Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-29
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
People Who Can Net EuJry Fast Railway
Tram por Rtion.
ATLANTA o tntlon.l


TrRn'por Rtion.
ATLANTA Opnsttution.l
The other a Z rro,n several gentlemen
~ the Dep rtmcnt ~ a riculturo at the
rnp.tol were discu sing railroad accidents
Comml ,,iJner IIcnisrs u, wh1 knows
how TO tell COOL story, remarked that
those who had SUFFERED in siilrond acci-
dents were never ablo TO IA themselves
~ tho nrpr hcnsion that thoy woull suffer
RrPiu.
"The o,hlr dny," he SAID. II took The
fnst train on the Georgia railroad for Au-
rus'a. Alter We passed Decatur th speed
was at ths rate of thirty miles an hour.
noticed man in n sent In front OF me who
was plainly disturbed about something.
lie W. ull look cut OF the window moment,
and "a H. woult clutch the arm OF his
80 tns N fearing that no w uld fall out.
This Performance wrs repeated so often
That tegrn 60 think that the man was
sicK. Finally, however, decided that he
must avo leen, mt some time, n sufferer
in railroad accident. About the timo
that I arrived at this decision he left his
seat aud walked back and sat down by
inc.
"I.ook here.' he sail, 'ion't You think
to engineer Of this train Is running Wild
I.r
"'why" inquired.
"'Well. lecuuse he Is running so rapid
". just look at this chr. IL rocks like
cradle. believe the engineer is drunk
"Th n the man became very much excite
Ell. He jumped up and said:
Tho IN sincer is drunk, surc's you're
horn. IL ought To | 9 !, okcd into at orcc,
md sonnet o ~ else shout bo placed in
charge OF tho engine
why, my frcnl,' said !. 'the train is
running at It's u.unl rate 81 speed, and
there II no occnsiou for alarm
What is the usual ratio OF spocdY no
Inquired.
"'Tbirty-hve miles an hour
"My reply secmel % quiet him, and no
sat down and began To read newspaper.
Fntis1o that he hal suffered in a railroad
accident, said 10 him;
"'YOu must have been In n railroad ac-
cident somo timo ngo?'
"'Ytu are right he replied, Il wns.
Two yea $ ngo was on n train which ran
on the track nnl tuml lei down on en-
baukmcnt, mud have never since taken
railroad Journey with any kinl Of ease"
Colonel Mark HARLEM wat present, ami
while judge Henderson was telling bis
story he was observed 10 rub himself in
divers places. At the conclusion OF tho
story he sail:
81 cnn sympathz, with that fellow. You
know was in nu acct lent on the Piel-
mont air-line somr time ago. The sleeper
was in jumped the track and tumlled
down an embankmcnt, AM | was badly
hurt. Well, mover thought that my I'M
fortunate exp,ris would prevent my
enjoying future railroad journeys, but
was mist,ksn.
~ few days ngo. took train on the
Western & Atlantic railroa I, iutcn ling 10
30 to Rome. felt no npprcn-icn until
we'll out Of Atlanta, anil then found that
grew moro and more uneasy as the speed
81 the train increased. I stood tho worry
until tho train reached Bolton, six miles
from Atlanta. mi then got out and re-
turned Co tho city,"
Ano her m'mbcr Of the party related an
inci lent which came un Tor his notice last
Sunday.
~ was on my way 90 Chattanooga" he
said, "hy the East Tennessee. Virginia Sc
Georgia railroad. On tho train was n
you1g fellow from New York travclinz
About sevcn milo. from Chattanooga a
tunnel cavc'l in some time ago, nccessitat-
ing On arrangement With tho Western &
Atlantic ruilroal by which the trains OF
Z the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
railroad switch OF upon tho track OF tho
former O. ge' into th' CITY. Fifteen min
~" are given in which TO run the sovon
miles. n the train l. slightly ohind time,
the run Il n lively one. This was the case
Sunday. The train rushed toward Chat
vtnnooga nj terrific rate Of speed, cnus-
ing the cars To- rock about rather unpleas-
antly. The youn fellow from New York
Turmoil as white as shect. Ho throw his
arms over the lack OF the scat in front OF
him anil held on Tor dear lie. Whom the
train rolled in'o tue depot at Chattanooga
he WIS trembling like leaf
whats the natter asked.
"'l was In railroad accident ONCE hi
replied, IAN have never sinc5 been able u
enjoy rapid running
"As had never leen In a rrilroad arci.
dent, couldn't sympathiEs with him, Lu
felt sorry Tor hi,u, nevcrth,lc s."