Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-13

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tions of His rheory-Tho Fate Of 'Doc''
Simmons.
"Things have changed considerably since
you used to ride with me,n said prominent
railroad official to reporter the other day,
and the reporter was compelled to admit that
they had, for in the days recalled the now
general superintendent of great railroad
was an engineer and the scribe Junior clerk
in the freight department of the company
employing both.
eyes, Continued the old gentleman, every
thing is changed except the average news
paper writer's idea Of the crushing weight Of
responsibility under which the locomotive
engineer is supposed to constantly stagger
The assumption that he stands rigid on the
footboard with one hand firmly grasping the
throttle and the other clutching the reverse
lever, his eyes riveted on the track ahead Of
him, and his soul racked with anxiety for the
safety of the precious human freight COM
mitted to his charge G
THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE.
'Self preservation is the first law Of ma
ture, and no man confronting almost certain
death sinks all thoughts of his own safety be-
meath a wave of anxiety for the preservation
of Others Some engineers, though they are
not in the majority, contend that mans
chances Of escaping injury or death in a col
lison, though small in any circumstances,
are better in remaining in the cab than in
jumping. Others adhere to ths belief that
the chances Of escape are infinitely better in
jumping. But there are many conditions to
be taken into consideration Suppose that
at the time the jumping engineer got ready
to leave his engine he should find that his
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"'y S.rho a.. .A,,, , 4,,.,.. !.
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" ges S,,o .h i,io' 80 O. ''iiu -
ehsinooi s,,0 ol 'iio 'oau my uay as ne "as
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pou' "i'n veu "en s soaueu passenger caIs De-
niilu M ~ ~ S''u on nie seaU ~ sereVcn ms
legs ne nau sodioeiy eaineu nls leeo when
the @ parailel rou on nis sue oroke' ana tne
vniee iooC piooo W Vilo RANK pm ol
tlie pach ,a uiIyel 'iasueu onNousn Cne SeaC ne
iiau JusU eaoaV1u, Sno"o'4,s Joe WIN spun
eers' .e pionon s'1e9' eSo a. sne he1U reVolu,
Oion .ho I;s ny.ns eu !. Ino t9t s'ru M Oue emu
VI ole iliueu Vno suo aOouU 81 50 lncues'
ane se' nei uoSi s,-,st wv" a uai8' biu the en-
slnSsll "nVSo .'o1iity anu luiless-ac-
ooiuih " Jug 80 9nq pieu nun
" ~ 1, Son VI ,,I uiOon ye''is WionouV nilshap
e,' anu ai III. SHo ilusis On
Ine loaIa, pis'eS SUM W n'S Poss anu sue
,iaoe niin'eA W Dns oa.eSy ~ nis Yen eaI
ioaus VI passeneeis Anueeu no uiint. nc
incohVnehViy S'orinceu 4Ihiseli to tne Irlgns
"nicn ooeieaiie w sn niil' ny ul,lp y even wall
W suuC oD' pu' UooA Lying reap ~ Vhe ron
came tnsougn Vne eop secono Cllne' ana,
landing pn ms head' Droke ms neck. Inc
nrenlah sVoppeu ene rain' pook down tao
uisaDieo siue " tne engine anu Drought
her m'
On W tue oSner manu-, suppose Ihe case OF
Ed SUMMONS oeIper known as DOC SIM
mons who was Killed at New Hamburger
draw about twenty years ago, is the best ex-
ample Oh the theory that Jumping is safer
than hanging on that railroad history re-
cords Simmons was hauling the express
that left New York about $50 d. m. As he
neared New Hamburger bridge he saw conn
ins, toyo,d hin, ~, ths 49,, t,.,aI, froih4
-. ''i0 1o' " ~ . ii'isn
bFain. AS tno ihObSf sbfuck Jne DfidRe sew