New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
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REFUGEES FROM THE CONTRACTORS CAMPS IN
THE ADIEoYD>CKs REACH BOSTON.
Eoston May Il spcciaD.-Norc stories are heard
to-day outragcs BY contractors who are Duhune the
railroad In the Adirondack reson. party Oh tmry
five men started for the Aiirondachs from fostoh
early in The month after answering an advertisements
Two hundred and fifty moro railroad men Tor me
Vanderbilt and webb railroad. Meet contractor
iarney Kelley. nj Bgeow's. Friday ana SATURDAY
nom . until 4. Fares paid from Boston TO works:
Cone early to prevent rush Every man must bring
Ms fee. 81 Come one, como all. Biseiow' No. %
lIanOvcr-st.
The yonnc men who applied were promised free
t1nnspoi tation. board and lodging ut hotel and
II 30 n day. to be paid monthly. The rnilrooh ride
Is OF thrty-,lx hours durntion and during that time
not morscl OF food. the say was given to them
At Lon svlllc Poles ard Italians joined the party.
The leader the gang tossed them 81. and said You
buy some bread Ten leaves Of bread were bought
TO feed 80 starving They then rode to Tuppers
Lake where a freight train was in waiting. They
plies Of lumber and In this position
rode two hours. Again they dsmounted anu
started OH fifty inilr march for the camp.
Hero the Boston party OF thirty five heard discourai-
Ing reports from who had escaped. ana aD"n'
thirty left the company and hid IN the forest while the
Others KEEP, on. They marched twenty miles the hrst
day with food. several fell by the wayside ana
were left 20 die. They had pac" 10 sleep except
the bar" girlr1 where there two inches OF SHOW
some with one blanket, many with none. Many VINO
tried c,cap, fired Ipon ard now lie wounded
in camp in n critical condition. The camp l. sur
rounded by n band Of r"GrOes. who patrol night and
day armed with Winchester rifcs. The man who
attempt, to steal away. II Is slid Is shot down some
Of the Young men who escaped John Preston.
owen KELLEY. James Bowen, John Mcguire, Louis
IIalcy. Patsy Dohcrty John Milford. John McCarty,
James Ecrncr and Jack Mountain. all residents Of
the West End. in the imm'Nat" vicinity u STANFORD
st. John Bowen. Of No. ; Eaton Place Of those
who escaped. seen bv a reporter. and he told
pitifn tale. lie had walked pat II the way and rde
on the bumpers II freight trains the rest. DANIEL
White. Of Wclr,cr-avc.. Somcrvlc tod = similar tale.
1homa. Lonn.ncy. cous o: cy-Hcp~s.ntaiivc Joseph
=. Lomasncy. taken - n water boz. Almost dead
from hunccr. he jumped from ,he train while IT
passing over a bridge and he ms since been heard
from The following letter written n we'll
known man ycd at Young's Hotel by Ms brother:
Mora. y. T.. NAV q.
Dear Tom: For Gods sake send me fas". ell
The fare I. $40 -. hut ihcy say You have TO ,ead
The Adircadacks about sovcaty mites from where /
am They are killing men hcFc agi huryins them in
chased u.s. We cannot get any frrighis. =,
they have warned %" me- rot to lei any one ride.
If one sandwich. The. Hr' starving tho men IN tho
camr They guard the me-. at nigh, Win guns. ard
ibi.' his" My fcci and Lands nrc -w-ncn and NY shoe,
YOU on hors.tnch. but We got into the woods and
'war'p before got here .cnd il 70 tho Mora station
telegraph once " y Every word here Is tric. 80
helm me 1od send Il you read this.
there f. only train day. II YOU don't. can
Only starvc here. DAfNEN.
bernard smith. the writer ~ the above. s. the ONLY
ono with tho exception Of Lomasncy who has not
rrnchcd Boston. lie writes that rubber boots cost
sI2 pair Of ~ Trousers. ~
Mr. Kelley the agent who hired tho men. was
seen by reporter Mr. Kelley is proprietor ID man
arcr of the New Enela d Enpllooymcnt Agency. 30.
81 Exchange.t. Bangor, Ne. He said that the men
were provided for r. n tho time that they lcft
Boston. .,
the men 10 buy crackers and choose. a. they would
no, have anything 70 eat until they reached camp
When asked why he sent the boy - do mems
work Mr. Kelley told story about some ore
stealing the tickets from hn and giving them away
to cN cry body. Then, again, men cam" In ana got
tickets and sold them 10 the boys for 30 cents.