The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
ENGLISH TALE REvAMPED.
SUITABLE FOR APPLICATION TO r
w. BUSkIRk, OF THE ERIE
LINES.
BEATING OHIO BICYCLE LAW
Experience of a Conductor With a
Pugilistic Tramp-HOw Man
Lost Place.


Erie lines, was down East, caravaning
between New York and Cleveland, and
playing one-night stands with Few
train that the Erie is to put in service
between the two cities mentioned. Mr..
Buskirk had in tow, day and night,
a swarm of newspaper men, politicians,
aldermen, and city fathers OF all kinds
and conditions, and host of other peo-
pie, to each and every one of whom
he has talked himself hoarse explain
ing the fine points of the new equip
ment. When the train arrived at Chau-
tauqua lake, Buskirk had a big party
in charge, and somebody, possibly
competitor, has applied or dug up a
thirty year-old story, and, the Inter
Ocean says. it is now going the ROUNDS
of Chicago railway circles In a new
dress. 1t relates. as told, to Buskirk's
employment c. {! German band, hired
to furnish music for the party While
it cruised the lake and visited the vafi-
Gus resorts Everybody in the party
was supplied with railway tickets for
the trip from Jamestown to the lake
and return The Erie road does moth
ing by halves, and on the trip, espe-
cially on the lake, so the story is told,
refreshments, both solid and liquid,
were bountiful When the train was
boarded for the home trip, the German
band showed up in badly demoralized
condition. Everybody, however, had
his ticket ready when the conductor
came through the train to collect them,
e cept one man, and that man was
the fellow who played the bass drum
in the band. After repeated efforts TO
make the m-jammer produce MS
ticket, the conductor ascertained That
the celebration had been too much for
Mr.. Drummer and that in his anxiety
to get lions share of the drlnKaoles
he had lost his ticket.
ooh, you haven't lost it, said the
train conductor, "hunt again"
What, you said l don't lose mine
ticket. Why. mine Got in hlmmei' man,
T not only lose mile ticket, but lose
mine drum" The Erie road has been
talking of late about getting new
press agent. and this story may have
originated with him. The only trouble
with it is that it originated with an
English regiment years and years ago,
and the hero of the story was the
inebriate regimental drummer.
Happy Cal Wagner of, old-time min
strel fame and who is now Inspector
of railroads for the city, was for sew
|, eral wears a locomotive engineer OF the
New York Central road.
~ hn question aGlJaUnS
the bicycle and railroad world TO-DAY
abort the free transportation of wheels
comes a story from Ohio about an
abuse of the law in that state when
compels the roads to carry bicycles
free as baggage. 1t happened on the
Hooking Valley road. For some tiine
it had become apparent to the rdllIoau
people that an unusually large nuiii ~
of new wheels were passing over the
road many coming from Toledo, where
number of bicycle factories are 10.
Gated TO Columbus and other points on
the line. One morning the train paS
Gage master had placed in his car
new bicycle and at the same time was
asked to carry a letter along WITH ehe
wheel. He protested that the ru!es OF
| the. company would not permit MIN 10
carrv the letter. and an effort was
made to bribe him to carry It, me
Man would not work as far as the let
fer was concerned, but the wheel was
| carried as the man had presented
mileage book ostensibly as a traveief'
and the wheel had to be tagged oy the
| baggage department according 10 Inc
rules the tag showing the name Oh tue
o1.ner and the destination and state
| roent that in consideration Of the com :
many transporting the bicycle free the
! siener releases the company from any
responsibility should any damage re-
sult therefrom. On arrival In Column
| hus Young man who had been II
waiting for the train walked 10 the
baggage car and asked for the Wheei
of Mr.. N, giving the name WLlcll
had been placed on the tag at Toledo.
ME baggage master saw at once that
If was not the same person who hao
! nlaced the wheel in the car at TOLEDO,
| and 80 told the young man, aouaHs
| that if he was not so busy unioaoinS
his other baggage he would TURN the
wheel over to the express company u
collect charges. A lady blcycllst VINO
/ got on the train at way station Tor
S 81 heard the controversy al
| This end of the line, and, knowing the
voung man. twitted him about being
caught The incident but confirmed
| the suspicion which had been enter
/ tanned for some time that the railroad
and express companies are losing con-
| siderable revenue through the connlv-
ance of bicycle agents, who not only
present mileage books as though oona
fide travellers, but send back the re-
lease tags in order to avoid detectlon
in using them again on other wheels.
|
D. B. Martin the new passenger traf
fic manager of the Baltimore & Ohio.
has always made it rule during his
railroad career to have no work done
| G1Yr6
possibly be avoided. In his new posi-
ton he will, it is understood, pursue
| the same course, but more rigidly.
Mike Moran was for many years a
passenger conductor on the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago, and was well
known to the d-time railroad men
| who made their headquarters about
| Fort Wayne Mike Kelly, now pas
senger conductor on the indianapolis
| division of the Pennsylvania, was his
brakeman. Moran prided himself on
being a great boxer and always carried
set of gloves in the baggage car. One
| of his favorite schemes was to catch a
tramp riding blind baggage" bring
him into the car, and compel him to
box with him, and the poor tramp al
ways got the worst Of it.
One night Moran found a tramp on
the blind end and, dragging him
into the car, produced the gloves and
told him he must fight for his ride. The
tramp protested he knew nothing about
| boxing, and would have no show with
Moran anyhow. But Moran insisted
and said if he did not put on the gloves
he would give him beating and throw
him off the train.
The tramp began to cry, and Moran
tossed him about the car until he ex-
i claimed that he would put on the gloves
i u n1..a,. r.rn,,ld not hurt him u allu