Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-09
SHOT IN THE SHOULDER.
a Central Track Walker Fired
Upon by Wreckers.
A DISASTER NARROWLY AvERTzD

Another Sensational Attempt to Wreck
New York Central Traln-severaI shots
We're Fired at the Track Walker as ns
Ran to Give the Alarm.
ALBANY, Sept 9--The o o'clock train out
of New York due here at $50 last ninht
was thirty minutes late and as this trim
Is usually on time 1t looked suspicious. 1t
IS lntimated that blockade intended to
wreck the train was discovered by track
walker at New Hamburg, and the train was
Tagged just in time to prevent serious
accident. The blockade, 1t is said, con
sisted Of steel rails and some old railroad
iron The division superintendent was not
at his Office, but his assistant said no word
OF the attempted wreck had been sent him.
A Sensational story.
At 1880 o'clock passenger at the depot
was found who had talked with the train
men on the belated train. His story WAS
highly sensational, and was to the effect
that at point called Old Troy, near Ham
burg, the train was stopped so quickly that
the passengers were thrown from their
seats.
on the train believing that there was an
other accident. The cause, however, was
the appearance of trackman with red
lantern and with blood streaming from a
wound IN his shoulder. The engineer said
be heard several shots fired and then saw
the man. When the trackman could speak
ne said That there was an obstruction on
the track, and searching party soon
found pile OF ties laid across the track
and braced from behind with pieces Of
railroad iron. Ehe obstruction was re-
moved and the train proceeded with a
thoroughly frightened lot of passengers.
The above story was shown to the railroad
officials here, but they refused TO say
whether II was true or not.
Shot from an Ambush.
A railroad employe who was on the train
was found later and tells another version.
probably the true one He says that two
men out rowing on the river near that
point saw some men busy on the tracks,
and waiting until they disappeared they
crawled quietly up. They found a steel
rail wedged in the cattle guard in the same
way as at Albany and braced up in the
same way by pieces Of flange iron. With
all their strength they could not move II.
and started down the track to warn tile
Chicago limited express. TSey met track
man, and he, swinging his red lantern,
started to stop the train. In an instant
several shots rang out and one took effect
IN the trackman's shoulder. However, the
train was stopped about 100 yards south az
the obstruction. According to the de-
scrfption Of the barricade ii was of the
same build as the one near Albany oa
Thursday night
The Obstruction Described.
An official report received this morning
shows that the ohs.ruction was not placed
like the one at Albany There is a culvert
at this point, and into that culvert were
iammed seven heavy ties. These ties were
placed so that their butts pointed toward
the approaching srain and II the engine
had struck it the ties would only have
been driven in harder and the train would
have gone into the river The obstruction
was not removed at midnight and the
Trains we're being switched on other tracks.
Two More Arrests.
John Cordial, "a years old, conductor.
and john Kiernan, 80 years old, brake
man, have been arrested by Detective
Pinkerton, charged with wrecling the
Montreal express at CAstleton Both ara
Knights Of Labor. They were arrested ON
warrants issued by Justice Grifiths, of
Troy, on the charge of train wreclsina
made by the Central officials. The arrest
OF Reed was the work of Detective Bryant.
of Hudson, and certain associates Of his.
who are working tOuether tn Dat that * 0On