But how is it when the engine itself breaks down, or the locomotive is embedded in a snow bank, as is sometimes the case ?
The lack of water at a station when waiting for a train, obliges the engineer to run back and forth upon the road ; and if a boat stops at a wharf, or is enveloped in a fog, the power that works the pump ceases with the engine.  But how is it when the engine itself breaks down, or the locomotive is embedded in a snow bank, as is sometimes the case ?  Why, the engineer must draw his fires to avoid ruining his boiler.