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VOL. 49 NO., 145 ,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
COCAINE DRUG
USER BEFORE
CITY COURT
'.MgB GcughHn Continues Case
: After Interrogating tlis
Prosecutor
DELAHEY SCORES
LOCAL PHYSICIAN
Mr. Leterty RecQonts Troubles
: Ffxarmzceutica! Commission
Is Encountering
The first prosecution attempted in
.the state of Conecticut under the new
Cocaine and Morphine Derivative law
vu brought before Judge Thomas' C.
Coughlin in the city court this morn
- . ing when James W. Nagle, 50 Arch
street. New Haven,, but 21 years 1 of
age, was arraigned and charged with
having 25 grains of cocaine in his
possession.
Backed by the evidence secured by
John A. Leverty, of the State Pharnia.
ceutical Commission and a confession
of the prisoner that he had purchas
ed the quantity alleged, it was aske3
that & conviction be made under sec
tion T .of the laws of 1913, which pro
'hlbits any person not a licensed drug-'-.
grst, dentist, Jobbsr or manufacture'-,
'from having more than 4'. grains in
ms possession at one time. ,
judge cjougmm retusea to accept the
confession unaccompanied- by further
evidence, and the caaa was postponed
until Iruggist Carl O. Cyrus could be
brought Into court. Mr. Cyrus testi
fied that he bad twice refused to sell
Nagle but that upon a , bona-fide - pre
x scription signed by Dr. W. H. - Bun
; nell, of Stratford avenue, -.he had-flnal-I
ly consented. Nagle, was arrested by
' Detective Sergeamt Peter Kail and
Doorman Jamea Hal pin as. he (was
:-i leaving" the drug store. ..'TV';'".
A copy-, of "the new lawwas-ihanded
, to Judge Cougblin for his inspection
by Prosecutor DeLaney. The judge
' asked if it had become effective tend
j was assured that it had. He then
; asked the prosecutor If It were known
definitely that the governor had afllx-
: ea nis signature ana ne was so 3.3
j sured. Saying he must be personally
; convinced of the passing of the 'aw
; before rendering decision he continued
1 the case until Saturday, June 21, that
i official notification might be -secured
from the office of the Secretary of
1 State. Bonds for the release of Nxg'e
t were set at $500.
In presenting his case to the court
' Prosecutor DeLaney. said that Nagl 3
. bad come from New Haven- and ImcI
made futile attempts to purchase her
Oin.
As it was now as easy to procure
. cocaine he had gone to Dr. f3unuell
and secured a prescription for 25
grains which being bona-fide Mr. Cy-
i rus' had tilled after investigation.
Scoring Dr. Bunnell for his practice
j of selling prescriptions to anyone who
i applied at $1 each the prosecutor said
! it was Jnst such physicians ias these
! who made the practice and ontinu
: ance of the cocaine habit so easy for
Its victims. The legislature, he said.
J ha-d passed this stringent law which
fixed a maximum penalty of $500 fine
" or one year imprisonment, or both,
' and it was hoped that a sufficient sen-
! tence would be imposed to deter fur-
ther purchases or sales.
The prisoner admitting his age as
1 21, said that he had first become ad-
dieted to the heroine habit some three
years ago but that he was attempting
to break from it and was now taking
' cocaine which he felt was less harm
ful. He used 25 grains every ten
days. He denied that he purchased
. Uie drug to redistribute it.
John A- Leverty when seen by a
reporter for the Farmer after court,
said that under the new law it was
Impossible to convict physicians will
ing to sell their prescriptions for the
fdrug. that clause having been elimin
ated from the act. He said that evi
. , f I
Dr. Bunnell had already issued be
tween 25 and 40 similar prescriptions
and he would attempt to secure some
action upon the part of the -Medical
society to prevent such practices.
"While by law pharmacists are permit
ted to fill such prescriptions, many in
Bridgeport today were refusing to do
o but that many could be found who
would. He Intimated that Mr. Cyrus
had been given advance warning of
the coming of Nagle and had been in
structed to fill the prescription if of
. f ered.
