The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-12
A THRILLING EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers Instinct-Hov
He Saved A Train and How He
Saved f4imseh


On one of the darkest and stormies:
nights of the recent unusual winter, the ex-
press on one of the leading New York rail-
roads was moving westward from Albany.
The engines headlight threw q strong rehec-
tion in advance, hut the storm was so blind
ing it was almost impossible to distinguish
anything even at q short distance. Under
such circumstances instinct necessarily
takes the place of sight. All seemed to be
| gong well, when, in an instant, the engi-
neer reversed his engine, applied the AIR
brakes, and came to a null stop. Why he
did SO he could not tell any more than any
! OF US can account for the dread of coming
I disaster aud death, and to the wondering
inquiry of his fireman he simply said: Z
| feel that something's wrong" Sizing u
| lantern he swung himself down from the
| cab and went forward TO investigate. Ev-
ely hing appeared to be right, and he was
| about to retui to his engine when his eye
| caught sight of q peculiar appearance at
the joint OF the rail next to him Brush
| ing tue accumulated snow away, he looked
a moment, aud then uttered an exclama-
ton of horror. TIE rails on both sides had
| been unspiked and would have turned over
the instant tue engine touched them. What
| inspired this attempt at train wreckinS is
unknown, but it was presumed the confed-
crates of some prisoners who were on the
train hoped, in the confusion of an acci-
dent, 10 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:
81 can't tell WY. l only know felt
somet hing was wrong"
DO you have these feelings often when
upon the road? continued the writer.
"No, very seldom, although for the past
! twenty years have been in q con lition to
feel apprehension at almost anything"
"How is that"
"Why, have been a victim Of one of
the worst cases Of dyspepsia ever known.
have not been confined to my bed, Is like
thousands of others, l am compelled to
work whether able or not Indeed, when
it first tie an l had only a loss of appetite,
faint feeling that would not go away and
a bad taste in the mouth, but finally got
those terrible craving and gnawing FEEL
ings that make life SO UNDESIRABLE and are
known as general debility"
"What did you dol"
- tried physicians until l became dis
courae ed. l gave eight different ones fair
tests, but none of them benefited me. l
then triel proprietary medicines, but they
failed, likewise. 1t looked pretty dark for
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"
"Oh, no, indeed, am in perfect health
now," was the reply land propose TO
continue so. My nervousness is entirely
gone; l can sleep nights; the aching numo-
ness has disappeared; tue pale, sickly APP
pearance has given place TO the color of
health, and L lave readily put on flesh.
This is what has been accomplished 10y
means of Warmers Tipp=canoe. If l can
be cure I after a chronic illness of nearly
a quarter of a century believe all suffer
ing in a similar manner can be restored by
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony of a man who
could detect and remove unseen danger on
th road but could not remove the dan ers
from within his own system until brought
face to face with the great prepag sEi on
above-named which did so much or MIN an /
cando as much for all those WHO require it.