The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29

MS tdeher thali ihiinseit-approFeoo OF my stiS-
fgestion, and we slackehed speed By this
time both engines were running at perfectly
! frightfuI velocity, and the aSwallew0 all
most instantly aoverhauled u.s. No sooner
did her buffers touch ours than Mark flung
| himself uponthis fathers engine. Watched
| him Chamber along the boiler till lost the
outline of his figure in the dark ness.,d "a n1in4
ute of unspcakable suspense followed, dur
| ing which the Is Swallow" held on her rapid Fl
speed. Il now did all L could to impede her
progress shut off steam and screwed my
breaks downitill they were one sheet OF fame,
but still the hinder engine drove me forward. &
At length. after what seemed whole hour to
me- heard above the din of the open whis- s
tie succession of yells, mingled within
curses / closedthe handle, moment toslis-.
ten, and soon felt certain that fearful strug-l
/ gle was going on between Hibberd and his
son.gI caught aat the flSwallow," pulled
myself on to her, and climbed as fast as L
could toward the foot tplate. Half way along
the boiler 1 met Mark returning. reckless 10 9l
/, '-0n toIyeur engine,n he screamed, @and,
! lthl-1pIt Atloiuy .,st1 r'-T- graTIl . .fIgG7
4 This was enough for me-; it was no time
to ask or answer questions, and another sec
ond' eritwoi saw us both upon the g Firefyp
! breaks up whistle open, and all steam en-.
We drew quickly away. from our companions
but few minutes of delay had frightfully
diminished our chances of safety. s,;.7,,. 7g4e
Il It was so dark that / could not clearly see
Marks face, but knew from the disturbed
i appearance of his clothes there had been a
ttussle, and I said simply" Well. Mark %
While speaking, Iiopened the fre-door, and
as thered gleam burst out, I started in re-.
newed horror, for his whole face, neck, and
hands were covered withabIood ,s,,,,. $50, "a >.
"Ifs my own Charleysp ne whispered :
: and even while he spoke, with the certainty
of an awful death before him, the noble fell;
! low'seyes filled as he added Z. God, help my
poor father he's seen his last drunken spree
to-nightnaZ sqe -HI5i7aI geef saE -Hia
In hurried words he told me that on reach
ing the foot7plate of the engine he found
Ilibberd alone, and raging drunk that he had
made an effort to reverse the /" Swallow'sf
gear, and in order to do SO put his hand up-
l. on the starting lever. This fairly maddened
Hibberd, who flew upon him before he could
accomplish his object, and commence the brief
but deadly struggle l had heard. Mark was
, powerless in his fathers strong hands, and es-
capped almost by miracle from being dashed
2 off on to the line by blow which felled him.
/ In the fall his head was cut open against some
. of the iron work, and he was forced to return
as I have described, without gaining his end.
But no kind of danger made the brave lad
blench, and his eyes darkened, and his teeth
/ set as, with hand upon the whistle, he strain
= ed forward for glimpse of Allonby signals.
As for me, 1 grew sick took out my watch
: for what feared was the last time, glanced al
the hands, and then sat down upon the tool
e box, covered my face, and wept bitter tears as
p thought of the father at home who was
v so proud of me, and the mother whom ]
e loved SO dearly. A touch of Marks reused
: me. I looked at the dial again, but could moi
: read the figures he took the watch from my
!, hand, and his voice was quite steady as he
S said
! Another two minutes for us, Charley, and
there are Allonby signals -.
n We had been travelling only eight minutes
|, since we first knew our danger, but what an
p age it seemed! I remember he was handing
e me back the watch when his hand touched
i mine, and 1 felt him start as if shot. TIL,
/; next instant he clasped me tight by the wrist
e and whispered in my ear-"1The led lamps
;, It's all over; God save my poor father !'-
e Again, though, he spoke out strong and clear
: Hold tight to me, Charley, and when l sa,
a the word, jump for you life,' We stood
e moment poising ourselves upon the oseillat
d ing engine, then he shouted, "Now b anc
g sprang. was nervous my foot slipped, anc
st l fell along the foot-plate of the engine. Ii
o an instant there was a horrible grinding crash
.e a dazzling flash of light before my eyes.
d huge heave upward and onward, then black
IS ness of darkness and insensibility. =
1t + Six weeks afterward 1 was sufficiently re
$ covered from fever-brought. on by my inju
10 ries and the excitement of that night-to hea
d the sequal of the story. Beyond a broke,
N leg and rib, had escaped unhurt. Violen
, inflammation, accompanied by delirium, had
$ however, greatly retarded my convalescence.
or Hibberd and Mark were both dead. Th,
l. former was greatly cut about but the latte
at exhibited no visible injury beyond a, com
1t paratively triflng wound in the head, serious
IS it is true but not sufficient to have caused hi
N death. He died from internal hemorrhage
and none but myself knew that the scall
+; wound had been the work of the lads owl
p father. Concerning the great accident to tn
% night express on the line at Allonby sta
i ton in 1o4-. I dare say you remember tn
/ newspaper accounts; tonight I have tried t.
ID give you true and faithful history of tn,
ID causes which produced that disaster, and o
'e which necessarily vague and incorrect yer
N sion passed current with the public.
at MUTUAL FoRBEARANcE-The house vii
= be Kept in turmoil where there is no tolera
ID tion of each others errors If you lay sin
.c gle stick of wood on the crate, and appl,
~ fire to it, it will go out put on another stick
' and-they will burn and half dozen sticks
e. and you Will have blaze If one membe
ID of the family gets into passion, and is le
D. alone, he will cool down, and may possibl,
ID be ashamed and repent But oppose tempe
ct to temper, pile on the fuel, draw in Others o
J. the group, and let one harsh answer be fol
re lowed by another, and there will be blaz,