THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
PAGE THREE
BRAKES FAIL IN
DEATH JIN TEST
Locomotive Runs Beyond
Where Skylark Stood.
NO BRAKES AT ALL AT END
Engineer Dougherty's Story of How
Stamford Wreck Occurred Borne Out
In Spectacular Manner Train Runs
375 Feet Beyond Safety Mark.
Stamford, Conn., Juno 18. On tho
seventh test the air brakes on tho Wg
PnciHc type engine No. 1338 of tho
Boston express on the Now Haven
road failed totally to hold tho whoola
In a reproduction of tho stopping con
ditions of the fatal run into the yards
hero last Thursday afternoon. The en
gine after running with brakes sot for
2,200 foot carried the same cars to
which it was attached on the day of
tho wrock for a distance 375 feot far
ther than the spot where tho wooden
Pullman chair car Skylark had, stood
when the same engine bored through
it, killing six passengers. Six prelimi
nary tests had been successfully met
At the end of tho day tho brakes
broke down completely, permitting tho
locomotive to run away from its cars
after being uncoupled from them. Tho
brakes when applied in an effort to
stop tho runaway engine had no force,
and it was found that a pin had drop
ped out of one of the brake levers.
Tho engino, now a cripplo, was towed
into the Stamford roundhouse where a
force of repair men was put to work to
got it Into shape to go back to Now
Haven under its own steam.
Fatal Train Used In Test.
For tho purposes of tho post mortem
test tho engine in which Charles J.
Dougherty had drilled through the Sky
lark was attached to the same cars that
had formed the second section of tho
Boston express when tho rear end col
lision occurred in the Stamford yards.
Tho train crews were tho same, except
that an experienced engineer and an
other fireman had charge of the engino
cab, and the big locomotive, already
known as tho "death engino," had been
repaired slightly to put it back into
running condition.
That repairing, however, had been
done under the direction of inspectors
for tho Interstate commerce commis
sion, who stated that none of it had
affected tho elliciency of tho brakes.
Tho attempt to re-enact with tho
tragic features tho death run,of Dough
erty's engino was made after officials
of the New Haven road testified nt tho
Inquest conducted by Coroner Pholan
that it was Impossible for Dougherty
to have applied the brakes as ho said
ho did and yet cause tho wreck of the :
car Skylark.
The run on which the air brakes
merely failed without breaking down,
the seventh of the day's series of tests,
was tho first on which an attempt was
made to reproduce the conditions
Dougherty faced and to apply the air
as Dougherty testified that ho applied
it. Tho only physical condition differ
ing from that which Dougherty en
countered was that n little green flag
stood in the path of tho train instead
of an antiquated wooden Pullman car
filled with passengers.
Brakes Fail Completely.
As tho heavy express train pulled
into the block in which the little green
flag waved, its brakes were grinding,
yet the locomotive heeded them hardly
at all. Eight hundred feet from tho
place of death tho train was hearing
down almost at full speed, although the
brakes then had boon set for more
than twlco tho distance regarded as a
"good stop." Tho express paco slack
ened perceptibly as it neared tho spot
whore tho Skylark had been smashed,
but it still was going at speed enough
to suck up clouds of dust from tho
road bed.
The locomotive passed on and so did
four of the cars. When tho brakes
gave a final crunch and tho train came
to a standstill tho locomotlvo's bent
pilot was at rest 375 feet beyond tho
spot where the Skylark had stood. Tho
Pullman cars Foxboro and Prlstlna
wero standing just where tho Skylark
bad stood. They wero tho fourth and
fifth cars of tho test train, and still
wero lined with a utter of New Eng
land newspapers bearing tho date June
12, tho papers having been left thcro
by passengers who poured out of tho
train after tho wrock.
Until tho seventh test, which failed,
railroad officials were rather hopeful
bocauso of tho day's showing. Under
many brake applications they had
shown that Engine 1.33S could bd
brought under control and held down
to normal running conditions. But
when, to tho manifest surpriso of
every railroad man on tho train, tho
brakes suddenly proved useless, many
faces wero overcast with expressions
of chagrin.
