New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-15
THE BICYCLE LIAR AGAIN.
HERE'S A THRILLING TALE OF WHEELsiAN "ho
RAN INTO AN ENGINE AND WAS UNHURT.
From The Denver News.

HERE'S THRILLING TALE OF wHEELslAN WHO
RAN INTO AN ENGINE AND WAS UNHURr.
From The Denver News
That Louis Riethmann was around T ha;ns o
greeting ms soarS as aSe Morguo IS due mora 10
luck than Judgment Mr. Riethmann has co Nna
louis two yoSns took run 1 on
evening out beyond Sand Creek After spin ITO, OK
eight w ms the wS men
GfGe ac They and
Sand Creek when the oppr9ach OF ha INCOMING IL
passenger train was noticed Mt pnpec bo ssnuia
have plenty of time to make the crossing atead OK
the oncomlng train As ne crossIa me s much
higher rate OF speed than he had calcpIateS an1
he disnounted instantly and shont S cpossng
admits hsnd TIA, he ssaa Of 5he waiting GIy H
min ra put dG Sass e he nfe took an hump
all his leg power INTO the PEDALS ana wo sIded aSo
ronc ,e out of his cousin Then tho
Clash cS The passenger train was making for Den.
M fr at R tnf OF reache the crossing
Struck him Nobody knows Just yhn al. ha harp med
Of OF the window as usual and saw the smash. The
engine instantly reversed ana ana rn Ihn q nam
gone about hundred feet. When the engineer
eape from The T ShR shf hey rs GSd
to find covered with the mangled remains OF the
reckless rider As they d % Back COOKING
the other cars Of the train but failed to ind any
ha nds feet hanging out any
dutv AS vet neither OF the men had thought 70
Iook on the pilot OF the engine. Mr.. Phnneck nad
been a Mortified witness OF the accident however,
and had expected see his cousin killed Not
seeing him fall, he kept watch OF the engihc a .
was The first 10 observe the rear wheel or the
hicyclo sticking the pilot. lie told the engi
neer and fireman. ard the three men made rus n
FOR the engine. There was Riethmann lying on inc
bumper above the pilot: graspinS the nagstait MIN
one hand and holding the priced wheel from falling
under the engine. 49,, III. II,
Even the discovery of the man on the pilot did
mot relieve tho fears OF tho engineer VINO sup
nosed that Riethmann had been killed and that
Tho wheel was held by a hand cold In death lie
vas 100 badly excited to speak but his fears werc
soon relieved. Riethmann took In the situation AZ
q glance and turning to the engineer said. good
ma iircdlv and MS naturally as possible; go
"IIelloi Can ride into town with YOU .
..yu, bet YOU can ride into town.. replied the
engineer as he ana Mr.. Philbeck Joined IN rescu-
Ing RIethmann from his unco nfortdble, not TO say
Tben EXAMINATIONS were In order Mr.. Reth-
mann assured mis- friends that he not hurt In
the least and insisted upon Ewing MS htst atten-
ion IN an examination Of his wheel, which was
also found TO have escaped injury. lie said that
no really had no very clear idea Of what had hap
ahead OF the engine. and realized when too late
that a collision could not he avoided. He had fell
No crash but had been apparently lifted up and
| thrown on the bumper above the piiot. lie had
the flagstaff of the engine without Knowing how
II was All over in second, and he felt the engine
! slowing up rapidly and knew that he was al
right although he thought he could have main
tanned his position until Denver was reached with
| out any serious inconvenience
The Two wheelmen were taken aboard the tralr
| ,nd brought 10 the city. and rode home from tho
depot Thursday Mr.. Rethmann was around q,
the loss Of a generous match OF cuticle from his