Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-01
TRAIN WRECKERS AGAIN.
&C. " Freight Train Strikes Two Larg.
stones on the Track Near this city--
Fortunately There Was Nc


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Fortunately There Was NO
wreck.
Another Cumberland Valley trair
! had narrow escape from being
wrecked by obstacles placed on the
tracks by miscreants Mountaineering.
This time the obstacles We're two
large stones, as large as a human
head, placed on either rail short
distance this side of the Arden road.
about one mile south Of Martinsburg.
The obstacles were struck by the
evening freight train. which arrives
at this station at 5 10 0 clock. Lucki-
ly the stones did notsgeti under the
wheels but were broken into pieces
by the engine. Otherwise a serious
wreck would have resulted.
The persistent attempts to wreck
the trains on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad between this city and Win
chester have become too numerous to
be. tolerated and unless something is
done at once to punish the miscreants
wreck will probably result.
Not long ago cross ties were placed
ON the track and driven in the ground
facing n train coming northward, but
fortunately the ties were seen by the
engineman and the train stopDed in
time to prevent a wreck. Several
IN, Ln ~ rs
stones on the track near Winchester
last week and they will probably be
punished for it.
Whether the placing of obstacles
on the track near this city are the
mischieous acts of boys or the wilful
attempts of older persons to wreck a
train is a mystery yet to be solved.
Placed stones on Track.
The Wincester News-Item Thursday
says:
Two miscievlous bows may be plac-
ed under arrest for attempting to
wreck trian, but if they are not it
will be due only to the lienency of
the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany.
For some time past the Cumberland
Valley trainmen have been annoyed
by people placing crossti on the
tracks between Winchester and Mar
tinsburg. and on several occasions
trains made narrow escapes from be-
ing wrecked. The company, it is I'M
derstood, directed the trainmen to
keep a close watcn along the line and
make report to headquarters if fur
Their attempts of that character were
discovered.
Foreman w. o. Hollar, of this city,
was informed by the enginemen that
they had struck stones on the track
about one mile north of Lenore, and
that it frequently occurred. Mr..
Hollar worked on several plans
without much hope of success. for it
was known that when he was seen
coming the guilty parties would make
their escape.
However, last evening, he made a
"trip to Lenore III a rubber tired buggy
and drove considerable distance out
of the way in order to run upon the
youngsters. just one mile north of
Lenore, at road crossing he saw two
boys, both about l6 years old, piling
stones on the track. They ran when
they saw him coming, but Captain
Hollar had gone there with the de-
termination of not going away with
out some evidence of their guilt. He
obtained their names and then Went
to the homes of the boys, where they
made n confession.
A detective was notified at Cham
bersburg, and this morning he came
over, and was met at Clearbrook by
Cantain Hollar. They visited the
houses of the young would-be train
wreckers, but it is not known what
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