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AT THE 1913 CHAUTAUQUA.
Mr. Henry Such has, with his violin,
won the praise "of half the crowned
heads of Europe. His startling public
career began at the ago of eight. To
day, in every large city at homo and
abroad, he has been singled out as a
musician who uses his brains as well as
his poetic temperament to play with.
Mr. Such is master of the fairy-like and
delicate, and of the tremendously power
ful in compositions, too. With Miss
Viola Brodheck, the great Philadelphia
soprano, ho gives one of tho most com
pellingly artistic entertainments of tlu
Chautauqua program.
PAUFACK.
Paupack, Juno 18. Mrs. B. F.
Killam is visiting friends and rela
tives at Scranton.
Mrs. M. Wilbur, of Middletown, N.
Y and Mrs. O. Hopps and daughter,
Ruth, aro visiting with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Ansley.
Mrs. Bennett spent Thursday in
Hawley.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. L.
T. Simons on Thursday. All report
a good time.
Miss Martha Schwarting spent Sat
urday and Sunday at her home.
Anna Steinman is convalescing
nicely. She is able to go out now.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kellam expect
to attend the exercises at Wyoming
Seminary this week. Their daugh
ter, Miss Frances, is a graduate.
Henry, Loulso and Hilda Vetter
lein attended tho Children's Day ex
ercises at Arlington on Sunday even
ing. Gertrude Fowler spent Sunday at
her home.
Mr. Hockstein, of Cuba, is visit
ing with relatives at this place.
Jos. Slocum. wife and daughter,
Tilllo Pilfer and Isabel Williams took
a trip to Honesdale Thursday in Mr.
Slocum's auto.
Isaac Sandercock and brother, Itay
called at Vetterlein's Friday evening.
LAKEWOOD.
Lakewood, Juno 19. Tho Ladies'
Aid Society held dinner in the M. E.
church Thursday. A largo number
was in attendance.
Teachers' examinations were con
ducted in the High school Wednes
day and Thursday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hornheck and
children of Forest City wero visitors
at L. LaBar's Sunday.
Annie Weed closed her school
Friday.
Warren LaBarr spent his senior
vacation with his parents at this
place. Ho will graduate from Lafay
ette college as an electrical engineer.
Miss Louise Mott of Deposit, N. Y.,
spent the week-end with' her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Mott
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Nlles are visit
ing relatives in Binghamton, N. Y.
Karl LaBarr is attending com
mencement weok'at Lafayette Col
lege. Hazol Warner of Sherman, return
ed home after attending a term of
school at Lakewood.
Children's Day will ho observed
in tho M. E. church Sunday, Juno 29.
Tho Lakewood ball team played a
game of base ball with Shehawken
team Saturday. Score, S to C, in
favor of Lakewood.
DIFFICULTY OVER LINE
FENCE FINALLY SETTLED
CIIAS. SPEWECK FOUND "NOT
GUILTY" OF ASSAULT AND
KATTEKY.
Costs of Prosecution Placed on Pros
ecutor, AV. 11. Ciossiiian, nnd
Spwcck Equally Evidence in
Cn.se.
The case of the Commonwealth
vs. Charles Speweck charged with as
sault and battery on the person of
William B. Crossman was disposed
of early Tuesday morning. The jury
was out only a short time and they
returned a verdict of "not guilty."
The prosecutor and defendant to pay
half the costs of the action.
Tho jury was composed as follows:
Enos Marsh, Honesdale; M. H. Har
low, Salem; Calvin Schwelghofer,
Damascus; George Wegst, Berlin;
Frank Scudder, Lebanon; Ernest
Ludwig, Hawley; George Beere, Dy
berry; Otis Highhouse, Oregon; Geo.
Hoffman, Hawley; J. E. Tiffany,
Mount Pleasant; Archahald Hines,
Preston; Joseph North, Damascus.
Charles P. Speweclc and W. B.
Crossman live on adjoining farms in
Clinton township and the difficulty
arose over a line fence that was
being built by Mr. Crossman. Ho
alleges that Speweck threatened to
strike him with an axe while he was
building tho fence.
