The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02
JACK CHIDDY.
A True Incident Of the ran.


A True Incident of the Rail. ,st
Brave Jack Chiddyi Oh. well you may sneer,
For the name isn't one that sounds nice in the
But name is @ COMMUNICATING more-deeds
And Jack had the soul Of a man in his breast.
Now. heard you say that you're fond of
tale,
II it bears upon railway men ard the rail
Wen. mere is one that will suit yon, know,
zHcasii hs1i,ssis 's 3 Sooa. iiiaay years tiSe.
Jack ohiddy-there you are smiling again
At the name, which own is both common
Jock Chiddy, say, wrought along with his
mates, 81 l1f W costa 74 'Ai
Yoar in and year out, on section of plates.
Simple enough was the work with no change
Bus 70 see that both lines were in gauge and
range; b.. F..
Fasten key here, and tighten q bolt, ~.
All 70 keep last trains fr, IN giving JOLT
Strange when one thinks whore hero may
Say, at tines in a moment before our eyes,
Or right from our side ere we know it, and do
The work OF giant and pass from our view.
But the story7 you say. Well, I'm coming to
Though wander little-now, whore was
Let mo see. Can you catch. shining round and
The mouth of the Breslington tunnel from
here2 5li Un IHd' aIilrH pf'9 yt-raf
You see lei Vol, right on tho bank at the
When st licking some blocks, all at once. down
huge Slab Of stone from the rest shore its
And fen down on the up line of metals and
hay. I b. tti gti1 a' f8 I 70
enc aharp crv of terror hurst forth from N
AS we 81 W the huge m ass topple over and fall
We stood as bound to the spot, dumb of
Reading horror and doubt in the faces OF
e'ich H.S 7s3g yHI lu' riEH' L}ui .'H
Then one of our mates snatched glance at
his watch,
. Gave u art and q look that made each of us
At our breath, then a cry, that thrilld our
carts through d" -'
My GodI- the Flying Butchman' Is over
foas .mg,f0oIE,
Hark,. stratqht from, over che mi WI can hear
A dull. dead sound coming faint to the ear,
Then a short, sharp whistle that told with its
That the Dutchman /" was into the tunnel at
last ,iiTQE 10 FBD hl% 31
And there on the rail lay that hugo mass Of
And the "Dutchman" behind coming thun-
In q minute or less he would come with a
dash, r i.' '" . %
And hundred lives would be lost in the
crash TOT yNe~ NO
Now, for your life. jack" for ohiddy had
Down tre bank. and three leaps broush. him
close to the stone.
Not of his own life, for wife and child's sake.
Thought he, but the hundreds that now were
at stake.
Twas the work OF moment With terrible
And h ave Of the shoulder the slab novel
slipp'd clear Oft the rail-when, half .mufied
in smoke,
From the mouth of the tunnel the Dutch.
14i DiieN y1fpyftE ,
There was one sharp whistle. roar. and a
OF wheels ringing clear on the rail, and
OF coilng smoke and glitter and gleam
On iron and steel, and then down fell the
Not breath could we draw. but stood blank
As the train t, re along, making up for DELAY:
Fill at last from US all burst shout and a
cheer, ..-.
When we knew that the "Dutchman" had
pass'd and was clear. s ""af F
And Chiddy7 All mel you will pardon these
For he was my mate on the rails many years.
When we found him one look was enough to
That Jacks life blood was red on the engine.
wheel 0fr7",fH - f.
.u... W. 20 ssis.a
Brave Jack Chiddyi Nowyou don't sneer
At Ihe name, which own Is but harsl to the
But name is a sound nothing more-deeds
are best, az -
And JOCK had the sourof inanan his breast.
-AteS0stder Ande,soa, I. Good Words