Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
A NERVY FARMER.
He Saves an Express Train Disaster at the
Peril of His Life.

ne S8Vee An Express 1rhfn D1saSter Mt the
Peril of His Life.
The pluck of farmer saved the west-bound
Chicago limited from New York on the Penn
sylvanis road from frightfuI disaster Friday
night near EnOn Valley station, which is forty
five miles west of Pittsburg. The country is
wild and there is not house within half mile
The express reaches Enon Valley about 1O45
o'clock. Farmer Adams had been visiting
some friends Enon and was returning
home. While walking along the track he saw
something large and black on the track. He
knew that the limited was almost due and has
tened to see what the object was. He found q
pile Of ties heaped up on the main and side
tracks in such a way to make it but too evil
dent that they were placed there to wreck the
train. here was no time to be lost or to give
an alarm.
Mr.. Adams set to work to remove the obstruc-
ton single handed. As he threw the first tie
one side he thought he heard slight noise at
the edge of the woods, but In his haste he paid
no attention to il.
He had removed two of the ties when shot
rang out Of the darkness, and his hat was
knocked off his head by the bullet. Then
came q voice:
LET up on that or well kill you
"No, won't" replied the farmer, ON clear
this track or die in the attempt"
Then bullet went whizzing by his ear. He
paid no attention to the shot and kept throwing
off the ties when another bullet struck his hat.
Even this did not deter him, and q moment
later another shot was fired.
The ball graZed his forehead over the left
eve. With the blood streaming down his face
he kept at his work, and just had the last tie
removed from the track when u fourth shot
leg The last tie had hardly been removed
when the train came dashing along at high
rate Of speed.
UNCONSCIOUS OF THEIR PERIL.
The passengers or tranmen never knew the
danger they had escaped, and the train con-
tinued on its journey. After removing the
ties Adams fell to the ground exhausted.
After he had regained strength enough to
walk he continued on down the track, and was
met by two men who had their attention at
tracted by the shooting. He continued on
down the tracks until he reached the American
Hotel ut Enon, where he told the story Of the
attempt to wreck the train and his exciting
experience. He was covered with blood
from his wounds. and was taken1o the hotel,
where his injuries we're dressed, after which he
was taken to his home and doctor summoned.
His wounds are painful, but are not dangerous.
unless blood poisoning should set in.
Adams says that he saw the two men who
shot at him when he was removing the obstruc-
ton from the track. He cannot give de-
scription Of them, as 1t was too dark but he
could see that they were both tall. When the
second shot was fred at him Adams cried out:
"Ha, know you fellowsl'
shortly after the news Of the attempted wreck
reached Enon posse of men started out and
searched the woods in the vicinity, but could
find no traces of the desperadoes.
Two men, who gave their names as NJ. A.
Krause and William Kirkwin, with their resi-
dence as Millvale, were arrested but were sub
sequently released as there was no evidence
against them. The train carried considerable
money and the supposition is that gang oil
train robbers placed the ties on the truck for
robbery.