The morning times., 1896-06-22
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I'LL AOOttOAAtO .
Inflated car No. I'd, of the Colombia
Railroad, recently came within hairs
| breadth OF being the siaughter-pen OF q
| score or more OF passengers. This IL the
same cur that ran over and killed Dr.
Moffatt. The blue-iiDer was whining
down town at an early hour the other
morning, filled with office people, ON
| their way to work. The stop for the Boit-
more and Ohio Railroad gates was made
q trifIe further up the street than usual
| and the g1teman waved the signal to come
| ahead. The gripmaD relaxed the brake
| wheel, gave the gong u dual tap, and
| whiricd the wheel that picks up the cable
The car stuYted at full speed. Just at
| this instant the gateman was warned OF the
! approach of the New York express. that
| was rounding the curve above II street.
He saw to his borr5f that there was almost
a certainty Of a collision. With supreme
presence OF mind he dropped the gates and
| at the same Instant the gripnan let fall
| the wire beneath the car and seized the
| brake wheel In asspirit OF determination.
| Then was the moment of intensest agony.
| There was a new conductor on the car. and
! he, too, saw the approaching engine His
FIRST prompting was to turn the brake at
| the rear of the chr. & This was the move that
| brake IL couDteriIcted the effect of the
| front brake und the inexperienced con-
| ductof was Do0awate Of the fact. Seconds
| were precious and worth lives.
| The brave gsipulan saw but one hope.
| Far quicker than II takes to tell it he
| gave the gong vigorous pounding, the
| gatenian had not yet lest his senses and
| the gates flew up once more With a
| firm hand and cool lead, and with
L .t..if
| up the cable and the cur shot through the
| breach. In the same second the Iocomo-
| tive passed behind it so closely that the
passengers in the grip felt tie heat OF the
engine and were spFa yef by the escaping
| steam from the cylinders
| A Bohemian crowd was seated fB an
| up town restaurant the ether evening.
| II was just after u band concert, and the
| subject OF conversation naturally turned
| TO musicians and things musical. Did
you ever hear how Miss Johnson Of this
| city got her name Of Marie Decca?" asked
one OF the party. II am told that she
| was singing in LONDON soiEe years ago.
She was new singer, unknown to fame.
| At another pla yhouse IN the metropolis
| there was a celebrated dancer of the same
maine as Miss johnson. II would never
| do for two artists paned johnson 10 ap-
pear in the city at the same time, the
manager of the American girl concluded.
| just before his final arrangements fur the
announcement Of the singer tire ma uager
rushed up to Miss johnson and said she
| would have to change her name, and told
her TO select another.
We'll, give me a little time,' said
| the then unknown singer.
| There Is no time; you must hit on one
Immediately replied her manager.
The young woman turned about in
| despair when the first thing she 81 W was
the song that had been written for her.
and which she was then practicing. Pick
| ing 1t up she mechanically ran over the
first notes. The inspiration struck her.
- have it, she said TO her manager.
Il will take the letters of the first five
| notes in this music D-E-C-C-A.'
"The name was adopted then and there
and has clung to her ever Since
1t was at the Summer season perform
| ance the other night. and the orchestra
| was doing its nOblest to make music be
| tween acts. 1t was succeeding admirably,
| too. The members OF the audience were
| taking advantage of the opportunity TO
| exchange remarks, AMI they also were euti-
nently successful. Everything went mer-
| rily while the music tassei. At the moment
| it was at its loudest, however, there was
! the quick winking OF the stage lights. and
| the following second the musical instru-
ments ceased to breathe, leaving the notes
| hanging still high in the air., The conyersaT
tionalists had not timed themselves woth
the orchestra, Though, and high soprano
| voice In the middle OF the hause overlapped
the strains uf music With iiOh, sweetheart.
Ieok at that high hat .6own in the front
row." 1t would have, been uncertain TO
tell whether. the andience laughed all
through the next act at tile performance
or not, but they laughed.
| A--A-
"It is the little things iu travelling that
make it interesting said Prof Gregory
| Ananu OF Portland, Greg. at the SEoreham.
Prof An,anu Is connected with the State
| University OF Oregon and is now starting
abroad ON his auDrql excursion. Il mean
| that person dan get as much enjoyment
| and possibly more instruction out OF the lit
| tie incidents he encounters en- route than
he can from the stupeTdous structures built
by man or tue magnificent handiwork of
nature. -
Il have made the trip across the continent
several times. 1t always happened that
| went through Burlington, Ia. The train
| stops for a change of engines in suburb
west of the city The last time 1 went
| through there one OF the porters from the
! dining car got Off and carried plate Of
| food To small yellow dog that waited out
!
remembered that this Porter had done the
| very same thing tie last time 1 had been
| over the route.
The engine bell rang, the porter gave
| the dog pat on the head and ran and caught
| the already moving train nd tie canine wag-
| ged tim q fare well. A short while later
the porter told NE about tie dog. He said
| that about three years before the dog had
had his leg broken by his train. The men
| took pity on him and nursed him, taking
| him along in he cars for few days. When
| the leg began TO heal he was again left at
| tue same station where we saw him.
| .The porter's car came along every
| day mt that tine. and each day the dog
| would be there 10 get the food he always
saved for It. BY and by the train stopped
| there only four times week. fer it had
become through train. The little yell
low dog soon learised OF the change. He
| would invariably be at the station when
| that particular train arrived. though no
| one conld be found that ever saw him
| there at any other time. Another strange
/ thing was that he would never approach
nearer the car tracks than tie little grass
! plot on which I saw him. and that was
| two rods from them. He never missed
the train. II 1t was late. he would wait
| for 1t. but he was never late himself"
Zone Of the most remarkable figures in
| public life today is Senator Morrill, of
Vermont said B. NJ Hoifngsworth of
Montpelier. after writing his name on the