Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-10
The Crazy Engineer.
FROM THE REPORT OF 4 rRrssIAx con

FRoN ffIE REPoEF OF tSslAN COMB CTOH
Ny train left Danzing in the morning. ger
orally at eight O'Clock, but once a week we had
to wait for the arrival Of the steamer from
Stockholm. 1t WIS on I'll" morning of the
steamers arrival that | came down from nov
hotel, and found that my engineer had been 50
seriously injured that he could rot run One
Of the railway carriages had run over him and
broken his leg. ! went Immediately to the
engine house to obtain another engineer for
knew there were three or four in reserve there :
but was disappointed. cnquirrd for West
phal, and was informed that he had gone to
Stcegen to see his mother Golno,Eo had
been sent ON to kongsb'rg on that road But
where was Mnynry He had leave of absence
for two DAYS, and had gone, 80 one knew
whittier
Here was fix. | heard the putting of the
steamer in the NeuiahrwaSs?r aud the pasScn-
gers would be on hand in fifteen minutes
ran to the guard and asked them if thcy knew
where there was an eng inrcr but they did rot
l then went to TIE iir,m"ri nnl asked # any
one OF them felt competent to run the engine
to Brombcrg. Not one Of them dared attempt
it, The distance WAS nearly oic huudr, milcs
Whit was to be doac
r. The steamer came TO her wharf and those
who were going on by rail, came norking to the
station. Tary had eaten breakfast on board
the boat and were all ready for II fresh start
The baggage was checked and registered, the
tickets bought the diff rent carriages pointed
out to the various classes OF passengers and
the passengers themselves seated The train
was in readiness in the long station house and
the engine was stcamlng and pulling away im-
patiently in the distant firing house
1t was past nine O'clock
Comr-why don't We start ?" erowld an
old fat Swrdr, who had been watching me
Aarrowly for the last fifteen Minutes
And upon this there was IL general chorus of
anxious inquiry which soon settled into down
right murnurny. At this jnncturc some one
touched me on the elbow | turned and saw
stranger standing hy my side. ! expected he
was going to rcmoastratr with me for my back,
wardness In fact, began to have strong
temptations to pull OF my uniform, for every
ANXIOUS cy" was fixed upon the glnring badges
which marked me as the chief Off .ial of the
train.
However this stranger was a midllc-aged
man. tall and stout, with face expressive oil
great energy and Intelligence. lis eye was
black and brilliant SO brilliant that | could
/,
ahd his lips, which were very tn. seemed more
like polished marble than Ike human 0"sh-
His dress was OF black throus hout, and no..
oaly lifted with exact nlccty, but was Scrupu-
lousy clean aud neat
" You want IN cnginccr understand. he
said, in a low, cnut,onS tone, ut the same time
gazing quietly about him, as though he wanted
no one else to hear what he said
~ =. I
and we have no engineer within twenty miles -
"Well, sir. am going to Bromhcr~ |
must go-and il yon can find none other, |
vii! run the engine for You"
"lIa." uttered, "arc you an engineer -
q am, Sir--one of the oldest in the country,
and am now on my way to Berlin to MAKE
arrangements for great Improvement have
invented in the application of steam to loco
motion. My name is Martin krollcr. Ii You
wish will run yon far as Bromter-. and
will show You running, that is running"
Was | not Fortunate? determined 10 ac
ccpt the mars off,r at oacc, and so told him
lie received my answer with nod and smile
aud then proposed to go and get the engine
/ went with him to the house, where we found
the iron horse in charge of the iremcn. aud all
ready Tor the start. kroller got upon the lla,
Farm. and followed him ! had never seen Il
titan betray such peculiar aptncss as he lid -
He let on the steam In an instant hut yet Will
care and Judgment, aud lie backed up to The
baggage carriage with the most exact nicely
had seen enough to assure me that he wa
thoroughly acquainted with the business. an,
] felt composed once more. | gave the engin
up to my new man. aud then hastencd away t.
the Office the word was pas Sod for all passenger
TO take their seats, and soon afterwards waye'
my band to the engineer. There was puff
agroaning Of the heavy axletrees tremhn:
OF the building and the train was in motion
l leaped upon the platform Of the guard car
rage, aud in few moments more the station
house was behind us.
I'm less than an honr we reached Dirschau
where we took up the passengers that ha,
come IN on the Konigsberg railway. Here
went forward aud asked Kroller how be like,
the engine lie rrn'ied that he liked il much