New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-31
LOCOMOTIVE EyGINEER's YARN.
From The Pittsburg Dispatch.

From The Pftsburg Dispatch.
The following /, told by Travelling PASSENGER agent
Wt1ien OF the Lake Eric road. lie v0nce, lDr Us
truthfuiness and would furnish statement IRON n
engineer If he living The only sad part Ji ,e
Tie story j. given IN the first person a. 1t was 10 nm
In 1876 firing cld 80 IS ~ the SCI I% y y,
irfwren Kent OHIO. and Mcadvile. We leit hea'
one hot night in August with twea'y9ne ThpN
runnug as second section OF train 81 me IeH',.
and 0irselve, t0i the -ide track at leaFit,bu- io
No l. and in doing We knocked Gg "o i',l III haf
= minute The accident VIZ, reported to MeaoV!n,;
and we ordered u en-, loo IRON onl , cro, ~
engine was 10 be taken into the shops At MeadVli'.
After blowing the water ont OF our o'ier ana ve
earcd nnt Of Lcavttihurg Nv engineer went
into the cabooSe and stretched PM ~ s ' dabl~d
eSrine and made myself comfortable a. c,,ibic; m
Now the main line between hrnt ara a. M y, r,aG
hong m hilj and down dale, the deepest daic Dcs
az Crawiords and the highest h at hva9'Durgi "a ~
sssSn 20 OF our ch Sr engineer conarbv in
ascending seevv slight grades We nearly s,i,r IT,
However we reached that part OF the TCnd "heIs
We wore to begin the descent into Crawfods loe ana
knowing how madly the trains risned COW" ne ~ r"
with view 10 tighten their labors In q measure. !
threw the lever Of old G5 back to me lurihest nor.
and puilfd the throttle wide open. MIL ths no"hu
7 had never given a thought 70 the action Of the
machinery Of locomotive. except as Icing 1upp,er
suIrse and horror rs I saw the hand Oh the ,icnm
SAUCE suddenly start from rs peg and move slowly
teke POSSESSION OF the old engine. for there was not
q spark of fire in her furnace and her Docr wa az
empty as drum yet here, IS We louhueu lne =
at the bottom Of the le and srnck the HSrcnui-
csade tle C9uce showed pressure OF 10 pouhds;
Nv eyes were fairly bursting IN their socKsts.
closed the throttle threw the lever forward ana ialhea
How long remained unconscious never knew.
but Wien | ieeaincd ny senses The train was runnng
tarkw,rd cro,ydlnr nv engine before H. and sWaNlnG
fom side TO side A. though ii would topic over ih'9
Ike ditch involuntaIiy ! grasped the thrOllie anu
Iaother mrch Of the engine cansel me 70 JeiH II
Hole and | realized that the IRAN hho phit'u neau h
thr ion nj tine grade and that six cars ana on OF au
nun a mad race 10 the bottom. The steam e,iuse
slowed 40 pounds, and. the next moment onc ~
sion she made after striking the ascending grace.
inaeQa lately she started ahead with regular e1hhuSts
ana seemed to be working all iight Hhe pu>heu tnUsc
sls cai5 ID the top Of the hill ara soon oNelooN @
other par; OF the tran that had come 10 s'oP ""'"
lou! mikes , , .Iu,.o
with The engine moving forward, lever thrown
back and throttle open the action 0f the valves aug
PISTON head or follower had been reversed ara iISu
and forcing n into the boiler through the dry ppc;
Going down Evansburg hill again illed Old 90 UNI,
she popped and after a>sng thc Junction heIpu
the traii iro the ward, blew the necessary signals
he engine into the shop. the gauge showing 40 pounds
when / len her. Willie the engine was worhnS !.
singular phenomenon occurred. for when she exhausted
could sec what thought were clouds Of snow biown
examine her found Der hood filed with snow and Ice,
vhe huge clcles were hanging from her MACHINERY
and there were fully four inches of snow on me Top
OF her cab Old 90 had turned into q vciltable zee
machine and was coniined 10 NV nsa oyer fc.
from The effects Of cold which canght Mt the time
This think Is the only on record uhat Is where
the fact can be proven where locomotive has dohe
Rail days work on wind"