Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-10-01
UNDER a MOVING TRAM.

SENSATIONS cs n Man Who Thought His
LAST Hour Had Como
TO fall under ;lrunaing railroad train.
to lie ON the rail and see death approach
ing one at th4 rate ot fifteen miles or so
I'LL hour anu only few feet distant, Is
an experience not given to many to be
able to relate. Yet this is what Imp
rened to Chicago man.
='.How did it hapnen2 What were you
thinking about no was asked the other
day.
We'll he replied, 81 had no time TO
find ont howit happened. hut do re.
member II good many things that |
thought of while 1t was happening.
Now it seems utterly impossible to lne
that such food of thor ,h;u coul'l flash
through my brain and leave their indl-
vidual and distinct impressions as did
in the Hllncst im,neasuralle short space
OF time that lay Oh the Tail in front OF
those wheels. It is said tint just at the
moment Of cne's death the Whole doings
of lifetime ere held up for review in
less time than it takes to wink ones
eye. can readily believe it.
In less t:lan second | thought of
the many railroad accidents Of which /
had read. 1t flashed through my mind
that had often seen men credited with
willful negligence oS reckless Intention
in allowing themselves to be killed Or
manned, and there was on the track
ready to furnish another illustration.
Yes. sir; there lay. fat on my. back on
the rail and saw the wheels Of the after
truck of the car como rolling along and
only u few feet away. It almost seemed
as if felt them crushing and grinding
my bones, yet had, it seems, time to
think also OF low easily n fellow gets
killed
81 thought low foolish 1t was to no.
cuse others OF fcolharliness in getting
run over when | myself was about 10
become u horrible example. thought
of how often had let up lightly Tn
giaeers u:i.l conductors and helped tn
take tic blame from them and put it on
tue fellow who got killed. Dnt my
greatest regret. in tie time | had to
think, IVES that had So often adversely
criticised tho man who got run over.
"Strangc rs it may seem, however.
these were not half my thoughts |
realized that was yet alive, il the best
Of good health, every bone und limb
sound, so to speak, and the next instant
would felt, be ground into pieces
and my flesh and bones spattercd over
tho railroad track. There w;.s no power
in the worl.l 10 help me. SO 1t soemoi;
not ali that the engineers or conductors
or bralzelncn could 10 would he Of a"y
avail. Thea it flashed through my mind
that YVES on the brink OF the other
world and had not even IL chance t.
mike one repeatmt prayer. wondered
what it would mean for INC.
While these ide&s were running
through iny mind must have made
some sort Of a;i effort TO escape have
60 knowledge Of how did it, but | did
roll OF the rail outward. The wheel
cacgilt my heel, though ut first it seemed
Us if ny foot was cut CT above the
ankle and was rowerless 70 move it.
Imanayca to get onto NY right fco5
and balance myself on that for second,
to set riy thoughts together Us to what
sho;,l next CO. 1t has taken mo ten
or fifteen minutes TO tell this thing, but
it did rot. should judge, from the rate
the train was going, take anything Ike
second Of tine fer it all to happen. :
Chicago Tribune.