The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-30

spread and the train was ditched
That is all there is to it." No one
else gave expression to similar view
and Dinety-nine out of every hun
, dred feel confident that the work was
deliberately planned and resulted JUS
|, as the perpetrators had hoped for.
l About 1 o'clock a switch engine
: was sent out by Superintendent Sib-
ley, in charge of Engineer Chas
Fleck, with Engineer Jake Riley act
) ing as fireman. A score or more OF
citizens boarded it at the general
office and rode to the wreck, but their
sojourn was short, as the engine was
coupled to the cabOOse and five
ears and then returned to the city,
the top of each car containing as
many people as could find standing
room.
THE SUPERINTENDENT SAY.
Shortly after the switch engine had
reached the general office, ami Special
Policeman Neil had been removed to
the hospital, Superintendent Frey
was seen by d BAzoo reporter.
His back panied him, he said, but
he did not think he would be laid up.
81 was the first man on the engine To
see the misplaced rail-" he continued,
and at once informed the others OH
the engine. l stepped off on the fire
mans side, and was followed by him.
Bradley and Lyon got off on the
right side of the engine, but not any
too soon, as the engine struck the
misplaced rail an instant later. The
cause of the accident was plain
enough. The fish-bars were removed
and spikes drawn with the intention
of causing the wreck, and the par
ties who did the work must feel salts
fed with the result"
TIE CONDUCTOR NOT SURPRISED.
81 was not greatly surprised when
we went in the ditch, said Conductor
Spangler to a BAZoo man.
Inv not p was asked.
"For this reason: After we had
started, my rear brakeman, King, who
is knight of Labor, informed me
that he had been given a pointer by
the Knights that rail had been mis-
placed. He named the identical spot
where the trouble occurred, so / was
ON my guard. was holding fast when
the shock caused by the engine leav-
ing the track came, but my head
went through a pane of glass and /
received these cuts" pointing to a
couple of gashes on his face
THE BRAKEMAN DENIES.
Mr.. L. w King, the brakeman re-
ferred to, having heard of Conductor
Spangler's statement, visited the
BAzoO office last night and entered a
general denial.
"When Spangler says. i am Knight
of Labor" said King, ''he tells |
a falsehood. / am not a member of
the order. When he says told him
| had received a pointer from q
Knight, to the effect that rail had |
been misplaced, he tells second false
hood. Do you suppose if had known
what was going to occur that / would |
not have informed Bradley and Bres-
nehan, men with whom | have been
working every day? was in the
big strike of 1877, and remembering
what was done then, / anticipated
trouble to-day and was on the lookout
constantly, but no one even limited to
me that We were to be ditched. was
on the rear end of the caboose when /
saw the fireman jump and / followed
without delay. The next minute the
engine was derailed and the cars were
piled up on top of it."
WHO NEIL Is.
Special Policeman Neil, who had a
leg broken, is a married man and re-
sides at 1903 Lamire street. About
10 o'clock Monday night he entered
the BAzoo counting room and in
quired where Superintendent Frey
could be found. The information
was impaired that Mr.. Frey was
probably at the opera house, where
the Boston Ideals were holding forth.
Neil then left to interview the super I
but not until he had in
formed those present that he was will
ing to take a train out and that was i.
his business with Mr.. Frey. The {
strange visitor was at the time looked i
upon as harmless crank and after 1
nothing further was seen of
him until yesterdays accident.
UNIVERSALLY COMMENDED.
The conduct of Engineer Bradley b
md Fireman Bresnehan was COM e
nended on all sides except by the q
strikers and their sympathizers. None !.
,ut brave men would attempt the trip 4