Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-06-20

From Cassel's Family Magazine.
OF those accidents which have not end
ed fatally, none strike me as being more
terrible than the case of a man=who was
walking along the line when he saw train
coming toward him (the experienced rail
way servant always walks so as to meet
the train. As it approached, he moved
out Of its way; but, in stepping on the
metals, his foot slipped between the points
for there was a crossing there-and 80
tightly was it instantly jammed that no
force he could exert would extrlcate 1t.
The driver saw him.. and blew his whistle,
but the unfortunate fellow could not move,
and SO, with great presence OF mlnd, ne
feant outside the rails and awaited the am
putation which was inevltableJ had he
leant inside, of course he would have been
Quito pieces, but the train Numbered Dy,,
and left him lying on the SIX foot space
with hall his leg crushed OIL.
When apolieeman or other servant gets
disabled by accident from following ms
USUAL duties, il is common for the company
to find him some quieter task, such as
watchingthe gate alta level crossing where
there is no great traffic. There, are not
many level crossings made now, ana j l
/ wonder much that any were ever MADE
they are very dangerous IAN acqualnt-
ance OF mine had the narroWesti escape al
one that ever heard of. He was driving
lin q little ofour. wheeled pony chalse, and,
coming to the railway crossing, drove over,
as he had done scores of times before; but
as he cleared the farther hne a passenger
] train swept round the sharp curve very
close upon him. He telt a. bump and jerk.
but did not at the moment know that the
engine had actually struck the back OF his
-chaise and knocked; a portion clear of. ~
In speaking of accidents, | ain reminded
of one which occurred TO, a goods guard,
and was a remarkable Instance of tenacity
of life. 80 This guard was employed on
line in the South Wales country, and while
his train--a coal train---Was descending q
bank, or incline, it was his duty to jump
from truck to truck andoput down the
brakes; but in doing this one day heslipped
between the trucks, and the train ran over
him, cutting his left arm quite OH, and
crushing his left leg. Unable to rise or
crawl away at first, he lay there writhing
until a passenger train came up and ran
over the poor fellow Strange to say, this
second shock gave him sufficient energy to
creep partly across the line, but, horrible
enough only to get IN the way first of a
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other line, every coach and truck of which
in succession passed over him, yet there he
lay, and lived till six hours after he re-
ceiyed his first injury. Of He expired about
half an hour after he was found.
A man, who is still stout and good SER
want of the company in whose employ he
has been for some thirty years, was on, du-
ty one night on the platform where he is
still stationed, when the London train came
in. Among the passengers was one gentle
man who missed his footing at the carriage
door just as the train was about to start,
and fell between the platform and the
wheels. At that instant the train moved
on. Another moment, and all would have
been over; but a strong hand seized him
and twitchedl him on the platform So,
with no worse injury than fright and a
shaking, the passenger went his way ~ '0
b Had that ticket collector not been there,
or had, he been less ready, the history of
the world would have read no man can say
how differently, for the traveller was-Louis
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