Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-15
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A Railroad Tunnel Scene.

A Railroad Tunnel Scene.
The following striking instance
of Divine interposition is from the
pen Of Major c. H. Malan, Of the
British army, who communicated
BIT to US, and it is now reprinted
"By the train which arrived at
Geneva from Paris, yesterday, A.
/ pril 20, there travelled in the same
lcompal tment Of a first class car
riage, my aunt, with a Belgian
lady, a nurse and a dear little boy
is months old. In the tunnel,
between Bellegarde and Geneva,
the child pushed against the door,
which had not been closed, and
fell out of the carriage. The
state Of the nurse and mother can
be imagined. Ny aunt was able
to restrain them from jumping
out, and having faith in God, was
able to say that He could preserve
the child from all harm. The
cries of the women endeavoring
to have the train stopped, succeed
ed when it had gone six miles
from the place where the child
fell out. Now mark the gracious
care Of our God. There Wis a
luggage train waiting on the up
line, where the express was stop.
ped, and TIE cllef de garde at
once ordered that the engine
should proceed with the mother
and nurse to the tunnel, men go
ing before ON foot with lanterns.
The express went on to Geneva.
But there was a train due from
Bellegarde, FLOWING the express,
which lug'lt to have left the sta
ton soon after it. My uncle was
awaiting my aunt's arrival at Ge-
neva. She told him what had oc-
Cured, and he at once ran to the
chef de garde, and requested him
to telegraph and stop the train.
The chef de gartle gave the order,
but, looking at his watch, said:
tits too late; the train is in the
1t was not too late. He
who took OF the wheels of Pha-
raoh's chariot is the same yester.
day, to day, and forever. At the
moment the train in question
reached Bellegarde, something in
the tender broke, and the train
could not proceed until it was re-
paired. This caused delay until
he telegram arrived. As one Of
The officials remarked, IF men
,annot see a Providence in that,
hey can see it nowhere Had I
he breakage occurred before the
rain reached Bellegarde, there
would have been an accident.
The child was found in the tun-
lel by the driver of the engine
md passengers, quietly sitting up
N the rail, its little head betweeni
ts hands. entirely uniniured. -
The breakaga of the tender of the
ollowing train had thus prevent
ID its being crushed to pieces.
every one expected it would nave
zen killed by the fan from the
arriage, but the angels of God
an do His will in tunnels as else
rhere, and little Children are as
ear to the Lord Jesus snow as
Ehen he was upon the earth.
Not only in these two particu-
lrs was the tender mercy of our
rod shown. The father came to
he station to meet his wife and
hid; and although there was !
luch excitement and every one
lse made acquainted at once with !
hat had happened, he was kept
| ignorance Of it. Not meeting
lem, not even seeing his own
lggage on the platform, he went J
nd telegraphed to Paris whether
ley had left. An hour after.
,ards his wife arrived with her
recious child, and told him what
ad taken lace. 4
| have had few sweeter pleas :
res in my life than playing today ].
18th this only child, a lovely boy,
nd seeing the happiness of its ia
ler and mother. 80 give thanks 1
nto the Lord, for lie is good,
nd His mercy endureth forevel!' o