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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
6
News of a wreck near Smoky Creek brings Sinclair the wrecking boss into Medicine Bend. He orders men to unload refrigerators while a trapped tramp pleads for water and the crew ignores his suffering, arguing over blame and punishment as the heat and fires burn.
Sinclair argues with McCloud over looted cargo from a wrecked wagon. McCloud orders the crew back to work while Sinclair’s men resist, leading to dismissals and a tense standstill as the wreckage and wine lie exposed.
In a tense confrontation, McCloud pressures Sinclair’s 30 men to return to work as loot is burned on the wreckage. Sinclair vows to fight. McCloud orders removal of personnel, destruction of loot, and the train cleared, leaving strikers isolated on the hill.
McCloud dismisses Sinclair in Medicine Bend conversation as Sinclair tells followers there is food, shelter, and drink at his Crawling Stone location, cursing McCloud in the process.
McCloud spots a poised, capable horse woman at a freight wreck along Smoky Creek. She asks about Sinclair and the possible passengers as help arrives and the fire is being burned to clear the line. The encounter hints at tensions and hidden motives as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
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