Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

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 Alba
ny. The engines headlight threw strong
reflection in advance, but the storm was so
binding it was almost impossible to dlstln-
guish anything even at short distance.
Under such circumstances, instinct neces-
sarily takes the place Of sight. All seemed
to be going well, when, in an instant, the
engineer reversed his engine, applied the
air breaks, 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 COM
ing disaster and death, and to the wonder
ing inquiry Of his fireman he simply said:
81 feel that something's wrong" SEEING
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
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-wreck-
ing is unknown, but it was presumed the
confederates 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 sal
walton of the train, when asked by the
writer why he stopped his engine, said:
| IT can't tell why. I only know | fell
something was wrong"
''Do you have these feelings often when
upon the road?" continued the writer.
''No, very seldom, although for the past
twenty years I have been in a condition to
feel apprehension at almost anything"
''How is that?"
| "Why, have been 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 had only a loss of ap-
petite, faint feeling that would not &c
away and bad taste in the mouth, but
finally got those terrible craving and knaw-
ing feelings that make life SO unbearable
and are known as general debility
"What did you do?'
81 tried physicians until I became dis
couraged. l gave eight different ones fail
tests, but none of them benefited me.
then tried proprietary medicines, but they
failed likewise 1t looked pretty dark fol
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?"
ooh, no, indeed am in perfect health
now," was the reply, "and l propose tc
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 o
health, and have readily put on flesh.
This is what has been accomplished by
means of Warmers Tippecanoe. If I car
be cured after a chronic illness of nearly {
quarter of century, believe all suffering
in similar manner can be restored by
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony of man who
could detect and remove unseen danger OF
the road, but coulu not remove the danger
from within his own system until brough
face to face with the great preparation
above named, which did so much for hin
and can do as much for all those who re-
quire it.