Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-30
Startling Railway Experience

L1S5 WO00ay tf2piaR as a PASS rg,r ft,.c
pulled out from the loH land oa tlio .;c,.p,
and struck tho prairio, the c31du,,cr p,,:osa
sudden change in speed, but ;hiokise tla bcv,
might be "liltiag' her ,tla 10 uc,t r.,
grade, paid 20 attention to it. Tie g1,Ic IT,.
met and passed as tnough 20 grade .os ,,ny,
and then down the bill! ste started at o ,cr,i'
rate. AS she skinned along the pss.eDrcr, h.,
gan to show sigps Of nervousness IS th,y sau
farm houses rushing along as c!cs, tcrcrhcr
apparently, as in Kansas town, and lie rim.
ductor teo began to think al! vas cot tirbt =,
the steam cDd." As Tie sp,ei iac,ess5d =,
every revolution CT the wheels. cushions, hnrI
baskets. bundles ard bab:s A:w arouci The S1r
like msd, and now the thoroughly irehtcr.t
passengers appealed to the conductor to st5n
the train. By this tImo be realized the Lspecr
himself, aud knowing that Santa F. itcivA
train had the "righ: Of way a. the Enpe,i,
JUNCTION. aad that i: YOU'D b. cartaio Il a:h T.,
reach there ahead ct tine. lie j,rkcd tie bell
rope ns though town were on fir. The b:l
sounded the alarm, bu. IS TO response c,c,o
from ths whistle he resl'z ID FIR the lis. TIN.
that he was on u runawoy lIzia, fYa cl.ca.s,
from the coelac. Whethe. i: w. the sn,l.
amount OF lis He insu!atc, policy, CT the safety
| Ct tho passengers that urged him nn will r.
| main an open question, bu, i, is morally cerisn
| that he was not many s:cjnds 10 pcssiag thrtusA
the coaches. sc!|lng the iron rail OF the n Iii cag
cad landing on the coal pile near the lcccmu
tive, which was Wllhiog uodtr the pressure o,
siXlS-i7o pounds more OF steam imam Wa L.
cessary for Cclclliy, cgGiI0!t CT clnycplan
| lie says as he struck the water taUk aal r3It.i
| doWo into the cab. .hc cngice was g.iog A.,
fast that the telegraph pJIas ding he ioot
looked Ike picket leuce." 1t took tu. =
moment to put 90 tic air trcakes. rcycls, H..
lover, and slow her G1Ho ani ii u hims, viii
10 200 hundred yards q sn op:u switch att,
SsrlG Fe crossing, 60! that the ron Ct c,sht
miles had been made in less than oigh: mlaU..5
When the train stopped the lroman jUaipoi
| from The engine sDC ran down tboL.ack toward,
the city, ard tho onginear srling from the jat
| of the cab, explained that jas. rs they E.n,ei
the Neoshs grade H ~ the fireman accuse,
| him Of having reported something di:ctnt!.,S"
! to him to the division superintendent TIM l..
stoutly denied, whcreupon Haley assaulted him.
with coal pick and nsnd TO hand scLi Ct.
sued. IN the melee the throt |, wss THROW
open, and, going Ut the rate OF q milo = miaLl.,
they fought it ont en- that line" On leavi:.
! the train Haley ran down to the court house NJ !
had Sheriff Moon lock him up in cell. f"sror
that no would be ovortsten, he said, AID Killed
by Durham and his friends. Duni..a. Wa CO.
| veyed in carriage to 4 physician and A.t h..
wounds dressed. His face. hnst AID Shout ter
were terribly cut aad bruised, tho I'll. IL ;.a
back OF the head by pick boi0sa V5r7 Stree
one.
The conductor rem the train drought JGI..
ton City, leaving BIZ; engineer ia tae hsnis -; =
nurse, and his fireman in the hands CT a sheriff.
l-TGDeEd Commonwealth.