The evening times., 1896-04-13
MOST FR|GHTfUL RAILWAY
WRECK OF THE 1sthCENTURY
SAVED BY FATE
HELD UP BY A ROBBER
War of Words and Bullets-The
Robber Captured.

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bound sleeper. Many an argument hay,
| lhad with the late Hon. James q. Blaine Oh
| this subject. He believed in fate, in des
| tiny. ] did not; although / do 10 a great
| extent today.
| "A Few years ago ], i'll company with 4
| noted physician OF Boston, started from the
1 HuD TO Florida. 1t was the first day of tie
| terrible blizzard which cost Roscoe Conklu
| ana hundreds of others their lives. We
| were snow bound in Come Cticutu tuHtiIThurS-
| day afternoon, when we slowly made oui
| way to New York. We were due TO leave
| New York that Thursday night al
| O'Clock on the Tampa sleeper.
| Our berths were reserved. 1t was o o'cioC :;
| before we reached New York and the Florida
| train had left ON time. We left Jersey City
| on. the very early train the next morning,
| which reached Washington at 1915 a. m,
| and Savannah, Ca, the next morning at :
Il. m, which was the same time the ira IN
| leaving New York at o O'Clock The night
| before reached Savannah, and from
! Savannah the sleCpers of the two trains
! were consolidated. and went On southwark
/ as one train.
''On this occasion, as travel was very
I heavy, each train went southwark from
! Savannah as a section. The train which Il Il
| New York at Thursday evening comprised
| the first section. We were the second
section; every seat was full in each train,
and many Were unable to secure accoran,o-
datiOns Oh either.
The sleeper of the first section went
through 10 Tampa and IL was neces Sary that
theGpctor 20 on II inCr'icr to reach his winter
| nome at Palatka that evening, as sect ION
No. : stopped at Jacksonville. Thc doctor
tried TO exchange seats with a Mr.. Red
mOHd. of Montreal, who was in the first
section. This Mr.. Redmond refused to do,
though he did not 20 further than Jackson
Vile that day.
Just This side the BIackshear River
we We're signalled by a man waving a red
handkerchief. Our train came suddenly
To a nan, ana we were informed that The
bridge had given way, and the entire train
of eleven cars had gone down prCClpiCe
of seventy feet.
'Dr. Flower took care OF most OF the
wounded. and that evening he took a car
load OF the wounded and thirteen of thc
dead Ia. Jacksonville. Had he not been
there very many of the wounded would
soon have been among the dead. Now. The
wonderful part of this story is this: TIE
lady and gentleman to whom was sold
THURSDAY evening in New York; the sec
tiGn Dr. Flower had reserved for himself
were in the midst of the wreck. the man
was killed outright and the lady fatally
Injured, only living Il few weeks. The
Canadian who refused TO exchange seats 10
accommodate the doctor bad both legs
broEcn, his shoulder and elbow badly
mashed besides being seriously in jnred
internally. Twice was DR.. Flower saved
from this terrible wreck.
In 1854 Or. Flower made professional
trip To Kansas. While III southern Kansas
he took n day off for hunting. Wandering
away from his companions while strOlling
along the border OF the Indian Territory
where game seemed most plentiful. be
was surprised by four robbers who sud
denly appeared from thlcket. He was
ordered to throw up his hands an right,
boys he said, up goes my hands. hot
don't point your guns this way. The ap-
pearance of the muZZleS gives me the Ecu-
ralgia.' They seemed to enjoy his half
impudent reply. After the leader had re-
lieved him Of his watch and money he
shook hands with the doctor and started
to go, when DR.. Flower remarked: i
don't mind your taking my money and
watch, but l feel sorry for you because
they can never do you any good Why
sO3' demanded the outlaw. Because YOU
are now suffering with Bright's Disease OF
ttc + ifneys. and have also heart trouble
which Of itself must soon kill you How
do YOU know l have kidney and heart
trouble asked the rohber. L did not
think any one in this wide world could
tell q sick man his trouble without asking
any questions except DR.. K. {. Flower
OF Boston 1t was now the doctors t;lrn.
Drawing himself up to his fullest rci.hr.
and fastening his eyes on the bandit. he
said, l AM DR.. FLOWER OF BOSTON
The robber said in a nervous tone L
have long wanted to see you. You can
help me, can yCu not?' Yes. under certain
conditions Name them said the robher
That you return to me what You have
taken. and that YOU give he 81 900. and
change your present way of living I
can only give 500 today. hut | Will a.Tec
10 tic other terms An right said the
doctor. Now hands up and shell out
and the robDer good natureCiIy handed over
tic 500 ana what ne had taken from the
doctor. Now said Or. Flower. give
me your name and address Ny name is
Bob COCHerel. hut send everything for me
to William Ncwmier. Mound CITY. Kan,
and / VIII receive it. and | trust TO your
honor TO preserve my secret
To-day Bob Cockcrell. under another
ami his real. name. is happy, prosperous
farmer. at the head of a family in Northern
Missouri.
Il have seen scores OF Dr. Flowers
patients at different times, and they all
;"l OF his examination of their cases in
the same accurate and wonderful way
| am thoroughly convinced that there isa
kind of fate or destiny about that man
which enables him to perform almost
supernatural wonders in his profession
He is the most pleasing man personally
YOU ever met. Polite. kind aud sympa-
thetc to an extreme; children are cs-
peciany fond of him, aud never want TO
leave him. He is the most eloquent aud
fascinating orator on the American plat
form. His language is the EXPIRE Ssion
always OF the most beautiful and poetical
speech.
socially he Is genial ard generous: he
is absolutely fearless. l don't think he
knows what feariS. He believes that what
ever is, is best. That he is in this world
to do a work, and that he will stay here
until it is doue. He has great confidence
in himself, ana has good reasons to have.
don't think he ever knew defeat, and il
he did | don't think he would recognize
it, or would be long in turning it to
a victory. He is most peaceably inclined,
but when forced to fight he is the most
dangerous and determined foe man ever
had.
But the most wonderful feature of this
wonderful mans life is his ability to dag
nose accurately any disease in man, woman
or child without asking a question or ever
being told thing i am absolutely GER
tain that there is not a sick man or woman
on this earth. don't care how subtle and
complicated their disease, but that if Dir.
Flower could take them by the hand lie
could tell them their exact condition better
than they could tell him. and without ask
ing question or being told anything: and
bt.itNc ne II bUly ilNin;.
man who can do 80 unless it is his eldest
son, X. c. Flower. jr.. whom, understand
has inherited the same gift. And when
man can tell a patient his disease ac-
curately and in detail without having had
previous knowledge, he is not likely to
make mistakes i'll treating his patient.
Here is a tabulatei and condensed state
ment.'' said Prof. McComber, from au-
thentic reports of DR.. X. C. Flowers won
derful and almost miraculous work in cur
ing the sick. and any sick person within
reach of DR.. K. c. Flower should not fail