Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 4, 1916, Page 6

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Tubing 10c per foot. | The locks in the Bradfor THE CITY OF NORWICH GAS & ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 321 Main Strect, Alice Building e Interesting Testimony “at " Westerly Signal Has Failed to Work Correctly Within a Year— Frank H. Nickerson Recalled—Lampman, Airbrake and < En‘me Inspectors Testify—Woman Dies Suddenly— Mrs. Hoxsey’s Estate Over $929,175. The superior court for Washington county” with Judge Rathbun and a jury, reconvened in ‘Westerly, Tues- day, the ninth day of the trial of Charles H. Mansfield, on two charges of manslaughter in conmnection with the wreck at Bradford station, on the evening of April 17 last. ‘The state claims that the Gily Edge rushed into the block with the distant and all other signals set against the train, while the defence claims the opposite, and that the distant signal was clear and that the second home signal was set against the train just as the sig- nal was reached and too late to pre- vent the crash, which resulted when the Gilt Edge was at diminished While being cross-examined Mon- day by Attorney John J. Fitzgerald, George Anderson, who has been main- tainer of these signals for the past six vears, testified that he had known that particular distant stgnal at Bradford to “stock’—that is not to re- spond to the usual manipulation and that he had known that signal not to work correctl within a. yvear. This is considered'a vital point in the case, and is made emphatic as coming from a witness for the prosecution. Attor- nev Fitzgerald has made a careful study of all that pertains to railroad signals as is shown by his familiari- ty with the minutest details, fot only in the tower. work, but alfo in the electriczl and manual operations of the signals, and with the book of rules, as demonsirated in his cross-examin- ation of witnesses for the state. Tt is said about the court howse that the evidence for the state will be all in within two d #:. The defense will ave about thirty witnesses, and it is not believed the case will be given the jury before the latter part of n week. George A. Anderson. the signal main- tainer, who was on the witness stand when 'court adjourned Mcnday, re- sumed his testimony when court open- ed Tuesday, and the cross-examination Fitzgerald was continu- cd. h train in block and to be put on the siding, the distant ang first home signal must have been thrown back to normal the witness and then added ths switch was op- erated by the second home signal at normal, or as a matte | switch could be operated resardless of | other signals, with the sesond home | at normal. ~ Witness did not know | who was towerman at Wood River on | the night of the wreck, but that pa ticular rick belonged to a man named | Objection was raised to ot ries queries as to whether continued in that position, and the objections were sustained. ~ The wit- ness said Ross resided in Wood River t time of the wreck. Objection was sustained as to whether Ross was now | | i a resident of Wood River. Witness did say that he did not ow whether Ross had removed from Wood River and that he knew nothing of Ross' whereabouts. Upon redirect examinaticn by As- sistant Attorncy-General Phillips, the witness said the first nome and dis- tant raust be at normal to get an un- lock ' ‘from “Wood River, and that un- der such conditions a_train would not ave a'clear to Bradford. The con- tion of the key to the gravity box would indicate tumblers in the lock. The key was produced which showed | four ¥ and four slots. The grav xes are of iron and are bolt- ed into the foundation of iron, and at- tached to the machine, in the tower | houses, and the foundation is solid. It would be impossible to move the ity box by Che arma- 1 is held by quite heavy. in its own weizght, ture the d There was one occasion when the istant ‘signal was at clear when it n investigation and found that it was due to the dropping of a Western Union telegraph wire about midway of the distant and the first home sig- al. .The telegraph wire was brok- en and dropped in the control wire to the distant signal, and closed the con- tact to the distant signal. Witness said he discovered the broken wiro within ten minutes after the defect was reported. When witness remov- ed the fallen wire the distant signal went back to normal. With eircuit broken, the towerman could not set the siznal distance at ciear. Unless the distant signal was at 60 desrees | green or clear light signal would| not show, and to get this the er | must be in contact at the tower. | and Wood | River gravity boxes are identical and witness was in charge of these boxes. By Mr. Fitzgorald—The witness said that ‘the motor at the distant signal worked the blade, but the lever in the tower provides the current to give the contact. It depends entirely up- on the motor as to the movement of the blade, after the contact as given by the lever in the tower. The tower léver to the distant signal must make a complete stroke before it can be latched. The machine, that is the lev- er outfit, is fastened to a wooden frame, and to this machine is attached the gravity boxes and the solid foundation, and all affixed to the wooden frame. The passing trains cause vibration in some towers, he said, but the gravity boxes could not be moved as they were firmly fixed. The gravity box at ‘Wood River could be so manipulated as to give the advance clear at Wood River. ‘The switch at Bradford could be used with the second home signal, at red, and first