The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-30
TINE PANAMA saAssAcaE.

TINE PANAMA alAssAoaE.
Goldie Vests Bee.
The recent promotion Of Conductor
Brinkesho6 from the respouGlbSo poi
Of conductor to that Of equipm0nt
agent of the Northern Pacific rod
has already been noticed. But thia
seems Q fitting time to repeat the story
OF his connection with the terrible
massacre perpetrated by the natives
Of Panama shortly aftef the opening
of that road, an affair that will carry
bis name into history side by side
with those whom the world delights
to honor for their bravery and chival-
~. Through his individual exertions
every woman and child on his train
was saved and millions Of dollars and
the lives Of these on another train.
The story - here told b In bis own
language - it Was taken down BY the
writer shortly after hearing him relate
Il. and it II Beloved that this b the
first time that II has appeared In print.
In telling Of his long service ~ con-
ductor, be said:
have been on the rail o great
many yearS- I commenced on the
Hudson River road In 1850, - all 9TH
ers do, on the brakes. In the latter
part Of 81 I commenced punching
svar s,,ce
In 1855 I had an offer to 20 down to
,rh;ah - ,har ,,,ss 1r,.h.d m:
cn"r r. h.d no ccnS.ctors and -.rs
~.nt;n: - .srS ma fr"~, New YorS
and happened to pitch on me. At the
u;n Jny Eli ' -. .s n;o. - '1 ,e.;S =.
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"a Iii 100 - eYn.,;sncss th.t 49,.
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cent;nede. t.,.ntmis. and nthe, Incl.
Jonts ~ ehs .l;m.t. and the rs.c.U.
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Ill 800. $3.50 ~
Tha n.;,v.. S.d h..r al .,oov nm.
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100. That ,hsv had the tr.nsnorts.
ton N The Csiijo,ni. tr.veI scrns. the
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NEVER FORGET THAT DATE,
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..s nhn.. ~ s,,nn~ssd 70 ha so,,,e,
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sir o,cioct .s NE vere ali aittiny in
sha denot .oms smok inc and ali care.
IL r. o,,;ta J.,S shars A. th.,
hnn-a Se",d s"na a,;no outsids
ri. ,,. aid M ot,.n,;nn p Till the
i.,,II,, p'a,an.sS non,;n. ,hrnnah
,'a S"ws then ws ha1en IN meEe
M, me ,,,. mind t,.t sor,.tS,;ro 10. nm
and one of the cf,iciais went TO he
81, 10, o. 80 met r. ,v.. Ho turn.
vi Mn .s'',, ~ ' "a S. .s;d. .uH God
NV tha a.tives have .,,,onnded n.
In great numbers and are ,nassacreinv
everyone they can ace " There was
supposed 10 De ABOUT Z,oOV OF tmem
Ihey came OUT OF the woods; al ~
once, IKE . mock OF olros. we al
look III the SITUATION al once: ana maae
up our minus tnat we wouid nave 10
night to death. NO one expected any
tnihg out tnat we would oe cut 10
pieces: ior they were ten 10 one anu
had already begun 10 attack. Inc
PASSENGERS were scattered eoout, some
N the depot room, wandering around
he STATION, ana the women ana emil.
iren mostly IN the cars. In anu ABOUT
ne once there were some twenty-five
Ill together, OF oinclais, railroad ana
steamship men. the superintendent
among them. Ne gave orders al once
'or all to arm themselves with any
hing they could get and defend theni-
'ei'es. Our hrms were mostly navy
'evolvers. l got Q pair ana ouckied
lround me and the rest did the same,
besides these there were q few mus |
lets, perhaps twenty or thirty In the
,epot
My hrst thought was tor the women
mi children,
HOW no SAVE THEN;
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al r SI ot aaon w I'LL -, ns
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