The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-26
Railroads and Railroaders.

MIR. W. Il. Singleton, formerly agent OF the
Wabash railroad in this city. now the Kansas
City agent of the Erie Despatch" d fast
freight line, was here last Thursday on busl-
ness and renewing old acquaintances,
Mr.. +. l.. Jones capabilities ~ n mail agent
were very mach impaired by his being
thrown from a cart in which he and his girl
were riding at Versailles, one day last week.
Consequently Joe Filing has had 10 run two
weeks In succession.
The J. q. Il. " L.. road was washed out for
a distance Of about 200 feet, just west OF
Dover, Monday morning. The west bound
passt niger train had passed over the place
only Il lew minutes before the washout oc-
Cured. The break WAS repaired and travel
resumed ut about 10 o'clock Monday night, q
delay In all traffic Of about IL hours.
Fritz Julius. u Il-year.oId boy. vas brought
here yesterday from IIiggInsville and tried
before Justice Clayton for the crime of throw.
ing rocks at an engine on the Mo. Z. X. X, at
that place, last Sunday. lie was given n fine
Of 81 and costs, GA 10 in all, and thirty days
In the county Jail, where he will have time TO
mediate upon the question whether or not
1t pays TO break the Sabbath ind locomotive
headlights both at the same time.
John r.. Derring, a German. twenty years
of age, single. fell from the west bound j. c.,
Is. Il l.. train, four miles west of Boonville,
Wednesday, and was I'M red very seriously.
He was sitting on The brake wheel on the
rear end of the cabOose, and the train strik-
ing Il sharp curve lie was thrown off. His
head struck a tie or rail and u terrible cash
was cut in his head from the top u The fore
head down TO the mouth. At last accounts
II was not thought he would live. lie was q
labOrer at a brick yard near the Lamine river.
and had boarded the train ut Oonyil lille to 20
to work.
Much palned was the writer upon reading
the following special dispatch In Tuesdays
st. Louis Republic :-"Marshall. Mo-, July
2l:-To-night at $50 J.. Ii. McADerney, for
several years a freight conductor on the e. q
A. road. was instantly killed while attempt.
ing to board the Chicago limited train ut this
place as II passed through ut the rate of 20
miles an hour. The unfortunate man Al.
tempted to get on the engine and failed, tried
the second coach. and was pulled under. He
was dragged about 80 yards. HIS head was
badly mashed. and one arm was cut off. He
leaves four children ut Slater.' l WIS well
acquainted with Mac" A more genial
whOle.s0uled man never ran a train. Every
body who travels on the G. Il A. knew "Mac''
and he knew everybody. The people who
travelled on his train he forever remembered
and upon meeting them anywhere and under
any circumstances he was the first to recog-
nize and speak q happy word OF greeting
For a number OF years he has been running
q local freight train and the many Kind act'
he was always doing won for him friends In
Vulnerable all along the line. All the e.. 4
A, conductors with whom the writer Is ac'
quainted are clever Elen but none OF them ar,
more so than was Mae, nor have any OF then
more friends. May the Lord deal gently Will
his soul and watch over and care for hi
orphaned children. A.