trains could be put on- to siding. A towerman can lot a train b first home and onto the sidin putting the first home lever back and latching. The control wire to the dis- tant signal is not on a pole line, but the wires to the relay are. The wires from the distant signal to the relay is on a pole line. There is no control wire to the distant signal, but the telegraph wire fell on the motor con- trol wire. At the time witness saw distant signal out of order, there was no train in the block. The wire is on the same pole with the Western Union line and the sagging of the tel- egraph wire might be enough to come in contact with the swnal wires, and could be blown on and off the signal wire and operate the distant signal. The witness testified that the gravity boxes were of the same construction in all towers. _He opened these boxes once a week for inspecijon, then se- curely locked them. A{ Wood River there are seven gravity boxes and they are easily reached {hd the same keys fit all of the boxes in all the towers. He did not know whether the towermen had dpulicate Kbys. By Mr. Phillips, the wiiness testi- fled’ that when the w& prn Union wire broke, the towermas motified witness that the distant ‘signal was out of order. All levers } normal as there was no-tikin in #. and the without | the safety back none was coming from Wood River This wire down left the signals clear and the operator could not put a traln on the Bradford siding, nor could Bradford give an unlock to Wood River. By Mr. Fitzgerald—When Western Union wire was on signal wire, all the signals’ were set at normal and lev- ers latched, and are supposed.to re- main so until a train approaches by announcement by bell code. Frank H. Nicholson, chief signal en- gineer of the railroad_company, who gave testimony last Friday, was re- called, his testimony not having been completed. Witness was cross-exam- ined by Mr. Fitzgerald. He is try- ing to complete a special stop system. On the night of the wreck he was a passenger on the Gilt Edge train from Providence, and had given a méw re- lay test atsBristol to improve the pres. ent system. Tests are taken along the line, but witness did not take part in them. Two or three months be- fore the wreck he was at Bradford in regard to the change of location in sig- nals, which included -the distant sig- al, 'and he had talked with Towerman McClusky between trains. On the trip from Providence he was in the third car from the rear. After the emer- gency brakes were applied, they seemed to hold until the impact. After witness got off the train he met McClusky who advised him to go back and look at the signals. He dia not know whether McClusky recogniz- ed him or not. He did not see Mc- ClusKy after that until an hour and a half Jater when he went into the tower. Witness did not investigate the wreck, but went back, perhaps for of the Gilt Edge. He went to see the signals ang would gone back had he not seen Mec- have Clusky. He saw no one ahead of him as he went back, until at the west| 1d of the bridgé where he met the agman of train 62 The rear end 5 was some distance east of the tower, not very much, and it was not far from the train that he met flagman. He noted the color of the its and the position of the blades of the signals, but went east of the signals before he could see the lights “arther on, at the home signal he seen the flagmen of both trains. Witness climbed the distant signal | to examine the glass. He went beyond the signal pole to see if the lights were proper. — He climbed the pole and sat- isficd himself that there was no brok en glass or frame. He knew the sig- was semi-automatic. Witness aid he haq authority to inspect sig- s and »ad keys to the gravity boxes and batteries. He went perhaps 200 feet beyond the signal before he climbed the pole. He walked brisk~ from the home to the distant sig- nal for the purpose of finding out whether the signals were all right. He left no guard at the signals and saw no one at the signals upon his return trip. The only person in the tower when he entered that he knew was McClusky. This was after he tele- phoned to his superior officer in New York in regard to the signals and the accident. There were others In_ the tower besides McClusky. ~ Dr. Scan= lon might have been there but he did not know the doctor at that time, and could not recognize him now. Recess. The cross-examination of Mr. Nich- olson, by Attorney Fitzgerald was re- sumed at the afternoon session. Wit- ness testified that on his trip back to the signal he saw no fuzees burning He saw no signals from the flisgmum ot He heard no torpedoes while on Gilt Edge and he never heard any while on a passenger train. The same stem of signals prevails between New Haven and Providence and the locking in general and the operation of levers are the same. The unlock is effective in permitting the advance signal to be unlocked, and the working of the other levers in order Irrespec- tive of the position of the signals. The unlock unlocks the latch of the start- ing lever by electricty and the other levers may then be manipulated manu- 1ly. In'order to give train 633 a clear to Bradford an unlock must be received at Wood River, and the same must be given to 25. AS west bound train passes Shannock an- nouncement is made, and at the same time Wood River gives the unlock, if isked for at Bradford. If train going through Wood River finds a clear, it means go ahead at regular speed, and means the unlock had been received at Wood River. After the passage of a_ train from the proceed signal, bevond two rail lensths, which are bonded, and