Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-19
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Written for the hENNEBEC JOCRStL.l
1t has been said mat We ''go through thu.
world at a railroad gsit,n 'Tis too true, and
many lives go out Of It at the same rate Of
,peed. Take for instance the man " no sits in
the caO OF locomotive II the rattle and jar
Of bi- work does not Kill him 10 few years,
be has the cold satisfaction Of knowing that
some Obstacle the rail- may help him to
eternity as quickly A. the most fastiduous
could de-ire.
In the smoke begrirne.i men, that we see
in the cab, We discern 4 hero II we may,
II We give him proper credit for the work that
he performs.
When you board train, and hear the
conductor cali ont IAN aboard then, of
course, you know he always waves BIZ.
hand at somebody. You know that that
some body is the engineer on ahead, who
| has been waiting for the signal 10 pull
out Of the station. You settle yourself COM
fortably 10 your seat. surrender your ticket
| to the conductor and then lose yourself ia
studying The landscape You give little
thoaght 70 that man whose hand I. on the
Throttle and " hose eye is keenly on the alert
| foF danger.
With most people the idea Of danger
Oh The ratlroad only presents itself during
be rainy season, when there may pos
sibly be . wash0Gt, and then all rely upon the
quick eye OF the engineer 10 detect i in time
to shut Cd aGd top the train. If some such
could Jump onto one Of he passenger engines
that leave portlard, Bangor. >kowhegan or
other starting p0irt- every morning and ride
over the hundreds Of mile. OF road ofthe osreat
Maine Central system, we are of the opinion
,bat The third man in the cab would zee sirht.
mai wnulI make his hair stand and his cheek
pale.
Ire engineer is responsible TO the world
Tor the i've, of the relatives and friends that
s,;th ,ba uye6r.t sensations horrors
ana thriillpe evnerianres He N.
m tpa swayiog i,irninr living csb
y.tt ono firm hand lnon the throttle. the
oibcr IN clo.e pro ximity TO the sir-brake valve
uhu,. ~. rvc hardly watrbns The COURSE
,Le,d
ue l.. lo,Li,,. for, land sliie wa.b.out.
c,,tle an fGc t,1.,l ~ ,ni,tIare.I swi,rb a
,,.,,f.,,, - no trai,, t.recte-, rtln of
.io. a1J tbC ,ie,f man hctwecn tho ran.
~ tho .,t,a fime hi. ,,uirE ear /. an The
lot tor any rn,.ferinns and unnsuaJ cItrk
or s,,nJ ahout fha machine Every nerve !.
- .,,.,.' ,sa e,,sry .on.c - ot ,york evprv
,,','', r,,,I,. Tor a,,ion which neans
-, -1ar',or .t,rhtpd the ra,jJ n.ninT,la-
,t,',, -, -, +lr,,tIo reycrs,,,r Iaysr thc air
,,i tt,,' c,nc,,,s,.,y G,-kr
H.. Lr,,,s mat tehtnd him arg bpndreJs of
live. thai rely mon the rapId and proper peI,
.,,a, ln,,, Th,nl ,.o,i : 10 ,l,,a.
'n, fo,r hin, 70 Iy aroupj a c,t-ye and ser. moi
mn yar5s beforr him a .U;ft nyinn
..,,t5,.,ol ,yho.. rrev has mi.pnderstool or.
i.rs and with the chances ten TO one that
49, ,ives Hl,, m.l "a ont yithIn tbe next minute
f. h. Ine. moi .tjrs- Ia In. po-r and die there :
!, nm "a .,t IN the cah and watch
h .,.-ia.,o f,,rtv dra,v ncarer and neor.
~ irt, wblir tho or,incar
ro,ss ,lt 49, +,betber 7b. driver win ,tIemrt
- 80 ar nof and II .frh an ,ttamIt is
=" 80 % 20 ,,,s,nra nf r,,n horsa vn.
mon ~ ,yo-Gn I,in' fbrouUh The air
4 de,f man Will take to the ties in prefer.
~ 20 go ,I'% ,.'rri,ya road .lonrsire Tho
rt.io ,',,,. - 1,arnin, rho enginecr
1aas,,'t L,ory Tho man ia deaf but tho fol.
~, hsa1 Tbr team il hut oT tho
-. ~ ps' an,itad hut roo late-a manoIed
ll''' .pf,t. y; aft IN l.e tenderiv nlacei in
AZ ~ ~. p. IA ,al-.r T., tho st,,tor
" r,,' ,"' c,ilj.i"n means hurstjng Of hoiers
Lit, ,,, rr,,s hin, of tho engincman even
= :, - no, ,ne,n Tho jestrnT,Inn ~ uves
1. ~ r'o,,.bos The nnt,ipfer 900. tho ..y,sh-
n,,.'' ,rJ IAN iumu. but ne prefers to hurry
-, ~ bis nine ,raen in that ,Ijtcb ~
ms i'.T - than ,n' desert bfs nost 10
I'LL iHt"t t,aItanls III ,,ronni ar1 aias
~ b,hi,,J hI, NAV be- ,syea hecamse
~ s,.,.,.i hronnbt ahnnt Nv him
- - - 80. t,l ,,o,,.,nfs hef,rc bc vii
l,,i, "a ,I', ,'r:fa
n,1 yo,, avpr rynerience a wreck on the
81, - -.o,,,.. forW,rd ,oatrb the rcscuer.
IT,. ~ a,ginsar'. lireleas form from he
ll-Ei,i ~. ton ,n,,ntaIr tboi ,ya.
,i'.,,,i,!.e ~ ,,ai' '.V s.,a sreamI
III 80 tbcn thinL tha. na,ha,,. in tho
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