads on roads ive worked oil on the conductor signs the orders for the engineer on this road Q this filis give the conductor more authority than the enn engineer ineer incer A yes sir Q what other roads do you refer tor toi to A well the union pacific Q what is your impression as to the cause of the accident A some one Is to blame certainly but dont know hov how you can get at it I 1 heard the conductor say the train had just left C clear lear creek and as jt it was 10 we would nave have plenty of time to make our oar switch as we had but nine miles to go while they bad twenty one Q howlong dowlong how long iong were you de delayed laydon on the road A we were all ready to start stait at spanish fork and had some rails to unload which only took us ns five minutes Q at what speed were you going 11 A when I 1 first saw no 21 1 we were making about six miles an hour work trains vary in speed we knew we had v right aright to run as fast asno aano as no 21 our train was still before the other struck us Q how many cars wore were damaged afave A five or six some of ours and some on freight train I 1 would be the duty of the conductor in such a case as this A why to nag flag each way while standing still and when moving he be should have a nna fla flagman man ahead frank hoelman hot Hof finan said he ile had been requested by some of the railroad boys to appear in their behalf and put tue tiie following questions question sto to tile tiie witness Q did ltd the engineer of the engine oil on tile the freight train give any signal A no sir Q did iid lid your en engineer ineer A A L yes sir Q did train 21 have air brakes edl sei A A yes sir our engineer gave three whistles as he struck the curve it they had used their air their train could have been stopped before the trains struck I 1 cant swear they use air but th think not we met juet near east cast end of curve A juror then asked erom from whom do you receive your instruction A erom from conductor the engineer anything to do with it Q where W was as the engineer of your train when shen YO you yon had stopped A lle lie ile he was on his engine Q have you ever known these trains to exceed 15 10 miles an hour A no never was on any other than work train next witness was the conductor of the thu work train burt Q what was your position on oil the rio riu grande road A I 1 was conductor Q elease please state fully what you did ont on the tho haday day odthe of the accident where you met ithel freight train what time and any other facts you can W wil wll ness we were at spanish fork at 10 am we had working id 0 o orders r ders dero between 8 spanish anish fork and thistle these borki borders rs gave us a right to work between these points but our rules require us to flag against all regular trains that gare care due we have no right on their time without doing so our orders came that morning addressed to td the conductor and the engineer and I 1 signed for both and d delivered a co copy py to the elig engineer ineer we proceeded fr from m spanish fork making about twelve miles an aa hour where here we could see bee a good distance ahead where the view of the track was obstructed ted we flagged we ran aart very slow around curves we stopped a short distance west of yole pole canton cannon and unloaded some iron Q ilov how long did you stop there A about 15 minutes Q after that you jou proceeded A yes sir bir and the tiie collision oc cui cut carrid red ced about luree turee miles irom front there ar Q ilow liow fa faa fat A were you ou running ahen the the thu trains struck A we were standing still when we first saw nosi no 31 our train was making about tive nive miles an hour ahad I 1 had given gisen ivell the signal to stop and was just climb climbing down from the platform to go ahead and flag the train as I 1 saw hei he coming cannot Canno tsay say sas whether he saw it or not but I 1 j jumped and ran ahead as fast as I 1 could to caution cautin the approaching pro aching train Q you got formation information lin im at spanish fork regarding no 21 did you not ano sir nothing definite was t trying 1 ng to find out where she was Q what Is the reason you get track of it A the ahe operator tried to get in on the wires but home bome one snapped him off the wires were very busy buty so he get in and I 1 told him to never mind as we vye would have to flag up any way operator said he thought he heard no 21 reported out vf of clear creek about fifteen minutes before ten Q Is there a regular operator at spanish fork i A yes sir Q you are au an operator i A A yes sir i Q did you touch the wire at spanish fork al A no sir i Q do you carry an arr instrument A yes sir 1 A did you cut in wire that morn I 1 ins IT A no 90 sir not after I 1 received our orders in the morning Q had you yon passed any curves arves before this one was approached A yes sir and flagged around them Q how far distant was the freight train when you first saw it A about or feet away cannot say gay for sure Q how fast was no 21 ru running A eighteen or t twenty enty miles abour an hour which is its faster than rules allow them to domn run ran did not hear them whistle Q do you think any one Is to blame for this accident A a pretty pointed question it was storming very h hard ard and we got further around the curve than we should s ho u la have Q what did vou you do after the accident d ent had bad happened A 1 ran to thistle G gravel ravel the wires are arc ready for usei use had no instrument but reported the accident by touch touching lug the ends of the wires together conductor gray of train 21 then testified I 1 1 11 Q what is your name A geo U D gray Q what is your position ACou acon A conductor ductor Q what train were you conductor of on dec 1 A train 21 Q where was your train when the trains struck A etwas it was a little east easi of the centre of the curve when we struck Q did you see seq any flags or hear heagany any signals A no sir I 1 did not Q were you oil on any other trains time when you struck ayes A yes kyn no time and my own delayed time 0 did your youn our engineer gIncer eD give a whistle w A ai dont know hear 6 hrany any whistle Q should a whistle have been blown I 1 A ayes dessir sir all ali trains should shoula biow blOw tiow the whistle before striking a curve there are posts up tip indicating where they should whistle dont know whether there is one at this curve or not Q do you think there is anybody to td blame fsr fer this accident A yes sir I 1 think somebody Is to blame for it Q what did you do after aften the accident A at went down to the wreck wreak and helped to get the men ready to go to cpr 11 v le Q were ve ro yott yow acquainted with either 0 of the men A A no sir bir trai tr 3 n what was the length of your A I 1 had bad 30 cars Q could you see the theother other train coming chomin towards you I 1 A no sir sin the first I 1 knew of jhb collision was when I 1 felt the lar jar Q did the work train enc enz enzinger ineer incer say an anything thing about them beng being to blame T A he said they were to blame called his enin engineer eer osterwald outside and cried like a baby ile he feels very badly the witness nelson being recalled said he saw jump off the train was moving about four sour miles an ajl hour witness gave ave the alarm about the time he jumped did not know which incident occurred first biever zever carried aflak a flag following is the VERDICT OF THE JURY TERRITORY OF UTAH county of salt lake J an I 1 inquisition holden at ailbe the office of joseph win taylor in the second precinct of salt lake city territory of utah on the and days of df december A D P 1884 before george 1 taylor coroner of said county lipon upon the bodies of edward worley 0 larrissey and alexander wallace there lying dead by the jurors whose names are arc hereunto hereunto subscribed the said sald jurors upon their oaths declare that the sald said persons before mentioned came to their deaths by a collision of train no 21 bound west and work tra train in en engine I 1 ine lne no zjr egr bound boun a V cast east st on the denver 8 arlo rio grande western at a certain curve on said road about three miles below thistle station west on the 1 ith th day of december at about 1050 am AD A D 1884 1881 w and they further nin fin nind find d that alexander wallace vallace was killed instantly and that worley and larrisey larrissey died from the effects of injuries there received a few hours thereafter the they also find from the evidence presented that the management of the work train wits was at faull fault for not havin having out sl signals nals such as the laws of the raad road required in witness whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year jean first above written W D lii III hickman johs H RUMEL ISAAC SEARS 1 |
