The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-04
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curious case was recently brought before the
Taunton, England, magistrates.
william Stevens, cleaner Of railway enginea WAS
charged with wilfully causing damage 10 . railway
engtne TO the extent OF more than fl00; and ths
bref facts are these; TIE Clard and Taunton
kaiIway Is In course OF construction, and 10 90 far
coinpIoeu mat engines can run over the rails. The
du,y OF dsfendsnt was ~ clean engine called The
Fusy lee evory evening after tho work OF the day,
aud at half-psst three the following morning 10
lght the IRE, so that steam could DO got up by 6
o'clock, and the lsbors OF another day commsnced
On no account was he TO NEEDLE with tho machine
~, or attempt 10 move the train, the driver Iaying
on abe IRE aud filing the boiler with - sufficient
quantity OF water. The cleaner, however, took Q
singular freak into bis head, aud determined 10
have . midnight ride u possible Accordingly
ABOUT midnight on the day named in the warrant,
be III shc ro Of Tho engine got up the steam, aud
started the engine he being tho only passenger
Up and down tie lie he tore for two mortal hours
and not sractly knowing bow W compress
,he steam 4 flew oil III all directions, shrek
ing fesrfnlly, and alarIning tue inhatdt-
ants living near the line Of railway The watch.
man on one OF The bridges was sorey affrightsd
o. seeing al engine driving mAdly along, back
wards and forwards with solitary white face
upon H. and he cams 70 tho conclusion In The
darkness Of the night that either Q ghost or The
Evil Ons himself bad obtained tho mastery over
ihe iron. Ia one Of bis excursions hs was abou,
10 enter the msin line Of .hs Bristol and Exeter
Railway but he fortunately heard the noise Of M.
spproach Of night mail from London. A minuts
or TWO later aud the consequences would have bean
fearful 10 contemplate, and tho probable los. of
life moro horrfying still. A. longth, tired OF his
Iioe, he took the Busy Bso back 70 th. .taton and
lay down by thu sid OF 1t W await the srriy. Of
the driver. Al hali-past four the driver approach
ell the scene, qua WHOM about 100 yAds from ID the
engine tlew up with fearful explosion, the cleaner
tayng uegloc.ed to put more water ll,J tho boiler
The most remarkable parL Of the story remains 70
10 told. Toe cleaner, though close 10 t.e engine,
was uninJuret, owing TO being down. lilo GER
talnly was frightened the driver asserting thai whom
he came up - MIN his hair stood on end "liks
gun, upon the treru porcupine" For this
foolish freak OF his he was r.uicnced 70 . months
hnprson nient with hArd laior
Two young men became engaged 10 quarrel In
one Of the public streets OF B,sEpn, on Sunday last,
when one Of tho wranglers drew . dirk aud pung.
ed il INTO ono of tho eyes NJ the otnsr, The steel
entered tho brain, killing tho man almost inst
antly.
TnREK persons were rescued from drowning q
Eastbourne, England, during the bathing season,
who respectively rendered 10 their rescuer the surns
Of g., Pc 81, and 81. They must have been
brave meo for they held their lives q, . eh.sp
rats.
IYis stated that Thomas Buchanan Read fs :.
bis way to ks~ Orleans 10 paint picture Of Gen
Sheridan aud tho horse he has celeurated 20 bril-
lsnLy 10 verse. He goes under the auspices Of tho
PhilsdsPhis UniOn League.