The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-09
A FAKE ACCIDENT.
Yarn Told the Second Station Police
by Bibulous Stranger.
Holy Name Church Bazaar-Latest Notes
From the North End.

Railroad trains have been the cause of
many strange occurrences. some of them
OF very serious nature and others
that have comical side Few occur
rences in which the latter element
predominatod are stranger than the ono
resulting in "jolly" of police officers
and switch tenders under Gladstone
avenue bridge last evening Just about 9
o'clock a man rushed up the STEPS Of the
Second station and with about fourth Of
his natural breath told Lieutenant Muir.
ray that man had been struck by u
train. The messenger rested "a moment
and then said he came from the switch
tender Between the Orms street and
Gladstone avenue bridges and that just
as train passed under tho latter bridge
1t struck man. Three officers were sent
at once 20 the scene Of the reported acci-
dent and Lieutenant Murray was soon
after them with a lantern.
The lieutenant ,when he reached the
tracks found "a nfun there very vividly
describing the collision between man
and n train. The fellow was saying meth
ing about "a marine experience he had but
which was very evident from his breath.
The officers and the Lieutenant went up
the track, after the switchman had cor
ruborated the story told by the talkative
chap, to see how far the COW catcher of the
locomotive had carried the unfortunate
No remains were found, only pieco Of
rope that Officer Hennessy, one OF the. de-
TAIL took at distance to be the hair of n
man. The very talkative individual FOL
lowed close To the officers and the yard
men. When the excitement let up little
the stranger said there were three men
going through that narrow curve and
two Of them shouted to the third party,
who was right on the track with the
locomotive close to his heel, "Mil.e Cole
ont htrf s1ff
did not hear them, This was too good a
yarn for the lieutenant Notwithstanding
the switchmans assertion in addition 10
the strangers that someone had been
struck no made up his mind quickly the
yarn was fake, for two men would not
abandon third In such straits.
sIhe very verbose Individual was turned
quickly around and with the aid OF tie
lantern the lieutenant saw that the chap $
coat and trousers were covered with dirt
and then it dawned on the man OF many
experiences that a new entry would havo
TO be made in his commonplace book
for he had been helping n man 10 lcok for
himself. The stranger was told that ho
probably was the Mike Coleman who was
struck by the train and the lieutenant
said, "You SEQ that fence, pointing TO
a high combination Of wood and cracks.
"ycu had better get over it quick. "
That's pretty hard fence TO climb. Z"
Il know II. \" said the lieutenant who
was thinking Of bicycle kneo that was
slightly in evidence, 'but guess that s
tho way out for you. Just then tho
switchman sid, "Here's button was
on your coat that the locomotive pullod
off. - The hobo took the button on which
were the words, "Yon've fooled re long
enough" Excuse me-, said the chap
with tho easy moving tongue, "the button
should have read Never touched me. -
THAT fence Is still there and it's safer
on the other side, Z" was the remark of the
lieutenant. The advice was followed and
the officer on d$lty on Back street a few
minutes later saw q man trip over big
sewer pipe and thc1 pick himself up and
run for down town.
OPENED BY THE MAYOR
There was large attendance Mt the
bazaar held in aid of the fund for the
new Holy Name church last evening.
Mayor McGuinness opened tho bazaar in
happy speech and the people of the par
ish gave the project very genuine send