Pennsylvania Railroad Employee Testimonials

The Pennsylvania Railroad Took Statements of its employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and others in reference to the disaster to the passenger trains at Johnstown, taken by John H. Hampton, at his office in Pittsburgh, by request of Superintendent Robert Pitcarin; beginning July 15th, 1889.

The object of this investigation is to determine whether the Company is liable in law for the loss of the lives, or property of passengers, and put into proper form a defence to any actions that may be brought against the Company for damages.

A: B: C:
Engineer William Adams Conductor S. E. Bell S.A. Cherry-Conemaugh Tower
Flagman S.H. Allshouse Engineer H.M. Bennett Pittsburgh Chief Train Dispatcher Chas. W. Culp
Brakeman D.T. Brady
Freight Conductor Fred Brantlinger
Engineer A.H. Butler

D: E: G:
Johnstown Freight Agent F.S. Deckert Conductor Levi P. Easton Brakeman Frank Galbraith
Engineer P. Doran South Fork Telegraph Operator Emma Ehrenfeld Engineer J.S. Gettemy
South Fork Agent C.P. Dougherty Track Laborer Fred Ehrenfeld Fireman Geo. Gray
Baggage Master J.W. Grove

H: K: L:
Conemaugh Telegraph Operator Charles V. Haak Conductor S.W. Keltz Conductor R.C. Liggett
Flagman D.H. Hare Fireman Harry Kinney Division Foreman A.H. Lytle
Division Supervisor W.M. Hays
Engineer N.B. Henry
Conemaugh Telegraph Operator R. M. Hersh
Engineer J.C. Hess
Lineman E.C. Hollister
Engineman John Hoy

M: N: P:
Fireman James McCallin Emma North Tower Worker W.H. Pickerill
Brakeman C.H. McGuigan Train Master Pitcairn
Fireman Isaac Miller Fireman J.B. Plummer
Brakeman J.G. Miller
Brakeman Samuel S. Miller
Division Supervisor A.G. Mitchell
Engineer T.J. Monahan
Conemaugh Telegraph Operator D.M. Montgomery
Johnstown Assistant Ticket Agent Charles J. Moore
Engineer J.E. Meyers

R: S: T:
Flagger W. Reichard Tower Operator R.F. Shade Assistant Superintendent Pittsburgh Division M. Trump
Division Foreman L.L. Rusher Division Operator C.M. Sheaffer
Assistant Train Master W.C. Snyder
Section Foreman Wesley Spires
Conemaugh Agent E.R. Stewart
Mineral Point Divison Foreman Scott Stoner
Conductor Jerry Stormer
Track Foreman John F. Stormer
Division Foreman Charles Studt

V: W:
Conductor George E. Vance Conductor C.A. Warthen
Johnstown Ticket Agent T.H. Watt
East Conemaugh Yard Master J.C. Walkinshaw
Assistant Engineer Victor Wierman

Last updated: January 21, 2022

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