The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-06-12
4 THRILLING EPISODE.
a Locomotive mgineer's IDstinct-Hsw
He Saved A Train and How He
saved Hfmself,

On one of the darkest and stormiest
nights of the recent unusual winter, the ex-
dress on one Of the leading New York rail.
roads was moving westward from Albany.
The engines headlight threw q strong rslec-
ton in advance, but the storm was 30 blind
ing it was almost impossible to distinguish
anything even at a short distance. Under
such circumstances instinct necessarily
takes the place of sight. All seemed to be
going wen, when, in an instant, b engi-
neer 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
disaster and death, and to the wondering
inquiry of his fireman he simply said: 81
feel that something's wrong" Selling Q
lantern he swung himself down from the
cab and went forward to investigate. Ev-
erything appeared to be right, and he was
about to return to his engine when his eye
caught sight of a peculiar appearances at
the joint of the rail next to him. Brush
ing the accumulated snow away, he looked
o moment, and then uttered an exclama-
ton of horror. The rails IN both sides had
been unspiked and would have turned over
the instant the engine touched them. What
inspired this attempt at train wrecktng Is
unknown, but it was presumed the confed-
crates Of some prisoners who were on the
train hoped, in the confusion OF an acct-
dent, 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 he stopped his engine, said:
~ CAM tell Why; ! only know Leu
Do You have these feelings, often when
upon the roadw continued the writer.
"No, very seldom, although for the past
twenty years / ave been in q condition to
feel apprehension at almost anything"
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"Why, I have been q victim Of one Of
the worst cases of dyspepsia ever known.
I have not been confined to my bed, Is like
thousands of others, l am compelled to
work whether able or not. Indeed, when
it first began I had only 9 loss OF appetite,
a faint feeling that would not 60 away and
q bad taste in the mouth, but I finally go
those terrible craving and gnawing feel
ings that make life SO unbearable and an
known as general debility"
" tried physicians until I became dis
~couraged. Igave eight different ones TAT
tests, but none of them benefited mo.
then tried proprietary medicines, but they
failed, likewise. 1t looked pretty dark To-
me SO far as any more peace or enjoyment
in this world were concerned and 1becam'
terribly discouraged"
"You certainly do not look that way
now" 4.
"Oh, no., indeed, I am in perfect health
continue SO. My nervousness 10 entirel,
gone; I can sleep nights; the aching numb
ness has disappeared; the pale, siekfy ap
pearance mas given place to the color o
health, and 1 rave readily put on nesh
means of Warmers Tippecanoe. If ca
be cure after q chronic Illness of nearl,
q quarter of q century / believe all suffer
ing in a similar manner can be restored b.
using the same great remedy"
Such is the testimony Of q man VIII
could detect and remove unseen danger o
thu road but could not remove the danger
from within his own system until brougf
face to face with the great preparstio
aboye-named which did so much Tor him an
cando as much for all those who require j