"There are today in Bridgeport,"
continued the State Pharmaceutical
official, "probably 500 con-firmed users
.of the drug scattered in all classes of
society, and unless we can put a curb
to its sale they will increase. I know
ne pathetic case where one man get
Ing but tlo per week salary spends
$10 weekly for the stimulant. I would
like It understood that Mr. Cyrus is a
reputable druggist and no suspicion
whatsover attaches by us to this
ale."
CAPIAS ISSUED FOR -
NEVVb'BOT WITNESS.
Though crippled by the loss of a
timb and angered when he is alleged
' to have been assaulted in the presence
of Special Officer John Keenan. !?
front of the Plasa theatre on Fair
field avenue last night, Richard Brown
a local newsboy, failed to appear
against his adversary, Frank Taylor,
in the city court this morning. So
serious was the offense considered- by
the court that Taylor is held pending
the arrest of Brown upon a capias
issued today.
E. II. WOOD, ADMINISTRATOR.
Eugene H. Wood has been appoint
ed" and today qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Reuben A. Lock-
uneral Of Father Lynch To
Be Held Saturday Morning
Widespread Mourning In Catholic Circles
Throughout City Oyer Passing of Beloved
Clergyman and "the First Pastor of
Saint Charles R. C. Parish
Mill
5f
THE iJATE RE V. WILLIAM "
V c PASTOR OF ST.
Funeral services for the Reverend
Father William Henry Lynch, pastor
of 65t. diaries' It. C. church will.be
held at the church ' Saturday morning.
The office of the" DEAD will be
chanted by the Clergy at 10 a. m. fol
lowed by a solemn high mass of re
quiem at ' 10:30. I A .host of ,-visiting
priests .will take' part" in the cere-;
monies. '. '. '.' - 1
The body -will lie , In state in St.
Charles' church tomorrow afternoon
and evening where the parishioners
and friends of the deceased will be af
forded an opportunity of taking a final
viewoi ue remains. .
It is understood) that Bishop Hickey
of Rochester, a close' friend of the
dead priest will be unable to attend
the obsequies owing to his having sus
tained a fracture of a limb recently.
Bishop Nilan and " practically all of
the foremost dignitaries of the diocese
will attend. - i .
.The home of the deceased clergy
man was literally beseiged today with
callers' and messages of condolence
from men and women in all walks of
Mf e not alone in this city but from
points throughout ' the east where
Father Iynch was known. The par
ish which he lonnded and for which
he virtually sacrificed his life isplumr-
ed into .mourning and the sorrow-of
his own flock is shared by the Catta
oiics throughout the city in general.
irather Lynch died at the rectory
of St. Charles parish about 11:30 last
night, the immediate cause of death
being uraemic convulsions. Those in
the priestly household had known for
some time that the complication of
ailments which had;, long afflicted him
had marked him for an -early grave
and while the final attack came with
cruel suddenness it was seen at . once
that the! end was at hand. Seized
with - the . attack shortly, after 10
o'clock he sank rapidly and when the
family physician -reached . the bedside
the. spark of life was almost gone.
With himi at the time of his pass
ing were his. only sister, Mrs. 'Sarah
J. Smith, hts .housekeeper and W3 two
faithful assistants. Rev. John F. Cal
lahan and James V. Hussion. Besides
his sister, two brothers, Henry of this
city and Dr. George F. Lynch, a den
tlst of Providence, survive.
Waterbury, Conn., was the. birth
place of Rev. William Henry Lynch,
where he came into this world in 1862.
He was still in his boyhood when
the family removed to Pawtucket, R.
I., where Father .Lynch received his
early education in the public schools
there. Graduating - from the high
chool of Providence he was an honor
man of ms Class ana entereo jnoiy
Cross college at Worcester where he
bejran his studies for the priesthood.
Completing his classics in that famous
Catholic institution oj learning ne
made his theology at - fit. Benivtn
ture's college at Alleghany, N. -Y., and
in 1S88 was ordained a priest by Bishop
Thomas D. Beaven, head ' of the
diocese of Springfield.
