The bee., 1901-04-18
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS.

The railroad boys displayed con-
siderable interest in. tile Democratic
primary last Saturday and the can
didates favored by them generally
pulled through.
The last few days have been beau
tiful and the boys, when business
will permit, now seek recreation at
the fish pond. Who will tell the
first fish story?
Operator Brasher has been pro-
NOTED to day man at the Henderson
office. He goes there, we under
stand, to relieve Charles Orr, who
has come TO Darlington.
Work on the new bridge approach
has been commenced at Henderson
and will be rushed to completion.
Five sets of derricks and rock ma
sons will be put to work there at the
same time. Already the machinery
is being put up.
Brakeman Belt last Tuesday fell
from a running train between Sebree
Henderson, and while il is thought
he is not seriously injured, he re-
ceived some severe bruises from the
fall.
Operator Cravens is now holding
the fort as night man at Kelleys.
Conductor Ingram is now regular
man on the middle local and feels
proud of the change, as it now
throws him at home every night.
The dispatchers have changed
back to the old hour of going TO work
but they still favor the eight hour
law.
The new time card which went in
to effect last Sunday seems to please
the boys, as we have thus far heard
no complaint. Tire officials do their
work we'll when they can please all.
The l.. d y. stock seems to still
climb notch or two higher and
soon it will appear among the lead
ers, good business and management
tells even on the stock market. The
road that can insure investors a good
dividend becomes popular.
Frankfort, Ind, April l3.-Milo
Hughes, the cight-year-old hero who
saved Monon train from plunging
through burning bridge over Kill
more Creek, four miles north of this
city. is a son of William Hughes, a
modest farmer. The little lad really
risked his life to save the train and
crew, for when the engineer first
saw him on the track waving his
arms he thought nothing special of
il, and sounded the whistle to warn
him off, but Milo refused to step
aside, and stood between the rails
frantically waving his hat and
screaming, while the heavy train
bore down upon him at high speed.
Seeing that the boy continued to re-
main in his dangerous position, the
engineer reversed his engine and
then, reaching for the whistle cord,
he sent out wild call for brakes.
When the train came to a stop it was
almost on the edge of the chasn
spanned by the burning bridge.
The boy was exhausted by his race
with death, as it had been necessary
to reach curve ahead of the train,
else it would have been too late.
Assistant Supt. Dunn, who is ever
watohful after the company's inter-
est, spent day OF two here this
week.
1t is indeed queer that 80 many
men in the employ of the railr, al
company can be fonnd who at heart
sympathize with the miners unions,
when it is IA settled fact that they
would be losers in the event the agi-
tators won. Closing down the mines
here would at once cut down the
freight one half or more; therefore
half the force now employed by the
railroad company would be COM
PEELED to look elsewhere for work.
The shop men, among whom can be
found friends of the agitators, would
soon see their force largely cut
down, and in fact the ultimate result
would be the closing down of the
shops here entirely. The men are
called upon to take Il stand for home
rule.
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