The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-03-14
ApERlLOUs RIDE.
A Lamberton Mans Narrow Escape
From Death.
From, the WdsecG Journal.

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AS the evening eastbound passen-
ger train on the Northwestern
pulled out of Rochester, week ago
last Monday, a passenger in the
smoking compartment of the sleeper
noticed a man running to catch the
moving train and, as he apparently
caught on the rear end, thought
nothing futher about it, supposing
the man had come in.
After a while there was sound
Of breaking glass and as though some
one was using a sledge hammer in
the rear vestibule. The occupanto of
the smoking compartment stepped in
to the lavatory and found that it's win
dows had been broken in, the floor
was covered with fine bits of glass
and the curtain was beating tattoo
on the window casing. A view out
of the window revealed a man hang
ing onto the outside of the vestibule
door which was closed 1t at once
flashed across the mind of the gent
leman that it must be the same man
he had seen running to catch the
train at Rochester and that the poor
wretch found the vestibule door
closed and was consequently hang
ing on for dear life until the next
station was reached
The porter was called who at once
hnrried to the door and the half
frozen man fell into the vestibule
more dead than alive It was some
time before be could speak as he
was completely benumbed with cold,
his hands were stiff, and one of them
was badly bruised from breaking
the window, and one ear was badly
ost-bitten.
When the poor fellow was able to
speak he said his name was John
Johnson and that he resided at Lam
bel ton and was going to Chicago. He
got off at Rochester for lunch, but had
been little late and caught onto
the rear end of the sleeper, suppos-
ing he could open the door and get
in, but was unable TO do so, and in
his desperation he had broken in
the window Of the lavatory in the
hope of crawling in but found it
was too perilous to attempt after he
had broken the glass. His hands
| had become numb and he. was lust
waiting for a SNOW, bank to drop into
when to his great joy the door was
opened and he was probably saved
from death
The little eight-year old son of
Mr.. Williams of Rochester, who was
on his way to Marietta, Ohio, with
his mo her, on account of the sudden
death of his father at that place. had
narrow escape from being severely
cut with glass as he had left the
lavatory but a few moments pefore
the window was broken in.
The man was rescued about 10
miles east of Rochester and will
probably not soon forget his wild
ride on the steps of the rear end of
a sleeper with the thermometer at
zero.
PROHIBITION EVENING.
Following the county convention
the Prohibitionists had an interest
ing evening rally in the court room
Wednesday evening. The exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev.
H. Goodacre. Mrs. Arthur J. ones
rendered the sole Daddy" in her
usual charming voice and manner.
Rev. Goodacre gave short talk on
''should the preacher preach poll
tics?' He first said yes and
cited examples of such preachers:
jeremiah, Elijah, and John the Bap-
fist, each If whom was prosecuted
for the stand he took on the side OF
righteousness. The second answer
was no, not if he treats politics from
the angle of the statesman.
The third answer was yes. ifthere
is moral question involved. The
talk was good. A quartette, Mrs.
Jones. Miss Clayson, Messrs. Mar
tin and Peterson sang ''Save the
Lost. Mr.. Jones gave touching
recitation. Mr.. Barackman SANG
arise Ye Freemen for.the Fight. .
| The address of the evening was
given by John W. Leedy of Mime
apolis, district organizer.) The ad-