Flagman's Protection of the St. Louis and Chicago Express from Wreck
Published October 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Millennial Star Research
A flagman on the New York Central Railway discovered ties placed on the tracks to wreck the St. Louis and Chicago express train. Upon being fired at from bushes, he fled to a safe distance and set a danger signal, successfully alerting the train and preventing a wreck.
In Their Own Words
“A flagman discovered ties on the track, and on attempting to move them was fired at from some bushes. He then ran to the southward, and set the danger signal, thus preventing the wreck of the train. — Millennial Star 52:37”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 15 September 1890 (Vol. 52, No. 37). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1890-09-15_52_37 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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