The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-02-06
MO HTMARE ON THE RAlLS.

and thrilling article, which has excited
The admiration Of the tnshoh press, s,and
is now going The rounds OF all the pa
pers 10 America. The hero IL an iII-ls-
ted reporter, who hes 10 travel up TO-
London with eSpress, Ond 10 cover Two
hundred niles 10 three hours lie rides
on The engiue--'heir being no trsin--
aud speeds Of The rate OF a mile min.
ute. He has no, been long on the rails
however, b, fore he discovers that me
engine man isA msoiaci A mile .
minute with mad drjve,i--Whst .
,fesIl Presently the msdmsn seizss
the s,roker 10 his srms, and with de-
mcuiec laugh burls HIM over The re-
potter and The engine driver are now e..
lone together. A dresdful scene eosue,
This maniac ncfeasce the srgins's speed
10 q hondred miles an hour, aud rover
wildly sbou' his dead wife. A, length
exhausted; he sinks down a sobbne and
9uivering mass upon re engine.ma,.
The denouemenI lhe wr ter must tell 10
his own words,
'Now was my iIme--now or never. ]
looked forth. Ahead Of us, spsrkled
the light OF D.. They were miles,
many miles away. but minutes q, oui
present pace would shoot us in sp'inlers
through the walls Of ,he station. Wes-
thrope laying hyslercsIlyjl had enough
o! acquaintance with The locomotive TO
know he mechanical process Of shutI-
ing Of steam, and, grssping 'hs handle
or lhe leve,, ! turned Tie tide Of the
fierce vopor from The mechanism.
the wheels had not spun round Q
single turn when WeSthropr. as il by
instinct, sprung up, and with sroar oi
hosrse fury dregged me from tho ma,
chinery' One Of his hlge hands wss
clu,Ched rouod my lhroi,-I wIilhed
under The workings Of its great iron
muscles while with the other he
wrenched The lever, and felt the steam
set on ogein. ! gfosned family. He
rtlsxed his hold OF NY neck. and grasp
ing me by the shoulders, drew me TO
him. made one elfort--one struggle.
Twinng my legs round his. by sud.
den wrench ! succeeded in 6ingjng him
Backwards with heavy crash, partly
upon the engine floor, end partly upon
q box destined TO keep grease, tools and
other implements in case Of accidents.
The advantage was but for moment;
] felt his streng'h rising beneath my
weigh, like 1Igar'S. With one bound
he was on his feet srasping me slug
gliag mass, in his orms.
There, 20 sfter JeTries: he roared.
my muscles nvo!un'erIly coniracled;
] seemed to shrink into ball, as ! fell
by The winding up, es it were, Of lht
mHsculSr power Of his arms, that he was
almost in The &C, OF floging me down
the high embs nkment we were then
shooting ecross. All at once he scream.
ed out
D! D., there's the lights o
D! the station light--the green
signal TO stop! Sop! he! he! hal
atop! d % .he station, WE'LL go
Through il Through through walls,
houses, streets! Stop! ha! ha! hap
i held my BREATH was still grasp
ed in his srms, my h cad spun round
and round.-b!ue and yellow flashes ap-
peared slmos' TO illuminate my pain. the
sway OF the engine increased; it rocked
and bounded, and Toored down the in.
cline leading TO the slalionT saw geam.
/ Hg psst the lights 10 The baggage ano
sngine .aheds, herd the exulting I
scream OF The E,snlsc, with shouts end
aAd the ringing OF balls, whic'
Ieemed to rise on every eide Lea"
he dusky lines standing carriages: ll
sAw the glitter Of the 5rilhsnlly Iigh' :,
ID station, ! saw The flying g'oups upo, III
he pIalform; saw the pillars, lsmpe Al