Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-20
A THRILLING EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers Instinct.sH
He Saved Train and How he


He Saved a Train and How de
Saved Himself.
on one OF the darkest and stormiest nights
l OF the recent unusual winter, the express on
one Of the leading New York railroads was
moving westward from Albany. The engines
headlight threw q strong reelection In advance
but the storm was so binding II was almost
| Impossible TO distinguish anything even at 3
| short distance. Under such circumstances
| Instinct necessarily takes the place OF sight.
| All seemed TO be going well, when. IN an IN
nlied 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 ot coming
,lisaater and death, and to the wondering in.
auiry OF his fireman he simply said =" feel
that something's wrong" Selling lantern
he swung himself down from the cab and
went forward TO investigate Every thing ap-
peared TO be right, and he was about to return
10 his engine when his eye caught sight of a
peculi appearance at the Joint OF the rail
next TO him. Brushing the accumulated snow
away, he looked moment, and then uttered
sdss had been o unSpiSsa anS Sosld on bSye DSy
turned over the instant the engine touched
them. What inspired this attempt at train.
the contederates OF some prisoners who were
on the train hoped In the confusion OF an ac-
cident to deliver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, OF Aloany, TO
whose wonderful instinct was due the saliva =
tion OF the train, when asked by the writer
why he stopped his engine, said
" can't tell why. l only know ysit some.
thing was wrong"
DO you nave these feelings often when
upon the roadH" continued the writer,
mo, very seldom, although for the past
twenty years have been in q condition to
feel apprehension al almost anything"
How Is that?"
"why, l have been victim OF one of the
worst cases OF dyspepsia ever known. l have
not been confined 10 my bed. as ike thou.
| sands OF others, 1 am compelled to work
whether able or not Indeed, when IL hrst
began / had only loss OF appetite, faint
feeling that would not go away and bad
taste In the mouth, but finally got those ter
| rible craving ana snawing feelings that make
lite so unbearaOle and are known as general
| debility"
| q " hat did you DC ?"
| ~ tried ply ysicians until became discouT.
| aged. l gave eight different ones fair tests
but none of them benefited me. ! then tried
proprietary medicines, but they failed. Ike
wise. II looked pretty dark for II o so tar rs
any more peace or enjoyment in this world
| we're concerned ard l became terribly dis,
couraged.
| You certainly DO not look that way now "
| "Oh, no, indeed, Rm in perfect health now,
was the reply, land propose TO continue so
| NV nervousness is entirely gone l can seep
| mig hts the aching numbuess has disappeared
the pale, sickly appearance has given place 10
| the color OF health, ana have readily put on
| flesh. This is what has been accomplished by
| means OF Warmers TippeCanoc. II can DS
| cured after a chronic illness Of nearly quar-
ter OF a century 1 believe all suffering in a
| similar manner can be restored by using III,
| same great remedy"
| such Is the testiu ony of q man who cOul,
| detect and remove unseen danger on the IoaI
but could not remove the dangers from within
| his own system until brought face to taCI
with the great preparation above named W hicl
did so much tor him and can do as much fO
| all those who require II.
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