The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-14

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burst mv hand ,remblcd looked 81
my watch. | saw that had only G1c
minutes left to reach the depot
Jocs words came to my mind Was
/ it 10 take charge q an engine / vas
not ft 10 answer ] ousa. t1 have
asked some sober man As Ii Wae. I
only caught up ny Int and rushed
away was Jaa ID time,
Tie San Francesca eliitorod 81 the
morning un The ears were filing ra-
p.dly From my post | could hear the
talking bidding each other goodbye,
promising 10 wfi.c and rome agnin.
Among them was an old gentleman l
knew by sight enc of the shareholders;
h was bidding two timid girls adieu.
Goodbye, Kitty goodbye, Lue I
heard INN say; don't be nervous.
Tie San Francisco is the safest engine
on the line, and Gneldon the most care
ful engineer. / wouldn't be afraid to
trust every mortal ] love in the batch
to their keeping Nothing could hap-
ipen wrong with the two together" +"
/ said, I'm get through i somehow,
aud Joe shall never talk 20 me again.
After All it was easy enough. / reeled
rs ! spoke / heard tie signal We
were Off
| Five hours from l.. TO d.; five hours
tback On the last | should be myself
Iagain, ] knew saw a red nutter, and
never guessed what il was until We were
past Tie down train at the wrong place
Two minutes more and we should have
had a collision. Somebody told me. !
laughed. / heard him say respectfully,
"Of course, Mr. Gneldon, You know
what you are about
Then / was alone, and wondering
whether / should 20 slower or faster, /
did something and the ears rushed on
at fearful rate.
The same man who had spoken me
before, was standing near me. / heard
some questions.
How many miles an hour were we
making? / did not NOV
Rattle, rattle, lie. was trying to
slacken the speed Of the San
Francisco. | could not remember
what / should do Was II this or that ?
Faster only faster. | playing the en-
CINE like child.
Suddenly there was horrible roar
a crash; was flung somewhere. 1t was
into the water. By q miracle ! was
only sobered mot hurt. ! gained the
shore | stood upon the ground be-
tween the track and tie rivers edge,
and there gazed at my own work.
The engine was in fragments, the cars
in sphnters; dead, dying and wounded
were strewn around men, woinen and
children, old age and tender youth
There were graans and surleks OF des-
pair. The manned cried out in pam;
the uninjured bewailed their dead; and
a voice, unheard by any otleE was III
my ear whispering Murder
The news had gone back TO 4. and
people came thronging down to fnd
their lost ones. Searching for an old
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pure fancy born to my anguish-they
looked like oh ereat Heaven there
were old mother, my wife, my children /!
all cold and dead
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