The Meeker herald., 1891-09-26
LAssoiNG AN ENGINE.
A Congr ssmnn Recalls n Thrilling
T!mo in HIS [ aroer.
How lie Prevented ~ Runaway Loco
..noti,o from r-stroyins Many Lives
anl Much N|.iu.1la Property
Ia a T.Na, Town.

an J. hhTh Nasih'''' ''"p'''
Ia T.Na, Town.
Congressman Grain. Of Texas, was In
high good humor, recently, says th'
Pittsburgh Press, spinning yarns To :.
,oicrio OF brother members.
"In my youngdays, said tho Congress s.
man, ~ was IN engineer on the Santa
Fc railroad. hal only been on ahout
.hroo months when By some carclcssncra
I Jr ylclousncss one Of the conFinca known
~ mountain,cllmborf rot away With
full stcain on and started down the
road ON u message Of death and de-
,tructiou. ! had just finished n long
Eun and was preparing 10 go home when
tho trAin-dispatehcr rushed wildly out
! II tho Office aud told mo the news.
Tho track had been cleared, ho said,
NIL there was nothing tr stop the mad
: -ush Of the runaway locomotive until IL
I should dash Into the station at Calves
. ton and plow It's way through bricks and
mortar until both tha building and loco
motive were ruined.
~ had plenty ~ nerve then, AMI |
suppose by your laughing you thlnG
uayc lost none OF n, but am FREQ To
,onfosl that / would not nUw dare 10
undertake. tho ta5i, that Eucsc. tally
7 accomplished shat day. rcghEpi ii ws'
tAo ogeiirmcnt ami onthuHi..sm OF tao
mumon. which I'D ms 10 volunteer Ia
lasso that l,rIm ltlyc. always sri.le
whom rrall tbe lnI'; ~ !nf-Tlnli'Y
thar r4pt .sF GOA l7l- assertion Wat !
could r.r9l ana sfsrlt iIp uai il!@li uf
the runaway, Iuti Tss rlCIa1 lea. taat
thoy gave mr p 4r.ly, Hnl I hn-llY
srr1rcI iae sogviera o' a 7iurly IRISH lad
a. rsculn.
"Iu lrrs thas thro' miIutzs attoF tho
dispatch h. : hrun uvuif.l 49, un ms
pur.go, with sir-I .lualF rl-..us gg
ar4.3, aa! pulling ont ss ag.ily as p's'
s.lle 1ts,r tir rn-rla.H- terror 10
vlr in.,s-I'1r ffr fHr -li-glirhcs
t1risr rleauf ar-Hrsfr alUaa1 O. Hi'ru
%, iuala. g. raa The hHt ir rpsll
do va. ilray ,tt-s !. t-il iass,i q ssrTi 70
aiali1a as.lt sH1 Girlvr E!'al PfI'
tuzI Ilr iaH =f.a.il, se.H'T', t-HN'af
a. tlr rAia 81 a1rIt EaetF u.l . 90
hour. \ Few F.IHHtiH ElIr, AMI .t
steam up hai fiy c1"'g' r'y.n- ai
the rate uf atEiy miles $40 bu... -Il su-
iaH riralsai ~ Zee gaH4ssy go ila iz.l,r
u.rE.
- IN ,his r5g for about JFrH'y fyn
fsInuTi.1. uhHa. ls near aI rrs'4 a. 200
late. tac runaway hs3 irlr tI.sfE Sc
and q hsif ri'Hs -ul i-l rt. nU.t
tHcaiy a,r. u ray saiaIi-''lls .H1. elf-
Frct tIssa Ugsr ..ill tsg1 tHrlE 4I4 3
halfptilri h'trr-1 %. ll' yul ssr lH''
a-iur thal iAo lass Csc Uii'li uHv.rl
runulnf dirrrl r. Sec aH= l.us WuHrf r.
Wcrc any thilftat pheasant N.ii. !
reversed ms enFlnt aii t4s,ai gu1n.Is
aNsy, rad a-lly i1asu-s.ns uy sHr, uH'
tIi $50 sHiflti dsaH tS coz f1-iaIlD
thirty mllra an houF. thc iFIah ln' WfHu.
whllr keeping un a iHrri.tF sFa1gH' ui
steam. Wu misht lavs Tru Into ALTA llt
Aay ihiu-. fgT tti me-; isHs stn4l a.
all. tiyryrs Esfr staagpt uHsi tarS
p4iE,i rae lpaslH-' Ip tlr l-.rs f1s 'hr
ruuz FaY. II ni+ht bagr iHl i-u
uiiuuiss. mnsr ~ !rss-!t srvil-l ALu
3"asa - Use.
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fuas - li.u gil4E.ar. o. Ihlg'- take irs
ions 90 hcau. g. Eiti., Ha4 Ir.4s a.
c1aic.. ii.as ur aeFte. u lss Hs!y
mr5n 'utaF5. hnSFgr', 4al thea I pp sol
fny iht1tt!t slt away SO utnL Thrfr
ua, rp1l uiir ot si-.lsAs ;sls'. il-
tain w uhrn g Il esHsa; r.snl ~
hrf. then N' iHHtrrI = rlrg.' anil sf usf
out 20 eight, ~ 80; "st uf lras.Hss
Whom ahH N.i r1.Tr slI Afl rslFl ,s af
rrruy nezfig L4lf "a nlle. I ssHl 20
stsar tiir. ami vbr1 uH ssr. s o.
iey1i r.HaE 90 .H,s hfs % Trsir yt %
milu Eas.'si iH- t'il la.I 60 .Hr
ug r-s 4-a. ans t..7 a.EH Be-. IiI4ltE. a
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burst, sIr G.as gipr urarr aul
ucarrr, 4Hi De- tTls sil ! 1luI itgH sunp
from iArIuiBr ~tia tIr tIa1.iir anil
spcylin" aF-F.
".taatlY .ir -isssi lgu1lt HE ali I
assure yBI tlls Be-, l.HaF'g quail .4l {
surs-g,ial i1 fl4tlnr gHr tsHi ti4l fIH
shrrs vas U'iiF " lHy -rat"r tt1u
that irlt ur'p ihH rIiFi'rs ot t..H
ears lii nos hEiists au
. instant. bat bpunl d1.a She
{ s'ram ,aiyr tltt-4 IfirHit tsrg
cycn fur an Afii .s - I tbrn We.
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