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Show A H.untei Railroad. The em-plnyfc em-plnyfc of the Cnlrago, Rock Island end Pacific road, ou tbe southwestern division, are having a sensation. It ia claimed that the road is haunted by a '"woman in white," who appears ap-pears about midnight. The shape was seen on Wednesday night of last week by Engineer Moore, of train No. 9, between Per lee and Pleasant Plain. It was walking up the track toward the engine, and the engineer, thinking it a thing of fleh, whistled . lor brakes, and almost brought the train to a st mdatill. Within a few feet of him it disappeared. Ho saw a face plainly, and supposed it to be either that of a lunatic or a somnambulist. somnam-bulist. On Thursday and Friday nights it was eoen at different places between tbe two towns hy engineers Shaffer and Crew, who agree with Moore hp to its appearance, etc. Since its firat visit the train men have been on the watch. The matter is a common topic of conversation among railroad men on the division. Omaha Bee. |