Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-29
ArHRILrNG EPISODE.
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"A locomotive Engineers FFsstfnet-FT0vy he
saved Train and How he Saved Him
self.
One Of the darkest and stormiest
nights OF the recent unusual winter. the
express on one Of the leading New York
raliroaos was moving westward from
AIDany. The engines headlight threw
strong 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 circum-
stances 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 a 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 the
wondering inquiry of his fireman he
simply said: 81 feel that something's
wrong" Selling a lantern, he swung
himself down from the cab, and went
forward to investigate. Everything APP
peared to be right, and he was about to
return to his engine, when his eye
caught sight of peculiar appearance at
the joint OF the rail next to him Brush
ing 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
have turned over the instant the engine
touched them. What inspired this at
tempt at train wrecking is unknown, but
1t was presumed the confederates of some
prisoners who were on the train hoped,
In the confusion of an accident, to de-
liver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoe, of Albany, to
whose wonderful instinct was due the
salvation of the train, when asked by
the writer why he stopped his. engine,
said:
81 can't tell why. I only knew I felt
something 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 con-
dition to feel apprehension at almost
anything"
GLOW is that ?"
"Why, I 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 it first began had only loss of
appetite, a 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 IN
bearable and are known as general de-
bility."
"What did you do?" fat.s ~
| tried physicians until became dis
couraged. I gave different ones fair tests,
but none of them benefited me. I then
! tried proprietary medicines, but they
! failed, likewise. It looked pretty dark
for me so far as any more peace or en-
! joyment in this world were concerned
and [ became terribly discouraged"
"You certainly do not look that way
now"
ooh, no, indeed, I am in perfect health
now" was the reply, sand 1 propose to
continue so. My nervousness is entire
ly gone; l can sleep nights; the aching
numbness has disappeared; the pale
sickly appearance has given place to the
color of health, and have readily put
on flesh. This is what has been accom-
plished by means of Warmers Tippeca
noe. If I can be cured after a chronic
illness Of nearly a quarter of century
believe all suffering in similar manner
can be restored by using the same grea
remedy"
Such is the testimony of man who
could detect and remove unseen danger
on the road but could not remove The
dangers from his own system unit
brought face to face with the great prep
aration above named, which did so much
for him and can do as much for all thost
who require it.