New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

N c. Talcroft. of San Francisco. who is ninins
engineer. spent some time in South Africa in the
pursuit OF his profession. AT the
Else AND Waldorf Astoria yesterday, IN
FALL. OF speaking Of the Boer war, he said
BARKLY II noticed some few weeks ago that
WEST. the English had occupied Barkly
West but doubt II many people
know much Of Barkly West. save that II mas oeeh
Cecil Rhodess constituency for q number OF years
l spent some time there. Barkly West was the hrst
CAPITAL OF Gr2naand when that county, its ns,shbor
hood in the bed Of the yaaI River, diamonds n .s o,
f hose taken Rmberey This gave
theory that these stones had been washed from
o ssrPy 10 make Bahy
and foIrlshng centre. That, deposit. y II exists
* still in has npyer been but While the
fever % lind i was on Barky West was was a very
has n No ONE eyer and i
late beyond description stu own some ;n G saIfs
the arsar and % m Tbs w e0ay
2Sr a %s GufseSS eanfu 81" very epes
s place to visit Sv y yGs t have a Ws
passed besides meerhatzen small animal about
Inc size Of stoat, couple Of Boer farmers ,
f Eas "R Walk * in snse e the men ahead and
carrying only pieces Of putrd meat great dainty
their lords and masters laden down, with their
at ~hf arf hcE We ound
thing that goes to indicate diamonds but nary
lock- upon me now With philosophical eye and
feeling rather Of satisfaction for had i been de-
creed otherwise I might still be resident there.
q fate that even now cannot contemplate with
feelings Of enuanimty'
II do a trick with cards once" said
Godfrey Ashton. of Atlanta Ga at the Gsey
House which although he as
A STRANGE sured me was wholly trick and
TRICK WITH that there was no second sight or
CARDS mind reading connected with It, has
always rested in an unexplained
condition in my mind There were four OF us az
supper. and the man in question sent for pack or
cards. and handing them to the man next him, told
him to select card in his mind; not to take IL
from the pack. but 10 tell the other two men what
card IL was. He was then to shuttle the pack and
pass it to the other two men, who were each TO
thoroughly shuas t. The last man IVA, was then TO
napkin had been tightly bound over the magician's
eyes and his dress coat hung over MS race race, with
tho n III ne Sd um ana T in Bag M By
direction was led to the pack Of csrd: and his his
The cards about until they covered 2 rough circle
2n s6G Slnses in :sfpy d Hs a SaoT sF
throush and afrixed one OF the scattered cards.
friend had chosen The answer being the ten q
diamonds he turned the knife toward US and
liked upon the point. He swore It was a trick, but
I?r the IRE Of me cannot see now vas done one
the cards were not fake pnSdk And am equS a
plished it exactly as tell you. Pray how did he
manage to do it,
THE life OF n locomotive engineer Is a most dam
one, said Allen Runkie OF Philadelphia, yes
,erday mt the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
NARROW and OF their escapes are
ESCAPE OF little short OF miraculous A friend
AN ENGT- Of mine. who Is prosperous
NEER. business man, but who started life
fireman and later became
engineer. mis- life 20 a cup OF water. or rather
thc desire FOR one. FIe at the time an engi-
neer, and. wanting drink OF water. stepped from
his seat the water can on the tender to get Il.
tie was just raising the to his lips when there
was terrific crash. the entire side OF the cab was
torn OF and the air filed with flying pieces Of wood
and iron. Luckily neither he nor the fireman was
seriously injured and they, with the aid Of the
trains crew. managed to bring the train to a stop
without further harm They then found that the
connecting rod on the right hand side had broken
IN two and the two loose ends flying around with
terrific force had wrecked everything with which
they came in contact The right hand side Of the
cab was torn 10 smthereers. and the engineers
seat was directly above the loose end of tne
Meeting rod attached TO the driving wheel
had my friend not had that lucky inspiration to
/ take drink he would beyond question have either
been killed outright or else possibly badly
mangled as to make death by comparison seem
/