Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
(To be continued.l
EXCITING TINES.
What Wound nm Engineer Do in Case
Il q. EnHiininr,

What Wound an Engineer Do in Case
of n Collision.
4. the st. Nicholas Cleveland Mofett
tells many good stories about the loco
motive engineer and his experiences.
| asked If an engineer plans ahead
what he win do in collision. 1t seem
ed reasonable that "a man always I'M
der such menace would have settled
| his mind ON some prospective action.
| But they laughed at the idea, and de
/ clared that an engineer can nc more
| tell how lac viii act in an emergency
than the ordinary citizen can say what
! he would do in a fire. or how he would
meet burglar One engineer would
jump. another would stick to his thr0t-
tie. and the chances of being killed
were as good one way rs the other.
The only thing man wouldn't do is
reverse his engine for that would
make the driver slip. and set the whole
business to skating ahead
The mention Of burglar led one Of
the newcomers tn tell Of William Pow
els adventure with some Sing Sing
conyicts Powell was the oldest engi
nper on the New York Central
ON one occasion four or five convicts
outwitted the guards by dropping from
treStle upon the tender of a moving
locomotive, and the first thing the en-
! gneer knew he was set upon by a
| band Of desperate men. who covered
him and his fireman with reyolvers.
out You go now. quick" said the
| conyicts; well run this engine our
selves"
The engine was No f05 Powelrs
pride ana pet and he could not hear
to have unregeneratc hauGs laid upon
her. so he spoke up very politely; Let
ne run her for you, gentlemen, III 20
wherever you say
| They agreed To ,hiS. and some dis
tanee down the line left the engine aud
! departed into the woods And the joke
of IL was" concluded the narrator,
THAT the reyolvers of those couvicts
had were made OF ", cd pointed black,
! and Couldn't sbuut any mere than the
end of a hroouG II was It big bluff
hey had played, hut Il worked
Wasn't any bluff when Dcuuy Cas-
sim got held up at Sing Sing" said an
other engineer. .Couvicts had rev Oh
verS an right that trip. and Denny
threw up his hands same rs any man
would II was right nj the Sing Sing
station. aud three of em jumped into
1.-THE cab all of a sudden. and told Denny
to open her mp. ami he did ndepdl
1hnu they told HIM to jump and ne
Ibid Indeed, Tbeu they told him to
liuup. aud he Jumped; bat first he man
aged to tiN her tank-valves SO shed
lpmnp herself full of water and stop
before shed gone far That was Den
uy's great scheme, and be walked
along laughing "a think how mad
Those couyietS would he
III turned ont though. that Denny
SPOILED nice trap they'd laid up at
rarsytovn Zee catch thoSe fellows WHOM
they got there You sce. tine telegraph
operator wired Hp tae liue that ruua-
way loromatlyc was coming vitb three
tscapcd touvin,ts am urr. and the
- lrajndi~lat,hcr ar Favy}awu iu>t set
che switch So Inc locomotive would sail
plump over toelec-fuat stone em-
, haukmvl8 down iuto tue Hudson Xiv
en- THAT'S WILT would llarc happened
. go ihos, yoHyiy Fl neuHy had left his
aukvalye alone but. of course. ~ -vt
{ So water logged long before she reach.
ed TarrytowU. She Just kicked out Her
: ! cylinder ends a few miles MP 1he track
% and Sjpppcd Then the VnpYiytS ttiluA