Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-22
A THRILLING EPISODE.
How he Saved n Train and How
he Saved Himself

On one of the darkest and stormiest
nights of the recent unusual winter,
the express on one of the leading New
York railroads was moving westward
from Albany. The engines headlight
threw a strong reflection in advance,
hut the storm was so binding it was
almost impossible to distinguish any
thing even at short distance. Under
slch circumstances instinct naturally
takes the place Of sight. All seemed to
he going we'll, when, i'm an instant, the
engineer reversed his engine, applied
the air brakes. and came to n full stop.
WHY he did So he could not tell any
more than any ofus can account for the
dread of coming disasterand death, and
| to the wondering inquiry of his fireman
he simply said: az feel that some
things wrong" Selling lantern he
swung himself down from the cab and
went forward to investigate. Every
thing appeared to be right, and he was
about to return to his engine when his
eve caught sight of a peculiar appearance
at the Joint of the rail next to him.
Brushing the accumulated snow away
he looked moment, and then uttered
an exclamation 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-wrecking is un-
known, but it was presumed the con-
federates of some prisoners who were
on the train hoped, in the confusion OF
an accident, To deliver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, of Albany,
to whose wonderful instinct was due
the salvation of the train, when asked
by the writer why he stopped his train,
said:
"I can't tell why. I only know / felt
somethig was wrong"
"Do you have these feelings often
when upon the road?" continued the
writer
"No, very seldom, although for the
past twenty years have been in a con-
dition to feel apprehension at almost
anything"
"How is that?"
"Why, have been victim of one
of the worst eases of dyspepsia ever
known. have not been confined to
my bed, as like thousands of others, I
am compelled to work whether able or
not. Indeed, when it first began had
only a loss of appetite, faint feeling
that would not go away and bad taste
in the mouth, but I finally got those
terrible craving and knawing feelings
that make life 50 unbearable and are
known as general debility"
"What did you do?"
81 tried physicians until l became
discouraged. I gave eight different
ones a fair test, but none of them bene-
fitted me. then tried proprietary
medicines, but the failed, likewise. 1t
looked pretty dark for me so far ar any
more peace or enjoyment in this world
were concerned and became terribly
discouraged"
"You certainly do not look that way
now"
ooh, no, indeed, am in perfect
health now," was the reply, 'and 7
propose to continue so. Ny nervous
ness is entirely gone; can sleep nights;
the numbness has disappeared; the pale
sickly appearance has given place to
the color of health, and I have readily
put on flesh. This is what has been
accomplished by means of Warmers
TippecanOe. If I can be cured after a
chronic illness of nearly quarter of a
century believe all suffering in SIM
liar manner can be restored by using
the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony ofa man who
could detect and remove unseen danger |
on the road but could not remove the !
dangers from within his own system
until brought face to face with the great |
preparation above named which did so
much for him and can do as much for |,
all those who require it.