Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-23
SCH AMP RETUR Ms
Burlington Conductor Who Disap-
appeared From His Train.
SHOWS UP AT HOME In GALESBURG
Left His Train at Fairfield and Seemed
to Be Completely Lost-He Can
Give No Explanation of His Strange
Conduct--RaiIroad Notes.
[From Mondays Daily.l

[From Mondays Daily.l
The mysterious disappearance on
Friday night of Harry Schamp, con-
ductor on the Burlington, whose resi-
dence is at Galesburg, Ill.,, and his
subsequent temperance at his home
in Galesburg yesterday morning, is tho
subject of much discussion among rail,
road men and people in general who
know Mr.. Schamp.
The story of the sffair is an unusual
one Last Friday night, Schamp left
this city for Galesburg in charge of a
freight train. When the train stopped
at Fairfield for water he suddenly
told his rear brakeman, A. w. Benbaw,
to wire from Fairfield to Galesburg
that the train was without conductor.
At first the brakeman considered the
matter joke, but as the time came
to depart with the train and the con-
ductor did not put in an appearance, he
began to regard his remark more
seriously.
The train crew, assisted by few
Fairfield men, searched around the de-
pot for Schamp, but without success,
and finally Benbow followed the in
structions given him about telegraph,
E lib W anu TIE ltdlu pro-
coed without its conductor.
Mrs. Schamp was notified and she
telegraphed to her husbands father,
who resides in Fairfield Searching
parties composed of Fairfield citizens,
were made UP and sent out in different
directions from that city, but no trace
could be found of the missing conduc-
tor, and the search was finally apan-
ho Of iva -
ers who learned Of the affair being OF
the opinion that he had become in
sane. tsn
Yesterday startling sequel ito the
disappearance took place at Galesburg
when Schamp suddenly returned to
his home in Galesburg. He can give
no account Of his actions after lear
ing the train at Fairfield, and says
that he does not know where he went
nor why. This is the third time he
has done the same thing, and each
time he has returned to his work
again.
Mr.. Schamp is well known in this
city among the railroad men, and is q
popular and capable conductor None
of his friends can give any explanation
of his strange actions, as ordinarily
he seems to be and is entirely ration
AL The extreme heat of the past few
weeks may have unbalanced his mind
and caused him to do as he did
Notes of the Railroads.
Reports were current in railway cir
cles recently that P. S. Eustis, gener
al passenger agent of the Burlington
would follow w. G. Brown, late gen
eral manager of the Burlington, to the
Vanderbilt system. One report was
that Mr.. Eustis had been offered the
position of passenger traffic manager
of all the Vanderbilt lines and another
report was that he would occupy a Pc
sition second to Vice President Brown
on the Lake Shore.
''There is no truth in the reports,
promptly said Mr.. Eustis when asked
about them. 81 have not been Offered
any position and have no expectation
of receiving any"
The Milwaukee company put anoth
er switch engine and crew to worl
last Saturday on account of the heavy
business in this city Olaf Kinney IS
in charge and has William Miller and
George Starkey for switchmen. En-,
gineer Sam Arson and Fireman L. An
drie run the engine.
Three more freight crews have been
put on by the Milwaukee between OF
tumwa and Kansas City and two more
between Ottumwa and Marion. This
necessitates the addition of several
men, and several new brakemen and
firemen were employed last week
The pile drive crew is at work on The
TT Madison branch of the Burlington
Work is now being done at West Poin