The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-23
RrlTBG THEIR WAY,
Ham Cheap Trips Arc Made 10 the
Worlds Fair,

,-..r In Car Refrigerator A
5Dg .yC.rb Great Nerve Rides on the
| ,.,..A Pullman Car COnduc-
rolls of Unique Experiences.
,--,,. .us Washington Star.
..-..f the fact that thousands will
l,a fin. worlds fair and back on
'~'1 issued by the different railroad
t1.....rf.s there will also be thousands
GU. ... fine. and without having the
~ ....r, pa5s, either This fact was
..,...t, 3. the notice of an Evening
r. ~o.orter one evening recently
.,-,raf Am interview with a well-known
T.umau car conductor This gentleman
had charge of cars between New
,','- and Chicago, and, in fact, from all
,r.rasrcrn cities going west.
The different companies have indeed
bsa1 liberal with those persons who are
entitled to passes, but that class of citi-
cons who toll not; neither do they
snfr g., have lust as great desire to see
tho wonders of the great fair as their
,,o-. fortunate brothers and sisters, and
,.rila they cannot secure free transporta-
,f,p through the generosity of the rail
road companies. they can at least rack
tFai,. idle brains for ingenious schemes to
accomplish that end, and, II the tales
r1iJ h{ this conductor are any criterion
tago jv they are meeting with great
success.
The class of dead beats that are now
tbrougiug the roads from the Pacific to
the Atlantic" said this conductor, ARE,
without a doubt, the most daring and
tricky people that it has been my lot to
came across. MY railroad experience
datrs back fifteen years, and ! have dealt
With people who appeared to be the very
cream Of the dcadhead profession, but
those we run across now seem to be of an
exalted chapter of that rapidly increas-
ing order.
HAIL FROM EVERY QUARTER OF THE CoUN-
TRY.
"Thev not only hail from every quarter
of this country, but the old country fur
uishcs hundreds, and they no doubt came
over the ocean. as they are going west,
free. As to the people individually, they
embrace children hardly in their teens
aud older persons of both sexes. And
while the men are extremely ingenious
and successful with their plans, the
women are llOl OIlt VIII UtlllllAl bLltll
No matter how low the fare is placed
these people would consider it a disgrace
if they travelled in an honest, respectable
manner. Before my car starts on its
trip west ] make a most thorough inspec-
ton of it, both inside and out, and watch
the people closely as they enter the car.
My two pOrters have the same instruc-
tons, but even with all our caution lhave
carried people hundreds of miles before
discovering the fact that they were tray
cling free and without passes.
A great deal of trouble lies with the
attaches of the different big depOts of the
eastern cities and with the west, | sup
pose, but | can't speak by the card as to
that section, not having run a car fur
Their west than Chicago. The men around
the depOts, and the women also, obtain
possession of duplicate keys in some mys-
terious manner, and while we are con-
ourselves on having every
thing safe and sound under lock and key,
Subsequent developments have demon
suuted the fact that locks might Just as
well be dispensed with.
IN THE INTERPRETATION.
"A case in point. On one of my trips
west in the fore part of June last the
cook on my car went to the refrigerator,
located under the center of the Pullman,
and took therefrom a considerable guam
tity of provisions Of various kinds. This
occurred in the depot at Cincinnati. The
articles were needed for the last meal of
the day, and, as the ice was about ex-
hausttd the refrigerator was almost
enpried I stood by while the cook was
performing this work, and after he had
locked the box up securely I examined the
lock to satisfy myself
F.If was dark and puT trim ont 10 Chi
cago would be a continuous one. The
next morning when the cook and myself
went 10 the refrigerator to open il to re-
new the supplies of ice and provisions for
acrCturu "trip, what was our surprise
TO t!nd therein an urchin of about four
teen summers comfortably curled up on a
lot OF cotton waste placed on the bottom
vi the box. We yanked him out rather
roughly and demanded where and how he
had gotten into the snug retreat. He
said Cincinnati, boss, and me father
done de trick He's one of de cleaners
up around de depO, and he said you
wouldn't give me up to the perlice, as he
was one Of the railroad profesh.
what could do2 Several of our men
gathered around and at the conclusion of
MS story he Went on his way with enough
money ~ his pocket to pay his expenses
Ior couple OF days The funny part. of
the whole thing was that on my return
.flp through Cincinnati one of the clean
efs dt the depot sided up to me and in an
S1Irflonc inquired: Did Mike McGinnis'
boy get through all rightN
~. lold MIN he did, but if his father
ul"A return certain key to Inc by the
'-'-e came back on my next trip there
"3y.0 be d certain McGinnis under lock
an" Key out at the county Jail within a
N.tE. ] found the kew in an old dirty ON
lei'pe among my mail on my next trip
b0l people of that class have my sym
!'lAN. The father works hard, but his
income Is so small and his family 50 large
l'''. 10 take IN the fair is simply an i'm
possibility
RIDING ON A TRUCK.
Inc class | abhor, as have said before,
~ ..s one that never works and takes
.."g PRIDE In beating the railroad com
"-.. ae most remarkable case that
d'. g"Ae under my notice this summer
r'.., -'peo at Pittsburg two weeks since,
'' 9"At q thorough bred knight of the
-.'o would have undertaken the advent
r.. When the New York and Chicago
-.r. d. % part of which was my car,
I;t'. INTO the depot of the Smoky
}'.' "tttr continuous run of over
-...1, miles, the car inspectors, as
t..,.-.5 "'Idn to make an examination of
e,,, "Ne.is and trucks TO ascertain if any
.o|s existed had aligbted. with sew
.-,.-. passengers, on the platform to
our limbs and to enjoy o. smoke.
.-,- Inspector dove down under the car
r.,.,.'..a'a o ms head in among the dust
...,. ana greasy running gear of the
IL. l-NegrlmCd face WAS thrust close