The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-27
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
to Keep Awake When Sleep
Meant Destruction.


w ,,,.:s s. ), Soia ~ ,,,,,o
s'ranSe eAperienccs' s",o ING S'"nS
looking, white haired telegrapher, re-
plying to an interrogatory of the Cal
representative. s'By all odds the most
tbr;IIino iro;dort that ovor lama within
&c, ,,.;,n - .i,,,,,a
ny w '''i"N
musihglV' occurred one hlShI "po"V
twelve years ago. | was then young
operator on the Northern Pacific Rail
road. at a small station in Eastern
M;nnoso+o o.llod Ki,horlv Iwos do
;,,o. tta ,,;,rl,t ,Y.orl- fyon, so,,o,, :, ~,
20 sovon N, and hoinr Of a social
d;,,,o.;t;or - 80 sloo,s onl,t v,bnn
tbo,.o ,,,os ,,otbiror of ;n+orost roirr ON
K;1,,Lo,.i,, ,,,os a,,,?to rosa,.t GO ,,;cnios
- a;y,,,otodf ~, +I,a 40 of ona ~
tLnse hnant;f,,i 1oi-os CO.. H7h;ob NJinre.
Snta i fan,nd and ON tha d,v rnfnrrrd
toTbad baon ont with n norty Of vounW
I'D ood h,, r;oh+ WIS tLornurhIT
t;roJ ont Tbora waS no noss;ble as
oono fro,,, ,,,orl- tbourL opd h.d IN
ro,o,t fnr dnt,, as Usual WcI1 7
stIr,rolod oIon1 until about tbrca
o.aIs9esi, ,,,hoo ,,,os aro,,sod fro,,,
Tnbt Jozo hv tbe tictinr of NV instr,I-
n,ont drorrcd n,vsnlf ovo,. n WHARF
- stood 49, 20 ,.noni;,od 10 fnlIow;,,c,
d;snatch.
! ITo Onorotor Kimhcrlv-Hold oll
wast-hound trains Rridge No G is
wasbnd oyyav
..Rridmo NJ 6vas sovor,l p,iIos west
of NV Sto+;on ord snorroJ small
streano in which Iogs vare floatnd down
from tho ,inor;os bod bnard tbot
DIV of a hilr ,io,,,, noo,. tboro md now
rcsl;Zod tbat 4 had hroEcn and swent
tbn hid oa auov mo section mon md
ronor+oJ - 20 fbo noxt STATION wnst ~
M ora nv, o,,do,. ,yos +bo rosult sin
T wos in thot oomnoient stale whom
rothino soon,s of ip,mndioto ;p,nort-
NV e;rnoI lantern 1oid down onsin on
the f9hla from which I had risnn
nGolect;np IN bopr tbn lantern ont
do1't know how I0rr bod elnnt whom
7 NOS suddonI,, conscious that - t,.oin
was naa,,;ne tbe station Of tho same
time being unable to move or awaken
nvsalf z knew that was asleen ro-
olized tho necessity of stonninG the
+,oin md tbot Il would not st1n of
Kinhariv If no SIGNAL was disnlaved
Rut 7 WIS noyerlass to save Thorn from
Tho inoyitohln dnstruct;nn which
awaited Thorn If tbev were not warned
of tbc corrving owoy Of Tho bridge I
shall never forget tho agony those
THOUGHTS broup6t mo 7 SfruGuled tn
hrooF tho chains of slean With hold
| mo The effort was acconnaniod Inv a
most necnliar sensation | can only
oo1,,naro II With Tho oction of a watch
s,,,.;n - which bod boon Drawn to ;ts
invest tansion and tbnn Lot ro Won
| know how II will huzz for n few
r,,o,,,o,+s &c Il unyyirds itenlf
| Tbot is oxoctly tba wav NV brain
| ,,,L;,lod Tsoni- bool, o>,borstod ,fto,.
| ooob effort falt tho train draw
nooror ord naoror II WINS like thn
onnroaob of fatn If If nossad | was a
ninr5ornr Apoin and again 7 strur-
! rlo1 With tho soroa rosulf. could not
| S1,,l,o r. r,ust have boon lint a few mo
mpnts vot endured what seemed bours
| rs tort,,,.a 7 thinl, tho ior aud rumble
of tbo train ~ II enod Inv must have
ov,ol-crod mo iumned tn NV foot
saiznd tho lantern which was still burn.
mo beside NV chair and dashed ont
tb,,orob tho onon window Tho ron,
| coach was lust passing the west end of
the platform, | screamed, and in nv
frenzy rushed after the departing train.
The noise and speed Knocked me.
Recollectinr myself. | swung nv lam
tern across the track the usnal siqnal
Just as the train swept around a curve
a brakeman appeared on the rear plat
form. A moment later | heard what
have always considered the most wei
come sound that ever reached my ears
a shrek from the engine and the rattle
of the air brakes. As realized that
the train was saved n reaction over
came me and l fell on the track uncon-
scious.
sit was six weeks before recovered
from the brain fever which followed
Fortunately the train men were old
friends of mine, and the true cause Of
my illness never reached headquarters
Upon recovery resigned my position
at Kimberly and came West, being
haunted with such dread of repet
nioht that I dared not resume
work in that place. Since then have
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