Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-22
Thrilling Railroad Sketch.


some time since. upon one Of the best of
oar roads road IN which all attention is
given to the comlor, and safety OF the passcn.
rcrs-onc Of the mos, rapid ,rsins len city
at rs regular une-,ad al having care of
he tra,n were satisfied that an the movemcn,
VAS ordinary and right There wasno recu-
li,r nr--no sudden change or sound. The
wheels w.n, round rapidly as a racsr could
rcguirc. and the systematic and well under
s,ouI blow or,bc wheel upon the rail, sue.
,c.lrd b, the roll when the continuous rail
w., reached, assured everybody that al was
ugh,
A short time amer he train lad 'c0, one
ofthe vorkmcr cmp'o,cJ a, ,hc slaron.rano
ra tho superintendent hrrgiur with him a
pee, Of a long hol'. which he said be had
,o1, found upoa %, track l,vl,, ho ,honCh'
sg1c,bur aprsraiu.ug 10 the cars. The 80.
rcr.r'rrJrr,. with ilrill of feeling rrc1an.z.
cIi,a,the li4s i5Ii OF oae OF the carriage.
Tho train VS. ,on ar rooe-irl,cd, rs sew.
rrl minutes had cI,r,ei-ro0c FAC beyond
reach or r,all. These express driving wheels
Jr,orr distance. 50 that voice IS ba, mycke-
ry. arI ..r.ul aa imrusltiliy IT, hcF,
c.al. though every nerve thrilled. He saw 90
10 q rh1er chat % was an accident, ihr oc-
currcu,r Of 81 hich II was utterly impossible
f,r thr conductor 20 ascertain, and ua, being
ur,a- engine there would be nothing to .n-
trcc ihr engineer On close ms throttle valve
The only hope was. Italy as rr isH hsos-
might esy r1 iis var, re took h.s course
300 prompt ir-.s'o1. Tie triumph OF at by
,hs bI,.,irs. Of b-aycu. have ?'ascd an agen.
rv ir at,src, 1T the locomotive.
lie wen, Co ,bc telegraph, and Ibis was b..
message. u vlsa calm one, aud ru, Of im.
pur,e or Jr,nay-" Fr-m,gs the trucks m tho
sNpr,,, train. and se, if itis5ll right lie
h,t lhus 1rr done 400 be could. In the mssn-
time. o1 rr1t train. the pleasant conversation
ihs absorbed 'caj-rc. the glance % scenery,
tr. recollection or charming hour passed
away. or,hs hope Of glad vc'coms--all noe
uyl,rrs iaa, mars every rrausrtut intelligent
traveller, vas ia occurrence. There v,r,
tasr uho coulJ s'erp-though quantity ard
quality scr. t-so-lrrsd aud mingled
By ore cfrhu,s ltalus, inirrnph.c move
rrrr'. Which hing, news of the vo'l d.s-
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49,. -...L t. f-.,,,,,..n an OBJ. train
t,l r,..,r, p.,.,,,.,,r. y.,.-,,., h,-,
d.. IT,, t-,., ,..
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...... ,rr ,r,. ,.,,,,,.,, need of haste Like
--,-.,f cana. ts rr.r,1 ,t. s.rr4l ,o. ,rl
.. On. very rs, prs-, where th- tr'-rprh
,.rrr f... ..sl. F, cent com the .ursrrr,rrFari's
rrs.,-e. IN 7u those Iorrs. iha, officer
,rrlg mn, rslsoTh,, mind m. keen q-y.s.
,..s Tho, h,f,. him w.. III, nrhr,..
,-,- and no knew, ,r,r. ,,irh,ut 10 ever, trrr
or ,b. wheel b,cr-bt c,,l. Renter success
-rs-l..r On, rs.,..,s of m. J,sp1,,h Long
before the hour n- 'hs train To arrive, the
.-,rrrr,.ors were r.,d. and the suPsrrrr1.
dent h1I companions tn h.s anN.si.es They
awaited ks-1Iy ihs mtnurc when ltr Train
,houH BE- Doc. J. came as rash.0g.l, irrm'm-
E1.s ir ne srseI "a, ever F.r,, ihc white