Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11
4 THRILLING EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers lpstinct...-
How he Saved Train and How
he Saved Himself.

On one of the darkest and stormiss'
nights of the recent unususl winter, the ex
press on one of the leading New York rail-
roads was moving westward FROM Albany.
The esgine's headlight threw q strong re-
flectiou in advance, but the storm was 50
binding it was almost impossible to DIS
ting,nsh anything even at short distance.
Under such circumstances instinct neces-
sarily takes the place of sight. All seem
ed to be going well, wher, in an instant,
the engineer reversed his engine, applied
the SIR brakes, and came TO fuH 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 be simp..
ly saId: 81 feel that something's wrong. y
Seizing q lantern he swung himself down
from the cab and went forward to investi-
gate. Everything appeared to be right,
and he was about to return 10 his engine
wheE his eye caught sight of apecullar ap-
pearance at the JOINT of the rail next to
him. Brushing the accumulated snow
away, he looked q moment, and then Ut
tered an exclamation of horror. The rails
on both sides had been unspiked and
would have turned over the instant the en-
CINE touched them. What inspired this
attempt at tram wTecking is unknown, but
II was presumed the sonfederaie' OF some
prisoners who were on the tram hoped, IN
the confusion of an accident, to deliver
their friends.
Engineer John. Donohoe, OF Albany, to
whose wonderful instinct was due the SAL
vation OF the tram, when asked by the
writer why he stopped his engine, said:
81 can't tell why. only know / feLt
something was wrong
''Do you have these feelings often when
upon the roadf" continued the writer.
mo, very seldom, although for the
past twenty years have been IN condi-
ton to feel apprehenslve at almost any
thing"
"How is that"
"Why, have been q victim of one of
the worst cases Of dyspepsia ever known.
have not been confined to my bed, as
like thousands of others, l sm compelled
to work whether able or not. Indeed,
when it first began ! had only loss Of
appetite, faint feeling that would not go
away and bad tssre IN the mouth, but
fially got those terrible craving and gnsw-
ing feelings that make life SO uDbesrable
and are known as general debility
"Whst did you dot"
81 tried physicians until became dis
coursged. gave eight different ones far
tests, but none of 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 enjoy
ment IN this world was concerned, and i
became terribly discouraged"
''You certainly do not lock thst way
now
'Oh, no, indeed, am In perfect health
uow," was the reply, 'snd l propose TO
continue 50. My nervousness u entirely
gone; can sleep nights; the aching numb
ness has disappeared; the pale. sickly ap-
pesrsnce hss gwen place to the color OF
health, and | have readily put on flesh
This Is what has been accomplished by
means OF Warmers 1fppecsnoe. If can
be cured after a chrome Illness Of nearly a
quarter of century believe all suffering
in similar maaner can be restored by
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony of 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 re-
auire it.