Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1890 — FIREMAN MURDERS HIS ENGINEER. [ARTICLE]

FIREMAN MURDERS HIS ENGINEER.

The truth of the alleged assault by an alleged unknown man on the fireman and engineer on an engine near Van Wert, 0., last week, is learned through the confession of the fireman. A dispatch of the 22d says: Fireman Roadhouse to-night con* fessed murdering Engineer Vandervander. He said that Vandervander had been quarreling with him all along the trip, and among things accused him of reporting him for drunkenness. When the train neared Van Wert the engineer rushed at Roadhouse with a curse, saying that he would fix him. With that he dealt him a blow on the face, knocking him down and cutting his head. When Roadhouse recovered he picked tip the hammer and rained several blows on his head, knocking him insensible. Roadhouse controlled the engine so that he could have checked ft at the railroad crossing had any train been in the way. Just before running to the switch engine, Roadhouse said Vandevauder raised up and he dealt him another blow, which killed him. Roadhouse was placed in jail. It is feared he will bei l ynched, threats being made to that effect very freely to-night. An explosion of a can of powder in the: grocery of Horn & Carroll, at Redkey,} Ind., on the 21st, injured the following! seriously: Dan Welt, Matthew Atkinson, J. F. Carroll, Harry Maynard, John Lake,! James Blakely and John TaylorT Carroll} cannot live twenty-four hours. Welt*a ) condition is very serious. The explosion; was caused by Maynard thoughtlessly light'] Inga firecracxer, sparks from which ig-j nited the powder. A telephone messagej was sent to Portland for physicians. Five j responded. They found the store a massj of rains. Welt’s throat was cut from fly-, ing glass. Others were struck with flying missiles of every description. The roof fell in on the unfortunate victims, and then, as if bent on completing the wreck, the building took fire. By the heroic work of the citizens the building was saved and the unfortunate men rescueK~"~^r~—•=== By far the most disastrous freight eollL sion In its history befell the Monon Road, at a point a few miles north of Greeneastla Sunday evening. Fortunately it was un. attended by loss of life, the crews of both trains seeing the danger in time to avert it by jumping. James Dillard injured his, ankle. The two trains came together with tremendous force, both engines were demolished and a dozen or more freight care piled on top each other and then horned.; The cars were loaded with lumber and merchandise of every description, include ing two car loads of coal, which added fnei to the flames and rendered it'the more difficult to extinguish the mischief. .■ r 1 The joint canvass between Governor James P. Eagle and Rev. N. B. Fixer, tha Gubernatorial nominees on the Dsinocratio and Union Labor tickets respectively, In Arkansas, is one of the most unique features of Up present campaign. Two preachers are pitted against each other, Governor Eagle being a Baptist, sad Bar! Mr. Fixer a Method i*i. They are now; holding joint debates in all the important towns of Northwest Arkansas. .As a result of the rumors that forests near toe nostoern boundary Of Minnesota are being robbed for timber by toe Cana dians, Secretary Noble has organized aa expedition, clothed with toe iat&erity ot TJ. S. Marshals and empowered to make seizures of timber if necessary, and to ins vestigato the dappedaiiMtA The, sxpedU tion was decided on by tbs thw aid Interior Departments afW the examination of a report made by a spootal ageatatbo made , ..3/ati of juuit Jo Jaiioo