The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-10-14

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'I do" / replied. My train is ell
ready, and we have no engineer within
twenty mile OF this place"
"WeD, sis, am going to Bomberg;
must go, and | will run the engine foE
you'll"
"Han' | uttered, dare you an engineer?'
/ 81 am, sir,-one Of the Oldest in the
country,-and am now on my way TO make
arrangements for great improvement
have invented for the application of steam
to locomotive. Ny name is Martin Krol-
er If ycu wish, will run as far as Bonn
running"
! Was | not fortunate? determined to &C
cpt the mans off5r at once, and so | told
him. He received my answer with a nod
and smile. l went with him to the house
where We found the ircn-s0rse in cha' &c
of the fremen, and all ready for start.
kroller got upon the platform, aud tol-
lowed him. | bad never seen raan b
tray such peculiar aptnoss amid machinery
as he dld. lie let on the steam 81 in IN.
stant, but yet with care and Judgement, and
he backed up to the baggage carr ge wlth
the most exact nicely. ! had seen enough
to assure me that he was thoroughly ac-
quainted with the business, anC felt com
posed once pore. gave my engine up to
the new man, and then FASTENED away to
the Office. Word was passed for all the
passengers TO take their seats, and sCon
afterwari waved my hand to the engineer
There was a puf,--a groaning of the
heavy axletrees,-a trembling of the build
ing,-and tie train was in notion | leap
Cd upon the platform OF the guard d-carrIage,
and 10 few minutes more the station
house was far behind US.
In less than an hour We reached Dirsham
where we took up the passengers that lad
come on the kenlgsberg railway. Here |
went forward and asked kroler how he
liked the engine. He replied that he like
it very much.
''But,' he added, with a strange spark
l;,r IF n,o oro .,,.a;, ,;Ir',
,rov.uoor ond tlo, war, Vii ,un',I;.
By the soul of the Virgin Mother, sir,
TO the moon in fOuI -and-twenty hours!'
! smiled at what thought his enthusi-
a..
As soon As the Km,;ysb-r., ,,sse,r,ar.
were all on board, and their bnygage-c.r-
riage attached, We ssarted on again. Soon
after went into the puard-carri.re. aud
sat down. An early train from Knri,s
bprr had been thrrnoh two hons befcr
renching Bromberr. and that was nj IitfI.
O,cre. where We took on board tie Wo.-
fern mail.
al We go!" uttered one of the guard,
some fifteen minutes after we had left
Dirsham.
"rhe rev engineer is trying the speed,'
replied, not yet having any fear.
was running a little too fast. The carri-
ages began to sway to and fro, and | could
hear exc!lmauons of fright from the pas
,engers.
Good heaven>!' cried one of the guard,
come in at that moment, "wiat is that fcl-
low doing? Lock, sir, and see how we are
going"
looked at the Window. and found that
we were dashing along at a speed never be
fore travelled or that road posts ienc.s
rooko and treaS asr br =, oro roa;.,;,
ru;s,,ed mass and tho o.rr;,nos , r,
met nassenoer on the nIatform he was
one of the chief owners of o,r road and
was inst q, his wov 70 Rarl;, Uo ,,
male and exc;tad
uS;r no ros,e5 si< N,rt;, KroI,or ~
Tho oor,;,a,n
.yas u told hin,
! uII,,,, yir,;r, di1,,. Won L9n
! cKno,9r Jroroa.oa asoho.z1.a.
",,bot A., ,o, ,,oon2 go .o15 o,o ~, ro,,o
vas KroIIer and that ba ,rasa an sr-.,..,
W. h,s 49, "a i,
! ..y,, .ook h;n,,u ;,,or-.,,,,l ,Io 49,,
"Good beovo,s ,;r ba ! ~ cr.g- as p
II, .tt:- -.
now r,,n fo~ ,l.i,,. s.o.n, ,,,,.a :
saw i'm at the station b,t did ,.t s,I,,
recogniza hi, os was !, q burrv In,
now one of ,our nassen0ers told me that
vonr eng,ns.rs we're All ,,o,a this mor,;n,,
and that vo, f,,nd ono ,I,,, ,,as s+rao,
10 Won. Then 7 knew that The man whom
Ihoa seor, .s N.r,,n Kro,Iar Ue b,,
ascana ! from the hosnirl =, Stettir. You
mpst ret b,m off some how y
IN. ,,bola r..rf,r ,r,,b vas n,,,r o,o, r.
me Tho spaaa If tho tr.in w.s ;,,.ro..