National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-02
A THRILLING EPISODE.

"
A Locomotive EngIneor's Instinct-How
He Saved Train and How He Saved
Himself
On one of the darkest and stormicst nights
of the recent unusual winter the express on
one of tho leading New York railroads was
moving westward from Albany. The engines
headlight threw a strong reflection in adj
vance, but the storm was so binding 1t was
almost impossible to distinguish anything
even at short distance. Under such cir
cumstances instinct necessarily takes the
place of sight. All seemed to be going well,
when, in an instant the engineer reversed
his engine, applied the air brakes, and came
to q 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 tho wondering inquiry of his fireman he
simply said, II feel that something's wrong"
Selling q lantern he swung himself down
from the cab and won't forward to investigate.
Everything appeared to be right, and he was
about to return to his engine when his eyes
caught sight Of peculiar appearance at tho
joint Of the rail next to him. Brushing the
accumulated snow away, he looked moment
and then uttered an exclamation 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 ut train-wrocking is unknown, but
IL was presumed the confederates Of some
prisoners who we're 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 saliva
ton of the train, when asked by the writer
why he stopped his engine, said
IL can't tell why. l only know l felt some-
thing was wrong"
hax foalin 0ftou xuhan
upon the road 2" continued the writer.
mo, very seldom; although for the past
twenty years / have been in a condition to
feel apprehension at almost anything"
How is that2'
"Why, have been victim of one Of the
worst cases of dyspepsia ever known: have
not been confined to my bed, as, like thou
sands of others, l am compelled to work
whether able or not. Indeed, when 1t first
began had only q loss of appetite, faint
feeling that would not go away and bad
taste in the mouth, but finally got those
terrible craving and knawing feelings that
make life so unbearable and are known as
general debility"
What did you do?"
81 tried physicians until l became discour.
aged. / gave eight different ones fair tests,
but none ofthem benefited me. l then tried
proprietary medicines, but they failed like
wise. 1t looked pretty dark for me so far as
any moro peace or enjoyment IN inns WoIiu
were concerned and l became terribly dis
couraged."
you certainly do not look that way now"
ooh, no, indeed, am in perfect health
now" was the reply, land propose to'con-
tinue so. My nervousness is entirely Como;
l can sleep nights; the aching numbness has
disappeared the pale, sickly appearance has
given place to the color Of health, and have
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canoe. II can be cured after chronic ill
| ness Of nearly quarter Of century 1 believe
all suffering in similar manner can be re-
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Such is the testimony of man who could
detect and remove unseen dangers on the road
but could not remove the dangers from with
in his own system until brought face to face
with the great preparation above-named,
which did so much for him and can do 80
much for all those who require it.