The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-30
Mo HTMARE ON TIE rails.

snd drilling article, which hss eScneo
the admiration Of the EngIsh pres','nd
is now 'goiug the rouuds' oIsll The pa
pers in America. The hero san l'I-ia-
ted reporter, who has,o travel up 'ol
London with express, and to cover Two
hundred miles in three hours lie rldes
on The engine---'her being no train
aud speeds al the rate OF mile MN
u,e. He has no, been long on the ra''s
howeyer, b, fore he discovers that The
engine man isa m0nisc.' A mile o
minute with q mad drivetf-Wha, q
uesrl Presently The madm'n se'z''
The s,roker in his arms, and with de-
moniac laugh hurls him over The re-
pot,er and The engine driver are now D.
lone together. A dreadful scene ensne'
The maniac increases the eng ines speed
10 hundred miles an hour, and raVes
wildly shout his dead wife. Al lere'h
exhausted; he sinks down sobbing and
aulyeriog mass upon he englne-ma''
The denouemenl The wr ter must tell n
his own words,
'Now was my tlme--now or never /
looked forth. Ahead OF US, spsIkled
the light Of D.. They were miles
many miles away. but minulessl oul
presen, pace would shoot US in 'p'in'er'
through The walls Of The station. Wes-
;hrope laying hys'erlcally;l had enough
OF acquaintance with The locomotive to
know The mechanical process OF shut.
ing of steam, and, grssping the handle
Of The lever, turned the tide ot The
fierce vapor from The mechanism
The wheels had not spun round
single turn when Wes,hrope, as il by
instinct, sprung up, and with sroar o
hosrse fury dragged me from the ma
chinery. One Of his huge hands was
clulched round my throal--l wrllbed
under The workings ofis great iron
muscles- while with the other he
wrenched The lever, and felt the steam
set on again. ] gro,ned family. He
relaxed his hold OF my neck. and grasp.
ing me by the shoulders, drew me to
him. made one efort--one struggle
Twining my legs round his. By sud-
den wrench succeeded in ninging him
backwards with heavy crash, partly
upon the engine floor, and partly upor
box destined to keep grease, tools and
other implements 10 case Of accidents.
The advantage was but for a momenI
! felt his strength rising beneath my
weigh, like q Tigers With one bouoc
he was on his feet gra,ping me SIrug
: Cling mass, 10 his arms.
There, 20 after Jtfries. he rosred.
my muscles involunIsrlly contracted
seemed 10 shrink into ball, as fell
by lke winding up, ssit were, Of The
muscular power Of his arms, ihs, he was
almost in the acl Of fOgng me dowt
the high embsnkment we were then
shooting Ocross.-All al once he scream
ed out
D.! D.! there's the lights o
D.! The station lght-lhe greer
signal 10 stop! Sop! he! hst hal
stop! D - :he station, we'll e
through il! Through through walls
houses, streets! Sop! hs! hs! hs."
i held my breslh--l was still grasp
ell in his arms, my h esd spun round
and round--blue and yellow flashes ap.
peared sInos' 10 Inmins'e my pain, the
sway Of The engine increased; il rocked
end bosnded, sod ro,red down the in'
cline leading TO the slalioni saw eam.
irg past ,he lights 10 the b'ggsgs End
engine sheds; lie I'd The eSulIing
scream Of The maniac, with shouts end
whistles, sid Inc ringing OF bells, ~hic
seemed to rice on every side saw
The dusky lines fstsndiag carrisge';
] saw The glitter Of the briIlsntly Iigh
ed station, ! saw The flying groups upo'
the platform; ! saw the pillars, lamp.
engines ;One mass---one confused, CLEAN
ing; shootisg mass' ga'ped; Then,
with yell that seemed 10 transform sit
nature into that wild, ghastly death
shriek, we've dsshed--on-----