New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-23
BE CRAWLED INTO THH S1h@0oA'
THAT WAS HOW THE UNoINEnN WAS sAVHo
IN COLLISION.

From Tho Chicago Inter Ocean.
Old Jerry Simpson running on soTn:{Sn Becomes aTae
between washington ana qeeevea his rst cs and
the lucky way he pulled through It, II was PACK KIN IN
the the Country was extremely fat and thousands OF
men were out Of work. .,,. vssr.- sa,d
telling his story down o b at r 5he men aa off,
ruH xas 'h ou S S sf 1s
the Visits Fsaas he
had become quite well acquainted with the foreman
TIE new engine is shipped Western
road a reliable is sent on the new IocoaooTTe
to gFSssSi' that rom ono IF these
the Denver and Rio Gnnde b TSan IN mao GOOD word
for @ esp eeH as none of the Baldwin people
banker after this Job. You can gamble on IL
'u%Pso days aa He after Being offered the position the
he% tSe middle Of the as, freight and We
began Western journey we YEN riab over hut ut it
was on Ptsbgrg dvsqn that t my A Tfs Sa
S sane e ana the tough places II almost equal
those the Rocky MSunta1ins ~. t,,o,,, on the
engine ahead was Billy duncan and knew hin i'm
we'll both personally and through pr ,,Tn from
fearless nS ae o SRd ccss pace
Duncan invited me to ride o Tt oha n OF on tba Rio
Grande engine and wanted to see her landed safely
at her destina alton. .,,.. ,n,,r,. no.
,or so We T passe SaS oHt % Of E the
few minutes had made myself comfortable with
coupia OF blankets had brought along. ,,
hc night dismal one being f%Gss7 T api
Just enough rain TO make 1t @ coneuded 10
take. little snooze .o,.o,,r cxoo and was
DOING with my eyes half shut was startled by a
loud long. piercing call for brakes from the EN- en-
Gineer / knew Bill Duncan would never nave icy
66mt such blast as that unless in the presence OF
great danger Quickly throwing off the blankets
that eSv t6e dizziness we're going down the
| Ynis al
h"About fifty yards ahead Of Brs engine were the
man had not come back far enough TO stop us on
the wet sba rns for ms to Smp
dark, and knew there was high ciT close TO- the
track on one side that would huri me back under
e enough gnf To- break every bone in body If once
'"About that time thought of praying and was on
the point Of dropping to my knees ana 2Tayg To pc
Of the r e Of the new engine had in charge
quick hOSg and hsw ON 0e n s on
Crate bars when there came an awful Sras f sucn
engine going up ara then down and the se
h had the skin Knocked my and head cu!
but TSih MAS eS we'll Sn ahongh M
tended for a lifepreserver. thought once. however
n5 aner e Of fH5 the as s %
piling up on top OF H. ,os SIN and knowing
that the worst was over unless the wreckage took
fire and roasted me alive. made an effort to
| crawl out but could not do So as car trucks ana
frames were piled above the wreck. ] thought i
was a month until the. wrecking crew came, ana
| chem 7 began TO cry out like a crazy man ana I'M
| More help The wreckers must have thought was
| pinned down by the engine, with my legs crushed
for they gave all their attention 10 me, ana after
| hard work got the trucks cleared away IT. was
! some time before they got me out, and beyond the
Sruis.s already mentioned was as sound as before
the wreck. ~ 49,, .,oor ban, ,,n h,s ron,,o.
! ,,on to the last by refusing 10 jump. and was
shed into Jelly under his engine. were also his
nreman and two tramps riding In box-car next my
nrone THAT was my first call and II was clost
one but the frebox saved my fe and have never n.
IN sor1e manner. My second cali has not come yet
| ord I'm not anxious for II. can tell you