Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-14
A THRILLING EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers IDstinct-How
He Saved A Train and How He
Saved Himself.


On one of the darkest and stormiest
nights of the recent unusual winter, the ex-
dress on one of the leading New York rail-
roads was moving westward from Albany.
The engines headlight threw strong refiec-
ton in advance, but the storm was so blind
ing it was almost impossible to distinguish
anything even at a short distance. Under
such circumstances instinct necessarily
takes the place of sight. All seemed to be
going well, when, in an instant, the engi-
neer reversed his engine, applied the air
brakes, and came to q full stop. Why he
did SO he could not tell any more than any
of us can account for the dread of coming
disaster and death, and to the wondering
inquiry of his fireman he simply said: Il
feel that something's wrong" Seizing
lantern he swung himself down from the
cab and went forward to investigate. Ev-
erything appeared to be right, and he was
about to return to his engine when his eye
caught sight of a peculiar appearance at
the Joint of the rail next to him. Brush
ing the accumulated snow away, he looked
q moment, and then uttered an eIclama-
ton of horror. The rails on both sides had
been unspiked and would have turned over
the instant the engine touched them. What
inspired this attempt at train wreckiug is
unknown, but it was presumed the confed-
crates of some prisoners who were on the
train hoped, in the confusion of an acci-
dent, 10 deliver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, of Albany, to
whose wonderful instinct was due the sal
vation of the train, when asked by the
writer why he stopped his engine, SAID:
s" can't tell why. l only know felt
something was wrong"
g Do you have these feelings often when
upon the road?" continued the writer.
"No, very seldom, all hough for the past
I hax hnst lr,x inr,t tf,
feel apprehension at almost anything"
"How is that"'
"Why, have been q victim of one of
the worst cases Of dyspepsia ever known.
have not been confined to my bed, as like
thousands of others, | am compelled to
work whether able or not. Indeed, when
it first began l had only loss of appetite,
faint feeling that would not go away and
bad taste in the mouth, but L finally got
those terrible craving and gnawing feel
ings that make life so unbearable and are
known as general debility"
what did you do!"
II tried physicians until l became dis
couraged. / gave eight different ones fair
tests, but none of them benefited me.
then tried proprietary medicines, but they
failed, likewise. 1t looked pretty dark for
me so far as any more peace or enjoyment
in this world were concerned and became
terribly discouraged"
"You certainly do not look that way
now"
"Oh, no, indeed, am in perfect health
now," was the reply land Tpropose to
continue so. My nervousness is entirely
gone; / can sleep nights; the aching numb
ness has disappeared; the pale, sickly ap-
pearance has given place to the color of
health, and 1 have readily put on flesh.
This is what has been accomplished by
means of Waxner's Tippecanoe. If can
be cure aft er chronic illness of nearly
a quarter of a century believe all suffer
ing in similar manner can be restored by
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony of a man who
could detect and remove unseen danger on
the road but could not remove the dangers
from within his own system entil brought
face to face with the great preparation
above-named which did so much for him AMI
can do as much for all those who require it.