The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-09-14
hand tre,nbIed. I looked at my watch;
had Just five minutes to reach the depot.
Jos yoris came Into my mind. Was

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had Just five minutes to reach the depot.
los words camo Into my mind. Was
Ct 70 Jake charge Of tho ensine3 was mol
&, to answer. ! ought to have asked some
sober man. Az il was, 1 only caught m,
hat and rushed away. was just in time.
The San francisco glittered in tht
morning sun. The cars were filling rapid
ly. From my post could hear tho people
talking -bidng each other goodbye, prom
ising to write and TO como agaiu. Amongs'
,hem was an old gentleman knew by
sjyht-one Of the shareholders he bidding
TWO inid girls adieu. - .awH .rHp
,u' Good by. Kiuy--good-bys Lue,"
heard him say; don't be nervous. Ths
San Francisco IS the safsest engine on th'
line, Guelden the most careful engineer.
wouldn't be afrnid to trust every mortal
love in batch to their keeping. Nothing
could happon wrong with tho TWO together
l said, "l'll get through It somehow ant
10 shall never have to talk to mo again.
Alter oil Il was easy enough. Ireeled a
! spoke. heard the signal. We were of
Five hours from l.. to D.; five hours bacl
On the last should bc myself again,
knew now. 1 saw rcd aut.er, and neve
guessed what Il was until we were pas
the Aag. heard a shrek, and we hat
passed the down train at the wrong place
Two minutes more and we should hay
had collision. Somebody told me.
laughed. ! heard him say respectfully.
3Ofeourse, Mr.. Guelden you know, wha
you nrS about" ..a ,m ,o'rpn
Then was alone and wondering wheth
er should go slower or faster ! did some
thing the, cars rushed on at fearful rate
The same man who had spoken to me be
fore was standing neat me, | heard SOM
question. 'Ea -.
How many miles an hour were we max
ing? didn't know. ..3 Co.,, ..
Rattle, ntile, rattlc was trying now L
slackcn the speed Of the Fan Francisco
could not remember what ! should dc
Was Il this, or tbat7" Fa,ter-only fastel
I was playing with the engine like child.
q Suddenly there WINS horrible roaf-'
crash; was flung somewhere. 1t was in
to the water. by miracle ! was only 50
bered not hurt. gained the shore
stood upon the ground between the tracl
and the rivers edge, and stood there gsz
ing ct my work. ra,.n' OBJ. o.le"'' 'i..l
- Tho engine wns IN fragments, the cars 4
splin,ers dead and dying. and wounded
were strcwn around-men and women ant
ehildrcn-old age and tender youth. Their
wero groans, and sbrieks Of despair. Tn
msjp,oi cried out in. pain the uninjurc'
I betVdlll(l their dead and voice unl,ear
by any other, was in my car whispering
'.datderer!" No. .H.J a. n
The news had gone back to A., and peo
pie came ,hronging down to find thoi
friends. The dead were stretched on thu
grasA went with some Of tho distracted
10 tipd their lost ones. Searching for ar
old mans daughter, 1 came to this: place
under the trees, and five bodies lying thcr
in allil,eir rigid horror -an old woman,
young one, a baby, and TWO tiny children
Il was fancy-i, was pure fancy, born o
my anguisI, -thcy looked like-oh! greu
Heaven :, they were my old mother, ~!
wifs, my children all cold and dead, r,-o
|1dH How did they coine OF, the train? r. Wha
chance had brough, this, ,about3 No on
could answer ! groahed, ! screamed,
cIasped my hands, tore my hair. Il gazc'
on the good oil face Of her who had givel
me liHks on The lovely features Of my wife
on my ipnooept children. ] calIsd then
b. name {; there was no answer. Their
never could be-nersr would be. And n
'ooniprshended this. onwurd up the trnel
ti1antlercd another truin. Its red eye gIarct
on0n,o; hdng myself before Il; ! felt 4
crushing me to atoms!
\ - llis head 10 extremely hot" said some
body.,i,pt ~ i'0rr.h .- ' "i' ..
,i.bpepcd my, eyes and saw my wife.
r"How do you feel1" she said ga litlt
t,ctter?" .'' '.. .., '''f
! was 20 rejoiced and 20 astonishod b,
the sigh, Of her, that { could not speak a
frt.. She repeated her question.
, +" I must I've crushed to pieces" I said
afor the train went over mo but feel nc
pain"
aThcrc he goes about tho trnin again,
said my wife. "why, Ned"
] tried to moye-thcrc was nothing the
matter with Inc l sst ur 4 was In my
own room ;oPposite me . crib, in which
tso children were sslecp, beside me tiny
bald baby head. My wife and children
were safe Was I delirious, or could !,
he Z Zoo gfr.7. Pr. 20 n..'. 't E. 80
'Jo.," ,"cricd |. atell me what has happen.
cd" .rr-r--rrr.r-. r.r,r, -u...
at is nine a'slock," said 10. "You
came home n such dreadful state from
the club that ! could not wake you. You
wrrc no, fit to manage steam, and risk pco.
pies lives, The San Francisco Is half way
to A.. l suppose, and you've BEEN ftigtsen.
ing mo to death with your dreadful talk! !"
AndJo began 10 cry. .., ..s.r.
II wns q drcam-only an awful dream.
Butt had lived through il a. though Il
were reality. . a'..
.ls there bible in the house. Jo?" said
I. H1 ..'"'@ ".' i'
.uo"Are we hcathcns p asked Jo.
1Give Il to me dis moment, Jo."
' She trough, it, and ! put my hand on Il,
and took an oath ttoo solemn TO repeat
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