The Ottawa free trader., 1872-01-20

Suddenly there IA horrible crash
l was flung somewhere. i was IL tie wate.
By miracle | Was sobered, ~ hurt. | gained
the shore. ! stood upon the ground between
the track and the rivers edge, and there gazsG
/ at my work
The engine was in fragments, the cars in
splinters; dead and dying and wounded were
| strewn around-meu aud women aud children
| old age and tender youth. There were rroans
and shrieks of despair. The manned cried ON,
in pain tue uninj ured bewailed their dead IN a
avoice, anheard by any other, was in I..y ~.
| whispering Murder"
4he news Lad gone 10 a, and people c.me
thfonSlng down to find their friends The dead
were stretched ou the grass. l went with some
VI 'ne distracted to lind their lost Ones Search
ihE 1'F an CID mas daughter. | came to 4 place
under tue trees, and found i've bodies living
tnere' all IN their rigid horror--sn old woman.
young ohe' "a baby and two tiny children. Was
IL iancy-was 1t pure fancy born of nv anguish
-they looked hke-oh, heaven they We're NV
oid msther, my wife, my children-all cod and
dead
How did tkey come on the train Whs
chaHce had brought this about? No one could
answer l groared, | screamed, | clasped nv
hands, l tore my hair, l gazed in the good old
tace Vi her who gave me birth. Ga the lovely
features OF my wife, cn ny innocent children
:! called lem by name: there was 40 answer.
Ihere never cor!d--never wuu.- b. Aud g., 7
comprehended thu .oId ~ . -, rtrn.
dered another tran, I. red c... ned On ne :;
lung myseF hyi.g- II; fl. /. rush me 70
atoms.
His head is extremely hot" said somebody.
opened my eyes aud saw my wife--
"How do you feel?" SAID she "a little bet.
teri" '''''0 O'''
| was so rejoiced and astouished at the sight
OF her that | pnul5 ,1.
pelted the question.
Il must be crushed to pieces" said I. "for the
tram went over me {; but feel no pain"
mere he goes about that train again" said
my wife: why, Nedw
tried to move-there was n.D.ny the matter
with me, was il my own room; opposite to
me crib in "hich my child was asleep. NV
VIE ana child were safe. Was dolirious or
what could il be-"
Joe crl.d "tell the what has happened. :"
Its nine O'Clock" said joe .You came home
IN such state from the club that l could not
wake you You wernt fit to manage steam and
risk peoples lives. The San Francisco is half
way to y, suppose, and you haye been fright.
enlns me to death with your dreadful talk
Aud Joe began to cry.
IL was only dream; only an awful dream
buf had lived through it as though it were a
reality. "|'o
ls tHere d. .. B. he house, Joe ?" said I.
Are Are we heathaa- .bed Joe.
Glve Il 70 'a. ....s moment, Joe"
one uToos- ,-a put my hand upon it
ana ana TOOK t-e .4 Zoo solemn to be rqPeated
here'l that what had happened never saould oc.
cur again. And if the san Francisco ever comes
70 grlei, lsc verdict will not be-. as 1t has often
eeen, The engineer was drunk.
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