Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-08


though shaking like an aspen leaf then
1t gave several severe jerks ami stoppcd
looked back and saw there was some
thing wrong, though 1t was impossible
To see further than the first car, so l
got of
WORKED MYSELF BACK
and found the entire train. excepting the
front trucks Of the first ear. was blown
OF the track, With great difficulty /
reached the caboose, which was as van
saw 1t, and excepting Conductor Tyr
rel. who was up and walking around 10
'the car the others were lying, as |
thought. dead He was bruised and
bleeding, He instructed me after find.
Ing the engine was still on the track. To
90 at once to Valley View and report.
! judge the cyclone lasted fully 1--WE min.
uies IL came from the nlsst crossed
just ahcad OF Us. ran some distance.
then turned square around aud zane
back square against us. This opin,
ion is formed principally from lis tracks.
as TWAS impossible to see IN the rain
and wind, that seemed thick enough to
see. II struck us precisely at O'Clock. -
CONDUCTOR TAYLOR
is one Of the most genial bell cord pull.
ers behind the engine, and has made
many rides pleasant for the scribe.
who now has the pninful duty Of cron.
telling his misfortune. His run" is
from Houston to Galveston, on The fast
Santa Fe passenger, aud he had been
here attending court, and left on tho
freight TO make connection al Fort
Worth for Houston last aight. lie
greeted me In his usual happy style,
and narrated many laughable incidents.
though his head and face were almost
hidden with bandages, and his left arm
leaned for succor in the folds Of a mas
siye sling
II told the engineer he said. "to roll
the rails lively as he could. as we start
ed, and run out OF the way OF that cy-
clone, | knew It was coming for I've
seen them before. The clouds were meet.
ing one from the northwest, the other
from the southwest and that peculiar
color, some parts inky black, some bottle
green, and another having the appear
ance of a cloud of dust swinging round
aud rolling into each other. I knew
meant a lively shaking up Of things that
got in its way What was my c1p,-
rience IN the caboosey Twas too quick
to note We were running along, the
engine seemed wouldn't go out OF a
walk. the rain was pouring and wind
blowing like scheol. and while felt
the cabooso rock pretty sharp once or
twice. thought she'd hold on all right.
! was sitting on the east side aud the
storm was coming from the west, when
all Of u sudden | seemed 10 be up, aud
the last thing ] remember was looking
down below me In the cupola. When ! com
too | was standing on the floor looking
around: must have been daaed some
minutes. and when | found myself twas
some time before | cOlid realize what
had happened. An except the conductor
and | seemed TO be done for, 1idA't
feel much hurt, so sliiPed out and told
the conductor ia walk back TO town and
report As | climbed up the dnEp
came across the body of the dead brake
man. and when little distance down
the track. met the section gang, who had
taken refuge la an out house near BY
and saw The whole wreck. ! got on
their hand car and they run mo In here
was covered with mud and blood AMI
as the doctor stripped me. ] told him
TO take care Of my effects He told me
this morning my watch stopped pre-
cisrly 4. We've been companions some
time. hut I beat running this time
Ny wife will be- np this eve. and er.
pecl TO 20 home in few days"
THE wiECK.
The seventeen cars and cabocse pre-