The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05

A Locomotive Engineer's Instinct-How He
Saved Train and How He Saved Him.
self
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 Albany. The engines
headlight throw strong reflection in ad'
vance, but tho storm was SO binding Il was
almost impossible to Distinguish anything
even at. q short distance. naer such CIR
cumstances instinct necessarily takes Z e
place OF sight. All seemed to be going ell
when, In an instant the engineer reversed
his engine, applied the air brakes, and ca Q
to full stop. Why he did SO he could not
tel any more than any OF us can account or
the dread OF coming disaster aud deaf, and
TO the wondering inquiry of his fireman
he simply said: IL feel that some tn ng 8
wrong" Selling q lantern he swung himself
down from the cab and went forward TO iii-
vestigate. Everything aDpea red TO he light,
and he was about TO return to his en- Inc
when his eye caught sight of a peculiar APP
pearance at the joint of the all next TO h IN.
brushing the accumulated snow AVA, 0
looked moment, and then uttered an OK
clamation OF horror. The rails on both
SIDES had BEEN unspiked and would have
tui ned over the instant the engine touched
them. What inspiI ed this attempt at train
wrecking is unknown, but IL was presumed
~
on the train hoped, in tie coniusi n Of an
accident, to deliver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, of Albany, to
who's, wonderful instinct was due the saliva
ton OF the train, when asked by the wri err
why he stopped his engine aid:
ri can't tell why. only know felt some
thing was wrong"
"Do you have those feelings often when
upon the roady' continued the writer.
mo, very seldom, although for the past
txrnt ttxyu hAas. IL. et<..
feel apprehension ut almost anything"
"How Is thatl'
"Why have been a victim OF one of the
worst cases of dyspepsia e or known. /
have not been confined TO my bed, as, like
thousands OF others, l am ompclled TO work
began had only a loss OF appetite. a faint
feeling that would not 60 away, and n bad
TASTE in the mouth, but finally got those
terrible craving and gnawing feelings that
make life SO unboarable, and are known as
general debility"
"What did you DOR
- tried physicians until became discour-
aged. gave eight different ones fair tests,
but none OF them benoatet me. | then tried
proprietary med cines but they failed, like
wise. II looked pretty dark Tor me o far &
any more peace or enjoyment in thi, world
were concerned, and l became terribly dis
couraged."
"You certainly do not look that way now
'On, no, lnueeu, am IN perfect nea'tn
now" was the reply, and propose to con-
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