THE WAUPACA POST

April 21, 1898

 

A NARROW ESCAPE

 

 

     Last Friday the afternoon passenger trains narrowly escaped a collision.  As is known, the trains meet at this station, the south bound train usually pulling in first, and the north bound train taking the switch until the former has proceeded upon its way.  When the engineer on the south bound train tried to use the air brake, just before reaching the station, it would not work, and the train went by at the rate of thirty miles an hour, it being down grade.  Fortunately the north bound train was a few moments late, giving the south bound a chance to stop and back up.  If No. 5 had been on time, a collision would surely have occurred.

     An investigation found that the air brake hose had been tampered with.  Two tramps who were stealing rides, were arrested, kept for a day or two and then released, there being no evidence to connect them with the affair.