St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-20
Life on a Locomotive.

EN"INEER>-BEANIN DEATH At >IX
Tl MILES AN HOIR->Ap REMINI>
CENCES.
: 1t Is quite il popular idea that hc.
caIi>c Il man purSucS Il dangerous occII.
patton he must grow So used to the
presence ut death as not only to lost, hi,
fear oi 1t. but eventually to tritlr will
II. Locomotive engineers. therefore.
are particularly supposed to he. without
exception. Il set of reckless, fuolhaltIX,
dcath-defyIng persons, who have decid-
ed upon date for smashing their trains
and are enjoying life meanwhile Those
lew who are acquainted with the men
III question are aware how fallaciou>
TINS Inference Is. Their avocation is at
tended with unusual danger. and they
gradually lose their fear of il but it is
safe To say that nine out of ten among
them are married men. with families To
care tor and To love: and this RESPONSE
hlllty. even if they thnught nothing of
the passengers in their change. would
Siiiilc" To make them watchtul. diligrnt.
and careful. CarrleSSncsS ON their part
! Is almost inevitably attended with dis
giar" and loss of employment. and in
ciI>e> of accidents they rarely escape in
Jury 81 that. as they are not mere me
'''"i'''I H",'rt>' IL Is reasonable I" sup
p'Se 'n"' 'htE are aware OF the risks
'"'N iuI, III 'he disregard OF caution and
cure W III. Nulld. the engineer of the
Hhnit me tram which met with the
flrhmond switch disaster in Rhode Is
land last spring. showed his affection
Ion his family in the salute which he
y fI>tlcd d> his engine dashed pa>t his
nI'''e every daA. one dark night pass
co., I''" 'il' loving wife listened III vain
l"l n'r n"Nnaild greeting. lie WAS
.d hi. .,;t,,,,,,,, 1i ' a. .i''s .i'H ''''''"
hi, engine and r.,,,i,.d liz, f.,,,,, J.;
posi- where h. he'd r,.,n.,i,,nI ,.'',,, '' ~
death oycrtnok him rim. h.. ,..t',,'i ''rt
the general innut,tin, nf ,.a,,l,'..,,,,.'.
upou fine n,t,.I.inn t,. Io ,,'a. eth.
reckless nor uutrustwntL, L., ,L,.,'',
inritv of s,rinu. r.,iI,,.,, Ji..'.,,,. IT,
ru"in..rs L,v. L,,., ,';;I'', r,'',iI,.
iured or killed outrinht th.,.f,,r..:, t,,,,
incidents where they have es,,n,aJ
would NOT h, iuannrnnri.,t,.
,,.,,r 49,,
"
=, -. NV >i''"S vi i0"' Nhen Engineer
H'>'"H't WIS running the lhlladrIphla
nA Il'>>' h' WIS occasionally detained at
Ieht"h' ana Na> obliged I" make up
In>' tlllit on The latter end of his nip.
Ills 'Iiiil made II" stops between IIcu-
ION ana camden. ana such freight oI
accommodation trains a> might he en-
I""' III tl'htl direction were switched
''I'" ',l h"utS. lta\lhG supreme right ot
WAY lol lht express. onc evening.
Nnth Hr>taNer tram had been delay
'u i"h%cr IMAM usual. the engineer open
'' tie ihI"liIt-NalNc. and lett lIcnt"m
I' t"' I"l' "I ihirt\ -h\c miles an hour.
i'N ''''''S I'i I'l on there Was long
=" -, men, an" a> ms tialh approached II.
81 >aN 'ilal 'l' signals W"r" 'all
iSh,. "h' ii't 1lclghi tldIn. bound
'"' N'N ih' "a> waiting on th" .
"'''H i''' ii'iii /" pass hch NlllIlu u .
''''> VI ','' >NI''h tit NHt'llHi en-
E'"''i -" 'i'l' II vas open !lih"ugI .
II i.S''' '"'iiI'u MN l" krcP"n.
' 'l> ''N'I ana use" every e. /
',r :" ''''S tine '';'lil /" >t"l. hut the
'I'>'"'I't WIS 10" snort. l'c tram LETT |
me, mann ilarh ana dashed down the
>l''lhG 1" the freight. VI the last mo
mrnt N">taNrr >prang from his cab. and.
striking ON his feet. witnessed the col
ii>l"n. ihr ddnagr WAS dreadful.
h"th Trains we've lrlr>c"pcd and several
i'\'> were lost anon" them the cngi-
htti "f the freight ti.li!I. and the fire
men "i h"ih engines. Mr>taNrr : a>~i~-
''Il' was Nral""d AMI burnt I" crisp
, ana IA" n"' 'ht engineer Jumped when
ne "''' h'> l"'t would doubtless have
'",'i 'l' same.
ne engineers "f both c"lliding trains
III Il h"lc recent disaster GA the New