Middletown transcript., 1873-07-26
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The San Francisco gli.,cucd in the sun
The cars we're filing rapidly From my
post could hear the people talking bid
di.g each other goodbye. and promising
to write aud came again. Among them
was an old geutleaan | knew by sight
one of the share holders. lie was bidding
two timij girl. adicu.
Goodbye. Kitty; goodbye. Luc." l
heard him say don't be nervous. The
San francisco is the safest engine IN the
line. and Gurlden the mos, careful cngi.
necr would not be afrai TO ,ru., every
mortal to their keeping Moth ny could
happen wrong with The Two together"
said well g, through i, somehow.
ter oil i, was easy enough l reeled IS !
spoke. heard the signal. We are Off
Five hours from to D. Eve hours
back again. knew now tina. on the last
run should be myself again. saw
fu,ter and never knew what !, was until
We had passed the train at tho wrong
place. Two minutes more and We should
have had u collision Somsbndy told me
aud laughed heard the shareholder
say. respectfully:
"of course. Mr. Guvldeu. you know
wha, you are ahouti"
Then was alone and wondering
whether should 60 faster or slower.
did something. and the cars rushed
on at fearful rate The same man whn
had spoken TO me before wa. standing
near ne heard the question:
''llow many miles an hour are we max
ing 2" diln', know
Rattle. rattle, rattle vast trying now
to sacken the speed Of tho San Francisco
could not remember what should do
was il this or that-faster or slower? |
was playing with the ,gnc like child
Suddenly there wns horrible rnar-a
crab was flung snucsnere. Il was
in the water Dy miracle was sobered
not hurt, gained the shore stood
upon the ground between the track and
the waters edge and there gnzei a, my
work
The engine was in fragments. the cars
in splin'ers dead nnd dyiug aud wounded
were strrwn arnur.d men aud women AMI
children. old age and youth Thcrc werr
eraan, ard shrirks Of despair The main
ii cried out III pain the uniniured be.
vailed 'heir dead, aud a vnee unheari hy
nv othsr, was III my ear. whispering
murder
The news had gone to A and people
came thrnnping inwn to find ,htil lost
ones Searching for an nld mans dangh
TER, | rante IN u place uutisr thu Tree. and
fonna five bode. living tharc. all in their
rigid horrar--nn old wensn n young me
haby AMI iva lipg children Was il
tancy-was It pnrr fancy. horn af NV at.
eni.h --,hfy Look likr--ah. heaven ths,
were my mother, my wifi, ay Children
ali cold and Lad
llas dbl lhey eefne IN ihc train Whar
chance hal brought this Shout NJ 1ns
eanll answer sfaan.d | scrranel.
elaspel NY hanis | iara my hair.
giz4i nn tha gnld tarc nf hsr who rav,
N" hfih, On The lavels. cold lace # N,
W.T.. au NY unncant Children called
lhem bs name. thare was ~ answer =
Ihtfe neter could be--there never waald
b.
\ eh,ilr, Great God Onward ~
The track Numbered an ther train, Il,
red eyes elaf.i upon me- threw mystl
hefere II. iel' Il crush nr u atoms
= lis head i extremely hot. sail some
body
opened my eyes anl saw my wfr
ll1w 10 you feel r said she "a lii
lie hritrt =
| was 80 r.iaicrd aud astoni.hed By tn
light II her TINT could no, speak a ffss
She repeated the question
Il must b. crushed h pieces" saii |
for tho train went over me. but | feel u
pain :
There he goes about the irain again,
.ail ny wife
W by. | tried In mnye-thsrc was neil
ing the matter with me | WIS 10 nv ~,
rnnm opposite l. me wa, crib in ahici
my child war asleep Ny wife AMI chill,
were safe Was | delirious, or What cnult
il be?
joe. cried. tell me what has ha p
penea :
Its nine o'clock" said Joe :" Yn,
came hame in such ,rato from the cul
that cnaldn't wake ron You wercn'
The San Francisco is half way 10 A.
suppose. aud you have teen frigh,.nin,
me halt n death with your dreadful talk :
And Joe began to cry.
Il was only n dream. only an awfu
dream. Blu, had lived through it u
though it we're reality.
is there Bible in tho house, Joe ?
said |.
Arc We heathcns ?" asked Joe.
Give il to me this moment. Joe"
|, She brought ii, and pu, my hand on
and took the oath ltos solemn to be re
peu,ed here). that what had happsnet
never should occur again And il ,h
San Francisco ever comes to griri the yer
dict will not be: The engineer va
drunk"
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