The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-10
Disgruntled c., C. 81. Pas
sengers Due Here at 6 P. N.
Sunday, Arrived in the City
at 7 This Morning.
BIG COUNTY DREDGE
CAUSED THE TROUBLE
Removed Bridge to Make
Passage Possible - Four
Trains Held Up Until Struc-
ture Was Replaced.

Through an alleged bit Of headlcss
management about nifty local
who had patronixed the c.
c. & l. railroad, werc subjected to no
end of Inconvenience last night. They
were passengers. in fact or prospect
i've, on the train scheduled to arrive
here from the north at about o'clock
in the evening. The train pulled into
the city at about Z o'clock this morn
ing.
Because Of dredging of West River
a small stream west Of Economy, 1t
was necessary to remove the trestlc
bridge OF the C. C. l.. yesterday. The
dredge passed by. but the bridge gang
was SO long restoring the trestle that
when the train from the north ap-
preached the place about 5 O'Clock last
evening, 1t could not pass. A nortn
bound train was stalled by the same
trouble. Passengers on both trains LETT
the coaches and waded about in the
mud, but were forced to return by the
rain.
Absolutely Blocked.
Other trains arrived and the entire
railroad system became absolutely
blocked. Passengers asked that they
be transferred. They could have
crossed the stream easily and thos<
north bound could have taken . traiE
on the west side Of the stream and
those south bound taken q train OF
the east side.
But there was nothing in this kint
of accommodation forthcoming. Il
was wait; just wait. And those trair
loads just waited. They could d,
nothing else. Passengers In one coacl
had their spirits aroused by the antic,
Of negro woman somnambulist. Sh'
paraded about in the coach with tigh
shut eyes. lunging from seat to seat
Occasionally she landed plump in tn,
may and the hilarity OF the others IL
the coach. After several minutes o
such a performance, the sleep Wake
| was awakened.
| Progress Was Slow.
The axes and mauls continued {,
ring on the trestle work, but progres
was slow. Passengers played cards
sang or tried to sleep. The work o.
the outside by lantern light was very
very slow. When dawn began .
break this morning and passengers o.
the southbound local awoke they wer
l - an hA In from Chi
cago blocked behind them. The pas:
engers who had been depending on a
early arrival at Cincinnati to max
other railroad connections were not i
a very mild mood. Respects were pa,
to the c. c.. & L. with all the gusto G
a stage coach driver.
But there were those less fortunatel
situated than the passengers on bOor'
The north bound morning train ha
taken large number of citizens fro.
here to spend the day with friends an
relatives at Webster. Williamsbur
and Economy. all points south OF th
trains were blocked. Before time II
the south bound train which they e,
pected to take home arrived these pc
sons gathered at the small depots.
Told Train Was Late.
They were told the train was lat
but not told 1t would be about twel,
or fourteen hours late. The operate
marked up on the boards II hour late
AS time passed the time of delay ":
changed At Williamsburg the eau,
] of the trouble was learned by tel
phone. A few Of those better acquain
ed with the conditions hired rigs aE
drivers to take them to Fountain Cit
The nine mile drive was made throue
. the storm in time to catch the soui
bound G. r.. & I. train and RtchmoE
was reached at about IL O'Clock.