The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-02-27

that was stranger 10 you. linen knew
that the man whom had seen was Martin
Kroler He escaped from the hospital at
Stettin. You must get him of some how"
The whole fearful truth was open to me-
The speed of the train was increasing every
moment, and knew that n few miles more
per hour would launch us all into destruction.
called to the guard, and then made my way
forward as quick as possible. / reached the
after platform Of the after tender, and there
stood Kroller upon the engine board; his hat
and coat of; his long black hair floating Wild
ly in the windj his shirt unbuttoned at the
throat; his sleeves rolled up; with pistol 10
his teeth, and thus glarng upon the fireman,
who lay motionless upon the fuel. The fur.
mace was stuffed up till the very latch of the
door was red hot and the whole engine was
quivering and swaying rs though It would
shiver in pieces.
"Kroler! Kroller !" cried at the top of my
voice.
The crazy engineer started and caught the
pistol in his hand. Oil how those great black
eyes glared, and how CHASTITY and frightfrl
the face looked
0Ha! ha! bal" he yelled Economically, garing
upon me like reused lion.
"They swore could not make ii! But seel
see See my new power! See my new
engine made il ] made it!-and they were
jealous of me. Imade it, and when twas
done they stole il from me ! But have found
it. For years have been wandering in
search OF my great engine---and they swore 1t
was not made But I've found il! knew
it when | saw it this morning at Dantzg--
and was determined to have it. And I've
got it! Ho! no! ho!-we're off to the .mooni
| say By the Virgin Mother! we'll be in the
moon in four and twenty hours! Down, down,
villain! Ifyou move III shoot you"
| The last was spoken to the poor fireman,
who at that moment attempted to rise; and
the frightened man sank back again.
"Ilere's Klein Oskau right at hand" cried
one of the guard.
But even as he spoke the buildings were at
hand. A sickening sensation settled upon
my heart, for supposed we were gone NOW.
The houses few by like tightening. | knew
| if the officers here had turned the switch rs
usual, we should be hurled into eternity In
| the fearful crash. ! saw hash--it was
another engne-I closed my eyes-but still
we Numbered on. The officers had seen our
speed, and knowing that we could not haul
up in that distance, they had changed the
SWITCH so that we went on.
But there was sure death ahead If we did
not stay. Only fifteen miles ahead was the
| town of Schwerlz, on the Vistula, and at the
rate we were going we should be there in a
few minutes, for each minute carried US over
n mile The shrieks of the passengers now
rose above the crash of the rails, and more
| terrific than all else arose the demoniac yells
of the mad engineer.
"Merciful heavens!" gnsped the guardsman,
''there's not moment Of time to lose; Schw.
ertz is close by But hold" he added, "lets
shoot him !"
At that moment tall stout German stu
dent came over TO the platform where We
siaa1 and saw that the nnpdman had hia
heavy pistol aimed at us. He grasped heavy
stick OF wood from the tender, and with a
steadiness of nerve which could not have
commanded, he hurled il with such force and
precision, that he knocked the pistol from the
maniac's grasp. saw the movement, and on
the instant that the pistol fell sprang for
ward, and the German followed me. Igrasped
the man by tho arm, but should have been
n mere infant in his mad power, had been
alone. He would have hurled me from the
| platform, had not the student at that moment
struck him upon the head with stick Of
wood, which he caught as he came over the
tender.
Kroler settled down like dead man, and
on the next instant shut off the steam and
opened the valve. AS the freed steam shriek-
ed and howed in its escape, the speed began
to decrease, and in few minutes more the
danger was passed. As | settled back en-
tirely overcome at the wild emotions that
had ragged within me, we began to turn the
river, and before was fairly recovered, the
fireman had stopped the train in the station
house at Schwertz.
Martin Kroler, still insensible, was taken
from the platform, and as we carried him to
the guard room, one of the guard recognised
him, and told US that he had been there about
two weeks before. 41I.lis
ale came,' said the guard, "and swoie that
an engine which stood near here was his
He said il was one he had made to 90 to the
moon in, and that it had been stolen from
him. We sent for more help to arrest him,
and he fed"
"Well," replied with shudder, Il wish
he had approached me the same way. But he
was more cautious at Dantzig.'
At Schwertz we found an engineer to run
the engine to Bromberg, and having taken
out the western mail for the next northern
| tdiH W utho uiouBS VIC o"" '""s th'ohSA
would be properly attended to, and then
started on.
The rest of the trip we run in safety,
though could see that the passengers we're
not wholly at ease, and would not be until
they were entirely clear Of the railway. A
heavy purse was made up by them for the
German student, and he accepted II with
much gratitude, and was glad Of il; for the
current of their gratitude to him, may have
prevented a far different current, which might
have poured upon my head, for having en-
gagged mad man to run railway train.
But this is not the end. Martin Kroller
remained insensible from the effects Of that
blow upon the head nearly two weeks, and
when he recovered from that he was sound
again His insanity was all gone. saw him
about three weeks afterwards, but he had no.
recollection of me- He remembered nothing
of"the past year, not even his mad freak on
my engine.
But remembered it, and remember IL
still; and people need never fear that shall
be imposed upon by crazy engineer. aa p.
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