The Evening critic., 1884-05-02
THRILLING EPISODE.
a Locomotive Engineers Instinct
How he saved n train ana How he
Saved HIMSELF.

A Locomotive Engineers Instinct
How he saved train and How no
Saved Himself.
ono OF the darkest and stormlest nights ~
the recent unusual winter, tho express on Qne
OF the leading New York railroads was moving
westward from Albany. The engines hcad-
light threw a strong reflection In advance, but
the storm was 30 binding II was almost irnpos-
sible to distinguish anything even at afshort
distance. Under such circumstances tistlnct
necessarily takes the place OF sight. Alleeemed
10 BIO going WE'LL when, In an inetant,Efho on.
gineer, reversed his engine, Sappllod
tho dir brakes, and came to- full
stop. Why he did 30 he could not teltany more
than any OF us can account for the dread Of
coming disaster and death, and to the wonder
ing inquiry OF his fireman he Simply said ~
feel that something Is wrong" sdzing a lau.
went forward to investigate. Every
he was about to return to mis- on.
wGn ss ss on sa &c h%
Brushing the accumulated enow away, no
looked moment, and then upered an excla.
nation OF horror. The rails Oh both sides had
been nnsplked and would hayo turned over
the inetant the engine touohed them. What
inspired this attempt Mt trgfh.wrecking is UNI
known, but 1t was presumed that the confeder-
ntes OF some prisoners wh0were on the train
hoped In tho confusion OF IN accident TO de-
liver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, OF Albany, to whose
wonderful Instinct was duo the salvation OF
the train, when asked by tho writer why he
stopped his engine, said
~ can't toll why. Ipnly know Jth some
"Do You have thow feelings often when
upon the road7' continued the writer.
mo, very seldonN although for the past
twenty years have peen In condition TO fool
apprehension at almost anything"
allow te THAR"
"why, have bfbn victim OF one of the
worst cases OF Dyspepsia ever known. have
NOT been confined y my bod, as, like thousands
OF others, 1 nm compelled to work whether
able or not. Indeed, whom IL nrst began had
only a loss OF appetite, a faint feoling that
would not go AMY, and bad taste In the
mouth, but finally got those terrible craving
and knawing feelings that make life SO un.
bearnble and n known as general debility"
"What did ydp dor"
"Itried phyficians until became dscour-
nged. gave fight different ones fair tests,
but mono OF tibm benefited me. then tried
proprietary fEedicinee, but they failed, like
wise. 1t lool&d pretty dark for me so far as
any more petce or enjoyment IN this world
were concer1ed, and l became terribly dis
couraged."
"You certainly do not look that way now"
''Oh, no, iT}need, am In perfect health now"
was the reply, "and / propose to continue 30.
My nervouSnees is entirely gone; can sleep
nights; thehching numbness has disappeared;
the pale, efkly appearance has given place TO
tho color Il health, and have readily put on
neeh Thle In what has been accomplished by
means ofgwarner's Tippecanoe. IL l can be
cured after q chronic illness OF nearly a quar-.
ter OF a century believe all suffering In q
similar hanner can be restored by using the
same great remedy"
Such b the testimony OF man who could
detect qhd remove unseen danger on the road
but coltd not remove the dangers from within
his OWE system until brought face to face with
the g1eat preparation above-named which did
go m1th for him and can do as much for al
thosFwho require It.