Madera Tribune March 9, 1920
No One Blamed in Accident Death
At the Inquest held by Coroner Jay this morning to Inquire Into the death of A. E. Root, who was killed on Sunday when an auto he was driving collided with a Southern Pacific passenger train.
George T. Stine, fireman on the train, was the only witness who was an eye-witness of the accident. The witness said that he saw Root driving toward the crossing and that he passed several machines that had stopped just before reaching the crossing Stine thought Root was going to stop as he was traveling slowly, between 10 and 15 miles an hour. Witness was about to tell .the engineer to sound the whistle when the engineer did so on account of a car that dashed across the crossing In front of the train from the west side, the side which the engineer was on.
Root seemed to make no attempt to stop his oar or leave it. He had his hands on the steering wheel until the collision occurred. Root's face wasn't turned toward the train, said the witness. He seemed to be looking straight ahead on the highway. A. F. Osterloh testified that he did not see the accident, having arrived at the scene about five minutes after It happened. Traffic Officer Aiken testified that the train had passed him, and he reached the crossing where the accident took place a few minutes later. A Wehrmaun testified that he was about 200 feet from the crossing when the train stopped,, The train had passed him at Borden He didn't see the collision. Anselmo Plazzl, who lives near the crossing, testified that he heard the train whistle twice and heard the grinding of the brakes as they were put on. He saw the machine Just after the train struck It, but not at the time It was struck.
Charles W. Pool, engineer on the train, said that he was running between 45 and 50 miles an hour, having left Madera 10 minutes behind time. He whistled for the crossing and saw several machines there. One machine, trawling about 70 miles an hour, was apparently trying to beat the train over the crossing, and witness thought that he thought that if the machine driver kept on he would be hit. He whistled again to warn that driver.
As the locomotive got to the crossing the fireman shouted "Hold her!" A second later he heard the car and engine collide. The car hit the pilot about the center of Its left side. The bell was ringing continually, said the engineer, and the brakes were in perfect condition. After hearing the testimony the jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from an accident in which his neck was broken. No blame was attached to the railroad company for the accident The Jury - was composed of J. M. Hensley, 3. Yenne. R A Good, Virgil Gordon, Ambrose Phillips. O. P Ruiz, J W McCabe and H J Williams
The funeral of the deceased will be held at Fresno tomorrow at 10 o'clock from the chapel of Lisle St Ross, Interment, Mountain View cemetery.
The fatality was made more sad by the fact that the deceased was soon to have married and was preparing a home In this county for himself and bride.
She arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after It happened and war, prostrated by the death of her betrothed
No One Blamed in Accident Death
At the Inquest held by Coroner Jay this morning to Inquire Into the death of A. E. Root, who was killed on Sunday when an auto he was driving collided with a Southern Pacific passenger train.
George T. Stine, fireman on the train, was the only witness who was an eye-witness of the accident. The witness said that he saw Root driving toward the crossing and that he passed several machines that had stopped just before reaching the crossing Stine thought Root was going to stop as he was traveling slowly, between 10 and 15 miles an hour. Witness was about to tell .the engineer to sound the whistle when the engineer did so on account of a car that dashed across the crossing In front of the train from the west side, the side which the engineer was on.
Root seemed to make no attempt to stop his oar or leave it. He had his hands on the steering wheel until the collision occurred. Root's face wasn't turned toward the train, said the witness. He seemed to be looking straight ahead on the highway. A. F. Osterloh testified that he did not see the accident, having arrived at the scene about five minutes after It happened. Traffic Officer Aiken testified that the train had passed him, and he reached the crossing where the accident took place a few minutes later. A Wehrmaun testified that he was about 200 feet from the crossing when the train stopped,, The train had passed him at Borden He didn't see the collision. Anselmo Plazzl, who lives near the crossing, testified that he heard the train whistle twice and heard the grinding of the brakes as they were put on. He saw the machine Just after the train struck It, but not at the time It was struck.
Charles W. Pool, engineer on the train, said that he was running between 45 and 50 miles an hour, having left Madera 10 minutes behind time. He whistled for the crossing and saw several machines there. One machine, trawling about 70 miles an hour, was apparently trying to beat the train over the crossing, and witness thought that he thought that if the machine driver kept on he would be hit. He whistled again to warn that driver.
As the locomotive got to the crossing the fireman shouted "Hold her!" A second later he heard the car and engine collide. The car hit the pilot about the center of Its left side. The bell was ringing continually, said the engineer, and the brakes were in perfect condition. After hearing the testimony the jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from an accident in which his neck was broken. No blame was attached to the railroad company for the accident The Jury - was composed of J. M. Hensley, 3. Yenne. R A Good, Virgil Gordon, Ambrose Phillips. O. P Ruiz, J W McCabe and H J Williams
The funeral of the deceased will be held at Fresno tomorrow at 10 o'clock from the chapel of Lisle St Ross, Interment, Mountain View cemetery.
The fatality was made more sad by the fact that the deceased was soon to have married and was preparing a home In this county for himself and bride.
She arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after It happened and war, prostrated by the death of her betrothed
Madera Tribune March 9, 1920
No One Blamed in Accident Death
At the Inquest held by Coroner Jay this morning to Inquire Into the death of A. E. Root, who was killed on Sunday when an auto he was driving collided with a Southern Pacific passenger train.
George T. Stine, fireman on the train, was the only witness who was an eye-witness of the accident. The witness said that he saw Root driving toward the crossing and that he passed several machines that had stopped just before reaching the crossing Stine thought Root was going to stop as he was traveling slowly, between 10 and 15 miles an hour. Witness was about to tell .the engineer to sound the whistle when the engineer did so on account of a car that dashed across the crossing In front of the train from the west side, the side which the engineer was on.
Root seemed to make no attempt to stop his oar or leave it. He had his hands on the steering wheel until the collision occurred. Root's face wasn't turned toward the train, said the witness. He seemed to be looking straight ahead on the highway. A. F. Osterloh testified that he did not see the accident, having arrived at the scene about five minutes after It happened. Traffic Officer Aiken testified that the train had passed him, and he reached the crossing where the accident took place a few minutes later. A Wehrmaun testified that he was about 200 feet from the crossing when the train stopped,, The train had passed him at Borden He didn't see the collision. Anselmo Plazzl, who lives near the crossing, testified that he heard the train whistle twice and heard the grinding of the brakes as they were put on. He saw the machine Just after the train struck It, but not at the time It was struck.
Charles W. Pool, engineer on the train, said that he was running between 45 and 50 miles an hour, having left Madera 10 minutes behind time. He whistled for the crossing and saw several machines there. One machine, trawling about 70 miles an hour, was apparently trying to beat the train over the crossing, and witness thought that he thought that if the machine driver kept on he would be hit. He whistled again to warn that driver.
As the locomotive got to the crossing the fireman shouted "Hold her!" A second later he heard the car and engine collide. The car hit the pilot about the center of Its left side. The bell was ringing continually, said the engineer, and the brakes were in perfect condition. After hearing the testimony the jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from an accident in which his neck was broken. No blame was attached to the railroad company for the accident The Jury - was composed of J. M. Hensley, 3. Yenne. R A Good, Virgil Gordon, Ambrose Phillips. O. P Ruiz, J W McCabe and H J Williams
The funeral of the deceased will be held at Fresno tomorrow at 10 o'clock from the chapel of Lisle St Ross, Interment, Mountain View cemetery.
The fatality was made more sad by the fact that the deceased was soon to have married and was preparing a home In this county for himself and bride.
She arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after It happened and war, prostrated by the death of her betrothed
No One Blamed in Accident Death
At the Inquest held by Coroner Jay this morning to Inquire Into the death of A. E. Root, who was killed on Sunday when an auto he was driving collided with a Southern Pacific passenger train.
George T. Stine, fireman on the train, was the only witness who was an eye-witness of the accident. The witness said that he saw Root driving toward the crossing and that he passed several machines that had stopped just before reaching the crossing Stine thought Root was going to stop as he was traveling slowly, between 10 and 15 miles an hour. Witness was about to tell .the engineer to sound the whistle when the engineer did so on account of a car that dashed across the crossing In front of the train from the west side, the side which the engineer was on.
Root seemed to make no attempt to stop his oar or leave it. He had his hands on the steering wheel until the collision occurred. Root's face wasn't turned toward the train, said the witness. He seemed to be looking straight ahead on the highway. A. F. Osterloh testified that he did not see the accident, having arrived at the scene about five minutes after It happened. Traffic Officer Aiken testified that the train had passed him, and he reached the crossing where the accident took place a few minutes later. A Wehrmaun testified that he was about 200 feet from the crossing when the train stopped,, The train had passed him at Borden He didn't see the collision. Anselmo Plazzl, who lives near the crossing, testified that he heard the train whistle twice and heard the grinding of the brakes as they were put on. He saw the machine Just after the train struck It, but not at the time It was struck.
Charles W. Pool, engineer on the train, said that he was running between 45 and 50 miles an hour, having left Madera 10 minutes behind time. He whistled for the crossing and saw several machines there. One machine, trawling about 70 miles an hour, was apparently trying to beat the train over the crossing, and witness thought that he thought that if the machine driver kept on he would be hit. He whistled again to warn that driver.
As the locomotive got to the crossing the fireman shouted "Hold her!" A second later he heard the car and engine collide. The car hit the pilot about the center of Its left side. The bell was ringing continually, said the engineer, and the brakes were in perfect condition. After hearing the testimony the jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from an accident in which his neck was broken. No blame was attached to the railroad company for the accident The Jury - was composed of J. M. Hensley, 3. Yenne. R A Good, Virgil Gordon, Ambrose Phillips. O. P Ruiz, J W McCabe and H J Williams
The funeral of the deceased will be held at Fresno tomorrow at 10 o'clock from the chapel of Lisle St Ross, Interment, Mountain View cemetery.
The fatality was made more sad by the fact that the deceased was soon to have married and was preparing a home In this county for himself and bride.
She arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after It happened and war, prostrated by the death of her betrothed
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