The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-20


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Eleven hundred aud four was q
freight locomotive. little bigger, but
,.o better. than other engines Of Ter
lass. Moslcy, who managed her, was
like her. He was just q fair. average
.ngnccr. and TINT was MI, And yet
when another man went out on the
Ilcven-four she would lay down on
lin eight times out Of ten.
And so 1t fell out that, while she did
:.-r work willingly and we'll with Mos
,.y aboard, she gained a bad name.
Mhc conductor, coming out with the
orders, always glanced up into the cab.
Ind IL iostcy were there he would
s1nile, otherwise he would frown. And
e Mosley came out with another en-
sinc the conductor would be just rs
unhappy. Afosley and the 'Eeven-four
went together, or they didn't so.
One night an extra man went out.
Ssr rather. started out, with the 'Leven.
>our. At the very last ditch leaving
lie yards she broke the switch bride.
-linbed the rail, turned over on her
Jack. jamned her whistle into the
sand and sobbetl her life away.
Twenty-four hours later. when she
STOOD upon her feet again. they pushed
;:er into the back shops TO be over
hauled and painted, and !n that way
Mosley got another ten days waiting
ftr her.
Locomotive engineers are notorious
~ superstitious. To be sure, there are
exceptions. was one OF them.
The fireman Of pusher notices that
when the head engines slip the pusher
will almost invariably fly up. The
lead engines slip because they have
found n sharp curve, but that would
not cause the pushcr, lying back on q
tangent, to slip. But slie will slip. and
you will see the driver open the sand
valves the moment he Ffcnrs the head
engine going or sees the FIRE shooting
up in solid stream or feels the weight
of tho train suddenly up against his
pilot bar.
Many good and plausible reasons for
this, responsive OR answering slip
might be put forward, but to the mind
OF the average engineer it Is a sym.
pathy strike pure and simple-one Ell.
zinc feeling for another WHY, have
''nOwn men who would argue that
locomotive would not only sympathizc
with sister engine, but would actual.
~ grieye for dead engineer. Hear
ing and seeing these things for years,
the newly promoted engine driver car
rics with him. consciously or uncon-
sci0usly, certain amount Of SUPER
stition.
One day when was a lostlcr the
,naster mechanic sent for me. went
into the Office md came out an engi.
neer. 10 be sure. had expected pro.
motion some day. but not that day,
though know that somebody would
he promoted to take Moslcy's place, for
Mosley WAS dead. The master me-.
chanic had run me around others. but
no one complained.
CiI TuIilrrs hau snieG at the 'Leyes.
FOUR when Mosley was alive. WHO
would want her now2. SSle was count
cd "unluety" then-she would be extra
hazardous now.
Or course 1t did not'follow necessarl.
~ that she would fan to 1ne, but size
did, and the first night out I.seemed to
feel the arm rest etin warm where
the late iuckless engineer lind leaned
watching she Gffstenfrg rail- beneath
his pilot.
Noah. the old fireman, bad refused
at first to go ont with me, but there
was no one to take his place. and lie
was forced TO Go,v TO this day + zee
that ,drcnian's sad. bany face III e :
He seemed at firat to resent my,
Dreaence On the right. hand .slfe, ana i
began to resent his cesgnt ntnsent. The
Iiend brakeman Gaked him. tn The fan.
,Suagc OF the cahnnsn, .,s4shgH ..sas eafin
him.. Noa1, safd nothing ana aignedi
again.
ABI went about piifau the engine 4
hetl7d the fcanian telling the brake
man how she had behaved when Nos.
ley laid or and an extra man had
gone Qua on the 'Ltyea.fo fossssi
"If she'd do that then. w,iat1ls ahe
DO to 'em now; svhat'zl .ahe DO 60 this
a|htnl,y ,rnnnery" The brakeiaals.shook
hfs head. ssIs y
AT iaet. after Ils,seh tiring. the Are
han succeefed In citing the engine
and the englneerl hot, and away We
VENT three engines. anu 15s loads for
ilesfoothiIls. *
In the valleyt the Il I.eyan-foMr did
:salfly wolf bpt the tnomeiit we hit the
;leayy Hrat7e.-. 81 Z ftset Stn fho ,,,,Yo =.
Ahe hogan toscnt nj. 1he pointer on
the stea gauge began 20 90 back and
aacl. 4 sphut afrc. the nJectnas to. allow,
I liaer to t'ptck rp;;".' and when the water .
Was. as: INV assI noald aff0rd toSlet 81