Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-11-01
ALMOST UNDER
engine 5 WHEELS
THE NARROW ESCAPE OF yAaDMAsTER
IT. ELLIOT.
He Rolled Off the Track Just In
Time TO Save Himself From a
Horrible Death.

Pittsburg. Pa, Oct. 20.--Yardmaster
j. T. Elliott had narrow escape from
death in the Pennsylvania railroad
yards which was attended by circum-
stances that were peculiar in more
ways than one.
He had just thrown q switch and
was crossing the track in front of an
engine when he was seen to stagger
and then suddenly to collapse. He fell
almost under the pilot, but fortunately
rolled off the track to one side. He was
not injured.
after that" said he TO q reporter,
Il made up my mind to quit work. The
fall which might have cost me my
life was caused by nervous trouble
and might occur again at any time"
But you don't seem to have the
trouble now," remarked the newspaper
man.
mo, I am all right now. DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People
brought me around again after the
doctors had pronounced me incurable.
The trouble began with severe pain In
the legs and the physician at that time
said 1t was muscular rheumatism. He
| gave me medicine which / took for
some time without seeing any improve
ment. The pain continued and my
strength kept ebbing away. l noticed
that was not as agile MS l used to be
and could not catch and climb moving
car as readily as | once did. Then
cnme my narrow escape and | gave up
work.
"a different physician this time said
had locomotor ataxia, but only grew
worse under his treatment. began
to have attacks of vomiting, one of
which lasted for 16 days. Igrew thin
as n skeleton and very weak. Finally
had a consultation of three Pittsburg
! physicians and they pronounced me in
durable. The pain in my body and
legs continued to increase and became
80 severe that had to take morphine
sometimes to get little relief. be.
came just about helpless with no con-
troll of my legs.
During the Christmas holidays in
1901 friend in Iowa City sent me
clipping from newspaper telling Of a
the case of d. G. Peak, of Milwaukee,
Wis, by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. SO began taking them
/ followed directions carefully and soon
began to improve. 1t was gradual but
sure and now l am like another man.
can go around and took three weeks
, trip a little while ago without exper-
!. iencing any bad results. have moi
had pain OF a vomiting spell since
, began taking DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.
Mr.. Elliott was In the employ Of the
Pennsylvania railroad for IA years as
brakeman, then conductor and finally
as yardmaster. He lives at No. 5SlI
Parker St, Pittsburg, Pa., and Is ready
to corroborate the above statement
, His cure from iocomotor ataxia Ia only
one of many accomplished by DR.. VII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People and
furnishes additional proof that this
: is not an ordinary medicine. DIR. vii
) lams Pink Pills are wonderful II
their potency in nervous troubles. smal
or great, and as they are on sale II
, every drug store throughout the coun
, try, they are within reach of all. Tha'
they cured such severe nervous dis
order as that of Mr.. Elliott, proves the
power of the remedy In lesser troubles
such as sciatica, neuralgia, nervous
headache, st. Vitus' dance and nervous
debility.
! At all druggists, or direct from Dr
, Williams Medicine Co., Schnectady, n
Y, 80 cents per box, six boxes 70
q two dollars and half.