The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-02
Rauroedtng Un@er mcuitics.

Conductor Nabary pulled out. NJ be.ore
reaching Alexanders. I az found a large
rock slide In the road. returned AZ once ar
powder. fuse anu hands TO 20 - blast
lng. In addition to til. there aere two
other slides between there aud the Warm
springs. and part Of the bridge and tres
tie work acro,, the French Bread river
lust this side Ot Marshall Was gone, ,ud
the Laurel tre>t.e beyond Marshall also
out OF order. The freight tram 81 en-
rIneer Clark and conductor BROOKS
Moore. pulled out from .A~Gey24le IN
time. tut With many Apprehension -
u result Of a trip down the mountains.
Upon reaching tunnel they
were detained several hours on account
OF tile rubbish fallen rom tic shaft on the
track in tic tunnel. Tue shaft or hole
GIVING light from above into the III
tunnel. "a. dll-d Up with dirt, rock and
timber 10 prevent c0nyIet. escaping
through it-and this all tel on tic track
completely blocking the way.
Al . o'cloc. Monday morning. en-
gineer JACK Edwards and conductor Ma
lOney lett Hickory NTH fifteen freight
cars Tor salisbury. and entertained less
fear perhaps a. % the coalition IF the
road bed than any other crew OF tire
road. but when about I'VE miles east Of
Hickory. they realized tie situation bet
ter. The til near Mr.. Lafayette Miller.
had washed out. leaving j hole about 10
feet deep and Is feet wide through the
ill. and nothing but the ron aud cross
ties swinging over the hole. \ gentle
man knowing that the freight tran
would be along, started Up the road 70
wave it down. but when he me tie
train. il being down grade It was a tew
moments till Mr.. Edwards on a Is ton
engine. Was within a few .eet OF The
break with no earthly power TO stop tie
tain. As a lastresOrt he threw the tArot-
tie wide open which gaveit such a sudden
impetus forward thatit broke loose from
the train and went across the chaNm wIt.
almost the velocity OF a bullet. The box
cars. one after another followed. ano
tumblcd in a confused into the ra-
vine and on either side OF the track.
making a complete wreck of ten cars.
Fortunately the train being long, the
rear cars were stopped before they were
thrown from the track. Capt. Malonet
who was IN the CdboU>e. had quite !
lively tussel with a sand barrel to e,
which would stay on top, but We ar
clad to note was not hurt, aud Mr.. Ed
wards receives the sincere ~congratula
tons OF his many friends ever ESCAPING
that might have been an untlmely end
Perhaps nothing but the great spec
with which he rushed over the danger
ous place saved his life. He saws ther,
never has been enough money IN Jncl'
sam ; crib to induce him to run an en-
CINE oyer that place ifhe lad known hoy
il was. \ colored brakeman Vas 81
car next the engine. and when he SAY
il was gong down he lett il and mad
about 90 miles an hour on top OF til
train coming back towards Hickory. Il
speaking OF this lie said: just as n.
foot left EN- they went down.
The passenger train coming Yves
FROM Salisbury was detained near Roc
Cut until Wednesday-the bridge Owe
Buffalo creek, being washed away.
Tuesday afternoon there was 4 largl
slide at IA deep cut this side OF the Ion.
t~restle. which will take some time to re
move. Upon the whole the train c
SUNDAY night cost the company nea
500. 0O0.-IIickory Press.