The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
A CRAZY FIREMAN ON COZ.
sTRUGGLE OF AN ENGINEER ON
FLYING LOCOMOTIVE

| Over In the lounging room Tor the trainmen
at the terminus OF ono OF the trunk lines IN
Jersey City several trainmeh were exchanging
stories OF hairbreath escapes. fast rides. anu
instances OF presence OF mind while waiting 10
be summoned 10 their duties. fInay 10
came the turn OF small gray-halred' Keen
| eyed man.
| well. yes,' he said. taking chew OF his
| neighbours tobacco. had one eXcitn trip.
| 1t was long back In w. before the coming OF
these do uble-cabbed Mother Hubbard enJihes
| on which, IL you want to speak to the fireman.
| you have to stop at telegraph station n SEND
| him message or else slap the air over in the
| Emergency notch n bring him UP to YOU
| whether he wants to come or not. Never ala
| like these pesky double deckers was doing
stunts on the 6O7-a good old mogawl sha
| were, too just out the shop.where she'd been
overhauled n had the air brakes put on her.
| left the other end OF the division on trip
right after PAYDAY n my regular fireman had
reported ILL., I'd seen him the night before n
ne looked rather weak n tired. n th"nEht
| ned been taken III. Ihey used to nave great
| trick dom that after theys got their mon.
had fellow by the name OF Conroy in ms
| place. n we hadn't got along very FAR for"
came to the conclusion that h" was mite
| under the weather. too. n he couldn't make
| the OLD oo' steam nohow' me outcome OF IL
| was that we laid down several times on the
| trip In n barely caught the steamer with our
export freight Old Nuthead. the enjine
dispatcher, he made me walk the carpet, n
saC. o1an uG enG, Ino ne n[OP
freight very long m / left him fcelin rather
testy. but didn't say anything bout conrov.
as 1 thought that durin' our lny-over in tbi.
end he'd kinder pound his ear n sleep of the
booze m be all right coin' back
We caught train 7" for the return trip with
ABOUT .nlr'een cars perlsuaoe SUN Tor ,hi-
was a nurtv GOOD string ~ mir. hros - cars sor
pu' e hnt nfa 81 nts c",S 'pe
was thinkin' what a stop you could make 90" on
short notice with them. m how you could turn
things over in the caboose Old Joe Hoffman
was our conductor. n he was an awful man to
swear m cut up high links if everything didn't
'' "Ws ms ho ~ay movod o,+ vsrv u, ,,ono III.
meaders when saw ne how I'd have 70 do
sor,. taII ennrir, 90 W. t,at i ".o 80 .p"o
soon's we'd git to little grade I'd drop her
n lay rlsht down for want Of wind. conroy:
gone out m put on some flnishin' touches m
MADE II worse.
ou can 'Is SousSs was mad clean
unUd cot NJ GouxoH TO Sse as now
which to rest m p'raps end his little railroad arn
in career soon's we got home again. When wa
got to the first waterin tank. about forty miles
1Tt we had S used up Just two hours m fifteen
lost thirty minutes on forty miles almost level
s uness es toeE bfass
crssin like one mad m says says 'al"' t0nn'" ~
church sunday Here's message from oii, Je tTr
sey which says as how II yer don't hurry up
us, q respectable man,
,tch A. this III was only about midnight Tuesday
asbestos. clothing is Q boon. m the br5in, sun
maybe didn't give that fireman a settin' out.
So You long. lnnky bunderbuss.' l says. for
| you don't take a purity sudden brace m Keep
the wind up on this mogawl till we get in you
as TO vel hs sit rSs send
soon,,s we git in. or my name amt John Stat
:" lie give me kinder reproachful look n.
commenced Akin his fire As turned to put
Wits key grabbed that b 5pt n '9 turned
roun' to Conroy. Aha! | says. so this is the
Stss Ws here r she eI goes sEerS naG G!
that bottle over on the track and broke it into
assast the stun my s but ef h ho a aS set
makes nce. l2ng snSeSh n notcad an IN I'M y:
! commenced TO- let er out at once to make up
for lost time. 1t was purty good eynn pni,',
then for about twenty Mills. then IN an NH in c
OF about three mile N down the mountainsido
twelye-mile hill kept her wide open Tor about
half mile to give us'a good start down the hill
nlthen shut her off m let 'em huZZ ~. ~ ~
The old 6o7 was = stem winder with a
back divdin' the irTmnm And engin NJ % w.
Tho airhrake valve was placed right on tor tho
You could reach it nic"n hnndy VIII wh Ear sat,},
in the seat ,Td no morcn shut her OF Wien
quick and Conroy sprnps ON mo turned
to nHo Ho dirty thaGkgunrd he screamed I'm
mort me. isiY You dirty ras, ShnrnTn" vo Nj
meyer live N 70 toa see the super aGlin ~"
before could do anything he rnb pS :" .nhs
the, shoulder m fell backward aonGsine e ,hs