The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-19

| vision at one time and the roadmaster.
| the bridge builder and the carpenters
went up there TO fix rnings. Arll.4ng o.l
| the scene of trouble they found that in
several places forty or fifty feet OF
gravel had been washed out by the
Chippewa river, which runs near the
track. The roadmaster got out on the
tracks, which were stnl intact. and at
tempted to find out the depth of the
water with a long pole Just as he was
doing this one Of the men who was
present wiped out MS kodack, and, 10 and
behold, the picture afterwards proved to
be one Of the roadElaster falling into the
midst OF the Drink
Many of the conductors in the city
have gone over to Minneapolis for the
express purpose of seeing Jerry Coughlin,
OF the Milwaukee road Jerry is one of
the oldest and best known conductors in
the United States. They were all dis
appointed because the old-tlmcr is now
out on his vacation, and will not be
back for over month. Jerry is known
as great sharper on scalper's tickets.
He has an eye like a weasel and can
ferret out things. where no cne e!se could
IT is told Of him that at one time
woman got on his train vita u son CT
hers He appeared TO lie thirteen or four
teen years old, but the mother presented
only halt-fare ticket for him Jerry
didn't say anything. but an hour or so
later he came back, sat down next to
the woman. and entered into conversa-
ton with her
That's fiue, strong, healthy lad
you've got there"
Yes, I guess ne is as healthy as most
boys; he's always lived on the farm at
! home, you know
rs that so? Well, well, how old is hep
He'll be thirteen next November
No, you don't tell me- You didn't say
anything about that when came around
to get the tickets. I guess you will be
obliged to turn over an extra s2AruIes
of the road you know. madam"
This business of scalping tickets does
not always 60" said W. ]. Lacey. OF
Chicago, at the Ryan last night. IT know
or more than one instance Of where FeO-
pie have gotten in trouble for trying 10
ne foxy. Il was only last summer that
man and his wife left St. Pail for the
South. They had a very pleasant trip
and stayed in the Southern states Cor
some time. Before coming back they
scalped their tickets, little thinking that
anything would happen. They wished to
go on another road in order to be able
TO see new scenery. They had one oerth.
| but two tickets, which did not show them
to be man and wife. When the conductor
came around for the first time he no.
| ticed that they had only one birth, and
said:
'How's this? You are not man and
| wife,"
1.-THE husband and father threw up his
hands in a. minute and paid the extra
fare. After this he will be good"
There is one conductor on the MiIwau-
kee road, c. NJ. Torrance oy name, VINO
| in his early days was known as an all
around athlete. He could do anything in
I the line of athletics, bur now he has
| given UP his former stun s." Conductor
| Torrance once lost all OF the fingers ex-
| cept his thumb on the right hand, and
this loss at one time very nearly cost
! him his life. On the occasion referred
! to there was a big enterta.nme Mt of some
kind at Red Wing. and the young con
!, took it into his head to do a few.
| There was a trapese swinging act in
| which he took part with a friend of his
The bars were high up in the air anc
| it was a dangerous proceeding. When the
time came for him to jump and catch the
! hands Of his partner, the fingers Of hi
hand being missing he was only caug1
by one hand. There was a wild shout
but the partner was equal to the oc
casion and the accident was averted.
That's just the most horrid old con
ductor / nave ever seen" said a man
Der Of the Ladies' auxiliary to a frien
of hers one day the beginning of tn
week
IT should say he is" said the friend
what made him do anything of tina
kind? You are not old, but young an
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