The morning call., 1894-06-26
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Nathan NJ. Holman, a mldde-aged railroad
man from the East, sat In the office OF the New
Western yesterday afternoon and related the
experiences he had encountered during a
three months trip through the country In a
ftuitlesS search for wO.K. "When / bid the
boys goOd-by In the Albany yard of the New
York Central road over three months ago, and
started SOUTH" said he, II had but little pur-
pose as to my destination, but felt assured that
l would be able 10 strike something before
many days. L passed through Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington without making
any effort TO get work, and when l struck the
East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia road 1
made my first application, but without success
At Rome, Ga, met telegraph operator who
was also out OF work, and we agreed 10 dou Bile
up and try our luck together; but II we had
not both been railroad men with good letters
and credentials fear we should nave been in
much the same condition as the Coxeyites are
al present. For four weeks we Travelled to.
gether through the South and during that time
my partner struck work twice, but drink was
unfortunately, about the only thing he cared
for, and he appeared 10 have no inclination TO
hold position. l left him at Houston. Tex,
for that reason and came through FL Paso and
by way oftSouthern California TO this city.
believe l AN disposed TO look upon the bright
side OF things generally, but l must confess
never appreciated what an awful condition
business is in until this time. During my entire
journey / worked but two nights, and that
work was given me by a sympathetic yardman
In FL Paso who laid off for my benefit. l met
dozens of railroad men out of work on my trip,
and in the many conversations had with heads
of departments but few of them offered any
Kind of encouragement as 10 the disability of
future work. Nearly all the roads have hun
dreds of men either laid off on short time, who
will, OF course, be looked after before stranger
is employed"
j. S. Little OF Springfield, Ohio, who is in this
city. yesterday gave CALL reporter the sec
ond chapter In the mysterious Buyer murder
case at Urbana, that State, of which mention
was made day or two ago in this column. 1t
will be remembered that BTyer was a light
mulaito, employed in large dry.goods store
In a position OF trust, aud that he was under
suspicion of having caused the deaths of at
least three persons by giving them pulverized
glass. The case attracted much more than
local notice because OF the apparently peculiarly
atroclous nature of the murders and the
motives which it was said inspired the deeds
Two OF the bodies OF the supposed murdered
men were exhumed and the doctors who held
the autopsy declared that a substance found in
the stomachs was pulveriZed glass. Mr.. Little
says that The excitement In the neighboThood
was so intense that lynching was expected at
any moment. Fortunately, however, such
disaster was averted. The services of an ex-
pert chemist were employed TO make further
examination and aualyze the contents of the
stOmachs ana his report knocked the pins from
under the murder theory. He stated that the
supposed pulyeriZed glass was nothing more
than crystalized particles OF the fluid which
undertakers use TO preserve bodies, and the
residents Whereabouts are breathing easier
when they think how narrowly they escaped
lynchiDg an innocent man.
An incident Of a pathetic nature in con-
nection with the death OF Major Frank I. Ben
nett OF the regular army occurred Sunday at
the Preside. Major Bennett was in the same
regiment during the war with Major T. T.
Brand now retIred) Of Urbana Ohio. They
were both brevettedifor gallant and meritorious
service in action at Hoovers Gap and were the
only Two men mentioned by General Rosecrans
In his report of that fight. At Chickamauga
both the comrades again received distinction
and II was but natural that warm personal
friendship should grow up between the TWO.
Last Saturday Major Brand arrived In the city,
having never met his old companion -in-arms
since they parted thirty years ago, and it was
chiefly for the purpose ofmeeting him that Major
Brand had made the journey. Sunday morn
ing he learned for the first time of his old
friends death through the columns OF a news
papeT.