Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-11-17
From The Cleveland RevRw
INCIDENT IN THR usFs or Az xs.
GlN0Ga.

10 returning from Philaaslphia about the
middle Of August, 1858, the cars we're very
crowded, aud my co@psnioo 10 the same
seat ~ith me l fouEd out to be loeoootive
engineer and 40 the course Of our eoaversstiou
he made the remark, be hoped hs bsA run.
bis las, trip upcn . locom olive.
Upoo making bold to ssk hin his reasons,
be gave mn the following story, which since
then haze found out 10 bs stIicsly true
Five yes's siuce | vas running upon the
New York Central railroad NY run vas
from B-to R IL vas the IRhtnipa
express train, aud it vas vhst its name de-.
sotss, for It vas fast-s very fast run, aud
il do say il, the old Torusdo could 70. I
have seen her throw her six foot drivers 20
~ to be aimost Invisible TO the ere And
lot ne here remark, IL 10 supposed By many
that railroad spgieeers are . hard-bearsed
set Of men. Their lives are hard, Ills TIRE.
but do claim 10 have 90 fus feeling, and
. heart that can syupsthIss With the upfor.
tuns:e ~ sny part that bresthes. But 70
ny story.
About half nile from the VILLAGE Of
B.. there Is nice little cottage, but .
few feet from the track. At tast time
youas married couple lived there. They
had one child, ihtle boy shout four years
old, br CHS, blsek-sysd, curly Headed iistls
chap as you ever sss. / bad taken . great
deal Of interest ia the little fellow, aod h.d
thrown candy aud oranges to him from the
train, and | was sure to see hiu peepipg
throsgh the fence When my train passed
Oss hne sunny afternoos vs wers behipd
time asd running fast, sor did vs stop q,
b, and i vas TO make up one hosr be-
fore reaching R We up sta us
meudous speed, aud when sweeping around
the eu've, MY eye following the track, not
over two hundred feet ahead sat the little
fellow playing With kitten which be held
10 his lap Al the sound of our spproseb
he looked up aud laughed, clspping his iu-
tie hands IN high giss ct the afriyhtej kit
leu - it ran from the track. Quicker than
the lightning that blasts the tall pine upon
the mountain top, vhistied "down brakes"
and reversed my sugios, bat ksew % va.
Impossible 10 stop Nobiy did ths, old ep-
eibe Wy 10 save him. The svful strainiss
aud vritbips Of its iron drivers told bat 700
plsisly Of The ts'rihs velocity vs bad attain
cd i vas out 81 the cab uiBdov snd dovb
on the COW catcher IN fash. The IittIs fsl
log stood still | motiossd him OF .od
shouted bis blue eyes opened vide vitb as
! tooi.sment, and . merry laugh -ss upon
bis lips bed held my breath ss ws rash.
ed upon bin, made desperate attempt 10
catch bin, bot, missed, ssd ss his little body
passed, heard the feeble cry Of mother f'
ssa The forward trucks crashed his body b
AtoAs.
o uod ths. moment May I live sir,
70 b an old nau, bot the sgoay Of that mo
ment eon never b. srassd fron my memory
The ears stopped some rods irem the spo,
ssd ran back - soOn ss bos.ibis. His
wo,hsy ssv he usia stop. cod . fearful
foSob0diRg ssshsd apoa her ~ once. she
eams Tushiag ftsstiesiiy 70 ID. spos vksrs
( ss stood. Never sbsh forget %. loek shs
; Esys ne - ss- bsb@ld kss srst BON . ssaps.
less mss. ! voold have givea ny vkol.
4 ssistssss - hsys avoided that momsatf
bsys sssa death w all its forms on railroads
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