Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-09-18
A NOTABLE JOURNEY.

Last SUNDAY. NoHt. N-yiGDCtGI,
who has charge Of Mr. Peter Trez-
icvamt'sc convict campin Tensas near
, Quebec, came in to TaIluIlh for
the purpose Of getting the Coroner,
! DR.. Dancy, to hold an inquest oil
the body Of a white convict named
VIM. Whitney, who had been acct
IDENTIFY killed. The Coroner sum-
moncd jury, and the entire party
boarded a hand car and started.
The vehicle appeared to run trihe
hard but we hustled along at the
rate of something less than two
miles IN hour, and by taking the
men from the pump, and getting
them to get down and push the car,
finally succeed in reaching Lake
One, four miles from Talluiah.
1t was concluded, at that point,
to overhaul the car, and after Dor
rowing all the carpenter and black
smith tools to be had, the car was
set up on edge, and an examination
made. Most every member Of the
party had some suggestion to make,
as to why the car ran so hard, and
most every suggestion was acted
on. Taps were tightened, braces
stifiened, strips of wood nailed on
whore it was thought they would
do some good, the car thoroughly
oiled and set on the track the pas
sengers took their places and away
she went. 1t was a frightful strug-
gle to get across the Lake One
bridge; all the tinkering had result
eG in making the car run harder,
than it did before, and after getting
over the bridge the car was tilted
on to It's side, and another caucus
held. 1t was found that the wheels
on one side ground on the wood
frame Of the car, so one wheel was
taken off and some washers re-
moved from the axle, and another
start made. The men at the pump
would have given out long before
this, had it not been for the fact
that every few minutes one wheel
would drop down inside the rail,
and the bumpers would have to
get off and lit the car upon the
track, thus getting a much needed
rest.
After removing the washers, and
attempting to start it was found
that the car ran harder than ever.
and the men at the pump would get
down every few minutes and push.
In this way they would be
handy to lift the wheel back on the
track when it dropped off. Every
attempt to improve things resulted
in making them worse, and the car
finally comming to a dead stop
on quite q steep down grade, all
pumping was abandoned, and
steady pushing was resorted to.
The camp was at last reached, and
the fertility of resource, exhibited
by Capt. Kleinpcter and his acting
assistant engineer, Mr.. Seaman,
cannot be too highly commended,
and the passengers were filed with
gratitude for their safe, though
tardy arrival.
After eating dinner and holding
the inquest which resulted in
demonstrating that the killing
was one of those unfortunate acct
dents that will smetimes occur, and
in which no blame lies with the
party doing the killing, the party
prepared for the return trip. The
hand car was not used but a push
car rugged up, and four trustees
provided with poles, being pro-
duced as the motive power, the
party mounted the car, and were
brought safely home, in much less
time than it took to go out. There
was not a man in the party, that
would not rejoice to hear that that
handcar had met with q serious
misfortune, and if any more in
quests should unfortunately have
to be held out at that camp, the
same jury can be depended on as
not going, if they have TO so on
that same hand car.
FOR SALE.