, 1892-11-29
DIABOLICAL.
Train WreCk0TS at Work on the
Northern Pacific.
A RAIL L00SENED AT NAPA-
VINE:
Almost a Terrible Tragedy in
Lewis County.
The Third Attempt iii a Week to
Cause a Fearful Loss Of Life.
The Telegraph Operator Thinks
He can Identify the Two Men
who Did it.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
TACOMA, November 29.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made to wreck the Northern
Pacific eastbound overland train No. 4, last
night, between Napavine and Newaukum,
stations on the Pacific division. Newau-
KUN is sixty miles south of Tacoma. The
wreckers lossened rail on the north end
of bridge thirty feet high, which crosses
a dry gulch at that point. The train was
delayed seventy minutes at the bridge, not
arriving here until 1850 O'Clock this morn
ing. This is the third attempt made to
wreck this same train within week. Once
rail was loosened near Kalama and the
other time at Tootle river, one Of the most
dangerous points on the river.
Superintendent McCabe says: "The
bridge is about thirty feet high. sup
pose the wrecking was made for the pur-
pose of robbery. Had the Wreckers been
successful the train would have fallen
twenty or twenty-five feet the rail was
lOosened on the north approach of the
bridge. l hardly think these men have
any connection with the robbers who held
up the train near Hot Springs. but of course
that is a hard thing to tell.
Conductor Mixer says: "The thing hap
pened about $40 o'clock. The train was
running rather slow down the grade on the
bridge and was stopped within a trains
length. We didn't feel the jar except in
the baggage and mail cars. whose trucks
were off the track. Nobody vas hurt and
no damage was done to the cars; we were
delayed about an hour and ten minutes.
Bridge No. 81 crosses a high, dry gulch.
We got the two cars on the track without
doing any damage. Just before we reached
bridge 90 we had been running very
rapidly"
w. D. Marshall, the telegraph operator
at Napavine says: ''At six o'clock last
evening was in my Office making out nv
report, when in came two strangers dressed
as tramps. One came to my ticket window
and asked me what time No. came by
here, and If she generally pulled by here
fast; how far 1t was to NeWaukum; if there
was an operator there and if the train
stopped there. told him, thinking they
were passengers wanting to get on. While
this man stood at the ticket window ask
ing me these questions the other man stood
at the door, partly in and partly out. They
looked nervous and appeared as though
they had been walking very fast One was
about feet 9 or 10 inches tall, wore cow
boy kind of slOuchy hat, beard of two
weeks growth, small moustache, pair of
low cut shoes, was light cOmpleXioned, had
hands as white as snow and did not look
like man who had ever worked very hard.
The other one was a good-looking man
about 3 feet tall, dressed shabby, with a
little bundle under his arm, as if it was
something heavy. 1t was about the size of
a gun taken apart. He struck it against
the door accidentally, and heard the two
pieces strike together. This one wore a
black hat, beard about the same as the
first man. He was dark complexioned,
talked much like a woman and very low.
They left here and stood at the east end of
the platform talking for about half an
hour. / did not pay much attention to
the matter until I went to 60 home. Then l
thought they were planning to break into
the depot tonight, so 1 took my money
orders and hid everything. l can identify
them if 1 see them. The section foreman
says they got the tool here, the tool
boxing being broken.
We have the most complete line of mems
wooden shirts and underwear ever shown
in this city. Chicago Clothing & Shoe Co.
f. @. Brown, Manager.