The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-30
ATHRILLING EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers Instinct
How he Saved A Train and
How he SaTed Himself.

On one OF the darkest and stormi-
est nights 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 reflection in advance, but the
storm was so binding it was almost
imposs Die to distinguish anything
even at short distance. Under
such circumstances instinct neces-
ssrily takes the place of sight. All
seemed TO be going well, wnen, In
an instant, the engineer reversed his
engine, applied the air brakes, and
came to a 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 in
quiry of his fireman he simply said ::
81 feel that something's wrong"
Selling lantern he swung himself
down from the cab and went for.
ward to investigate. Everything
appe&Ted To be right, and he was
about to return to his engine when
bis eye caught sight of q peculiar
appearance at the Joint of the rail
next to him. Brushing the sccu-
mulated snow away, he looked a
moment, and then uttered an excla-
nation of horror. The rails on both
sides had been unspiked, and would
have turned over the instant IL e
engine touched them. What in
spired this attempt at train wreck
ing is unknown, but it was pre-
sumed the cOnfederates of some pri-
gOners who were on the train hoped,
in the confusion Of an accident, f }
deliver their friends.
Engineer John DonOhoe, of AL
baDy. to whose wonderful Instinct
was due the salvation If the train,
when asked by the writer why he
stopped his engine, said:
81 can't tell why. 1 only know /
felt something was wrong"
"Do you have these feeling fen
when upon the road ?" continued the
writer.
mo, very seldom, although for
the past twenty years I have been
in condition to feel apprehension
at almost anything"
CHOW is tbat?"
"Why, [ have been victim of
one Of the worst cases of dyspeptia
ever known. l have not been con-
fined to my bed, as like thousands
of others, / am compelled to work
whether able or not. Indeed, when
it first began l had only a loss
Of appetite, faint feeling that
would not go away and a bad taste
in the mouth, but l finally got those
terrible craving and knawing feel
ings that make life so unbeara BILE
and are known as general debility"
"What did you do?"
81 tried physicians until 1 became
discouraged. l gave eight different
ones fair tests, but none Of them
benefited me. l then tried pro.
prietary medicines, but they failed
Likewise. It looked pretty dark for
me so far az any more peace or en-
joyment in this world were cons
cerned aud 1 became terribly disS
outraged"
"You certainly do not look thai
way now"
Sob, no, indeed, I am in perfect
health now" was the reply, land l
propose to continue so. My ner-
vousness is entirely gone; I can sleep
nights; the aching numbness has
disappeared; the pale, sickly appear.
ance has given place to the color of
health, and l have readily put on
flesh. This is what has been accom-.
Pitched by means of Warmers Tip
pecanoe. If [ Can be cured after
chronic illness of nearly quarter OF
a century 1 believe all suffering in a
similar manner can be restored by
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony CT man
who could detect and remove un~
seen 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 require it.