The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1893-02-03

two heavy loaded cars--and only six
brakes on the train.
"kid Vallejo aud his partner doubled
on the brakes on the tie cars, aud the
first thing they did was 20 break two
chains. That left rs only -four brakes
mot enough 10 stop us
"We shot by BanninR's station ut ths
rate of sixty miles nm hour, the tiro
flying from the driving wheels and tho
tender brakes just burning upl Tho
driving boxes were hot, and that stuck
the wedges so that the engine rode
like an old cart going over cobble.
stones.
1T shook the oil cans of the shelf TO
the deck aud Jared out the cab lights
The coal was all shaken forward from
tho tender; IL was pouring out of the
gangway, and was foot deep on tho
deck.
Looking back, we could see tho
ties working OFT the fiat cars sidewisc.
they struck the ground endwiSc every
other minute, and went off in the air
like skv rocket, aud then Off down
into the canyon.
"rhc engines were heating all over,
and the Rabbit metal was flying from
the back ends of the main rods. | was
afraid my engine would tear herself to
pieces everything was shriclIiug and
grooming so.
1--WE went past Cabn2on station mt
the rate of scventytivc miles an hour.
The grade from Cabazon for six or
seven miles Is easier, aud then there
comes short curve, close in by tho
side of the mountain; it is way up on
one side and way down ON the other.
"Billy aud his fireman were down Oh
the tender steps, holding on for dear
life, waiting for the crash on the
curve. knew the chances were
mighty slim for those two tcn-whcclcrs
to go around that curve. The speed
began To reduce some, but we were
still flying.
"My fireman crawlcd over 10 me ana
yelled: Lets wet the rail; it's our only
chance for that curvcr
~ nodded to him, and we started
both injcctors Each had attached To
ii an inch pipe with hose and nozzle
for cooling OIL the crank pins. We
leaned out of the cab and sent the
water pouring right down over the front
drive wheels That stream was as big
ms your thumb, and went with tho
force of stream from n fire engine.
"The speed must have slaclScncd con-
Sidcrably before we struck the curve,
but il seemed to me that we were go
ing faster than ever. Nou couldn't see
across the cab on account Of tho dust
and smoke from the hot journals
"My fireman yelled; Goud-hy, Jack
but ne kept the water flying. | shut
my teeth and held my breath, and said
To myself: This is my last run; it's
"Good-by, John, right here
"Nhcu old ll2 reached the curve |
thought for u second she would cap
size. Then | thought she was OF. But
we kept the water a-pouring. Then
came jerk and IA crash, aud the flat
cars left the rails, and those bridge
timbers went sailing out into the air
and over the bank.
"lhc Hat ears began playing leap.
frog over each other, and those steel
rails just Shcctcd over and through
those ears and ties, making match
wood of everything.
But the two engines were on tho
rail, and we stopped them after run
ming two miles. They were all burnt
and cut mp, but they would move, and
after putting out some torpcdocs and
red lights we backed up 10 the wreck.
1--WE all thought that the water was
the only thing that saved our engines
on that curve.
Jimmy, my fireman went running
around calling out: - Kid, q Kid