Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-31
4 THRILLING EPISODE.
Locomotive Engineers Instinct
How he Saved a Train and How he
Saved Himself

On one of the darkest and stormiest nights
ofthe recent unusual winter, the express on one
Of tho leading Now York railroads was moving
westward from Albany. The engines head
light threw astrong reflection in advance but
the storm was so binding it was almost i'm
possible to distinguish anything even at a
short distance. Under such circumstances
instinct necessarily takes the place of sight
All seemed to be going well, when, iii ali in
slant, the engineer reversed his engine, ap-
piled the air brakes and came to full stop
Why he did so he could not tell anymore
than any Of us cans account for the dread Of
coming disaster and death and to the won
dering inquiry of his fireman, he simply ga id :
u feel that something's wrong Selzing
lantern he swung himelf down from the cab
and went toward to investigate Everything
appeared 10 be right, and he was about to re-
turn to his engine when his eye caught sight
ota peculiar appearance at the joint of the rail
next to him. Brushing the accumulated
snow away, he looked a moment, and then
uttered an exclamation of horror. The rails
on both sides had been unspiked and would
havo turned over the instant the engine touch
ed them, What inspired this attempt at train
wrecking is unknown, but II is presumed the
confederatcs of some prisoners who were Oh
the train hoped, In the confusion Of sn acct
dent, 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, ead
Il can't tell why. only know tSt, some
thing 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 a condition 10 feel
apprehension at almost anything"
How is thats"
Why l have been victim of one of the
worst cases of dyspepsia ever known. | have
not been confined to my bed as like thous-
ands OF others, | am compelled to work wheth-
er able or not. Indeed, when it first began
had only o loss Of appetite, faint feeling that
would not go away and bad taste in the
mouth but finally got those terrible craving
and guawing feelings that make life SO unbear-
able and arc known as general debility"
What did You do ?"
II tried physicians until | became discour-
aged. gave eight different ones fair tests
but none of them benefited me- then tried
proprietary medicines but they failed like
wise It looked pretty dark for me so far as
any more peace or enjoyment in this world
were concerned and l became terribly dis
couraged."
You certainly do not look that way now ?''
"oh, no, indeed, / am in perfect health
now, was the reply, ''snd propose 10 con
time So Ny nervousness is entirely gone;
can sleep nights; the aching numbness hae
disappeared the pale, sickly appearance has
given place to the color of health and have
readily put on flesh. This is what hos been
accomplished by means Of Warmers Tippeca-
noe. If can be cured after a chronic illness
of nearly quarter of century believe all
suffering in similar manner can be restored
by using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony of man who could
detect and remove unseen danger Oh the road