LIVERPOOL COLLISION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 41, 18 October 1913, Page 5

LIVERPOOL COLLISION.

WHO STOPPED THE TRAIN? ’■ 1 - ,/ [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] Times—Sydney Sun Special Cables. London, October 17. It is stated that three lunatics who were in charge of two keepers, and occupying a compartment to themselves on the Manchester train, became excited, and when entering a tunnel one pulled the communication cord. Another story is that a number of foreigners were quarrelling, and a threat to use a revolver caused the cord to l)e pulled in self-defence'. The enginedriver is confident if was pulled and therefore stopped the train. THE SIGNALMAN’S ADMISSION. (Received 10.55 a.m.) ' London, October 17. At the Board of Trade inquiry, Signalman Thompson confessed to his mistake in admitting the second train to Liverpool through misinterpreting what the telephone booking boy did. He acted irregularly in allowing the boy to Work the block instrument. It is impossible to work the box otherwise. He vainly applied for an assistant signalman 20 years ago, but had not applied lately—he was downhearted with trying. Edward Chorleston, the hoy, testified to working the instrument and sending the ' half-past two train through. He sat on a stool reading and asked the signalman at 2.35, where the Midland train was. The signalman answered that it had gone. Witness, replied: “The Manchester train has not cleared St. James’s yet.”