The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-16
A THnILL1Sa EPISODE.
A Locomotive Engineers lpstinot-How
He Saved a Train and How Hesaved
Himself, 81 s7lg itl' I.Ht1I TaIta.s

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On one Of The darkest and stormiest
nights Of tho recent unusual winter, the
express on one Of the leading New York
railroads was moving westward from AL.
bany. The engines headlight threw q
strong reflection in advance, but the storm
WIS 90 binding It was almost impossible
to distinguish anything even at q short
distance. Under such circumstances in.
atinct necessarily takes the place Of sight.
All seemed to be going vol, when, In an
instant, the engineer reversed his engine,
applied the air brakes, and came to q full
stop. Why he did 80 be 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 fire.
man he simply Raid: II feel tina. some.
things wrong" Selling a lantern he
swung himself down from the cab and
went forward to investigate. Everything
appeared to be right, and he was about to
return to his engine when his eye caught
sight OF a peculiar appearance at the Joint
oil the rail next 10 him. Brushing the &C.
cumulated snow away, he looked "a mo.
ment, and then uttered an exclamation OF
horror. The rails on both sidts had been
unspiked and would have turned over the
instant the engine touched them. What
inspired this attempt at train.wrecking Is |
unknown, but 1t WIGS presumed the con. |
iederases OF some prisoners who were on |
the train hoped, In the csniusion OF an &C. |
cident, to 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 no stopped his engine, said:
u can't tell why. l only know fell
something was wrong" s.,
t"Do you have these feelings often when
upon the road?" continued the writer,
mo, very seldom, although for the past
twenty years have been in q condition
to feel apprehension at almost anything"
"How Ia that?" .
why, have been victim Of one Of
the worst cases Of dyspepsia ever known,
have not been confined to my bed, as
like thousands Of others, am compelled
to, work whether able or not. Indeed,
when 1t first bcganI had only a loss Of ap.
petite, laint feeling that would not 20
away and bad taste in the mouth, but |
finally got those terrible craving and gnaw.
ing feelings that make life so unbearable
anu are known as general debility"
"What did you do2" -
Il tried physicians until I became dis.
couiaged. lgave eight different ones fair
tests, but none Of them benefited me. l |
then tried proprietary medicines, but they
failed likewise. 1t looked pretty dark for
me, 80 fur as any more peace or enioy.
ment in this world were concerned and l
became terribly discouraged" .
You certainly do not look that way
now" =. '-',''"7 - "N
"Oh, no, indeed, am in perfect health
now" was the reply, land I PROPOSE to
continue 30. My nervousness Is entirely
gone; l can sleep nights; the aching numb.
nsss has disappeared; tho pale, sickly ap-
pearance has given place to the color Of
i health, and have readily put on flesh.
This is what has been accomplished by
means OF Warmers Tippecanoe. II I can
be cured alter chronic illness OF nearly a
quarter Of century I believe all suffering
IN similar manner can be restored by
using the same great remedy" a
Such ID the testimony OF a man who
could detect and remove unseen danger on
the road but could not remove the dan.
gers from within his own system until
brought faceto face with the great prepare.
ton above named which did 60 much for
him and can do as much for all those who
require it. 8o Il