Adopted by the late Bishop Law
rence McManon lor cue uiuw uj.
Hartford' his first charge asa curate
wa at Manchester then at Windsor
Locks and six years after his ordin
ation he was made an assistant to the
late Monsignor Slocum at the import
ant parish of the Immaculate Concep
tion in Waterbury.
In his native city he plunged with
his whole heart and soul into his
priestly labors and he was soon ac
tively interested under the direction
of his pastor in the affairs of many
of the lay societies connected- with the
parish.
He became the spiritual head of -the
Catholic Women's Association, an in
fluential church organisation which he
had revivified and under hla aetiv dW
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CHARLES R; C.i CHURCH
rection. the - soeiety gave 1 a kirmess
that eclipsed any like affair for- char
itable purposes . and the manner ' in
which the affair was handled stamped
B ather Lynch as an , organizer sec
ond to none among the younger men
in the diocese.
In rapid succession - he . revived : Inter.
est And enthusiasm . in-.- many -of. the
Catholic -lay societies of Waterbury
"and his fame as an administrator soon
spread throughout the confines' of the
diocese, Father Slocum appreciated
his high abilities and gave him every
assistance In his work. ' .
It was largely through his accora
plishments In Waterbury that the. late
Bishop Tlerney picked blm to come to
St. Mary's in this city as assistant to
the late lamented Rev. Father .John
F. Rogers, the venerable pastor whose
health had been failing for some time
and who required the- services of Just
such a man -as Father Lynch .had
proved himself. ,
Almost from the moment ; he came
to St. Mary's- he was entrusted with
the active direction of the affairs of
the parish ' by , his . pastor. ' father
Rogers -found in him Just what he
needed a young, vigorous, indefatigable
worker with a genius for- organization
coupled wjth a . piety and -zeal that
never permitted the material : side of
the affairs of the parish to -take- pre
cedence , over the . spiritual. .. -..
The people of St. Mary's .-will not
soon forget the accomplishments of
Father Lynch. His was a task that
required delicacy and tact. There was
real church work to' do that called
for a man of power and in all respects
the deceased .proved - equal . to - every
emergency. He had pot been at St.
Mary's long before he made the im
press of his personality an inseparable
part of the parish.1 He- visited tfte peo
ple, told them of the parish" needs-and
impressed upon them that he expected
and would require their loyal and un
remittine " assistance : in carrying out
the Improvements -which had -not pre
vlously been undertaken because of the
frail health of their belovea . pastor.
And he. found, a, responsive sentiment
in the parish that In after years ne
never tired - of referring 'to as one of
the finest exhibitions of loyalty.: he
ever met" with in his experience.
In quiek succession lie directed the
building of a new brick . c6nvent for
the sisters of the parish and -then fol
lowed with the handsome new brick
school, both of which 'undertakings he
superintended being constantly on the
work with the contractors. xcai
bankers who became acquainted with
Truth er Lynch through these works
said they neve? did business with a
man of keener business sense or finer
honor and it Is true to this day that
no school house in this city has ever
been Sbuilt that compares in utility
and durability with St. Mary's school
that did not cost thousand of dollar
more. ' 1
Frank Miller, the banker and meri
chant, once' said that the city of
Bridgeport would save thousands of
dollars annually if it had the benefit
of the' services of Father Lynch on
the Board of Education.
Following the demise of Father, Rog
ers. "Bishop Tlerney designated Father
Lvtich as administrator of the parish
and permitted1' him to remain as act
ing pastor until such time as ne naa
renovated the stately edince ana in
stalled a magnificent new organ.
Four years following Father Rogers'
death Bishop '1'ierney aiviaea ex.
