The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-02
An Elaborate Item.

"Now, then" said an amateur reporter,
as he rushed into our sanctum yesterday,
"here is an item as is an item. Shall |
read it" We nodded and waited ex-
pectantly. "Listen," said the amateur,
and proceeded to read as follows:
"Shortly after 7 o'clock this morning
the most exciting scenes were seen"
"Did you say scenes were seenT
gasped the listener.
81 did, replied the amateur.
"Go on" said the Chronicle man, and
the amateur proceeded:
"-On Broad street, at Washington.
A wagon coming at most tremendous
rate OF speed; coming down Broad street,
a freight train was coming, and was
nearing the crossing, when the wagon,
with lightning speed, came rolling Oh
amid the shouts of the driver, the putting
of steam and the yelling of the people
made things look exciting, and it cleared
the track in the twinkling of all eye"
"What did?' inquired the Chronicle
man.
"The wagon" said the amateur.
"And what happened to the wagon?
"NOthing happened to that one"
With his thumb and finger the Chron-
icle man plucked several hairs out of his
head and after regarding them absent
mindedly for some time placed them in
his vest pocket and told the amateur
man to proceed.
"a few seconds after this" read
the new reporter, "another wagon was in
sight, which seemed to come with light
ming speed. On it came. People jumped
on their heads, and tumbling in the most
imaginable ways until the wagon came
in contact with the hind part of the
freight train -"
Here the Chronicle man heaved sigh
of remorse, and kicked an ink-stand of
the table, and the amateur man con-
tinued:
"-Ripping and crashing sounds are
heard, and horses neigh, all is over"
Chow many were killed" asked the
Chronicle man.
"Not one"
GLOW many hurt?"
"Nobody hurt"
"Damnation" and he buried his face
in his hands, while the amateur mar
read:
"-No one is injured except the
wagon"
| "Ohh"
The amateur went on:
As these exciting scenes wer,
transpirng every minute, buggy
drawn by two fiery, untamed steeds hov'
in sight. Down it came with the rapid
ty of cannon ball; the driver sticks tt
his post he sees his danger; he tries tt
check the horses; it is all useless. See
Good God! they stop within feet of the
broken wagonW
"How many were mangled this time"
inquired the Chronicle man, sinking into
his seat.
"None," said the amateur.
"Holy Moses" shrieked the Chronicle
man, as he plucked out some more of hi'
hair.
"What the devil was the matter will
the vehicles, anyhow
"Hold on" said the man. "Listen t.
this"
"a street car comes down the track Il
fast as the morning light. There is
, wagon on the track with five men in i
and boy. The driver is down with tn
brakes -"
(Which driver% hissed the Chronicl
man.
'"The car driver"
"Where were he and the brakes dow
at"
"Shut up, cease" said the new mar
"and let me finish
"-He is now trying to hold the hors
back, but on it comes. Get off the track
q Hay! Hay! the driver of the wagon
struck deaf and dumb; they don't kno'
what to make of it; the yells of the crow
were dcafcning; loud report was heard
a men were seen flying through the air, bu
/ the hoyl oh, where was the boy
"Well," said the Chronicle man, as b
). moppcd the perspiration from his broT
e "where WAS the boy"
The man laid the copy on the tabl
got up, placed his hat over one eye, an
d stated regretfully:
u BLAMED if / could find that out, bl
- its rafting item, amt it?"
,s Look here" said the Chronicle ma
kindly but firmly, "go home and tsl
y somcthing-setzer would be good-an
y I'll put committee of experts on tn
H item and try and find out what
% means"
S. A writer in Truth admits that II
Americans display gallantry toward Il