The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-03


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h1pry ip rsirh Is.t gIImp.e N ber
from IT, train ss It usa.sI tba IfIlee
.Ftsn In iHIt Icrl1n ~ t.mpesis .noB
"A rHmnlt.lg III tHa element. I4a irru
rarely known before Tho ,nlls4s spro
converted .1i9 turhBI lakes. Tho mrnl
tree. grnanrl and r-,akeI overload.
thr afr .a, mII ~ G,.ng branrhe, and
more than once hsI Ia climb oyrr
nma huge ]upra1,rl trunk when I
reached ihc open psce upon the blum
tho wind Va. .p ,t5ieptt,atIroplJ,t i,
koap m, feet with r. great effort. Tho
river below Wa, now q swollen torrent.
chokri with fragments Of wreck and
da-hing against ~ Tier. n The bridge
with . p.fse lItr r-ouiipuru. tlu0Jpr
As I eroucbed behind ona Of the
heavy iron s]lhurhiuns began In be-
aware Of some startling chang, that WAS
taking place In the great structure he.
fore me. / felt series Of shocks yibra.
ting along the t%rrsilc. a. II a Tiian,s
hammer were beating n he base. As |
continued 10 watch ID. the faint tromor
grew to a visible rocking motion. and.
before | could fairly comprehend me-
cause. a seam opened between Tie iron.
work aud the stone anchorage Then
understood what was rpipr ON. I'm.
der tie combined power ~ the wind
above and the torrent below the bridge
wa. giving way At that moment The
bridgc.iondcr came leaning alon, the
tics with q face of fear
THE BRIDGE the briIrpr he cried.
II Is going IL will bc down in five
minutes.
Then, with A thrill 81 horror. | re-.
membcrrd the approaching train. AL.
ready overdue. Under Ms weight the
bridge would 90 down Ike a structure
Of cards.
"'The train, the trainr shouted. IN
reply; stop The train
"Hr comprehcndcd me, and, scizlng
his danger signal. ran up the road at
the top II hi speed. But at the same
time ] telt the peculiar jar which an adj
vanring train communicates to thc
rails, followed hy the shrek Of the rs-
Gaping steam as the startled engineer
reversed his brakes.
"Shall ever forget the agony Of tsal
nom mt rs saw the engine aud one ear
flash into view around the curve. pour
ing forth clouds Of yapor. like the
breath 81 alabOring giant? On Il came,
presenting tony icrror-glazcd eyes the
likeness OF o living thing struggling
against Us v destruction ! bchcld
the engineer standing grim and deter
mined n the unbelievable; hchcld III,
face of the woman | loved pressed
against the car window and the glimmci
- ~ H"A tAHH MahfHN HN ahltus ~
\ frenzy Of despair | determined tc
spring upon the platform. determined iC
share her fate, but ! missed my grasT
and the huge mas. rolled heavily on.
''Gua, God. how The bridge sw.rcl
and shook' saw the ton q, Do ca
.ink down, fnt on one .iie and tbs, nr
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over the central man. while the engine
which bad bc,rme detached. 30, q,
and reached ihe shore IN safety a. M.
section it bad ju.i Ia crashed down Al
most from baneaih H. trucks
The Gar remained uron the oertu.
spau. 20 Close upon the verge ths, 90,
a fhe whafls hung ar.r a.. .uif A..
pos he hfther section. c-'nreriing viii
the bluf upon Naich stored. va link
NJ inca b. i1ch from ia anchorare
Balts rins ard hrae. cfsetat with M
pors Ike cannon until lut one tsi,ie,
snd spiinierod girior .unrousd IL MAJ
VIII despair. spra.r d8sn upon /
determ ned 4, msfe nv u.r .rrs. IA u
the ca. hu Isa. 80 br ~ =, tb,
crowd which had ouirklr esther,
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