Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-07


In less than an hour We reached Dirsham;
where we took up the passengers that had come
on the konigsberg railway. Here went for
ward, and asked KrOller how he liked the en-
CINE; He replied that he liked it very much.
:" 6ut, he added0 with Strange sparkling of
the eye, wait until get my improvement, and
then you will see travelling. By the soul Of the
Virgin Mother, sir, L could run an engine Of my
construction to the moon in four-and-twentv
hours!'
IsInilcd at,what l thought his faint .cnthusi.i
assn, aud then went back to my station. AS
soon as the konigsherg passengers were all on
BOARD, ana Their Oaggage,carriagc attached, we
AS soon us nll#matters had been attended to
connected With thcnUw accession Of passengers,
went into the guard carriuge and sat down.
An early train from Konigsberg had been thro'
two hours before reaching Bromberg, and that
was at Little Oscue, where we took on board the
western mail
"How we goln uttered one Of the guard
some fifteen minutes atterwc had left Dirsham
. The new engineer is trying the speed !" / re-.
Piled, not yet having any fear.
But ere long began to be fearful he was run
ming little too fast Tho carriages began to
sway to and fro, and could hear ordinations
oil fear from the. passengers
"GOo3 heavcnsm cried one of the guard
coming in at that moment, s'what is that fellow
doing? Look, sir, and see how we arc going
looked ut the window, and found that we
were dasElIng along alta speed never before truv-
elcd ON that road. Posts, fences, rocks, and
trees, few by in5ome undistinsuislied mass. and
the carriages now swayed Painfully. / started
TO my feet, and met passenger OH The platform
4 lie wastone oil the chief owners of our road, and
vas just on his way TO Berlin, Hewas pale aud
excited
Sir" lie gasped, sis Martin Kroller on the
lengine!"
L W. ~ Il t,l,l 49, p 50 ~ ss
j Holy Virgin didn't you know hiing"
| "knUwf repeated somewhat rpuzzlcd.
" what do you n.e.li.Y He told me his name
/ yas NroiIel, and that he was an engineer We
tad no one to run on. the engine, ana,,--
You took IIN!" Interrupted the rnan.-
GOOD heavens, sir, he is as crazy us u man can
be. He turned his brain over new u an for
applying steam power. saw him. at the sta
ton, but did. not recognize him, as L was in q
hurry. Just now, one of your passengers told
me that your engineers were all gone this morn.
1 ing and that You found one that was stranger
TO you. Then / knew that the man whom had
seen was Martin Kroller. He had escaped from
the hospitalat Stettin. You must get him off
iSOmehUW.n II
Inc whole fearful truth was rloy open to me.
/ The speed of the train was increasing every mo.
!nent, and knew that a few more miles per
hour would launch us all into destruction.
called to the guard, and then mnde.Iny way for
ward US quick us possible. Preached the after
4 platform of the after tender, and there stood
i kroller upon tho engine board, his hat and cont
off, his long black hair floating wildly in the
wind, his SHIRT unbuttoned at the throat his
sleeves rolled up, with pistol in his teeth, and
thus glaring upon the trsmcn, who lay motion
less upon the fuel. The furnace was stuffed till
the very lntcthof the .dooTxas red hot and the
whole engine was qniyering and swaying as
L though It would SILVER in pieces. &
= kToller! Kroller!n cried, at the top of nv
voice.
4 The crazy engineer started, and caught the
i pistol in his hand OH how those great lilacll
| eyes glared, aud how ghaStly and frightftll the
face looked
4 Ha! ha! ha!n he yelled demoniacally. gla.
ring upon. me like q reused lion "a s,s3sS's
4 They swore that could not make I'll But
4 scei see! See my new powerl Sec my. new
Eonginel made it. and they are Jealous ofn el
1 made It, aud wheniit was done thew stole II
from mel But l have found i'll For wears /
j have been wandering in searchfof my great en-.
4 glne, and they swore it was not made But Il
Il have tonnd 1t 1 knew 1t this morning when
saw 1t at Dantzic aud I was determinetito hny.
lit. And I've got 1t! Ho! no! hoi--ye,re 81,
the way to the moon, i say! By the Virgin
Mother, wen be in the moon In fOr.ahd twenty
hours. Down, down villainl If YOU move I'll
shoot YOU ss
This was, spoken to the poor fireman, who at
THAT moment attempted torisc, and the fright:
4 ened tnap Sank. back again..
Conclusion Tomorrow. z
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