Mary's parish and established the par
ish of -St. Charles, setting aside- fo
the latter all that part of East Bridge
rrt east of. the Pequonnock river and
north of the railroad tracks as far as
the s-it-v line and running to tne une
between Bridgeport and Stratford. :
- tCcwued on Page . Two). t. : -1
DECLARE WATER
III PEQUONNOCK
RIVER VERY FOUL
The waters "of the Pequonnock river
from the East Washington avenue
bridge to. the Berkshire . bridge are
very . foul, according to testimony of
fered before Judge Greene in the su
perior court this morning by Prof.
Frederick Bonnet of the Worcester
Polytechnic Institute and by Dr. Stan
ley of the High school faculty. The
expert testimony was given in the action-
brought by Frederick L. Brad
bury of 108 Stlllman street against the
city of Bridgeport. He wants the
court to compel the city to, empty the
sewage into deeper water in order that
the annoying odors may be eliminated.
Prof.' Bonnet said' he was engaged
by the plaintiff to come to this oity
and make tests. He tested the wate
from the Farist Steel Works dock to
the Berkshire dam. The witness
claimed the amount of oxygen in water
governs the 'odors. The consensus of
opinioji is that there ought to be 25
per cent, of oxygen in- water to pre
vent it from being unhealthy.
The tests made by the witness show
ed that from the Farist Steel dock to
the East Washington avenue bridge
the amount of oxygen varied from 14
to 37 per cent. From the latter bridge
to the Berkshire dam the water con
talned no oxygen and was very foul.
This condition was caused ,by pollu
tion from sewage and - was bound to
stive out odors. Prof. Bonnet also
made tests with floats and found that
it required 36 hours for water to float
from the 'Berkshire dam to tne steei
works.. He said the mud banks be
low the dam containing sewage and
dead fish were also found there.
Prof. Stanley testified that he had
examined the water Just below the
sewer and also at a point 100 yards
below the dam. He found the water
was Dolluted. -' -
The city has an expert, ,Prof. .Sam
uel E. Barney of 'Sheffield Scientific
School. Tale University, who is ex
foeeted to testify late this afternoon.
Dr. D. M. Trecartln, president of the
board of healths Dr. William J. Me
Laughlln," a member of the same board,
and Dr. George W. Osborn,.' former
president eof that body,- said ie odors
were bad ana tnat tne nuisance snomo
be abated. -
- City Attorney Pullman and . former
Citv. Attorney Thomas ji. uuunan
represent the city. The trial was still
on at press hour.
EMULATES MISS
" "" " EMILY W,-01S0S
Male Suffragist Killed on Race Track
As He Tries' to Stop Belmont's
' Horse.
Ascot," Eng., June 19 Fired by the
recent example of Miss Emily Wilding
Davison during the race for the Der
by, a male suffragist, today, commit
ted sulcWe by' flinging himself in front
of August Belmont's four year old
Tracery during the race for the Ascot
gold cup, . and deprived the American.;
sportsman or a gooa cnance 01 cap
turlnsr the' trophy.
The . man was killed on tne spot.
The horse and its rider, although they
were both brought to the ground, were
unscathed.
Waving a flag of the, suffragette col
ors in one hand and brandishing 'a re
volver in the other, the militant suf
fragist sprang over the rail Just as
the field - of eight horses, with the
American colt' Tracery leading, were
nearing the stretch for the run home.
With a loud veil of "stop,", he bound
ed in front of the horses and Travery
collided with and felted him before
the -lockev. A. Whalley, . had time to
avert the catastrophe. '
ASK RECEIVER FOR
" S. N. E. RAILROAD
Contractor Marw-h's Suit For $1,510,.
000 Against Grand Trunk
the Cause.
Boston, June 19. The ground for
the petition for a receivership of the
Southern New England Railroad is the
alleged neglect- on the part of the
company to pay a claim of Contractor
Marsch. . -
The Southern New England Rail
road was organized to give the Grand
Trunk Railroad an entrance into
Providence, R. I., and eventually to
Boston. Work -on the extension was
progressing when It was suddenly
stopped, last fall.
Marsch alleged that the work was
stopped because of an understanding
reached between the Grand Trunk and
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad -company. He says he
has already been paid about $500,000
and that the money came from the
Grand Trunk. He claims he Is en
titled to Jl, 510,000 damages for the
breaking of the contract.
