Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-31
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after a while the conductor us
was acting under orders of the mia nv
tary authorities, came around to col1oa.
fares or take up tickets. l had an ~
der from Chattanooga headouartos.
which was duly recognized by the ooa
ductor. When he came to tho nov.
passenger, a soldier, occupying a so..
further to the front, that man told him
that he had been wounded and tabos
to the hospital, and that, having hooa
released, he wanted to join his roo,
ment, which had been ordered eas.
The conductor asked him whether h.
had an order from headquarters, III.
man said he had not, and added tb.,
neither had he any money to paw 70,
his transportation. The conducto,
shook his head and told the man tbo+
he would have to act according to h,s
orders and put him off unless he couh
find some one to pay his fare.
81 was very much interested in ths
matter and wondered what would han.
pen. The conductor did not stop ths
train right away, but continued bs
work of taking up orders and tickets IN
the other cars. After a while he came
back to our car and asked the ticket.
less soldier again what he proposed to
do. The man repeated that he wanted
to get back to his regiment, but had
neither an order nor money. Then, al.
though it was between two stations
and In lonely and inhospitable dis.
trict, the conductor stopped the train
and bid the soldier to get off the train,
The man refused, and when the con.
ductor tried to pull him up held on to
his seat with the strength of despair,
The official became exasperated and in
his anger began to strike and pummel
the soldier, who still held on like grim
death.
81 noticed when the tussle began that
suddenly the nondescript bundle in the
corner seat showed signs Of life When
the conductor began to strike the SOL
der something quite unexpected hap
pened. The blue bundle became VIC
lently animated. The cloak dropped
and a light and wiry figure in officers
uniform jumped from the seat. In two
or three bounds he reached the two
CRS1
pummeling him. Quick as flash the
officer grpped the throat of the con-
ductor with a hand Of steel. The mus
cles contracted and the conductor be-
gan to gasp for breath. In few sec
onds-so powerful was the pressure Of
those fingers-his face became purple,
while his aggressor with his other free
hand punched him vigorously In the
head and body.
Some other passengers came to the
rescue of the conductor. The officer
his grip and the other passen-
gers picked up the conductor. Some Of
them demonstrated with the officer for
with the conductor and re-
him that the latter had only
done his duty.
"'Done his dutyy said the champion
If the soldier without ticket, with fash,
ing eyes. No, / say! He had right
to put the man off the train and
would never have interfered. That's
what he is instructed to do, but when
It comes to st1 king one of my men
am not going to stand that without in
terfering. Strike one of my men, he
and showed the, greatest de-
sire to throw himself again upon the
big conductor. We kept the two apar,
and finally the soldier who had caused
all this excitement was put off. There I
was no more resistance in him-he had
his champion who was no
body but Phil Sheridan. After the eS
element was over the little genera
rolled himself up in his big cloak again
md continued his nap"