The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-02
Did It He Is Now Await,
ing Consequence.

Webster, March 1.-The substantial
barricade at the Beacon Park crossing
that the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad erected last week. is
no more. 1t was torn down this after
noon, when Contractor George S. Cor
bin appeared on the scene with an axe
and a pair Of strong horses.
During the past two days, and in
fact ever since the barricade was
erected by the railroad people, the sub
ject has been universally discussed in
town. Not being satisfied with OBJ
structing the crossing by sinking a
row Of ties on either side of the tracks,
the railroad people placed a shanty di-
rectly in the road. However, it did
not remain there long.
Word reached the town this after
noon that a gang under the direction
of Foreman Lamonday, boss of the
section gang on the local branch, had
placed a shanty with watchman at
the crossing. The shanty. came by
freight from Norwich Conn, this
morning, and was Immediately con-
veyed to Beacon park, where it was
placed in position.
Albert Wakefield, son of Probation
Officer Elias B. Wakefield, was placed
in charge. His services as Waterman
day and night were worth SO a day to
the company. The company promised
to send their young Waterman g. stove
with which to keep warm, but subse-
quent events did not fequire its use.
The local correspondent Of The Spy
met Mr.. Corbin, this noon, at the
Hub, and the two drove 10 the scene
Wakefield was there taking life easy
On the drive down to the lake, Mr.
Corbin told The Spy man that he in
tended to pull down the obstruction al
any costs, even If he went to Jail for it
He said that he opened the road, which
was then blocked with snow, at an ex-
pense of $12. His object in doing thai
was to reach his sandpit. He Is fur
nishing the electric car barn and the
new school house on East Main stree
with sand.
Today as he was being hard pressed
by the contractor Of the school house
for sand, he resolved to reach his phi
n at any costs. BY the railroads. action
in closing the crossing he has lost
nearly $50 He wants revenge for the
lost dollars.
Mr.. Corbin and the Spy man arrived
on the scene a trifie after / O'Clock, anc
HI once MI, COIDlu pTOCSSOGu " SASCtlle
his threat
AS he struck the first blow towards
demolishing the barricade, the watch
man warned him to desist but Mr.
Corbin said he would stand, the conse-
quences.
In the first row of sunken ties there
are Is. The abolishing of eight of these
was required before a team could pass
In few minutes a tip cart rounded the
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and approached the scene The driver
was William T. Ide. In fifty the lead
err was embarrassed. The hind horses
both powerful animals, were backed in
front of the barricade and a chain at
tached to them was thrown over the
ties.
One by one the ties gave way as the
powerful horses tugged at them. Then
a large enough passage way had been
made for Mr.. Corbin's team to pass.
AS soon as the distractions were re-
moved. and the shanty moved to one
side of the road, Mr.. Corbins teams
continued on to the sandpit, where they
were loaded with sand.
The question is now bothering Mr.
Corbin and others who We're witnesses
of the demolishing, what the New York
New Haven & Hartford VIII do about
the matter. They evidently intended
to have the barricade they placed there
remain permanently, as they placed 8
Waterman there to see if anyone at
tempted to haul it down. Wakefield
however, did not attempt to stop Cor
bin, simply warning him not to &c
ahead.
The witnesses, besides the chief ac-
tors. Messrs. Corbin and Ide, were
Michael Lanigan, Daniel Kirby and the
Spy reporter
Their names were all taken, and tht
occurrence was at once telegraphed t.
| superintendent c. c. ElWell of this di.
vision at Norwich.