The sun., 1891-11-15
HE WAS an ENeIxKKs.


| HE WAS AN ENGINEER.
i Not n Bear, CnSnuaount, ana Eagle Fighter
- Hc Qsit ~ See.
| .whsn the b.. D. and X. Railroad ives opcned
/ through the hemlock wilderness OF northern
| and northwestern Pennsylvania some years
aeo. was engineered the hrst train that made
| the round trip" said Joe Carroll now OF one OF
| the Erie divisions. "snd II wss attended with
| such altogether unusual and peculiarly lively
experiences that resigned my place after that
| nrst trip II had been In the menagerie bus
| mess it might have been big thing for mo
to have remained on the road for .
| few trips longer for I think I'd have
hsd enough material In that time to start the
| biggest kind OF geological exhibition. But
| was simply wanting Job as an engineer. and
| not as q collector OF natural history speci-
mons A Job on railroad where you were ex-
| pected to stop every little while 10 either cap.
| ture bear or kill catamount, and where you
were apt to be attacked right in your cab BY
some ficrce denisen OF that cheerful region.
wasn't Just the kind Of Job I was looking for.
and one trip wns enough for me. That trip
only covered distance OF about thirty miles.
put we gathered in three bears one Of thom
alive. two catamounts. and the biggest bald
eagls that was ever seen in that locality. Bo-
blueS tilbtv Wo ildu u tuco WIN aOue1hhouh~
saw two moro bears. and chased a big buck for
moro than a mile before 1t escaped by tre-
mendous leap across q ravine.
That first train over the B.. B. and X. wasn't
an excursion train. but train for business.
II was mixed train. nnd remember very
we'll that there was q car load OF calves In 1t on
tho down trip We hadn't gone more than
three milos into tho woods when my fireman
touched mo Oh tho arm and pointed toward
big hemlook tree at ono side OF the road
Pecring out from behind It was tremendous
big bear. with only his head and shoulders
visible. As the train PASSED by tho tree tho
bear camo out from bchind It. and. looking
back. we saw him in tho middle Of the track.
standing upon his haunches and gazing after
us We had hardly got over the excitement OF
the bears survey OF US, when q big catanount
came bounding through the trees from some
where In the woods. and raced along with tho
train. leaping from tree to tree. and some
times getting several rods ahead OF us, al
though We wore running twenty-five miles an
hour. Whenever the wildcat got ahead Of
US u would stop and crouch on limb.
and glare at US as We came along. as II IL In
tended TO spring upon US. Il kept along with
us for moro than mile. and then bounded
away again and disappeared. Whether it was
the same catamount that mot US two or three
anil s ods dhse 9G hs cans Ta % Ss
it ia likely that 1t was. Whether 1t was or not,
when we were were going Up yer, cry, steep grade
running r SLOW. suddenly heard . great bisat.
Sy 5ua 5 fsSoa ss ssf behind hs soW ssn
and trying 70 push himself into the car pe.
sms the long esa peeer used 'SS
the fireman. and. Jumping from the engine,
EnocRsd @ It % partially loose % from the car car NY
attack on the catamount turned its attention
S hs s'Sss f sRs Hss s
another one broke rs Iaif:
reached, II ! made tho discovery that there, was
fsd hlf apsaS saas.ss s@ss sssn
ss Sfss5
bling. bleatlng group at the other end q the oar
The conductor Of the train had q revolver. and
iercs animal sprang to its feet. and seeing nue. ne
SsS ss ss ss "a Pas aS
side q ths oar With such force that the a5imaI
is Safk tH the aoor The rsd
SsIkiss fss sids q t6s ess: elinsips = sSls
esssSS SSsaa ssSE saSt aeS sS
cats bae Rs and sated
Up the hill Just. at the summit. perehsd In
s e SsS rs Ssef sna sshE
sss
shss sYs Sasi
ittie ths iiysiisst tallroadins thas Ssa ssef
ssssIsa ZEE 4 IT, sss sss SIS
eetae sde @s OUT tse eusss
easn saS psasp Ss
on 70 the track: The deer stopped in frlght- |
and sstos tha1 bs the
end Of this cut and unless that deer can run a |
hait hall E, nile q open railroad ties or jump a;
and let US run over him.
ThS road Was down Er1ade through the cut
assr % desr could u srarsl aIw than
train; so pulled her open and let her
I'll h.t Ss s eS erSn en- &. eSs dsSt g0iD
the engine with ease. The road takes The
0ss se ss sa sRa s sgs b ss e
sa isss s Tds ss Of ths tSs TOP 1t y foot and
tween the ties to the bottom Of the ravine, and
Ti,s, SssEF, 4, ,tasw IL .sspasIty. IoXsSess and
and shot across that forty feet Of ohasm as
lightly az II he were jumping six-ioot ditch,
cleared u with = foot or more to spare. and
Whatever happens on this road now won't
surprise, mol, exclaimed my fireman. as he
~ Thought the SANG then. but, I Changed
my mind afterward. The rest OF the down
had plenty TO keep US awake. va W We're uSS PASSING
through part ol the hemlock woods where
here had boen big slashing made by the
back oyer the train saw one % 81 tho tho brafsm fS
Struggling desperately on top OF q freight car
braisman had his stout brake stick, and was vas
h hammeri9g the BIRD. which was q bald eagle,
.agle was pitehina Into tho brakeman WITH