The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-11-07
Observation-Disclosures
I BY s. a. gR OWN & co.
FRIDAY, n NovAM 3 BHR 4 80,
Pnhl1s1ls M RHkly ~
q OIL. ON THE RAMS.


Tho Remarkable rInnncr In which a.
3s Wild Engino Was stopp OIL.
Talk about fnst time" said roll
road man on tho Missouri Pacific train
Il tho other day to his companion, "but
have never heard Of a trip that would
& beat one Imado myself some years ego,
& no., Of any half 80 exciting. formerly
y lived ut aarrott, Ind !, tho terminus OF
" the central division Of tho Chicago di-E
vision Of tho Baltimore and Ohio rail
road. had littlo to do, and mode the
railroad yards my loaflng headquar-
tcrs At that tinlc tho (" "Billy-O" Ind
all arrangement with the Wabash to
transfer all Now York freight at Auburn
Junction, nine miles distant, TO tho c,lst
of US, This was done by tho old switch
engine, the 642, which mado the trip to
the junction daily.
"Woll, ono day climbed aboard a
box car wlion the engine lott with few
cars Of merchandise to transfer There
were six Of us In tho arty-fo,u yard
mon, another follow and myself we
had q jolly timo going down, made the
transfer and wore to como bnclS light
tliat is, with nothing but the engine We
lad I'LL crowded on the tender, the sig
nal was given and Gent Potter, tho On
glneer, threw himself forward, pulled
at the throttle vnlvc and the engine
jumped forward rs if shot from cat,.-
pult.
''NVo did not think much Of this at
the time, rs Cont was q flno engineer,
and Fnndlcd the engine to suit his fan
cy. We won't tearing over the railroad
crossings and frogs In q manner that
was friglltful. Tho tendcr rocked rs if
on hinges. Something must be wrong,
wo Thought, as Gent was placing our
lives III jeopardy. Climbing over tile
conl we found tho cab full of steam,
and Gent and the fireman hhpging on
tho side Of the engine.
/" Jump boys, said they; Jump, for
Gods sal1el Tho throttle valve Is
pulled clenr out and the engine Is run
ming Wild
"ro Jump would have been instant
death. AS ono Of tho boys said after
ward, tho telegraph poles looked like II
tlno tooth comb. Tho mile posts flew
by with unseemly rapidity. The yard
foreman claimed that milo was Gov
cred in thirty eight seconds, md not
ono would doubt his word. st. Joe
was In sight. Would the track bo
cleara Only three miles to Garrett,
with Its network of tracks, switches
and spursi The steam gauge regis
tered ninety pounds There was no
hopes of tho engine dying out in five
or six minutes. With presence of mind
tho foreman dashed off u few words:
:" Engine wild; telegraph Garrett to
clear track
This he dropped as wo passed ST.,
~ Joe, and the operator, clear to compro-
hcnd tho situation, sent 1t to the dis
pltcher on tho east end without a
Call rs We learned oi olifterwi;lo1rd... Thoar;e
WIS Garrett iii sight, with It's tal1 CHM
8, neys belching, forth smoke; there wero
the yards filled with freight cars and
engines AS we got closer we could
4 see the mon hurrying hither and thith.
or. The other yard engine was rush
ing madly to the west end of tho yard
Tho main track was clear We passed
tho depot like a pursued victim. Palo
faces watched us in our mad Right
We passed tho railroad shops, and
hundreds came running to SEQ tho
cause of tho commotion. Tho engine
was In culver; the bell was ringing
wildly with each sway Of the engine
tho escaping steam whistled as if do
liiented, and fires blazcd from tho hot
boxes. Then we saw something that
made us think wo were doomed.
The switch to the coal chute was
open, and the long ascent could only
end In our destruction. We looked
again, saw men working on tho track
and then we know wo wero savcd
What wero they doing9 Why, bless
my soul, friend, those fellows wore oil
ing tho track up tho chuto. We struck
tho ascent md slid up about 100 feet;
and then the old 842 stood still nnd tn
wheels flew around; sparks camo from,
beneath them liko from IN emery
wheel. Gradually tho engine slid
down, tho wheels still In tho forward
motion, and thus the englno died out.
We oil suffered a severe shock to our
nervous systems, but Ind It not been
4 for the presence Of mind OF the nlaste,
mechanic, who ordered tho oil poured.
on the chute track I might not have
been here today" Y
"And how fast did you go2'
''Well, tho first six miles wero made
In less than fivo ninutes the last three
wcre made In much slower time, rs the
steam was cxhausting itself rapidly"
st. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat
Now Trout.
In the last ten years five names have
been added to the list of trout known
In American lakes and streams. Two