Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-01
TRACK WALKING
ARAlLRoAD OCCUPATION THAT MUST
GROW TO BE TEDIOUS.

The terrible accident that happened {,
Peter Daugherty, the "trachwalker,
gave 10 many readers new word in tn
vocabulary Of trades and occupations.
That there was such an occupation q
trackwalzing under the big cover of Tn,
starry dome not one man in a Thousand
ever imagined.
"A trackwalker, "A trackwalkerY ex
claimed one citizen when asked the def
milton of the term, Why. yes; of course.
A trackwaiker is a fellow who walks
the tracks Seer Just a. easyl Now
ask the something real hard.
II pressed for a closer explanation OF
the long words meaning, the citi-
zen proceeds TO get facetious: "Oh.
watcher trying TO ring in on me uow'
A trackwalker is-a trackwaiker When
the carnivorous tramp is hunted nom
his lair in one city be emigrateS TO sR-
other On the way thither, my friend
he is a valuable specimen of the genus
trackwalker When the manager of an
Uncle Toms Cabin" troop folds up his
pocketbook and. like an Arab. silently
steals away leaving sweet little Eva,
good old Uncle Tom and religious Miss
Ophelia TO swear at his memory for their
salaries. why. then they are very likely
to become trackwalkers Then. again.
you might call hucksters who drive their
wagons up and down the street car
tracks track hawkers He, he, hel Seq
Which al goes to show that the real
bona tide trackwalker is comparatively
an unknown cog in the great machine of
the world II that cog was suddenly
taken out Of place and thrown away the
world would very soon discover its loss.
From the crashing Of wrecked trains
would come the death rattle Of the dying:
from the ruddy glare Of burning cars
would tome the shrleks Of tortured
wretches pinned beneath heavy mhs-S
and the one cry sounded trJta end % end
OF the land wUud oe. The rrackwa-xsr
deserted bis trust Ride along any r,ad
for i've or ten miles anu you VII over
take aim piodtlIng along 1eslue me
track de - NOT dressed n ne Unrest
eHrKwa7 diagonal and ms rruussrs. 4
nonced. nag ar me xneesl 40 univ uals
$3.50 a dHY 1sre IN the west. anu II s0lne
eastern districts sail t.ss Re aar--ts
wrench anu 4 hammer. anu INV anu
then suups 10 ugnIen nit n MI 1r
drive a spike INTO 4 -1e Re -ruInrls uilriE
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the hammer u-nf Pounding fr al 4 WIS
worth S1I z Hn- IN iwJ 1nv ~ 4
Wa Good g-HniouE mn 1iIiE .oif engine
DID bit me q err
bow did II nE;ga1ly
All fired suddsl wb# vIllI-l1Ir
along between the tracks. g,s8sssiis N
you please wben down ruls r-Elr IN
the left hand Beng atrsid thEt dns
steam or something would TN me ]
stepped into the righi hand track
Whsck Bif Y0glrs ir7lly got Il II the
neck sure a. yen hye An engine was
flying down the right hand tracks. you
see. and merely tired 70 stop II by put
ting my shoulder to the wheel. don't
remember what happened then The
ignts went out When ! arrived IN
sight Of myself again was here
My walk is from Carr street to the
other end OF the bridge in Madison. I'm
not complaining Of the walk at all, I'M
derstand. They always treated me white
as long as I've been working for 'em,
which is only couple Of months. I'm
just little sorry that the company is
such new one They haven't got any
hospital Of their own yet. you know.
That's why I'm here. OF course I'm be
ing treated splendidIy here-just as If |
was az home but you see. I don't know
exactly who's going TO pay these good
sisters for taking care Of me- I'd hate
10 see EN- do all their work for moth
ing
Daugherty gazed reverently at thecru
cifix hanging on the opposite wall before
answering Speaking Of the work, it's
all right get $l.5O day, just the same
"a the other iaborers on the road. and II
isn't a. hard as digging. All you've got
10 do is 10 be sure and go over your sec
ton as many times as you're ordered.
and see that the rails are in proper shape.
II you find a loose bolt you take your
pinchers and tighten it. II you find
spike poking its head into the air, give it
a clip with your hammer. That's all
there Is to the business. II you should
happen TO find something out Of whack
and can't 6x II yourself. why. you go for
help. that's all You sec. ] know Just
enough about trackwalking TO do my
work well have never had any Of the
adventures that some Of the men have. II
you want ohessr some funny stories you
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