Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-06
RAILWAY RUMBLIhGS.
Resolutions Of Thanks to Brave Men,.
Other Mites Of Interest.
The U. p, Railroad Accident.

On the morning succeeding the smash.
up which occurred on the Union Pacific
railroad near Valley station, the pp
gors on the wrecked train adopted the
following resolutions, which were signed
by as many as the limited time would
permit:
VALLEY STATION, U. P. r. r., July 4,
lSS5:-We, the undersigned, passengers
of Union Pacific train Nc. I, which left
Omaha on July 3, and which met with an
accident 30 nearly Of fatal result TO many
lives, desire hereby to express to Mr..
Joseph Bay, the brave engineer In charge
of raid train, our sincere admiration of
his conduct at the time of the accident.
That bis cool presencs Of MIND
and calm courage In the face of
almost certain death to him,elf were the
means of saving many lives we have no
doubt, nor can any one doubt who wit
messed tho terrible wreck from which he
was so mir,culously saved.
We extend to him our sincere sTmpa-
thy for his suffering, and repeat the
expression of our deep gratitude for the
heroic faithfulness with which he stood
at his post of duty.
To his associates also, the conductors
Mesgrs. Arthur Blakesley and J. B. Gray,
and to Mr. George Fullmer, fireman, we
give this testimonial of our gratitude and
thanks for their prompt snd efficient
action.
We hereby commend those above
named to the officials of their company ss
worthy of any reward or promotion they
can give.
! We further resolve that copies of these
resolutions be furnished for publication
to Omaha, Denver and Oregon papers.
G.. M. Hitchcock, Omaha; M. l. HON.
medien, Colorado; M. 81. Mcclure,
North Platte; w. ii. Lane, Omaha; D.
M. Egan, Omaha; N. 7. Smith, st.
Louis; Perry Heazlit, Omaha; f. j.
Hays, Omaha; George Hulst, Columbus;
Mrs. 81. Hulst, Omaha; Miss Miriam
Chase, Omaha; E. g. Wilbur, Omaha;
d. E. Tyler, Omaha; B. B. Haywood,
Oregon; George @. Sears, Oregon; Wal
ter II. Holmes, San Francisco, and others.
Mr.. Frank Birkenshsw Barrowclough,
of the Burlington 81 Missouri head.
quarters, left for Denver Friday. Not
being convinced without ocular demon
stratton of the existence Of snow In the
mountains at the present time, he re-
solved to investigate the matter, hence
his trip. He expects to return this
evening.
S. s. Smith and j. G. Burmese, of the
freight auditing department of the Bur
lingtcn 81 Missouri, are enjoying a trip
to Denver.
Mr.. Joseph Hay, tie Union Pacific
engineer who received injuries In the
wreck at Mescer siding Friday night, is
at HIS home In this city recovering nicely
and will be ready for duty again in a
few dsys.
o FRO THE COUNTRY.
Union Pacific surveyors are CROSS Sec
tlonlng the country between st. Paul and
Fullerton.
The Fremont g. Elkhorn Valley rail
road have increased their capital stock
from $40, DOC, 900 to $15, 600, coo and have
filed a certificate to that effect.
Union Pacific passenger No. 4, due
here from the west at 4:1O p. M, was
two hours behind time yesterday. East
bound trains at the transfer waited for
her.
Fairbury, In Jefferson county, has great
hopes of securing an early extension of
the Union Pacific system from Beatrice.
President Adams smiled a%pprovingly on
the scheme when brought to his notice.
A construction train on the ~northcast-
ern road jumped o switch at Valentine.
nhn anntro DIM n hr1a " Tho litoh and
ten cars of iron and ties piled on top of
her. The engineer and fireman jumped
In time.
Jacob Wolf, a brick moulder at Grand
Island, swoopsd down a cargo of beer
and laid down with his burden on the
railroad track. The incoming train
threw him into ths ditch but could not
kill him. He will wear q gore head for
some time.
Grand Islanders calculates that the
shops the people there taxed themselves
to construct for the Union Pacific, will
coon be utilized, now that the company
has possession of the st. Joseph 81 West
ern. 1t is time they were started up and
recompense property owners for their
bonus of SOC, 1000.
Articles of incorporation of the Grand
Island 81 Marynvllle railroad company
and the st. Joseph 81 Marysville rail way
company, heve been filed with the secre.
tary OF state. The new name into which
the others have merged is the st. Joseph
& Grand Island rail way company, and is
to have a corporate existence of ninety.
nine years.
Brakeman Mallory was robbed and
thrown from q @ train by tramps at
Corning, Iowa, Wednesday, sustaining
serious injuries. The boys should heed
the words Of a b. d M. wheel twlster:
"Whenever l rec a tramp on the train /
order him eff at once, and If he won't
jump, by the eternal he can stay. Wages
are just the same"
The Plattsmouth Journal tells q good
story of a prominent under officer who
has been In the service of the B. & M.
half a doz;n years. He was recently CIV.
ing out official directions while ON an
official visit at Pacific Junction, when q
rather commonplace looking railroad man
offerrd a suggestion c>ntr airy to the Off
GERS directions. Turning haughtily
toward the preaumptious speaker the
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