GILES FINED I OR
TAKING BICYCLE
E. H. Giles, a newsdealer of the
South End, attempted to recover stol-
n property this morning and was him-
kt a?penay a a iiuf. it cast
him Just $5 te explain- the situa
tion, procure a stolen bicycle and se
cure his discharge from custody. M.
Le'nberg, a bicycle dealer at 617 Main
street, had been instructed" by the po
lice ' department, to purchase a stolen
wheel. He bought another machine
by mistake. ' The owner demanded It
and was asked to reimburse Lenberg.
He refused' to do so and -sought his
friend, Giles. Giles was walking
away with the property by main force
when Lenberg ' naa mm arrestea.
GEORGE CONGER WRITES PLAY.
A 'new local playwright baa been
discovered in George H. Conger, 95
East Main street, who has written an
emotional drama. Mr. : .Conger re
fused to-disclose the character of the
play but has indicated that He is pre
paring it'.for a well known actress who
has played in Bridgeport in stock. .
PEDIGREE OF NEW HAVEN'S
. ANTIQUE ROLLING STOCK!
t -
List Shows
Bought in
se
who
Forgotten
Railroad Experts Testify
Should Be Sejit Out With Green Man On Fast Trains
No-Such Help for Doherty Brakes On Centerdale
Required 40 Pounds of Service Application Labor
Agreement Did Not Compel Employment of Incom
petent Engineer -Signals Too Close Together.
That the distance between signals on tile New Haven
road is too short; that the
permitted to leave the station of other railroad companies;
that it is the practice on the Pennsylvania and Lackawan
na lines to put a man on with an inexperienced engineer
on his first trips on a fast passenger train, and that nobody
had made such a trip with Doner ty, were some or the tacts
produced in evidence before Com mi ssioner McChord and
the Public Utilities Commission, today, at the wrek inves
tigation, in the Hotel Stratfield. . .'
Commissioner McChord spentsome time in ascertain-
inff'the age of the rolling stock used -by the company, and
the evidence disclosed, a nne lot 01 ancient unis. oome
cars had been in service since 1862 and forty had been
around so long ?that ihere was no record whatever of their
age.': - '! . :' ";v -' - -- V": "' : "
This had a bearing on the circumstance that some of
the ears on the Sradnfffield express, which failed to stop in
time, were in bad shape, notably the Centerdale, which
sometimes required forty pounds of service application to
make, its brakes work. . . -
Most of this important evidence was dragged from
the reluctant lips of railroad witnesses by Commissioner
McChord, or Inspector Belknap, irepresenting the Inter
state Commerce Commission. . -
Attornev Fitzgerald appeared early on the scene with
Doherty, who, as usual, was accompanied by his brother-in-law,
John H. Dillon. Doherty appeared more at ease
today and did not waver during considerable testimony,
even when ms counsel and tne
ed over questions addressed
Tne commission missed
the two other members of- the
Corn-mission were seated with Mr. McChord, the Inter
state Commerce Commissioner, wnen the hearing was re
sumed at 9 o 'clock, this morning, in the ball room of the
Stratfield.
General Manager C. L.
made a bitter attack on labor
stand. He said there was a
road, and that it was due to
Commissioner McChord
Mr. Bardo shortly admitted
erning the designation of engineers in cases like Doherty 's
ana tnat it was ms auty to prepare sucn a rule.
"Will you prepare it?" said McChord.
"I will," said Bardo.
The hearing concluded at 2 :58.
' IV J. Langdon, the airbrake expert
of the D. L. & W. was recalled as the I
first witness. C L. Bardo, the New
Haven's general manager, examined
him at length' on many hypothetical
conditions. He explained that each
car is equipped with its own air tank.
"Was it good Judgment for the en
gineer to approach the point as he
did, under the conditions?" "I should
Lsay it was very bad Judgment." He
eaid he based his opinion on the testi
mony of the engineer that the brakes
were not working properly.
