Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-25
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something REGARDING Railroad Life.
Speaking OF peculiar nnr of
railroad life said the operator
IN tell you there arc many fun.
ny things happen that the world
in general known nothing Of. Z
''Tell us few requested the
reporter,
1.-THE following remarkable case
said the operator, was tried In North
Carolina not long ago. A man was
walking along railroad track on.his
way 70 turkey blind. with turkey
shot fast express train came along,
the man stepped to one side. A little
scrub North Carolina bull at tho
same time stepped on the track, the
engine struck the bull, threw him 30
or 80 feet, hitting the man and throw
ing him in pond of water which
saved his life; his gun was thrown
from his hands, discharged, killed one
cow and fatally wounded another.
Result. the man sued the railroad
COMPANY for damages for being hit
by the bull, claiming that the railroad
company had neuligently and care
lesslv thrown a bun at him, doing
him serious bodily injury. The own
or of the cows sued the man for kill
/ ing the COWS. The court ruled that
the railroad company could not be
held TO have anticipated such an ac-
L.. a al hot
in favor Of the railroad company, but
decided that the owner OF the cows
could recover 300 for the loss of the
cattle.
i Another remarkable case occurred
just few months ago. the latter part
of which has never been made public.
While a passenger train was passing
over bridge on one Of the railroads
of our country. crossing a river, two
Pullman cars jumped the track on
curve and went or the bridge into
, the river, falling 25 or 30 feet; the
river was very high on account Of
freshet; the truck, of course. drop
ping from the cars foated several
hundred feet down the river. gradual
ly filing with water the men broke
out through the ventilators st the top
Of the cars. and We're able with as.
, sistance from shore to rescue possen-
gers. IL was very early. in the morff
ing, before the passengers had got up
| and a gentleman who was ON the
train stated that when the ear was
nearly filled with water, he observed
two ladies who had been unable to
get any clothes except what they were
sleeping in. hanging by the rod
which supports the curtain Of the
beRths; that these two ladies had their
hair up in cnrlDnpers, and that water
was nealry to their armpits; when
they were rescued. it was found that
they had rot the papers out of their
hair, which was arranged nicely; in
other words they had managed to
swing with one hand, and with the
other take out the curlpapers--show-
ing that, with the gentler sex, vanity is
superior even to the fear OF death,
and that they at least proposed to look
well when drowned.
Among the passengers was a man
who was very active in aiding the
company in resisting claims for
losses for baggage, etc, there having,
of course, been many claims, put in
for enormous amounts. This man
apparently was doing everything pos
slble to aid the company and one day
was asked what he had lost. He said
he had IA satchel which contained a
good many clothes, including a good
deal of silk underwear for this, how
ever, he made no claim, being glad
enough to get off with his life. but he
said he had new watch and some
jewelry which he had bought, to the
value Of about $40, for which he
would like to be paid at the COM
pany's convenience. He had been so
helpful, energetic and active that ne
was Immediately given his $3.50. When
the river went down and the car was
brought up this mans satchel was
found. Its contents consisted Of a
dirty shirt, a dirty pair OF socks two
dirty collars and dirty pair Of cuffs
and half bottle Of whiskey. 1t was
supposed that it was the whiskey
which he considered to be his jewel
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