Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-11-13

AS soon as eli matters had been attended {,
connect with The new accession Of passenger
| vent into the carriage and SLt down Al
early train from KOnigsburE had been IhrOu
gh two hours before. reaching BrOmbsrg, auC
that was at Little Usens where We took Ii,
western mail. a ..-.. -
"How We gOl" uttered one sf the guards
some iinsen minutes after he had lsft Dirsehan
"Ths new engineer Is trying bic speed"
returned. not yet holding any fear. aa 'sFH
But ere long I began to be fearful that ht
was running little too fast, The carriages
began to sway to and fro, and could hsAl
the exclamation Of fear from the passengers.
Good heavens" cried one of the guard
coming ih at hat moment. what is that fsl
lOv dOingl Look. sir, and seS how we are 60
ingl Jusl lOOkl'' .... .......
Hooked out at the window and found tha
We were daShing along at speed never befOr'
travelled on that road. Posts. fences. rock
and trees; asU BY in one undisIinguishsd mas
and the carriage now sWysd fssrfuly,
started to my feet and met man on the plat
form. He vas one Of our chief owners on the
road. and vas Just on bis way 10 Berlin. H'
was pale and excited. .- b ....t
"Sir.', he said, sic Martin Kroller on the
Sngine!"
"Yss,"I told him, ."
"HOly Virginl Didn't yOu know him."
Know hint" repestsd, sOmsubst PuEzl,
ed. ''whal do you mean? He told ns his
n tms was KrOller. and that he was an engI-
user. We had no one to run the engine, and-
you took himl" interrupted The man.
GOOD heavens, sir, be is IS crazy s q man
can bel He turned bis brain over BY new
plan for applying stesm power. saw him At
The station but did not then recognize him,
Ne was Then in hurry. just now one Ol
the travellers told me that YOur engineers were
al gone this morning, and that he found one
who was a stranger to you. Then | knew that
the maa whom had seen vas Martin KrOllsr.
He has escaped from the hospital al Stettiu.-
You must get him eff somehow. a..t.
The fearful truth was open TO me. The
speed Of the train was increased at each mo-
ment. and knew that q few miles per hour
would surely launch Us ell into destruction.
called to the guard and then made my way
forward as quickly as possible. I Irsached the
after platform Of the tender. and tbere stood
Krollsr upon the engine board. hi' hat and
coat off; HE long. black hair fying in The wind
his shirt uubuttoned at the throat, bis sleeves
rolled up, with pistol in bis teeth, and thu
glaring upon the fireman Who lay mOtiOulssi
upon the fuel. The furnace was stuffed unit
the latch Of the dool Was red hod, and the en-
CINE was quivsring and swayed as II Il would
quivsr to pieces.
"KrOIIsr KrOllerl" cried. at The top o
my voice.
The crazy engineer started and took The pis'
tOl in his hand. Oil but those black eye
glsrsd, and how frightful that terrible fac
looked
"Hal bal hsP' he yelled demOniasally. glarini
upon me like reused Iion. They swore
could not MAKE It'll But seel seel See m
powerI See my new engine! made itl-an,
they we're jealous Of ne. made it. and ate
It was done they stole ii from me! But ~
Fsund it. For years I've been wandering Il
search Of my greGs engine. and they swOre
was not made But I've found i'll knew
as sOOn as Law it at Dantz'g-and | was de
4 tsrminsd to have it. Aud I've gOtitl HOI hO
-ue'ra of 10 tho moon. Ay. the Virgil
No ther, we'll be in the moon in four an
twenty hOursl Down, vilIianl II you NOV
I'll shoot yOul'' s3 .za9 Pr
This last was spoken TO the poor fireman
who al that moment attempted % rise; an
the frightened man sank back again.
But even as he spoke the buildings were
hand. A sickeniug sensation settled upon m
heart. for supposed We we're gone now. Th
housss few BY like Eghtning--I knewift she o
ficers here bad turnsd the switch as usual, "
should be hurlsd into eternity m oae fearfi
crashl cav Hssh--it Was another engin
II olOssd my eTes-Nut still We Numbered Of
The officers had seen our speed. and KNOWN
that We could not haul uP at that dl'tans'
! .hsp had changed the switch 50 that we kel
(. on. ei@E i'aa
i 8ut there was sars death shsad Il We di
d not SOP. Only fifteen miles ahead was II
town Of Sohewlz, on the Nistula, and at Ii
n entrance. near ths bank Of the riyer' was
! short curve in the road. At the rate we wei
I uUw going we should be there III few minut a.
I for each minute carrisd Us over mile. VI
d shsiehs Of the passengers now aross aboge Y
, clash 0f the rails, and more terrific than
else, arose tie demoniac yslls OF the mad ent
Inser.
aMerciful Hsavsnl" gaspsd the guard ma
t.thAra'a not n aaomank of time to lose, Schwe