Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-24
A WOMAN ON BOARD.
Patient Passengers in a Sleeping Car Excited
10 the Verge Of Riot.

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"hett N" mercury - row ana 1he Sio"
y nlSh' there y q Dig woman Win Pc"
crful voice. who nearly excited carfql
~ paueht passengers 20 fint ana blood-
Nh'u laS' luVSddE night ilt4 were on
the Montreal sleeper, ana when they We're
hnaiiE iofced |" cfa"I OUT on th"lr herths
th"N proven |" De oleafed-eEed SCI on
erdN'ierS' ne men went lhto IN, Siiloh,
ny coinpaftihent ana sw"re loudIE' ana
the women SIMPLY SIdfed ~ the Dig "om-
an who had disturbed them.
me tram hao beeh aeI3yeq because OF
the heavy ShowStorn. ana wnen 1t pulled
INTO A!bdAE every one IN the sieei'lhS
car bound tor Montrral had retired. ana
2" SOUNDS OF regular Hetp breathing
that came from behind the curtains in
dicatrd that II was 4 sleeping car IN TACT
as We'll As IN name nan minute after
IN" tram stopped one OF tue doofs WAS
np"li"4 VIII Siam an" an u s s,aIs.
I"ud frmaf VOC" d"oke the -sieepers
With the question;
Dos TINS gar Z" 70 Paui SMITHS sta
ton:
y comparison 81 experience taler
showed that earh Sleeper aWoke win the
'inGrrSSi9h tnat inns Question had peeh
shouted into his or her car. AS matter
~ tact II was aimee At the porter anu ne
rrpnou IA low tone;
Yes. madam II does.
The curtains on hoth SIDES We're Vio-
lent2y agitated as the owner of the voice
made her way down 10 tho last section in
the car. ana ll'il tdIit Clt question.
Docs this car stop at Paul Smiths sta
tinn2"
Yes, madam" answered the porter
Are YOU sure of that"
"ysS madam
Then came the sound of falling bundles
first = heavy bap then an umbrella. a
lot of small packages that battered like
rain. ana a tnal crash that might have
L.,, MN. III. y Ill. b;rJ ,..~n uonire
,bat ~, u.,rst n.,u o,.ar tb,,7 n,her ms
y'tmrars uattiad dnvn ~ rnYx sInrn when
Vii i, ~" nnrtH,' room r.,np Io,IdIT
q, p'.i II. ."r r"',Vi '"D,I i ~ 49,!
/ ne porter responded ana Inc VOICE
i'unti tia'i ot'"rc' s""' ,.;,.a.
on u ttls G'tI = i"t Neh'l"'e"'
- ~ :. nlduahl. ,.x.,..,,. ,
ARG You sure that II + properly ven
ulated:
Yes. madam
''Oh. damn the ventilation. Go to
the car.
1T doesn't seem to me. said The Voice.
'as if it We're ventilated at all.
Silence for five minutes.
Are you late tonight" said The Voice
with renewed vigor
YES, madam said the porter. softly.
"Oh. dear How late are you?"
..put ! uopt ~ o. Ia paul smiths sta
ton can't Won b1rrv nj a littie?''
"Zo nnadar,
r,,m r,i,h h.ir an over his face
N.Y. H.. Nh Nm, r",, , an az, vosr H.. r'1r-
t;n'' - ~. ~ "a .nnu,Ia1 ,rho
WE WE % If ~" The yore diint n"tir, him
t,nr Tho poxt bonr ma - haIf eba talked
i,,d,r .. ~ - u.bnrn,,ar sbo nn,,ld
n,,n;r ~, INA t,.;ca uba wortad bar
wv, donln ~ I'm Ianotb nf ,he ,ar and
49,. a. ,,a,,q;nr iii ma hartb c,ir
,i, ~ a 80 sha uSi,ne1ad Angrv MIR
nn,ir. uyorn bnard habind rho c,,rtains
-Tbnn c.n,a Tho voica Of tho morton wax
inc nm har saction and Tho creakine as
If ;, hcavy hodv had strained the berth
This was folloWed hy o,1iet for iust two
bnnr. rbe nther nassanrers settIod
,ho,,,s.,,.a ,ov'n 70 pn,al.o I'm for inSt
tin,n INA same of thnm did and slenn
aaiin others rolled around in imnn
tent race Apain thera vas a 1omd noise
~ no sud If tho car vher" The Voice
Vas and when mo norter arrived il
said. ~
nJiav. uo n,e.od PAM Smitb.s sta
tion -"
:.Eo madam If is only, A o.cIock and
we shall not rct thnro until about : 10
"\Vnj I nm NOT Going To take any
risk am roing To oct mn Young man
And r. Il IL rnnvenient vnu may hrini,
me- :. s,ndui,b and :, nun ~ cnffec
Tho oth"r nasscnpers were awake
again Tbe o,yner If Tho Voice had got
m ana with " lot Of unnecessarv noise
Jro,,aJ b,rsa,f rrbo cofyao md sand
,ych arrived and to the nortcr She said.