, 1879-01-29
A pERlI.0US TRIP.
Career Of Runaway Train OIL the lEnrse-
aIluo uend-Tho Alr.lsrukcs Nefu4o to

Career of II Runaway Train OIL allc Horse
aIluo Uensl-Tl,o Alr.lsrukcs Refuse to
Act.
istiaburg Tfltproph.
Tue passengers OH board Que of tic night ex-
press trains between this cily md llaIlnIrlphta
are probably unaware to tia prefsnt day. OIL thc
Imminent peril through Which they passed While
crossing the Allegheny Mountains At the time
mentioned for It was by The prompt action OF
tlle engineer who, by The way, Is ous the most
cllab1c uicn In the employ Of tho Company, thAt
Il terrible accident was 4yerteJ. And IL may be
remarked III this connection tint tic craft OF To-
eomottye engineers uud arcmrn everywhere ia
xenesully comporcd OF men Of nerve md SELF
reliance, to which tsnits Of character IN
snany Of tho fratcfnify tho travelling public
should 10 grateful for The preservation Of life
IN instances of which they did not dream. Tho
long tun,lrl this side OF Uafltzcn had Just been
passed on tic night In question. and the
train 0f three baGgaEc, three COACH, al1u three
s1tcplng-cars was prtscntlY travelling at tn"
usual xliect! down aud aruund he slipping cIryPs
On The other stdu Ut tho AllcEhenies. Thu reg
u!ntlon speed, or that NJ which engineers ars
rcqulrcd to travel wbI1e going down tbs mount
AItis, u liked By tic authorities Of tllc rUlh a.
about fifteen miles per hour, At1d all conducts
Dra uru cautioned ~ to the responsibility they
In consequence. ar0 careful TO keep tftttr It'll"
gi0cs wetl under control, anM It 10 not lnfrc-
Gucnt That tbs Westinghouse alr.brake II applied
To tho train IN order .l;at tle ruics OF tha srhe-
Whs ustia1ly adopted ny tho engineer concerned
in the present adventure, hut In thls instancu lo
was peculiarly astonishea wicn ho attempted to
restrain the tendency q ils ira'n m @ 10 sush down
" refused to perform it, accustomed uuttcs 4
cHilltUX sensation took posscas!on OF him Tor an
instant when ho further discovered tllat ths
speed Ut tho train Nns leehnitlg more rapid each
mi AnnFahruh1nT n uDfucfttnHtu Grhnk
II, sotne rortIun Of tic apparatus. no yet turned
on the valve controlling tie atmospheric check
With greater torrr, bu. there was no rcEpollse to
his Efforts. 1u even less time TINA II takes TO
Of thirty miles an hourl UrdilAEy al tlla sneed
would ho ou level road, It bceatpe matter OF
the most ucrtlous Intcrcst Oil tfu steep slope OF
The AlleEhen!es, md rs tho momentum was be-
coming areasct aud gseatcr, ewing 10 thu FREQ
condition Ut thu aWlftly.tcy0tvnE Wheels the
excitement protluced catl readily b. imagined.
Comprehending full well slsc ,n'n!ncnt dangor
Of The situation, thu engineer. as last resort,
nga!n applied t!is ar-braks, giving the go,ltsIy-
uuce, which Ia addition to Its great power Ia rc.
uarkabIe for Its simplicity a1td the altH0at ltn-
possibility of getting out Of order. the full ben.
etIt Vt lls most powcrf III force, but the effort
give evidence VI Stacking up. An engineer Ut
an exrttAbtc temperament 1t this telriblc june
ture would no doubt have shut oil the steam,
und reversed his lever, but IN thIa tnstancu tbs
cool but quick calculation of the engineer over
came t!lat extremity, WHICH, Il tesorlcd to,
would have inevitably psniuced acasua'ty ot
startling proportions: Such at' etiurt could
hnss been successfully accomplished had the
train been guiug It = speed OF on'y few
miles per hour, but Ia this case th.
cylinder hcads ot the cilttne would have blown
out before 1t bad Travelled tcn yards, and the
catastrophe would Layu betn ihus prccll dated.
Whi.a tile snxtnccf, churEe.1 ~ lso WAS with
the precious Of lives hundreds u unsuspcctinE
passengers, WAS, for moment, making UP his
inInL u to what plan he should pursus in ats
peri!oua emergency, The speed Of hle train was
nleanwAsle approaching tFtehtfu! rap!dsty,
Ills Horseshoe curve xAs now but few uillra
below lhu swiftly approaching train, uHl the
quickly passing scenery u tho !nonntatna,
which, gu any other octus!on, would have been
interesting 10 lnok uFon, assutnci pilartasmtc
form. a. tie brilliant glars tro'. the headlight
revealed how awltly tAc Intervening ground
spaee ot time Tor the engineer ~ form hts
resolution, and ht was 4uHk to put 1t into
effect. Tie ircmln, }ounK uan IN The ssTvec,
who was nlakiug his f'rst trip 0u through
wits, was restored to hta sohsss ~ 40 authoFtta.
tive e,,mmalua tu man the brake uu HE tender,
unti, ~ he proceeded to work. this shrt!l, sharp
stgual for clown brakes" rcsounled III thr
stf, aud then llae engineer, with bis hand touch
IND the whistle cord. a~altrd Al answer. leu
tec11lds clailscd, atli there was liu apparent
1ncreass In lAe speed of the dytnx train. An.
uiheF violent pull On the cord, anl smother thafp
4UQu4 fETtIUNtA4tN kHsG1hA Alit AllIes OA% "
wus apparently u lEuitles. VI rrsult as Tie trkt.
The conductor aud crew VI b5aktlucu eia board
tne train xhp hal been IN duty for period .f
twelve days, al.a who bl1 not secured NatuFe's
tull a!lowAuea OF &lecp, were Ut tlo present
pcrilous lnoulcnt lakItX bxuxltt, aud II VIA
iot untll tie fourth wssEhng signal WIS made
th4t one Of the lrakclnsD was aroused.
lp the meantime the faithful engineer had
become thoroughly frixhteued for tue Arst tltus
during tue adventure, and cold beals nj per-
uDlraslun started Iron. lis brow. lfss terrified