New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14
HE WAS KNOCKED SENSELESS
4 BRAKEMAN TRIES To KILL THE CON
DUCTOR WHILE THE TRAIN
Is RUNNING.
FIERCE sTRrGGLE oN THE Tor or \ MOVING
cAR-THE RI'FFIAN ESCAPES

FIERCE sTRrGGLE oN THE Tor or \ MOVING
cAR-THE RrFFrAN ESCAPES.
Super,ntcndent Mcclure - the Erie Railroad.
who was on duty AZ Jersey city early yesterday
morning. worked hard to Ct together train
crew To- 20 ont on the line and bring In ir'lfh'
train which was sldctrackod with only IN" en-
glneor fireman and single brakeman II look
after II. The force was too small TO risk bring
ing the train through. and the train h'd I'D VIII
until a crew could reach f..
The train let Port Jorvis cn tme with run
crew consisting ~ TWO brakemcn and the con
ductor I'm addition t. the fireman and engineer.
while NJ. Mcclure was getting ready his extra
crev, the conductor was reported dying AT a 1T
lie telegraph station named Centre. and the rear
brakeman was a fugitive. having tried 10 XIII
the conductor while the train was running at "
high rate II speed.
The train. when It left Port Jervis. consisted
u forty cars II 10 run through 10 J"rN'}
CIV. stopping only for water. Conductor Ir"y
was I'm charge James Doolcy was r'ar-biak"-
man ON reaching MddleiOwn Summit stop
was made 10 take on water. D)'.ey dlh ho' 'P-
near when the train stopped ana Conductor
Troy seeing this. and wondering why the man
had not gone back with hght. went 10 'he
caboose. Troy had been riding in the engine.
The forward brakeman was IN his place on the
cars.
on reaching the caboose Troy found pooiey
asleep He awakened him by shaking hlnh ne
told Doolcy to get out with the hght b""'eS
refused The conductor kept watch until the
train started and then walked the length OF 'he
train and told the engineer TO stop ".'em u,
reached the first telegraph station ina. ""rn
might be gent to Trainmaster staples. me en-
gincer promised TO obey. and Troy went ph'h
over the tender to the cars and then started
over the cars to take the place of the brakc-
man until relief could be had at on" OF ,n'
stations I'm response 10 the word sent the tram
master. , ,h
when Troy was about halfway along the
cars ne found DOoley sitting on the top OF one
Of them. He appeared 10 tax" no h"tl'" :" .''e
CONDUCTOR Troy passed a littlc further along.
trying the brakes. Doolcy watched MN Wn'I'
TROY had gone a couple Of cars down the traii'
Doolev arose and followed him. IL" overlook
tho conductor in the middle OF "A car ppolrS
had "A short heavy stick with him, such as
brakcrnen use I'm tightening brakes WIN t"'S
ne struck the conductor on the head me M"
rropplcd but Doulcy had the best Of It. as ne
had the club with this he beat the conductor
into inscnsibility. Although the train was run.
ming at q high rate Of speed. IN" men dlh h"t
ron off Donlcy. after knocking the conductor
inscnsible placed his body across the Top "' ''c
car - .o., tho
onc,ne and neither saw nor heard anything
When the train rea rhed Centre 1t stopped mat
thc telegram might be sent The CONDUCTOR not
/ appearing. the engineer sent III III ~ .i,
head brakeman to ma MIN h'H I'@u''u @ III h.
wing on the car with blood flowing from ms
head With the help Of the telegraph agent the
hodv was lifted from the car and carried int" the
station. Dr. smith Of the village was suI" sum
nnncd and attended Tr who on recovering
| his senses told what had happened IN" chsl-
nner sent word t. Jersey city OF what had nap
pcncd. and was directed TO run on = SI'ils ,''r
| stay there until train crew ana ''n'u,'o,
reached him Or Smith said IN" loss OF bo"d
sustained by Troy was serious matter u" nih
q
tanned. -, .,, .,nnnod
| Doocy was not seen after the tram stopper.
and # IS thought ne leapcd from the tralh When
II was slowing up. and thus escaped ran, r
| poolcy but up to "A late hour last night hau "o'
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