the distant signal, the train of ifself cannot interfere with the work at the tower. There is no protection for that train until the first home signal is reached. The distant signal cannot be at caution and the other signals clear. The signals are supposed to be operated in a normal way and towermen are not supposed to be tricky, and the use of signals i a wrong way is contrary to rules and is not reported. The urlock is west of the Wood River tower and if any: thing that is done out of the ordinary, it must be done in that tower, insos far as the distant signal is concerned. A person having access to the gravity box can manipulate the distant sig- nal irrespective of other conditions. Like conditions prevail in regard to the starter signal, and in a similar manner the towermen could secure an unlock. Attorney Fitzgerald then put a hy- pothetical question covering the ac- tion of trains between Bradford and Wood River, just as it occurred, but based on an abnormal unlock sup- posed to have been received at Wood River. He recited all the movements of trains 25 and 633 on the night of the wreck and asked if such could not have happened, provided the author- ity of manipulation had been abnor- mally received, and cited the operator at Bradford as the manipulator. To the question Mr. Nicholson replied this could be done, under abnormal condi- tions. Joseph W. Austin, the next witness, testified he was a resident of Alton, near Wood River Junction, and rail- road lampman between ‘ood River and Bradford. He filled and cleaned the signal lamps every four days, and oftener if they needed it. He looked at the lamps dally. He cleaned the lamps at Bradford on the afternoon of the evening before the wreck. He found the lamps in good condition and left them in good condition. By Mr. Fitzgerald—The witness said he cleaned the lamps and the glass in the lamps was white. He cleaned the Jamps on Wednesdays and Thursdays. There were thirty-six lamps in all ‘He climbed the poles every day, trim- med the lamps and looked them over. He knew Towerman Ross, who lived at Wood River Junction at the time of the wreclk, but he did not live there the | more and witness did not know | lere he 'is now. He did not know Jjust when Ross moved away. Thomas J. Lee, a resident of Bos- ton and inspector of engines for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, testified that he inspected the engine of train 25 on the morning of the wreck in the round house at East Boston. There were two minor jobs to be done on the en- gine. There were. a few bolts loose outside of that the engine was O. K. He had nothing to do with the air brakes. By Mr. Fitzgerald—Witness had not examined 3038, but he did inspect 1338 engine. Edward W. Chapman of Dorchester, an engine inspector of air brakes, tes- tifled that he inspected” the brakes of the engine of train 25. He tested all the brake apparatus on the engine, both the service and the cmergency, and made minor repair to the service brake. He pronounced the brakes to be O. K. By Mr. Fitzgerald—He examined the engine the day. before the wreck and when it was returned after the wreck. The brake tests were ade in the round house and he did not run the engine. By Mr. Otis—The test is made by pumps, which is the usual way, and the witness said'he had been in this kind of work for sixteen years. By Mr. Fitzgerald—The piston of the brakes the day before the wreck needed attention, and it was given. The defect was caused on one round trip. Michael ‘Cullen, of South Boston, an air brake inspector, testified that train 25 brakes were tested by him on the afternoon of the night of the accident. He was assisted in the work by Thom- as Gallagher. He tested the brake: in th€ usual way nd found all brakes in good order. He kept a record of the inspection and produced the rec- ord. By Mr. Fitzgerald-—Witness said he had been in Westerly since Tuesday of last week, and the clean record book he produced was the same he | had with him at the time of the in- spection. There were seven cars the train when inspected, but the tr started with five cars. The tr: made up of a buffet, a parlor, a diner, a coach and a smoker. The book showed the numbers of the cars on the train, but not ir charact 3y Mr. Otis—Wifness had been in the job four vears and knew the cars by their number Thomas Gallagher, of Dorchester, an air brake inspector for the railroad | compagy, heloed insoect train 25 and | found ®rakes to be O. K Have been {on_the job 14 months. 3y Mr. Fi brake in- spector was a and air | brake inspecto train was | made up of an five cars The _inspectior at 4 o- lock. Ernest G, Pitcher, of Somerville, an employe of the- raiiroad company, as car inspector at South station, save testimony that. two extra cars were put on 25 at South ion. Ile e amined the air on these two ars and found them to be O. K. The Inspection was made about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The cars were at a standstill while being inspected. He had been air brake inspector five years Samuel Newman, signal foreman, testified that he went to Bradford on the night of the wreck, about 11.40, and he found the levers at normal. The next day, Tuesday, he went into the tower to relieve Georse Anderson, who was watching the levers and re- mained there until 10.30, when the levers were at normal, and no one was permitted to touch them. By Mr. Fitzgerald—At that time he was foreman signalman. He had been at work all day, and when he heard of the wreck he came to Bradford from Providence on the wrecking train. He had planned that might to make an inspection