Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-05-31
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ToLxno, Nov. ne. 1854 :
DRka JrN:-Why don'tyoa pack up plum
dae 1nd esms hsres We hare rare sport,
ca en- you--you may bet yOuF life Of that
when / ant come out here. l fonnd bad the
assr good deal. shook every other day !
S6r cir month";. shd then got gong every
day.- Took more quioine that horse could
draw. Aller while Joe. smaahup asked ne
q rna On his engine and Ore for him. ''YOu
aonst shnks long on my locomotive says be,
slss L Pine Knots dOnt drive out yom ager,
ans e. i've collisions II fx you complete -
Wall. On 70 the engine went. and haint
shOsk Hinss. Its better than kolagog.
1os . q perfect brick. He'd rethsr run Into
a srain or drove Of cattle than not. You'd
onaht 10 see the horns 6y sometimes. We bad
a little fan the othernight and III tell you hoW
Il was. The other train, that we met every
niaht, at Pileup station, has been 10 the habit
Of holdin' on Che track on our time, and the
conductors had tHo or three jswins about it,
Our conductor says TO the other, says be, III
YOU doa't get OF on the other track little live
IieF In ulur. I'll run into you some night
sure's ~ live
Then the other one says, You run inter me
and you'll get cleaned out certain. And Ill
slay On The track twelve hours; if liked-you
BET your sweet life O. that' Hrer &
WALL SAYS our conductor. when you stand
on the track on my time, you've got 10 20
back 10 The east end Of the aide track to switch
of, OF you'll keteh il some dark night.
NO. saYs t'othsr one. i amt "a going tc
che east end Of lhe side track 10 switch oa-cer.
lain's y0u i've "
sWsll. then. yOu'll get smaShed up. sure'l
yoa i've
wall, yOu jsst Try il Oa.'
!, sWa.. you u see.'
Wall, you'll See
'Yoa'll make heap BY runnin' Into me.
reckon
WAL. you'Tl make hsAp BY hOldin' on to
The track--thHts certain
Wall, YOU see, that's the kind of talk we
had once or twice, and the other night, about
half pasl two in the morning, they got TO the
station ahead Of US and held on. The conGuc
tor goes into the depo and cocks his feet on
the stove AZ cool as a cucumber. leavin' train
eight passenger carson tie track. The de-
DO man is q vide awake chap, and because bis
switch man vas sick and off duty. be knowec
he had got to turn the switch il the train wal
put on TO the side track for us TO go by. 30 be
went in and axed the conductor if he wan
goIn on 10 the side traekg
'Y.a.a-s, 'spose So
Wall, says he, you can't be too quick a.
bout IL. now | tell ye.'
The conductor went out kinder slow and
talied the engineer 10 20 u the west end Of the
slds Grach and switch of, but alOre they gol
he's kNta anA than uuanfi 9h.Rk anura A
fuui Joe Smashup says u me, What's then,
fsllCws trying to 10? Aim they OF cur tiUr?
Yes, says he, looking at his watch, The tack
belongs To US. and I'm goln' TO let her rip--
sure you live
'Whati says I, yu gon' to run these trains
tOgetherf
Look here, says he. I'm runnn' on my
own um, --the track belongs to me, and don I
see any signals. 50 aint TO blame II there's a
smash. Same time. between you and l. we'd
always orteF be really to jump when we get
near this depo, and be gin me wink, as il to
say Look for yourself
Ifs mighty straight track across the coun.
try Ct Pileup. and we struck a pretty good
gsit. joe bad his hand upon the irons, but be
Kept lookin' mighty sharp. BY Georgep
eaYs he. we shall head 'em off. They can't
Get up to the switch in time. Get ready to
jump. No you needn't. TwOnt be killer.
To- they've stopped and are crawling off the
ether way. I'm sffLid We shall run into 'em.
thought
did Jump, though, before abe struck, but
Joe stuck on 70 the nashens. He's used to il,
cad knew isst how hard they'd hit, TO pound
The Lion, t'other locomotive, was smashed up
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passenger weren't no good Afterwards Then
ell The couplings and platforms in both trains
we're smashed up. We lOst our COW catcher
sud lantern but The old bully mashene run Jest
e. we'll 80 ever that mornin.'
Wall, The passengers screamed. One man. 9
ankle Was smashed, one shoulder was put Out
Of joint. snd one passenger had bis leg crush.
ed ell to pieces. We took him to The depo
and . young sergen cut of his leg at ths
thigh. lt's probable that he Il die The young
doctor has got 10 hangin' around the PileuT
depO every night for the train. believe he's
cut OF four legs there in two months. heard
him tell Bill Robinson that he was ahead vet
Igot sight OF this fellow sure. heard The
Jew between The conductors yesterday, ana
Teckoned on job this morning,
The man that was smashed was poin' homs
70 bis family In Wisconsin. Il took US lonr
ssase 70 clear the track. snd the passenger
g!c.isd Ike tan alter they got over th'
idght.
Ee1s Jim, eoms out here, aud get on
train With gritty set of conductors and en-
glassFs. and yeul have heap Of fun--sure'
ycu live. SAMUEL FnEsArER.
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