Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-16
Like a Miracle,
HOW A L0c0M0T0R AIAMA SUI
FERER WAS CURED.
The Story Of q Sturdy Engineer Ills Death Vas DssrsI
dt aeensutatsn Of Physicians, but q Changed
Medical Treatment Saved His Life.
rFrom the Etenina .N,1r,. pcfroit. Simon.

From he Evening yt7rs, Detroit. Mich.
James Crockett, n sturdy old Scotchman,
living In Detroit, Mich. at IS Montcal,n
Street told the following story:
"First," he said, II must tell Won eome-
thing Of my life before my almost fatal
sickness was born in Scotland in 1872,
and came to this country In 1sss. am a
marine engineer by trade, and have boon up
and down the big lakes hundreds Of times,
There h no spot between Duluth and ths
Atlantic Ocean do NOS know. In 1879 was
In the employ of the Detroit and Cleveland
Navigation Co, and for fifteen years I was at
my post o. chief engineer on che of their big
Passenger steamers. Ny first boat was the X.
N. Rice, which was burned nj the cocts
Then was transferred 10 the Eubie. which was
chartered 10 make the run between Detroit
and Cleveland.
brought out the new steamer the sC,ir
Of the Straits and for years acted as her
chief engineer. II is n great responsibility
the position % chief engineer on those big
Passenger palaces. Thousands Of lives arc
held in tho keeping Of tho engineer. Few
realize the dangers that might bcfhll them,
eni on the engineer depends the safesy Of tile
passengers The anxiety causes great
nervous strain, and the strictest attention Is
necessary daring the trip. Not for a mo-
ment must he lose his watchfuincss. MS the
human freight above him Is absolutely in
his care.
"For ftecn years I carefully watched
the big engines and boilers without n single
accident, aud only noticed that was getting
nervous: Suddenly without warning I was
taken sick, and in less than o week was
Frustrated, l had the best Of physicians
and hoped TO lie at work ncnin within n
week. grow gradually wcrse, and ut the
council OF doctors, they said had nervous
prostitution, and had destroyed my whole
nervous system and would never be able TO be
up again. They said ! had worn myself out
by the long nervous strain caused Nv watch
Ing and worrying abopt the machinery. No
man could stand such nervous strains over
seven or eight years. while had been fifteen
years IN destroying my nervo centcrs. For
three long years / was unable 30 more from
my bed without assistance. Tho doctor said
had locomotor etaxia, end would ncves DO
nble to walk again.
"The pains and suffering I expcrienecd
during those years ore almost indeecriba'Ie.
Ny wife used 10 put eight or ten hot water
bags around me 70 stop the pain. Those
that came to SEQ me bid me goodbye when
they len me and I was given IN. The doc
tors said nothing moro could be done for me,
In fact l had given myself up, md thought
there was no use trying TO get well.
Owe tried every known remedy, md my
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for about two years before could Ert
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am nearly seventy five years Old to-day.
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{he reporters hat, which was held high above
his head.