Year: 1875

S''NAS~N


A LOCOMOTIVE STORY.


While superintendent Wang was in consultation
with President Matsell the latters house on Fifty
eighth street Saturday night the door bell rang and
the servant ushered in Mr., Henry Havemeyer son OF
the late Mayor who had called TO pay friendly visit
to the President OF the Board Of Police


He greeted by the latter with the news of Tweeds
escape, at which he expressed much astonishment.
When the details OF the flight had been narrated Mr.
Havemeyer hastily said


"A strange and suspicious circumstance happened
this afternoon which may possibly have some bearing
on the mattern


He then made the following statement


''Shorty after four O'Clock Saturday afternoon a
well dressed man apparently about thirty years Of age
round, smooth face and wearing seaskin cap rushed
into the ticket Office Of the Long Island Railroad at
Hunters Point and excitedy asked II the express train
for Sag Harbor had yet left9


The ticket agent replied that the train had been
gone about twenty minutes Then ! must catch il At
all hazards exclaimed the man Quick, telegraph
ahead to stop IT, and will charter locomotive over
take it,


"The manner and appearance OF the stranger ind
Gated that he was In dead earnest and the
agent without further words told him that
the charge would be $50 for running special ocomo-
tive In reply the man took from plethoric pocket
book $500 bill, and, handing It to the agent bade him
lose not moment The latter could not change the
bill, and so Informed the man. but he hastily said
Never mind about that get me the locomotive; you
can remit me the change to Sag Harbor; my namc is
John G. Clarke In short time the steed
the track and the stranger whrlng the road
at the rate Of a mile minute.


As the express train neared Mneoa a small station
near Hampstead, about fifteen miles from Hunters
Point the engineer waving ahead the red flag and
Immediately stopped tho train Tho telegraph operator
hurried to him with a despatch, directing him
to await the arrival of special locomotive with a
passenger. Among those the tram Mr. Have
meyer, the President of the road who finding the cars
at standst, inquired into the OF the same
The operator could only inform him of the order tele
graphed from Hunters Point When the passengers
became acquainted with the cause Of the stoppagc
much curiosity was manifested as TO whom
the coming locomotive contained. Their curiosity
was gratfed before long by the arrival Of the myster
Gus stranger, who quickly boarded the express and
moment was speeding toward Sag Harbor. Some per-
son asked him the reason Of his great haste but the
only reply received that he didn't stay in
New York over night or course no one on the train
had as yet heard anything about the escape OF Tweed
and after little ripple of excitement the affair OF the
special locomotive forgotten.


On hearing this, President Matsell and superin-
tendent Walng were much impressed with the belief
that the mysterious parsonage other than an
agent of Tweeds gone ahead make arrangements for
the flying Boss at Sag Harbor The latter town, being
on Long Island Sound, afforded excellent place for
the fugitive to take passage a steamer or vessel
from.


After hasty discussion 1t was arranged that MT.
Havemeyer entered into the chase with mnch IN
thusiasm should proceed forthwith to Hunters Point
and ascertain by telegraph from the agent OF the road
at Sag Harbor what became of the man. Superntend-
ent Wang was in the meantime TO communicate with
Sheriff Conner inform him of the circumstance and put
sufficient number of detectives on the track


Mr.. Havemeyer accordingly hurried TO Hunters
Point and at teegraphed to the Superintendent
the road TO hold all the conductors and telegraph opera
tors duty until further notice. Communication
was subsequently opened with the operator at Sag
Harbor, but all the information he could give about
the stranger that he had frequently seen him
in town. Where he had gone the operator could
not say. Yesterday morning further measures were
taken solve the mystery by the sending of detectives
over the road but up to the present time positive
information as their success has been received The
police authorities retcent with regard to the
ter but express themselves as determined to
ascertain who the stranger is and the of
his extraordinary haste. Various theories ahoat
Some incline TO the belief that the escape having
been previously planned IL was arranged for Tweed
to embark for the high at Sag Harbor which point
he was TO reach from New York in roundabout way.
Later yesterday afternoon 1t rumored that the
mysterious person J. Foster Dewey, Tweed's
private secretary Cornelius Corson, who had gone
ahead arrange for the ship be in readiness carry
away the fugitive, but this not confirmed. The
description OF the man, given by the ticket agent
Hunters Point is very meagre, owing to the haste
which the transaction conducted.


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