of the signals, but aban- doned the trip when he learned of the wreck. The . wrecking train stopped at the distant signal and witness alked to the tower. There were sev- eral in the tower and the only ones he knew were Towermen McClusky and McManus. After relieving Anderson, he remained on duty until called to the inquest. He had no sleep on the night of the wreck or the day after. Court adjourned to 10.30 Wednesday morning. Maurice W. Flynn, president of the Westerly town council and an open candidate for nomination for member of the Rhode Island general assembly, from the second representative dis- | trict of the town, has received the en- | dorsement of the district town com- mittee for the nomination. After the nomination the election in Westerly is simply a legal formality for republi- cans, or democrats in comparison are almost as scarce as eels’ feet. Of the members of the wing of the party who preferred Samuel H. Davis to Mr. Flynn, and who always advocated support of all candidates endorsed by a majority of the town committee, only practice what they preach, Mr. Flynn will be nominated without opposition. He is a thorough business man, a re ident of Westerly since childhood and always active in all ghat pertains to the best Interests of the town. He has served several terms in the town council and was elected president of the council, by his associates, upon the organization of the present council. Mariantonio Sculco, wife of Geraldo Sculco, died very suddenly Tuesday morning, while on a visit to Mrs. Frank Bruno, on Pleasant street. The women were seated and in_conversa- tion when Mrs. Sculco suddenly com- plained of faintness and dizziness, and a moment later she fell from the chair to the floor, dead. She had been in her customary good health, so far as members of her family knew, up to the time of her death, which was due to heart disease. Besides her hus- band, Mrs. Sculco is survived by four daughters and two sons. The latest real estate transfers in Westerly, as recorded by Town Clerk Whipple are_as follows: Alzada A. Saunders to Sarah J. Hazen, lot north side Atlantic avenue, Pleasint View; James F. Fenton, et ux., to Thomas H. Crawford, two lots at_Pleasant View; Sophie J. Allen to Ernest A. Robinson, house and lot north side private road from Potter Hill road; Harrlet B. Stanton to Clarence E. Roche, lot north side Elm street; Au- gustus B. Borgridge to Edmund P. Warren, indfvidual interest in forty- three lots in Dewey park: Joseph M. Bennett, et al, to Luigi Gentlle, et ux., house and lot at High and Dixon streets; Albert E. Kenyon to Robert L.- Kammerer, et al, lot west side of Crandall avenue, Pleasant View; An- nie L. P. Chapman to Eben S. Stev- ens, house and lot north side Winona averue; Bben S. Stevens to Eben S. Cleveland house and lot north side Winona avenue; Mary S. Damerel to Willlam H. Chapman, ef ux. lot in Spruce street extension; John W. Sweeney to Muriel W. Williamson, lot on Napatree Point, Watch Hill. _At the regular session of the West- erly probate court, Judge Edward M. Burke, held Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Trustee company, execu- tors and trustees, presented the in- ventory of the estate of Louisa D. Hoxsey, showing a yaluation of $929,- 175.09, and the inventory was ordered recorded. There is considerable mass valuation to the estate, which will Drobably be settled by a friendly law- sult. The Income of the estitd is left to her daughter, Mrs. Mary Thomas, but none of the principal, which will LIBERTY. No Short, Broken Leaves in Long Cut Tobacco Ageing pure Kentucky tobacco up to 5 years puts richness and snap and full body into LIBERTY that give hearty satisfaction, every puff out of a pipe and every smack out of a chew. No wonder LIBERTY is the big favorite with men who want quality instead of a “big-looking” package. 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Lewis, executor of the will of Charles D. Chapman, petition- ed the court to pass upon a claim of his own against the estate. Referred to the session of Oct. 17, and the court appointed Harry B. Agard as counsel for the estate. In the same estate, the executor petitioned for_ leave to compromise a claim of _$151.80 to $51.80, in favor of Adeline M. Aldrich cutrix of the estate of Clarence M. Aldrich, the original claim being dis- allowed. The petition was granted. The petition was granted Ella S. Se- gar, guardian of Thelma B. Segar, to sell a one-ninth interest in real es- tate located in Main street, as private sale and for not less than $200. Bond $300. In the estate of J. Frank Segar, the widow, Ellen F. Segar, petitioned the court to set out to her real estate of the deceased in addition to her dower and on the same terms. There is now on deposit in_ the participation department of the Westerly branch of the Industrial company the sum of 39150, and of that the widow will re ceive the interest during her lifatime. Charles L. Brown was appointed ad- ministrator of the estate of Eva M. Brown. Bond $500, with Louls Solo- mon_ surety. Edward M. Dodge was appointed ad- ministrator of the estate of Ophelia J. Dodge. Bond $500, with Frank F. Dodge surety. In the estate of James M. Dunham, the petition of the widow that dower of real estate be set out to her, was continued to Oct. 17. Wayland A Leor W. peared was continued to Sau Saunders, court for authori located in the ci & Welch, Providence attorneys, v of Cranston. nders, guardian of . petitioned _the to' sell real estate Bliss ap- in opposition and the matter Nov. 21, next. 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