The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-29
AWAY SHE WENT.
A Man Jumps Upon a Locomotive and
Starts 1t OF at Full Speed-The Engine

A Man Jumps UpOu Locomotive and
Starts 1t OF at Full Speed-The Engine
Upsets.
We imagine that Mr.. John Calm, house and
sign painter, of No. 1903 North Fifth street, is
not the only man who has been seized with
the impulse to jump upon locomotive, turn
the throttle, and let her go full tilt and conse-
quently we nre not overwhelmed with astonish-
ment when we learn that Mr.. John Calm did
precisely this thing last evening in Germantown.
He got upon locomotive standing in the Ger
mantown depot opened the throttle and started
the train at full speed down the track. The
consequence of this strange action was that
the locomotive ran off the track short distance
below Chelten avenue, and was overturned,
making complete wreck. The cars had been
drawn into the depot and placed upon the side
track to the right of the passage-way, and the
engine was waiting on the track to take down the
10 o'clock train. The switch below Chelten
avenue was turned for another train, so that
when Calm started the engine 1T could go no
further than the switch. Had it been otherwise,
a probably fatal accident would have resulted.
for his engine would have struck some OF the
trains on the road, the conductors of which
would have no knowledge of the threatened
danger. When the Locomotive ran off the track
it plunged into the gutter on the side of the
road, and was carried probably thirty feet along
the ground before 1t was overthroWn. Calm
escaped unhurt, but was almost Immediately ar
rested by the special detective of the Reading
Railroad Company, and handed over to Officers
Bishop and Tyron, who took him to the Hall
station this afternoon. The locomotive was
badly wrecked and was thrown completely upon
its side. The injuries 1t received will probably
involve loss of $500 besides the cost of replac-
ing it upon the track.
TEACHING IN BIBLE MATTERs.-The subject
of object teaching in Bible matters is increasing
in interest and importance every day, one of the
indications being the efforts made by churches
and Sunday-schools in engaging the services of
men who have travelled in Bible lands to talk
in familiar way of what they saw and heard
that illustrates the Scriptures. costume on a
live man gives better idea of an Oriental than
volume of reading, and coin, lamp, flower,
or other little thing from some noted locality
takes hold of the attention of the audience,
leaving impressions of the truth of Bible history
never forgotten. st. Pauls Protestant Episcopal
Church have engaged A. L. Rawson, the artist,
author, and traveller, to talk about some of the
places visited by him in the East, who will wear
the dress of an Arab Sheikh. Whether he talks
Turkish" or not, can only be answered after
listening to him. If he talks as we'll as he draws
in such designs as those in "Crosby's Life OF
Jesus" and the 'Life of Christ" by FL. w.
| Beecher he will give an excellent treat. The
lecture this evening will be free.
FOURTH OF July EXCURsIoNs-The Camden
and Amboy and Philadelphia and Trenton Rail
roads will sell excursion tickets for New York
| at 81 for the round trip on the 1st I'd, Sd, and
| 9th of July, good to return from New York on
| the 4th and 9th.
The Monmouth Park races will come off al
Long Branch on July 4, 5, 6, Z, and 8. Excur-
sion tickets, good to return until the 10th OF
| July, will be sold on the above days for 81 by
the Camden and Burlington County and New
Jersey Southern Railroads.
ALL FOR RUM.-Robert johnson is a thief
even If he is in the employ of Custom-house
weigher. The Reading Railroad have missed
much iron lately from the wharf on the Della
ware, at Willow street, and special officer Robert
II. Gray, OF that road, yesterday arrested John
son on the charge of the larceny. johnson
confessed to having taken the iron and sold il
| for drinks. Alderman Toland held him in six
hundred dollars bail.
BODY RECovERED.-The body of Thomas w
! Parker, who was drowned on Monday last by
being knocked from the yacht Delaware while
| furling the sails was recovered this morning al
the upper end of Smiths Island, by Mr.. Jere-
| miah Fields, of Camden. The body was taken
to the residence of the deceased, No. 1915
! North street, where the Coroner was notified to
hold an inquest
ATTEMPT TO Cur HIS WIFE's THRoAT.-Johu
| j. Gentner who ought to- but does not, reside
| with his wife, Yesterday went to her residence
| her throat with q razor. Her father prevented
the act, but received a cut in the hand. John
was arrested and Alderman Massey sent him tc
prison in default Of $500 bail.
RoBBERY ON ARCH sTREEr.-The firm Of
Messrs. Kreiger & Bro, occupants of the second
story of the building No. 1856 Arch street. was
robbed of a few hundred dollars worth of silks
and ribbons last night The third and fourth
stories are unoccupied, and it is supposed the
thieves secreted themselves in the vacated place
previous to closing up, then went down and
broke in the door of tine second-story room.
CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING.--Specia
Ofhcer Nichols arrested yesterday at the horse
market, Twenty-second street and Ridge avenue
one Joseph Curry, who Is charged with stealing
horse on Saturday last in West Philadelphia
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market. Joseph will be at the Central statiol
| hearings this afternoon.