Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-19

nolds went off and did the same for
emigrant women and children in the
other car And so it was that by
morning even the conductor and
engineer-having exhausted their own
native esources-obeyed him as if he
had commission to direct.
All the remaining fuel-it was not
much-was taken back to the two
passenger cars and orders were
given to use it economically
When daylight came a number of
men, Martin Reynolds in the advance.
succeeded in cutting a track to the
top of the embankment. From this
point the train was nearly hidden, and
before and behind, far as the eye could
reach, was one vast snow-level
Martin Reynolds had learned that
there was food enough on the train to
last the people for that day; now he
saw that many days must elapse before
they could be reached, if indeed their
whereabouts be learned by those anx-
ious for their safety.
81 wish we only had a telegraph
operator and instruments on board,
we might send word where we are and
how we're fixed" said the conductor.
"While you're wishing" said the
engineer, cit costs no more to wish us
out of this scrape. Can't you see
that the telegraph lines are all down?"
''Come men, help me to dig up one
of the wires all of the wires" said
Martin Reynolds, himself setting the
example.
"What good will that do?" asked
the conductor, working like beaver.
nevertheless.
L am telegraph engineer, aud
understand operating, replied Martin
Reynolds.
''But you have no instrument to
send OF receive message?"
Trust me-" was the reply.
After much shoveling the wires were
found where they had fallen with the
poles.
Quick as flash Martin Reynolds
cut one wire, and kneeling down
placed an end in each corner of his
mouth and against his teeth. He
waited for few seconds; no current
rassed through, so he cast it away.
Another and another wire was tried
with the same result, till only one re-
NAMED.
SO far Martin. Reynolds had been
very calm, but as he raised the broken
ends of the last wire to his lips-the
wire on which the fate of so many
people depended-his strong hands
trembled.
The others watched eagerly. The
wires had been in his mouth but few
seconds when they saw his face flush
and glad light come into his hand
some eyes.
Holding the wires against his teeth,
he read
'Who calls?"
clock Haven; who are you?" was
the answer.
cleveland; all the wires to the
southeast are down but this"
"Have you any news of the P. & E.
train that left here Saturday morn
ingY"
''No, and don't expect to have for a
week. Goodbye"
Quick as thought Martin Reynolds
brought both wires together. If the
batteries were not shut off he might
win.
Rapidly the edges clicked the alarm.
"Who calls?" asked Cleveland.
'The 2. & E. train"
"Where are your
"In deep cut north of Kane.
Women and children in danger. For
Gods sake send hel"-
At this instant the circuit was
broken, but the news was flashed of
their whereabouts.
Cleveland was two hundred and
fifty miles away, but the people there
were told that human beings were in
danger of perishing, and soon mil
lion brave men would know it,
Martin Reynolds went down and
made the people give him all their
food. This he divided into rations,
and locked up what he did not serve
at once.
He took care of the poor invalid,
cheering her with the hope of speedy
IcoCuc, duu pIoiuioiuS ouiid w obduet
by her till he saw her safely landed in
Cleveland.
With the two dull train axes he
made the men cut fuel and carry it
down to the cars, so that when another
night came there was no danger OF
freezing.
Sunday passed; Monday came and
passed, and the last scrap of food had
been dealt out to the hungry children.
Tuesday came, and the men who
were furnishing proposed to make their
way through the snow mountains to
some settlement, but Martin Reynolds
prevailed on them to wait.
1t was late in the afternoon when a
shrill whistle was heard far up the
road. but it sounded like music and
gave the people heart.
1t was near dark when men reached
the train laden with supplies. And it
was another day before the train got
through to Erie.
The people blessed their deliverer,