Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
A SPECTRE BRAKEMAN.
GhostIy Visitation on sonora Iraih'
Nogales Herald.

M. A. Jackson gifted genius of the Munchausen school who formerly lived in Nogales and was associated with the editor of the Herald in the publication of the Daily Reserve, has rare faculty for delving in ghost and other weird lore. He is now a reporter on the City of Mex ico Two Republics, and having met Gil more, another Munchausen giant, gleans from him weird tale which is related as follows and appeared in recent issue of the Two Republics.
 Ut was conductor of Gork-train No. 2 on the Sonora Railroad in 1888," said Gil more. My train crew consisted of En gineer, John Eberts, Fireman Joe Magil1, ad-Brakeman Frank Urquides, Hind Brakeman James Gibbons, and Bill Lagunn, foreman of the work train. On August 18th I received orders to run to Magdalena and bring up fifteen empty hat-cars. l left Casita station at 6:30 a. m. and stopped mid way between Casita and Imuris station to leave the foreman and his gang, who had to clean the weeds off the track between these two stations and then continued on to Mag dalena. About 4 p. m. on the return trip. and when nearing bridge 522, near Imu- ris, sudden jolt of the cars threw Head brakeman Frank Urquides between the cars and he was instantly killed. We gathered up all that was left of him and continued on our journey. After due in vestigation by the authorities, we were exonerated from all blame. His remains were buried in Magdalena next day.
 ''Three days afterward, while we were tied up at Santa Ana station and all hands were asleep on the water car, Magill | suddenly aroused us by coming tearing into the caboose, with look of terror on his face, and informed us that he had seen the dead brakeman standing over him. We all laughed at him and attri- buted his fright to excessive nervousness and imagination, on account of breeding over the dreadful tragedy. But the fol | lowing night, while we were laying over at Casita station, all hands, who were on the caboose found it impossible to sleep on the account of the strange and dismal sounds and knockings which resounded through the car, coming from different portions of the caboose at odd times. The following parties were in the ca boose at the time: Engineer Ebertz, Fireman Magill, Brakemen Gibbons and Burns. (who had taken the dead mans place. Line Repairer Sam Bonsell and myself.
 Were were all keeping still as dea tn, when suddenly the engineer exclaimed in hoarse whisper: Look! look! there he comesp' and sure enough upon casting our eyes in the direction indicated, we be- held the form of the dead brakeman slow ly and with measured tread approaching the caboose over the top of the train. We were mortified, but could not move, so overcome were we with awe or fright l cannot describe which. The ghost ap- preached nearer until it came within ten feet of us, and looked at us; then it turned and retraced it's steps and disap- l peared at the end of the last car
 From this time on for about ten days, the form of the dead brakeman could be plainly seen passing over the train from end to end every night, always disappear ing at the caboose, and the weird sounds and knockings continued to annoy us. so that the fireman and the wiper of the en- | zine refused to any longer to sleep in the caboose. l therefore determined to change it and substitute another, which l did, and from that time on we received no more visits from the ghost of our dead brakeman. The caboose now stands con- demned in the Guaymas yard, and mo- body wants it.
 The subject was brought to the atten- tlon of the railroad officials and being authenticated by so many witnesses, they held an investigation at the time, bu tcame to no definite conclusion in regard to it. so they let the matter drop.
 "1n standardization of the facts related above, refer to the following people un- der whose notice it came at the time: H. T. Richard, Assistant General Manager of the Sonora Railroad; c. D. Jones, chief dispatcher; Sam Bonsell, line repairer Geo. Montague; road master; Bill Lagu. na, foreman of the work train No 2; Geo Ebertz, engineer of the work train No 2; John Burns, brakeman of the work train No. 2; James Gibbons, brakeman of the work train, No. 9; Jos. Magill brakeman of the work train No. 2; Rafae Urquides, brakeman of the regular train brother of the deceased, and myself, H Gilmore, conductor of work train No. 2 on the Sonora railroad"