Show I DISASTER DUE TO MISPLACED RAILS RAftS Evidence Taken Before Coroner Shows Was Not in iii Proper Place Atlantic City N. N J. J Nov No 1 l.-Il l. It was was' clearly demonstrated 1 at the Inquest con conducted by Ly Coroner today that last Sunda Sundays Sunday's disaster upon the West Vest Jersey Seashore Electric road was entirely due ue to a misplaced rail upon the drawbridge at th the tha Thorough Thorough- fare tare Coroner Gaskill from the start held to the tIme theor theory that the outer southbound rail rall upon Ullon the drawbridge was not In Its proper place when the train reached cached It IL A well known contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor who whose e name the coroner re refused ye- ye fused tue 1 to lo disclose but hul who will probably ally ably bo ho called upon as a witness S tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow is 18 time the ant authority for Cor tIme the statement tate state ment that Daniel Stewart bridge tender lIa has frequently had trouble troubie with the lie outer rail Frequently th the coroners coroner's informant declared he had seen Stewart tug and amid kick at the lie rail 1311 In lii an nn effort to tim get It Into place after arter the draw dra closed At today's Inquest t which convened at 10 o'clock Coroner GaskIll by Ly his questioning ma made e ever every effort to bring brine out this line of oC evidence c Conductor Curtis testified that the him st t intimation mm of oC anything wrong was when there came a bump hump af though the tIme first hirst car had hind hit lilt some obstruction ob oh- Brakeman Wood corroborated corroborated George B. B McCullough of oC Philadelphia Philadel phia who wan as standing near the bridge when the accident occurred testified 1 that lint lust HINt there was waH a thump an and amid then Ihen the curs cam left the tracks track He lie said the right forward 1 wheels ls of oC the first t car jumped John Williams a wat watchman hman em employed at a lumber yard ar was Laske asked whether he lie noticed the front Car Cal jump He replied that he did Other witnesses KeN said the same thing The mass of uC te testimony lImony taken talen today loday c covered the events e of or the l a J |