Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-04-11

r ana clear heaQ nave Deeu you p!esangS all tneS
years; Don't throw them away. Med # you dom
e My little 10. She spoke from her heart, and
t III aDon't be afraid, child. Tn never pain you
And meant it; but at 12 clock, that night
felt that had forgotten my promise and my reso-
= luton.
Icouldn't get home toJo I made up my mind
to sleep on the club sofa and leave the place fol
good, the next day. Already felt my brain reel
as it had never before. In an hour, was In q
It was morning. A waiter stood ready to brush
, my coat. I saw grin on his face. My heart
, seemed ready to burst my hand trembled look
ed at my watch; I had only just five minutes to
JOS words came to my mind. Was fit to take
charge of an engine? was not fit to answer
ought to have asked some sober man. As it was,
only caught my hat and rushed away. Twas
|just in time
The San Francisco glitsred in the morning sun.
could hear the people talking, bidding each other
goodbye, promising to write and come again. A
mongst them was an old gentleman knew by sight
one of the shareholders; he was bidding two
timid girls adieu.
"Geod-bye, Kitty-good-bye Lue," Iheard him
say; sdon't be nervous The San Francisco is the
safest engine on the line, and Guelden the most
careful engineer I wouldn't be afraid to trust
every mortal I love to their keeping. Nothing
could happen wrong with thet two to together" :,
I said III get it through somehow, and 10 shall
enough. reeled as spoke. heard the signal
We were off.
Five hours from l. to D. five hours back. On
the last, should be myself again, knew now. l
saw red hutter, and never guessed W. hat it was
until we passed the down train, at the wrong
place. Two minutes more, and we would have had
collision Somebody told me. laughed. 1
heard him say, respectfully:
Ofcourse, Mr.. Guelden, you know what you are
about2" ... ....
Then was alone and wondering whether I
shouldgo faster or slower. did something, and
the cars rushed on at fearful rate. The same
near me. 1 heard some question.
How many miles an hour were we making? L
didn't know.
Rattle; rattle, rattlel I was trying now to slack
en- the speed of the San Francisco. l could not
remember what I should do-was it this or that
Faster or slower? 1 was playing with the engine
like child.
Suddenly there was horrible roar, crash. I
was flung somewhere. was in the water. BY a
miracle, I was sobered, not hurt l gained the
shore. 1 stood upon the ground between the track
anf fhe ensne ne was s in M @ and the cars in
splinters; dead, and dying, and wounded were
strewn around-and men, women and children
old age and tender youth. There were groans and
shrieks of despair The manned cried out in pain |;
the uninjured bewailed their dead and voice un-
heard by any other, was in my ear whispering
"Murder!"
The news had gone to A, and people came
thronging down to find their friends The dead
were stretched on the grass. went with some Of
the distracted to find their lost ones. Searching
the trees, and found five bodies lying there all in
their rigid horor-an old woman, a young one, q
baby and two tiny children Is it fancy-was it
pure fancy, born of my anguish h?Ithey, looked
lfke-Oh, Heaven! they were my old mother, my
wife, my childre NJ all cold and dead
How did they come on the train? What chance
has brought this about2 No one could answer. I
groaned- II screamed-I clasped my hands-I tore
my hair. I gazed in the good old face Of her who
on my innocent children; called them by name |;
there was no answer There never could-neverr
would be. And as I comprehended this onward
up the track thundered another train. Its red eye
g1ared on me; flung myself befor it; l felt it
crush me to atoms
ellis head is extremely hot" said somebody
1 opened my eyes and saw my wife.
"How do you feel?'' said she; "a little better?'
was so rejoiced and so astonished by the sight
of her that could notspeak at first She repeat
ed the question. .o
IT must be crushed to pieces" said I, for the
train went over me; but feel no pain.
There he goes about that train again, " said my
wife, "Why, Ned
tried to move-there was nothing the matter
with me; was in my own room; opposite me
crib in which my two children were asleep; beside
me tiny bald head. My wife and children were
safe. Was I delirious, or what could it be? -.
$40" cried,I, ''tell me what has happened" !"
cts O'clock" said 10. "You came home in
such dreadful state from the club that couldn't
wake you. You weren't fit to manage steam and
risk peoples lives The San Francisco is half way
to A, suppose, and you have been frightening
me to death with dreadful talk"
And 10 began to cry.
It was dream-only an awful dream. But l
had lived through it as though it were reality.
"Is there Bible in the house JoT said L.
care we heathens?" asked 10.
"Give it to me this moment, Jo."
She brought it, and put my hand on it and
took the oath too solemn to be repeated here that
what had happened never should occur again. 1t
never has. And if the San Francisco ever comes
to grief the verdict will not be as it has 80 often
|been-"The engineer was drunk.
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