Iron County Record | 1929-01-02 | Page 2 | Madman in Tower Perils Rail Passengers

I I I Madman in Tower Perils Rail Passengers Houston Seizing Sel Seizing ng control of ofa a signal tower ut at the Intersection of ot the Southern pl Pacific and International and Great Northern railroad trucks tracks here a madman turned rail topsy by throwing block signals win all nil the recklessness of ot a It aboy ahoy hoy boy experimenting with a toy loy Luckily there were no collisions but It took some time for dispatchers to untangle the scramble of passenger ger gee and freight trains after atter the self self- appointed director r had been relieved of ot his Job by two policemen n. n Mounting the tower lower with a pistol In one CIne hand the time maniac threatened 1 I. I R. R Cotton the tower man who fled ned Then he took charge horge pulling levers lever In rapid order with no regard for tor traffic trat tie fic rules rull's or the lives of ot the crews and passengers depending on or the block signals