The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-21
ATHRHLING EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers IBstirct-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 rehec-
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, i'll an instant, the engi-
| neer reversed his engine, applied the air
| brakes, and came to 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: 81
feel that something's wrong" Selling a
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 peculiar appearance at
| the joint of the rail next to him. Brush
| ing the accumulated snow away, he looked
| a moment, and then uttered an eXclama-
| 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-wrecking is
unknown, but it was presumed the confed-
| crates Of some prisoners who were on the
| dent, TO deliver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, Of Albany, to
| whose wonderful instinct was due the sal
| walton of the train, when asked by the
| writer why he stopped his engine, said:
| something was wrong"
DO you have these feelings often when
| upon the road" continued the writer.
mo, very seldom, although for the past
twenty years 1 have been in a condition to
| feel apprehension at almost anything"
| Chow is that"'
"Why, have been victim 81 one of
the worst cases of dyspepsia ever known.
| have not been confined to my bed, as like
| thousands of others, l am compelled to
| work whether able or not. Indeed, when
it first began l had only loss of appetite,
a faint feeling that would not go away and
| bad taste in the mouth, but | finally got
those terrible craving ana gnawing feel
ings that make life SO unbearable and are
known as general debility"
"What did you do"
81 tried physicians until 1 became dis.
| couraged. gave eight different ones fair
tests, but noneNof them benefited me. l
| 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, I am in perfect health
now," was the reply land L propose to
continue so. My nervousness is entirely
gone; can sleep nights; the aching numb
ness has disappeared; the pale, sickl y ap.
pearance has given place to the color of
health, and L have readily put on flesh.
This is what has been accomplished by
means of Warmers Tippecanoe. If can
be cured after chronic illness of nearly
quarter of century believe all suffer
ing in a similar manner can be restored by
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony Of man who
could detect and remove unseen danger on
thu road but could not remove the dangers
from within his own system until brought
face to face with the great preparation
above9named which did so much for him anal
can do as much for all those who require it.