"Was the engineer familiar with
this run?"' interposed Commissioner
McChord.
"He had made It three days," re
plied Bardo.
Taking up the tests of yesterday the
witness said the results showed him
that the brakes of the engine were as
nearly perfect as .possible.
C. W. Martin, 15 years locomotive
engineer of the Pennsylvania, and Its
general air brake inspector for seven
years, followed Langdon.-
Mr. Belnap at once asked him as
general air brake inspector would you
permit that train to leave on any
Pennsylvania Limited In its condition.
To what condition do .you refer?"
"Thj general condition."
"No, sir."
"On any of the fast trains of the
Pennsylvania?"
"No, sir."
He said that various conditions gov
erned the practice of locating the sigr
nals, distance and house. He thnusht
8 00 to 2,000 feet ought to be enough
room to stop a train at 60 miles.
As to the qualifications of an en
gineer on the Pennsylvania, he said
that any man who has not been prop
erly examined and passed the required j
examinations is not assigned to a pas- i
senger train without, an order from '
Passenger Cars
1862 and Forty
as Been
That Travelling Engineer
test train would not have been
JNew Haven's counsel clash
to the engineer.
JVLr. Male, ol Ulastonbury, but
Connecticut Public Utilities
Bardo, of Hhe New Haven,
unions, while on the witness
lack of esprit de corps on the
the. interference of the unions
got down to brass tacks and
that there was no rule sov
the roadmaster's office,
The Dracetlnn ho raid
this:
When any man bids in a certain run
he is Instructed to report to the of
ficials of the different terminals from
which he is preparing to run. Then
he is examined as to his efficiency in
regard to signals. " After he has pass
ed these examinations he is given
other examinations, including the air
brake tests in the inspector of the
division where he is employed and if
that is satisfactory he is given a me
chanical examination.
"All this is done," queried Inspector
Belnap, "after he has been promoted
to engineman?" "Yes, sir."
He went on to Bay that the road
foreman would be familiar with his
service from reports of the travelling
engineer.
"Then, you have on your road, trav
elling engineers who ride with these
men?" sarcastically asked Belnap,
and a smile went around the room.
"Yes, they ride with every man
from day to day and they keep the
men . under their eyes, so to speak."
- "You feel that ought to be done?"
asked Mr. McChord;
"I feel that If a man assigned to a
new train, an express train that would
be the thing to do."
Belnaft asked the witness if he had
heard the testimony of Engineer
Doherty. He hadn't, so he was given
a chance to read it.
Then he asked if the witness be
lieved Doherty's experience, based on
his own story nf it. was sufficient to
entrust him with a passenger train.
"Considering Engineer Doherty's ex
perience as fireman on a passenger
train and his experience as an en
gineer either in fast freight I don't
think personally that he should have
been assigned to the passenger train."
"Would . it have been permitted on
your road?"
"If there was no other man avail-
able who was qualified, he might hava!
been ' assigned, but a travelling en- j
gineer would have accompanied him."!
Attorney Spock chafed under this:
line of questioning and as soon as hey;
was" given the opportunity he said,!
"Mr.- Martin, you were brought here
to make air braJce tests; let's get down,
to that."
Mr. Martin said he found the en-;
gine brakes in first class condition and;
the brakes on the cars in good condi
tion. Spock took up the question of fogsy.;
weather with Martin. He said he had i
known of train to lese an hour be-H
tween Philadelphia and New York?
without a word when the fog was sori
thick that it was Impossible to see i
signals. , He added that landmarks'
such, as culverts, water plugs, etc., ;
were relied on in such weather rather'
than signals when it is impossible toj
discern tha, signals. He said h
hH
thought Doherty used poor Judgment,
He testified that the brakes must li.vi
been in serviceable condition.
reduction was needed to apply the 5
Centerdale brakes when tests were;
made Tuesday. That It is the heaviest j
car, and equipped with the heaviest!
brakes. Martin testified that he was:
present at New Haven when a 40 !
pound reduction was needed to set the
brakes. Attorney Doherty asked if the pump;
was an important part of th,e bnakinssj
mechanism. He said it was a vital 1
part. Doherty brought out that tha'
pump was not working faultlessly.
