Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-05-28
A THRILLING EPISODE

Orom0iiNc Engineers III, tinct- VCw he
ShNtu arr In ana How he saved Himself
On one OF the darkest and stormest nights
of the recent unusual winter, the express Of
one Of the leading New York railroads was
moving westward from Albany The engines
headlight threw astrong reflection in advance,
but the storm was 50 binding 1t was almost
impossible to distinguish anything even Mt Il
snort distance, Under such circumstances in
'tliict necessarily takes the place of sight All
seemed to be going well, when, In an
instant, the engineer reversed his engine, ap-
pied the mir brakes and came to full stop
why ne dld 80 he could not tell any more than
any OF us can account for the dread Of com
i!ng disaster and death, and to the wondering
inquiry OF his fireman, he simply said: 81
feel that something's wrOng,n Selling a
lantern he swung himself down from the
cab and went forward to investigate
Everything appeared to he right, and he was
about to return to his engine when his eve
caught sight of peculiar appearance Mt the
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
at train-wrecking is unknown, but it was pre-
summed the confcderatos of some prisoners who
htIc VII lit tlull III IIlb CONFUSION
an accident, to deliver their friends.
Engineer John Donohoc, 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
~ can't tell why. only know fell some
thing was wrong
'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 condition to
feel apprehension at almost anything"
GLOW is that"
"Nhy, 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 a loss of appetite a faint feeling
that would not go away and bad taste in the
mouth, but finally got those terrible craving
and gnawing feelings that make life 50 I'M
bealable and are known as general debility. y
"Whdt did you do!'
81 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. 1t looked pretty dark for me so far as
any more peace or enjoyment in this world
were concerned and became terribly discour
aged"
You certainly do not look that way now,
"Oh, no, indeed, am in perfect health now ;
was the reply, 'and lIropose to continue so
Ny nervousness is entirely gone; | can sleer
nights; the aching numbncss has disappeared
the pale, slckly appearance has given place tC
the color of health, and have readily put on
flesh. This is what has been accomplished by
means of Warmers Tippecanoe. If | can be
cured after chronic illness Of nearly quar-.
ter of u century believe all suffering in
similar manner can he restored by using tn,
same great remedy
Such is the testimony Of man who coulC
detect and remove unseen danger on the road
but could not remove the dangers from within
his own system until brought face to face will
the great preparation abovc-namcd which die
50 much for him and can do as much for al
those who require it.