The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-16

de- f...f.1IfL. Linz only being AtAtN
vbeu tbs Ina isati1n isexhlusisd. Ihe
recent fs.v, su6w and rain storm drove
band of ihsse hardy fellows into 'he
oil mouse Of ihe Peunsflyania foaa ai
Waehneton - g.. aud almos. immedi-
a,eiy story telling vas inauguraied. Ah
Old ens.user that bad served hls ap-
rrenresfhin on southern roads said
4 wsf running ar engine on the
Nashville q CHATTANOOGA road 10 nc
time NJ my story. and we lefi The lai.
tcr city NJ I O'Clock ln che morning
tuie late. d Was On awful night ihe
rain feii ln torrents while Che VIM
mosred and vhlftlsd through iha
pine. slonl iha road when wc passed
around ths point 1f Lookout Mountain
aud I saw he great 0yerhsuging rock
and heard the oak trees snap OF The
h0g1hs crashed into each other J feit
moro lonely than ever diA before or
since. n you we're acquainted down
In that region sou would hnoa thai
there ace O. .rca' many mall noun
/ tain streams rfoH.ng that road. ana
! .nst on he other SIDE o. Chr.ly's sta
/ lion Is long iraf'Io over 900 feet high.
I always fa'f Eiai when We ent over o.
I aud that nllh' I waa f1 uaAous tAa'
. / could hardly hold ihe lever No' O.
crest distance beyond obi. dangerous
trosile Is smaller one under which
mountain stream runs Before ws
reached the trsstle I bfclme perfectly
dumb. ranlyYed with fear J reversed
the IN sine and stopped o. Dr. Wm ar
unconscious act. and Why f.d Do wi'
novel knoW The conductor came rum
uing through thc train uIt. h.s lan
tern Hello George what's th'
troutlsg' te asked
'DlruCd n kaov ! shouted hlra
7 I coullut help 10. and that's ai her.
i istoif'
LasiBg y0rl nerve ODD man. eh1
Dc fald. e.fh % sarcastic uIr Phi
her vide 0-eH ana let's sef rrt Of here
and with o. mutirred oath he saue.
back 20 ths cars
"Gusp.rg hold ~ he '.r-r tIIs
10 star, ms engine. but my han.
seemed parnlyzed and e5u'du't mak
her move.
Back came The c0ndu. Ir on ih
run. You're beaut. De- shouted u
ar me in tho cab Why don't y0u &
ahead? Wen get back 900 fhs rma o.
y and then thereu be the lIngo q
pay
"'lt'a DO use. old man. auaBcfe
back there's danger lus. ahead. but
don't know what o. g.
II couldn't see ten fec' ahead 0f m
ln The pitch darkness and rain. lu
somehow something told mr There $50
danger. srd wouldn't try again O.
bulge ihli train 20 my .hIl uufl.
tor was made but family describe /
lu fact. De- Was about ths madio.t .i
diyidull ever saw. bu' . s1d mo- a
tentIon 10 bin. and grabbing up o. Iaf
tern. ! walked ont ahead ~ tho ta.i
I had NOT gone hfty yard before
found that the bridge Ua. zun
knocked INTO the river by ne biz
water and rubbish that came msh.n
down on its crest hurried back an
told the conductor. and thea o. .rua
~ NO. went together 10 see tha eytsi
~ The damage when the conduc.t
saV the rushing waters and realize
how he had urged me on and the na
row escape the entire train had mad
he sat down on The trunk ~ a alI,
tree by he side ~ .he road and aeiua
~ glcd Hike a child I felt Iie as
ing him vino wa losing his nerve mo-,
hut my escape was too miraculous II
me 70 got funny"
Experiences down IN that COUNT
are bound TO be exciting" spoke 90
brIghi-looklng man Of middle ne
whose facc denoted great rmufs an
= 1 more than usual intelligence.
worked down there Tor Eve yoar
and must say the country b. ouou.
10 drive man 10 drink II vps
1855. had lust been promoted to