Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-18

THREE Atssraps. 20 wreck Trains NJ
Chicago.

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4 Chicago.
ny telegraph 10 the Dlspsteh-l
| CHICAGO, August 17.--Thsre was .
great deal Of quiet work and many
my sterious movements among the Off
Gals Of the Rock Island and
lake Shore railroads to-day over
three distinct attempts to wreck
two passenger trains and one
freight train last night. The detectives
Of the road were at work on the case
all night. One Of the attempts was to
wreck the Chicago, Rock Island and
| PaeiSc train, which left Van Buren,
Street depot at 1890 p. NJ, bound for
Omaha and Council Bluffs. The train
consisted Of IN engine with five coaches
and two slefpers filed with passengers.
Superintendent Chamberlain showed q
reporter q wedge at bis Office this morn
ing and said Train No. 3 left the
oepot on time and ran out to-S00 feet
south Of the Stoek-Yards crossing, near
Ihirty-ninth street, where occurred .
sudden shock. The cylinder-hesds were
blown out and the frame Of the guide
was badly bent. This, OF course, in
cspseitaied the engine, and while 40
other Was being got ready the train was
pulled up to The shops, which extend
from Forty.seventh to Fifty-frst streets,
and held for The relief locomotive.
The Wedge was driven in the guide near
the cyliuoer-hend, and the engineer and
fireman say nan IN a railroad cap
Yun SCross the track. ! think / know
he miscreaut from the description they
furnish. but must withhold the name
for . few hours, as he has not been
arrested, although two others are
now AZ HarTisOn-STeet police-sta-
lion. They are discharged men,
End were arrested at 2 A. NJ.
in the very act Of misplacing
Lake Shore switches at Thirty-third
street. This wedge weighs about three
pounds, and has done damage to "a un-
known extent, as the engine will have
10 be taken 10 pieces and closely ex-
smintd. While the wrecked engine was
bsingTeplsced and the Omaha train stood
ct the shops the train which leaves
Chicago at 1885 arrived and passed the
DELAY ed train, which Was almost ready
10 continue on its journey. When
he thebtre train stopped some rascal
boarded il ard turned the red bulls
eye with the intention Of causing the
Omaha express TO run into the rear Of
he theatre train. This would have
been dreadful calamity, but was pre-
vented by brakeman, who, in going TO
The resI Of the theatre train, observed
hat tie bull's-eye had been turned
around. This aroused his suspicion.
and. after riehting the lamp, he ran
back q few yards and called 20 the crew
q TIE Omaha train. telling them that
crooked work was going on and 10 shoot
be first man they caught attempting
more trRin- ETocking.
Yesterday afternoon as the Lake
shore Train passed through the Rock
Island JaICs near Fifty-frss street .
man hurled q stone at the sgitohnan
and brakeman.
Superintendent Amsden. OF the Lake
Shore AID Michigan Southern railroad,
said that another attempt TO wreck was
made at $50 P. ". yesterday near the
stock-YsIds crossing. Unknown persons
TUNED the switch, and an engine and
ihree ftight-csrs were derailed. For
turEtely DO lives were lost and bat little
damage was done, except to one freight
car. which was badly wrecked. After
n hours d.lsy the track was cleared
I'D ,,tFTic rseufned