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Show lis employes, but was wholly due to Mr. Waidiaw's negligence.-' i In the hoard's report on the accl-! dent to train extra 2319 east, which ' occurred one mile west of L'llin. 1:50 p. m.. September 14. it is stated that i the accident was caused by tho breakiug of wheel No. 5 under "A ' end of Pacific fruit express car 8930, ! and that tho inspection records, at Spaiks, Imlay and Carlln show no' defects. Tho report concludes with i the statement: i "Wo a-e not of the opinion that : the breaking of the wheel was caused i by the chill in the wheel bring too deep, although the evidence shows that the wh.-el had been warm, it had j no; been suthcicnlly heated to cause it to brePk." The accident o extra ITS I, in charge of Conductor F. A Ratigan. LCaglnoer .1. Sallaphan. between Tut- 1 lie and Tecoma. which occurred at ". 10 p. m., S?pt"n-l.i r IT. i the lasi icported on. and the board savs in pmi: "Wo find that cause of the accident was duo lo improper handling of the I air by Kn-ircer Callaghan. as he al-I al-I lowed the train to attain too high rate of speed on the heavv grade. Instead In-stead or controlling, so that he could release and roch;irg. he kept applying apply-ing the air un'i! ho used up all his air. Had he nresem-.- of mind to re-lease re-lease and recharge, then applv the air In emergency, there; is no fpirstion but that lie could ha to reduced sped so as lo fvoid the accident." ACCIDENTS AND HOW CAUSED i' The Southern Pacific boaid of in-I in-I culry, appointed to Investigate four I accidents which have occurred dur-: dur-: ing the past month, yesterday filed their reports with Superintendent T. t F. Rowland. In the case of the accident to light ; extra, easlbound engiue 2330, Engineer Engi-neer Tomasek, and switch engine I 11S5, Switchman J. E. Mason, Engineer Engi-neer Stevens, which occurred at 5:10 a. ni., September 10. the board places the responsibility an follows: '. "Engineer J. Tomasek is rosponsl-: rosponsl-: ble for not being on the lookout, for switch engine occupying main line in : yard. Fireman Morehart Is responsible responsi-ble for not being on the lookout for rignals or obstructions. In yard, instead in-stead of putting In fire. Switchman J. E. Mason is responsible for the fall-: fall-: ure to take more precaution in going to west end of yard. We think that i ho should have gone out further and i flagged this light engiue. Had either Engineer Tomasek, Fireman More-hart More-hart or Switchman Mason been at-rending at-rending Ytrictly to oury. the accident ehould not have occurred." The report on the death of William U. Wardlaw, the car i repairer, which occurred In the Ogden yard at 4:55 P nr., September 11," exonerates the railroad company from all responsibility responsi-bility of the workman's death. Toe Tcport sajs: "We find that this accident was due to no fault of the company or of |