Commissioner Higgins asked why 1 ff'
the brakes of the locomotive and train;
were respectively first class and goodj
why the train wouldn't be allowed toi
run. He explained that what ha!
meant was that the Centerdale would;
not be allowed to go.
Belnap insisted that he meant th,
entire train including' the Centerdale
and reported the query and Martin
again affirmed that such a train
would nbt be allowed to go.
Spock asked Martin if he hesitated
to allow the train to lea.ve, after the
wrecks,. with the railroadman and oth
ers aboard. He said h !.a?l, not hesi
tated." j.. .
Spock asked If the Centerdale was
not erratic. "Witness said it was shown
to be, by the tests. Hie said it was
possible that the brake showed itself
to be working alright when leaving
the terminal.
Chester H. Laramore, Newton ville,
Mass., eight years with the Westing
house Co., and before then air brake
inspector, of the B. & M., a railroad
man since 1S86, who took part in the
tests, related the various teste.
Charles A. McConvllle, the engineer-;
who drive locomotive 1338, said In th
driving of the locomotive he saw noth
ing unusual. Belnap at once brought
up the condition - of the pump which-
the experts said was erratic. The wit-.
ness said he considered the brakes t
were of the average. He said the re
verse lever worked a little, etlir asi
would be expected.
"How heavy are you?" aeked Bel-;
nay, 'Two hundred M na eight." "HUff i
tall?" "Five feet, 10 inches," he re-'
piled.
Thomas L. Burton, of the Westing-
house Air Brake Co., qualified as an)
expert. Questioned by Bardo, he ex-i
plained . the mechaniem of the pump,
governor. He said that three times:
he watched the Centerdale In the tests.j
The brakes took hold at 10 pound ser-i
vice application in yesterday's test
Earlier they had failed jjntil a sec-;
ond application was made but he -did;
not know the amount of application.
, Belnap asked him in what distance.)
such- a train at 60 miles could train,;
stop.
"Do you know Walter B. Turner of:
The Westinghouse Air Brake Co.T '
"Yes. Is he authority for the state-i
ment that 40 seconds is the time?" ;
"I do not know." He wouldn't en-;
tlruse over Mr. Turner's expert knowl- j
edge. He eaid he would consider what!
Mr. Turner might say was Mr. Turn
er's best Judgment.
As an expert do you or do you.',
not believe from the tests made thafcj
this train was in first class condition ?
He replied the brakes were as good aij
could be practical to maintain through-.
out the trip.
McChord asked if in view of the;
skilled engineer and eperial prepara-
tion for the tests the r.esults were sat-.
isfactory? He said they were.
Spock asked him, having in mind'
Doherty's testimony, what in his opln-j
ion was the condition of the brakes?;
"Strictly first class in the locomotive ;
and very good shape on the cans," h
said. '
Belnap asked about the Centerdale.
Would a car requiring 20 pounds, such ,
as this, be properly prepared.'
said, he didn't know whether the car
was properly charged. "
He said if as testified it required
30 pounds to set the brake it was not ;
properly working.
If there had been any danger would
you have allowed the car to go out?.
He eaid it would have no effect.
Belnap asked if it wouldn't make a
difference In stopping the train if the
brake didn't take hold on the Center-
dale? He admitted it would make a.
variation of 7 or 8 per cent in tha
service -application.
John J. Carroll, Railroad foreman ol
engineers, since last August, lor tne
Shore line of the New Haven road, re
called at the instance of General Man- ,
ager .Bardo, the general manager s in- ,
structlon to him to caution all engi
neers. This was a weeic ago luesaay.
He warned Doherty, he said, in hi3
own way, told him Bardo -was raising
the devil and to look out.
He said Doherty told him he had
run by Bridgeport station and he
Warned him again to be careful, to
stop braking back far enough.
Belnap asked Carroll how many road
foreman theer ar,e. He said five on
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