Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-09-05
same man who had s.lp.oken to me before was

same man who had spoken to me before was
standing near me. heard the question
.sHow many miles an hour are we maxi
ingg ! didn't know.
Rattle, rattle, rattle was trying now to
slacken the speed Of the San Francisco. I
could not remember what should do--was
Il this or that faster Of slower? Was play
lug with the engine like child.
Suddenly there was horrible roar-a
crash. ] was flung somewhere, not hurt. I
gained the shore. stood upon the xround
between the track and the rivers edge, and
there gazed at my work.
The engile MAS In frag ments, tho cars ID
splinters; dead and dying and wounded were
strewn around-men and women and chill
dren, old age and youth. There were groan.
aid shrieks Ut despair. The manned cried
out in pain; the uninjured bcwailed their
dead; and voice. unheard by any other, was
in my ear, whispering Murder
The news had gone to A., and people
came thronsing down to find their lost ones.
Searching for an old mans daughter, came
to place under the trees, and found five
bodies lying their. all In their rigid horror
IN old woman. young one, baby, and two
tiny children. Was it fancy-was it pure
fancy, born Of my anguish-they looked Ike
-oh, Heaven! they were my wife, my chill
dren-all cold and dead.
How did they come on the train? What
chance had brought this about? Noone could
answer. | groaned. screamed. I clasped
my hands, tore my hair, / gazed in the good
face OF her who give D.e birth. on the lovely
face OF my wife, or my innocent children.
called them BY name; there was no answer
There never could be-therc never would be
a Whistle! Great God! Onward up the
track thundeied another train. Its red eye.
glared upon me; threw myself before it,
felt it crush me 10 atomsl
ellis head is extremely hot" said some.
body.
[ opensd my eyes and saw my wife
''Ilo~ do you fecl!'' said she; "a LITTLE
betterr'
was SO rejoiced and ~ tonished by thu
sight Of her that could not speae at first
She repeated she question.
Il must be CT ushed to pieces,'' said l. '.fol
the train west over me; but feel no PAIN,
"'There he goes about that train again,
said my wife.
why. | tried to meye--there YVES nothing
the matter with me. | was in my own room
opposite to me crib in which my child was
asleep. Ny wife and child were safe. Was
dehrious, or what could it be.
'Joe,' cried. tell me what has happened
Its nine o'clock" said Joe. You came
home in such state from the club that
couldn't wake you. You wersn,t fit TO ma,l.
age steam, and risk peoples lives. The San
Francisco is halt way to A., suppose, aud
you have been frightening me half to death
with your dreadful talk
And Joe began TO cry"
1T was only dream. only an awful dream.
But had lived through it as though 1t were
a dreadful reality.
rs tn re bible in the houss. Joe ~ said /.
Are we hcAthens? asked Joe.
Give it to me this moment, Joe.
''sne brought it, and / put my hand on If
and took the oath too solemn to be repeated
here). that what hsd happened never should
occur again. And II the San francisco ever
comes TO grief. the verdict will not be, az II
lse7,ss4sess and Hssi4ors oy tbs Rail.