The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-15

six miles south OF Ocala, and when about a
mile and half from the city his mules
took fright and ran away. The doctor was
thrown out and fell under the wheels, two OF
them passing over his chest. He was picked
up by some one passing, and DR.. liar was
/ called at once. Dr.. Christian is IN old gentle
man. lately from Alabama, and his injuries,
while not suffiCisnt to Cause death, are very
serious, and it is likely that he will be laid
up for some time
Titusville Star: Rev. Mr.. Barnes. OF Gov
ington, KY, who visited Indian river several
months ago. and while here held services in
several OF the Episcopal churches on the
river, has decided to come to Indian River
again; this time 10 remain. He will make
Melbourne his home about the middle OF the
coming mont Of February. and will assist
/ Rev. Mr. Brown in the church work on this
river Mr.. Barnes would undoubtedly have
been here by this time but for the sad event
of the death Of one Of his children recently.
which has prevented his coming to Florida as
early as he expected.
Ocala New Capitol DR.. r. R. Snowden
stands a good chance to become a millionaire
yet He should have been one long ago. for
there is no man living that possesses more
natural genius and ambition than the genial
doctor, He has often made fortunes but as
easily spent them But he Is again on the
road to success. and the Capitol hopes he will
make success out Of his invention, some
thing that will make him a very wealthy man.
The patent Is to be used on railroads to pre-
vent collisions and other accidents. To illus
trate. two trains may be meeting each other
on the same track at any rate OF speed, each
| teing ignorant Of the approach Of the other
the engineers and tremen land for
that matter every living being on
one or both trains may be dead
or asleep, and yet as soon as these trains
get within a mile OF each other they will
both stop automatically. When other trains
come along in either direction they are stop
ped before reaching the first, and so on, as
many trains as come along will all stop with
out colliding. The same principle is applied
to the severtng Of trains and cars standing
on track or running away from the severed
train are also protected from trains arriv-
ing from either direction. A train approach
ing crossing Will run on through at full
speed II no other train is near, but II other
trains are in dangerous proximity TO the
crossing in any direction, both will be auto
matically stopped II switch is prepared
for an approaching train 10 run in and the
other end of the switch is also prepared for the
train TO re-enter the main track IL will run
Through the switch, but II either end of the
switch is open, or if'anOther ira stands on the
switch, the train will be stopped before
reaching 1t. If the train is wrecked and the
engine and all the cars but one derailed, the
one remaining will be protected from trains
in either direction. Application Is being
made for patent in Washington, and If il is
allowed collisions on railroads will be com
paratively rare. il they occur a. all DR..
Snowden has been so successful in bringing
things to light that his friends feel confident
that II life is spared him he VIII eventually
make Ocala as famous 10 scientists as the
wizard Edison has made Menlo Park.