W. B. Crossman was tho first wit
ness called: Ho said that he had liv
ed in Clinton fifteen years and that
last April Speweck tried to assault
him. Their lands join on two sides.
My son-in-law, Thomas Dolph, and
myself were building a fence on my
land and Speweck came up to us
and began pulling off the wires and
pulling up the poles. I told him I
would have him arrested and he
said that was just what he wanted.
Ho raised the axe to his shoulder
in a threatening manner and would
have struck me if I had not got out
of the way.
On cross-examination Attorney C.
A. McCarty, for the defendant, tried
to show that the whole trouble was
over the boundary line between the
two farms but the Court stated that
the case must stick to assault and
battery. The case, he said, ought
not to have come to court at all.
Thomas Dolph was sworn and testi
fied corroboratively.
For tho defense John Speweck was
sworn: Ho said that he had not
threatened Crossman but that he had
raised the axe to tear down tho
fence which he alleged was being put
on his land. Crossman camo up
back of mo and tried to grab me.
I told him that he should keep away
or he would get hurt. He swore at
mo and I sworo at him.
Amos Geer, Mort. Lee, Peter
Drake and Amos Wilcox, all residents
of that section, testified to the de
fendant's reputation for peace and
quietness, and all said that It was
good.
All testimony was in by 5:45 Mon
day afternoon when court adjourned.
- EQUINUNK.
Equinunk, June 19. Children's
day exercises will be held here in the
Methodist church Sunday morning
at 10:30 a. m. An entertaining pro
gram is being preparedly the com
mittee in charge.
Our Sunday school is holding a
contest which is creating a great deal
of interest among our town people
and bringing into our school a large
number of children and grown peo
ple. The leader, Mrs. C. E. Wood
mansee, and Mrs. Earl Lord aro
working faithfully to make tho con
test a success. The young men's
class which is taught by the pastor,
Rev. F. C. Grennell, has a large at
tendance. Hugh McGranagan, of Hancock,
who was seriously hurt in a runaway
accident horo last week, is still in a
critical condition with little hopes
for recovery.
Mrs. Kate Clemo, of iHonesdale,
and Chas. Spencer, of Gar teen, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. J. S. Wat
son. Mrs. Anna Hodge has gone to De
posit to spend two months with her
daughter, Mrs. Franks.
Wm. Hornbeck nnd family of Han
cock, spent Sunday at the home of
J. K. Hornheck.
Anna Lord, who has been spend
ing the past month with her mother,
Mrs. Virgil Beatty, of Downsville, re
turned to the home of her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cain Lord, Mon
day. She was accompanied home by
her mother who is visiting here.
Mrs. Herbert Lakin nnd daughter
of Long Eddy, aro at the home of
her grandmother, Mrs. Gile.
J. W. Farley, wife and daughter,
Miriam, and Miss Augusta Southwell
motored to Montrose Tuesday whore
they will spend the week with rela
tives in that vicinity.
Mrs. J. Dietrich and son of Han
cock, are visiting at the homo of
Wm. Crumley.
Louis Woodmansee returned home
Wednesday from Pennington Semi
nary where he has been attending
school.
The Equinunk ball team journeyed
to Lake Como Tuesday where they
crossed bats with the Como nine.
Battery for Equinunk, Cuddlho and
Fonnigan. Score, 17-7 in favor of
Equinunk.
Tho Willing Workers are planning
to hold a celebration here the
Fourth of July. Dinner and supper
will be served on Nelson's lawn. Two
games of ball will be played with
Lake Como on the grounds here that
day.
Ralph Dillon has purchased a new
Ford touring car from Mr. Gammell
of Honesdale.
iRichard and Adelaide Watson at
tended the Whlpple-Spencer wedding
at Orson Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Oakley Tyner attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Jacob
Welsh at Rlleyville Monday.
John Barnes, of Carbondale, and
Emery Spencer of Garteen, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
That splitting Headache will
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to do nil kinds of Job Printing.
Specinl cuts to illustrate work ob
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