Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-12-07
a Heroic Act.

a few months ago, an engineer OF an eX-
press train on the P6nrpsylyania Central Rail-
road, going west, discovered an engine ap-
proaching him at such rate of speed that he
was at once convinced that it was without All
engineer He instantly whisted his breaks
down, at the same time sending his Fireman
back TO uncouDIe his tender" from the train,
while he at the same momen Mt uncouped his
hose and engine, and opening his throttle wide
with his red flag jumped back and saw his
train nearly stopped and on dashed the two
engines toward each other like very demons.
He broke gently on his tender, and finally
stopped it. and in brethless silence watched
for the collision. The engines CAME together,
throwing each other clear off the track, and
smashed all to pieces. lie left his tender,
and with his flag ran on to meet the express
going east. 1t being two minutes behind
time, he had just time TO "fag it" and it was
brought to stop within a few feet OF the
wrecked engines, and one of those terrible ac-
cidents was avoided For this heroic act the
Company presented him check for Sl,OOo.
WHAT HORSES BRING.-Horses of great
reputation have always commanded great
prices. At Newmarket, in 1905, bay colt,
by Pipato, sold for $4,000. In the same
year a two year old colt by Bening borough, a
two year old by Volunteer, and a three year year
old flly by Sir Peter, were sold for Sfo.UUu
each. For the celebrated horse Shark. S5O,>
600 were refused, and O'Kelly declined to
accent an offer of 100000 for his stallion
Eclinse. Tradition says that the Duke of
Deyonshirc refused for Flying Childers the
weight of the horse in gold. a few years ago
the great sire Stockwell could not be bought
for 100000, and we presume that when
Gladiateur was carrying everything before him
on the English turf, the Count de La Grange
would not have parted with him for SI5o ,UUo
Coming to America, we find that nearly Sl5,-
600 were paid for Lexington, and that his
son. Kentucky, was sold for $4,000. Mr.
Alexander refused $4,000 for Asteroid,
Kentucky's half brother, and Norfolk, another
half brother, was valued at $4,000. Mr.
Bonner paid S35, 600 for Dexter, and offers
500. 900 for one that can equal Dexter
wagon time.-Turt, Field and Fdrnl.
APPALLING INCIDENT.-The loss of the
schooner Arrow and her entire crew, thirteen
miles from Chicago. in the recent great storm,
| has been noted The details reach us in the
| Chicago papers. A tug went to the rescue OF
! the poor creatures in the wreck. The tug was
! but a quarter of mile from the wreck, well
to the windward so that the boat had little
difficulty in floating down before the sea. The
! yawl behaved we'll In twenty minutes they
were alongside the wreck, on the port side
Some on the wreck yelled to them to 90 round
to the leeward, when they pulled round. The
surf was awful Mr.. Evans said it was what
he called ga dead beat of a surf" a line was
cast on board the ship, and in less time than
it can be told the crew were in the boat
They were not in it long, less than minute
perhaps. The word was given. and the mer
were about to give way, when huge 'comber
raised the bow of the boat, tipped 1t oVe
backwards and spilled the human contents
into the water. The crew of the Arrow wert
never seen again. Benumbed with cold anc
weak from starvation, they were incapable o
making an effort to save themselves. The.
sunk like so many stones.