New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-25
TO WRECK THE TRAIN.
TWO RAILS LAID ACROSS THE LONG
ISLAND TRACK.
BRUSHED AWAY BY THE LOCOMOTIVE WHICH Is
DASHED AHEAD BY THE ENGINEER-A
STATION ROBBED AN HOUR LATER
on THE SAME ROAD


on THE SAME ROAD.
An attempt was made 10 wreck train on
the Long Island Railroad yesterday afternoon.
Had 1t not been for the GOODNESS Of the engineer
and his prompt action the attempt might have
been successful. Passenger train. No. Il, IN
charge Of Conductor Brush. left Mineola just De
fore noon for Northport. Everything went well
until the train reached Westbury. Just beyond
the Westbury station a road crosses the track
above grade the bridge spanning the track
Under the bridge 1t is rather dark.
As the front end Of the engine entered the
shadow Of the bridge. the engineer 'aw ahead oi
him at the far side OF the dark space two rails
laid across the track The train had attained
good speed and the distance was too short TO
stop the train. Instead the engineer pulled the
throttle wide open. The engine sprang forward
and at the first jump struck the rails. The
rails thrown forward. upward ana outward
They caught on the pilot a the engine followed
them and were brushe.' aside The train kept
the track and was quickly brought 10 a stand
still There was no cew To the guilty persons.
Shortly after | o'clock. the station agent at
Mill Neck left his office to go home to dinner
The village postofiice Is in the ticket Once "l
the station. The agent was absent about an
hour In the meantime. some one broke Il
pane of glass in the station and threw the
catch of the window back Entrance lnto th'
ticket Office was then easy. Tickets worth $l.OOo
were taken from the rack \ few stamps when
lay on the shelf under the window, were miss
ing when the agent arrived. Two mailbag
KEYS which had been hanging on hook In the
office were also missing. The letters in the
boxes do not appear to have been touched
Word was at once telcgraphed from MIL neck
to Long Island City reporting the robbery. pr-
tcctiye James Sarvis. IF the Long Island Ral-
road, who had been sent out to investigate the
attemrt at tran-wrccking, was ordered 10 pro-
ceed at once to Mill Neck. While ne was there
the ticket agent at oyster Bay saw a boy with Il
number Of railroad tickets He questioned the
lad and the boy showed pocketful oi tickets
They were a part of those which had been stolen
from the Mill Neck station The agent hcid the
boy and sent word t. Mr.. Sarvis. Te detective
went 10 Oyster Bay and arrested the boy, VINO
said he had had nothing To do win the rohDerI.
The prisoner Is about eleven years old
According t. hs story two boys. about eight
or nine years old entered the station. They gave
him the tickets after they had stolen them. lie
knew where more of the tickets wer" hidden ana
when a search was made the tickets were found
The boy SAYS he knows nothing ot the attempt
10 wreck the train. and did not know OF the
robbery until he metz accidentally the TWO b"ys
who committed the theft.
The scene Of tho attempted train wrecking ana
Of thu. robbery OF the station are several miles
apari but a person could have passed from one
Guilty MIL Neck and Westbury are on different
branches Of the railroad. The road branches AT
Mineola. one branch runs - oyster l'ay. ana
the other t. Norihport. W'sthuiy Is on IN"
Northpor; branch. II Is only few miles across
the country from Welbury 10 the oyster hay
branch From Westbury one could ride "r Walk
10 Mineola and take train on this branch.