Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-21

SeutTdl ht -, cutereu Dis once tulo
bright summer morning. he was looking
particularly pleasant and evidently was
at peace with himself and all mankind,
but as he commenced looking over the dis
patcher's train sheet of the night before
his aspect speedily changed, and a very
gloomy look settled In his eyes.
An extra was 'in the ditch" on the
north end, and the road was completely
blocked as far as the north end was con-
oerned. Everything was late on the south
end, and here were two trains OF stock
coming In of the branch that must be
rushed through without fail. He had one
extra conductor st p, and an excursion
train was ordered from the superintsnd-
snt's Office 10 60 TO W, . station 90
miles south, and bring back load Of col
ored people TO the big camp meeting then
being held In P.
This would have been all right II the
conductor In question had been one of
the reliable old hands, but he happened
to be one Of the latest promotions and
man with a very nervous, excitable tenn
permanent, who was easily mixed up IL any
thing happened to go wrong and who had
only just completed 10 day suspension
for neglecting, in one Of his passions, to
remember an order about some work on
the line. So blind and forgetful did he
become when his anger was once aroused
that his associates had nicknamed him
Crazy Horse, and the appsllation seemed
to fit him exactly.
Little wonder Mr.. Ellis was blue. The
special had to be started at once, and this
was the only man available. He didn't
ike it ga little bit. - but there was no
baln for a
.tWhsrs,. m. .o,, how Mr. p.,d,n r..
ask al ~ tho disnatch.r tb.n ON dr,y
"Out hunting a crew for the special. He
ouobt to be hack bv this time didn,t
call n conductor AL didn,t Iila 20 ..nd
-, .,.i.,s,s. 49,. =.
iiVT1n "t'nouS seens yUu aoou'
mes the only one we've got. ne VIII
have to go, but watch him close. don
want any more niggers killed on this divi-
sion while I'm hsrs after the turn we had
when No. l6 hit the work train at Sand
Cut. It was only a scratch that Murphy
didn't get lynched that trip"
"Morris," he called to q boy coming up
the platform outside, "go and hunt up
Howell for the special, and hurry up too.
They ought to be out In Is minutes."
The train had been ready for some time,
and in a few minutes Howell was seen
coming down the platform toward the Of
flee. he received his orders, and after
short talk with the trainmaster, in the
course of which he was told to keep cool
and not get into trouble and IL any doubt
arose to take the safe side, he left for
W.
He had nothing to meet going down,
and after seeing to the turning around OF
his engine he reported at the Office for his
orders for the return trip.
The dispatcher at p was waiting
for him and sent the following,
Order No Al pals ,s conduo,o,
and snoins.r .nso,.l north sn..isI nor,h
Hnvsii nondrc,"r .no,na 20, .",,, no,,m, r,r
w 70 p@N shsaa ~ siI ssconS .,asa train.
ana viii ma., arst No IA Nurnbx oordnc,ar
engine 90, at Sand Cut, and will meet second
No. 10 at P7R@ E.J.R
Howell and Egan. q. X. lO+o a. m.
Ed N.
"How's thstf Both los readyf Hold
Murphy minute, Bob. Got hlmi Tell
him Wen want to send orders TO Howell at
Sand Cut by him."
Mr' Ellis hsa oeen seikinS ever ths tei-
spnone WIN 'he y ynIuas~ AZ @hs oiS
nsien' Sarus Hiie oeioW .ne to"n' where
al 'ne i,eish' trains were s"''cneu ano
niauo Ieauy ior 'ne roau' =,
oana |u' was sma!i station nVe miles
run -, a. wnloh mere was siulng,
o.' no 'elesraph once ano ss po'n trains
Vi s'ock were reaoy 70 20 FORWARD IL was
uoeiueu .. " senu o,uers 70 Iio~eIi 10 inee,
inc 'Wo sectionso Oh 10 at oahu Sut instead
=, hoIuins 'ne Seeohu ohe a' until
niS arri'al. a.,
AZ iew minutes Conouc'or murphy
was III receip'o u the ioho"ins oraer'
Order No. 6s. P, 0-l2. lss--. Conductor
siai nns,h uoI pI'a, S sana ou,; 10, spe eI
met second No IA ~ sanS Cr, ins,oad 80
p, i2-. E.J.R.
For conductor and engineer. specnl north.
Murphy, conductor first 10. o. X. ll:05 a. IN.
K. X.
With the orders addressed to the special