Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-07-31

Are you m>dr wa- cha Icy re- I,
joinder. Better reverse the engines
and back the train 70 the end we came
In at. But see, here comes Ga guard
back again. Well?s
It's anything hut well guess."
growled the guard. glancing IN SHY
at the women folk. Lowering mis-
voice, he went on to the male paseen-
gers: THE plain truth Is, we're In a
death trap. God help us ALL" Inel
he hesitated.
Man, speak out. What is lit"
1--WE bin way back goodish BIT,
and found worse thing behind us al
most than this" He pointed to the
wall of flame. Gentlemen, there's bin
terrible snow slide happened on our
heels. 1t has smashed through into
the shed and blocked the line from
| floor to roof Never saw such big
snow slide in the Rockies, not even in
| the springtime o. year.
/ Twas the waTmish spell we had
lately has loosened the snow on the
| mountain-side, and now it's come down
1 all in heap-tons of 1t! Besides
| frozen cargoes of snow, there's hull
trees torn up by the roots and boulders
all blocking up the shed. We're choked
in behind, and you can see for your
self what's afore us. We're bound to
die like rats in hole!"
AS the last words were added, break
ing in an irrepressibie cry from the
mans white lips, the huddled groups
Of terrified passengers shrieked and
shouted in unison; for, gazing up,
their starting eyes discovered that the
fire was spreading in the roof toward
them.
I'VE must be very near the outlet
OF this snow she'd" quickly calculated
the stranger who had assisted Ger.
Wis.
"Why?" hoarsely screamed the pas
sengers. Somehow they turned in
stinctively TO this man, as human be
ings will to any true leader.
In that case, it would be WORT
while to rush it," said Gervis. He hat
raised GLADLY from the ground, ant
, stood holding her close to him, care
fully hiding her eyes with his lef
hand.
! We'll, then. let us rush it togethe
in the train, and God in His nero
help us through" came the suggestion
, from passenger.
q And suppose we are burnt up lik
: chips," gloomily said another.
And, truly, the long, fierce tongue
OF fire were gaining along the roof
: Strong men shuddered, while all th
| women were now covering their eye
and some were praying wildly. Hel
! and there child. with frightened sob
: hid its little face in its mothers skirt
:, 1t was, in truth, terrible death ira
!, The helpless human beings, herdir
j together, were paralyzed. Those
:. them for whom their Father in hea ye
was an eyer-present reality cried OF
i, from their hearts for His mercif
help; others were mute.
God is our refuge and strength,
: very present help in trouble; there
= fore we shall not fear" The Gle
= voice Of woman that began brave
! ended abruptly in smothered sob.
The flesh was weaker than the spir
:, and a pair of dark eyes criticise
- with a sneer in their black depths, G
;. speaker as she covered down on h
= knees.
1t would be as we'll not waste t
:. minutes in talk" said the owner of t
- eyes. It's time for action now II '
- are to save our lives"
- With swift glance at Gladd,
"a shrinking figure lying in her husband
Ns arms, he strobe forward to the fro
Gathered round the ens.le was gro
of excited passengers, arguing, ord
ing and pleading with the bewilder
- stokers, who stubbornly refused to ri
90 all apd ruSh tho fro