Show DEAF DUMB AND BLIND I BUT HE CAN MAKE A RAILROAD JOunXEY JUST THE SAME Joseph SinUinsons Trip From the Golden Gate to the City or Brotherly Brother-ly LovelIe is Tasked all the Same Express Package He Will Pass Through Ogden Today Tlie Details De-tails of Hit Journey There will pass through Ogden today to-day on the Union Pacific a novel passenger in the person of Joseph Sinkinson a deaf dumb and blind man who is en route for Philadelphia Philadel-phia where it is said he has a small fortune coming Sin inson comes from Oakland Cal where for a long time he has been an inmate of the Adult Home for the Blind His mother and sister live in the City of Brotherly Love It is a long trip for a deaf dumb and blind man to make but Sinkinson appears to be equal to the emergency He has a large tag prepared which will give notice to the public of his condition so that he will be properly cared for by the train hands The unfortunate fellow really expects to have a good time on the trip He will bear the following letter To Conductors The bearer of this letter is Joseph Sinkinson who is deaf dumb and blind We wish that you would make his journey over the line as pleasant as possible and assist him in every manner His destination is Philadelphia Philadel-phia and it will necessitate a change at Chicago Conductor on last division divi-sion will please attend to having him forwarded on to destination via the Pennsylvania railroad Agents will attend to getting him on board his right train for his home W L ACHARiD Sinkinson has a great regard for his personal appearance and dresses very neatly He also wears glasses and expects to make a favorable impression im-pression with the passengers on the train He will travel from Ogden to Omaha by the Union Pacific and thence to Chicago by the Northwestern Northwest-ern the balance of the journey being made by the Pennsylvania He is a fine broom and basket maker and can even give men whose vision is all right points on making wicker chairs He was born deaf and dumb and was stricken blind at the age of 4 years Some few years ago he was supporting his aged mother at Santa Cruz by his work He is the most careful man about his money It is almost Impossible to cheat him out of a cent He can tell a counterfeit counter-feit the instant it touches his hand He has made some little money at the institution by working in the shop It has all been arranged so that he will be cared for along the divisions If a conductor does not happen to overlook him at the end of a division he will be all right and reach his destination on schedule time He has no fear but the trip will be a source of pleasure to him in every regard I Sinkinson can make himself understood under-stood by writing on a small slate which he carries He has two ways of getting information from others He can understand the sign language by holding the hands of the party talking Then again he can understand under-stand when a person writes on the palm of his hand with a pencil His sense of touch is very acute The I slightest touch Jon the palm of the hand in the shape of a letter will be instantly understood by Sinkinson He has a fear of being robbed so he will carry just enough money to meet I incidental expenses on the journey I |