Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01
AL MOST UNDER
ENGINES WHEELS
THE MARROW ESCAPE OF YARD
MASTER J. T. ELLIOTT,
HE ROLLED OFF THE TRACK JUST IN TIMB
TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM
HORRIBLE DEATH.

Ptttsburg Pa, November l.-Yardmaster ]. T.
Elliott had narrow escape from death In the
Pennsylvania railroad yards which was attended
by circumstances that were peculiar in more ways
than one.
He had just thrown a switch and was crossing
the track In front of an engine when be was Sc n
TO stagger and then suddenly toscollapse He fell
almost under the pilot, bat fortunately rolled Of
| the track to one side. He not injured
After that" said he TO a reporter II mazda nm
my mind to quit work. The fall which might have
cost me my life was caused by a nervous trouble
and might occur again at any time
But you don't seem to have the trouble now''
remarked the newspaper man
mo, am all right now DR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People brought me around again
after the doctors had pronounced me incurahle
The trouble began with u severe pain In the legs
and. the physician at that time said IL was mus
cular rheumatism He gave me medicine which I
TOOK for some time without seeing any improve
ment The pain continued and my strength kept
eboiag away. | noticed that not as agile
as used to be and could not catch and climb n
moving car as readily as did. Then came
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 fer sixteen DAYS I grow thin
as skeleton and very weak FINALLY I had n
consultation of three Pttsburg physicians and they
pronounced me ineurable. The pain In my body ard
legs continued To Increase and became SO severe
That l had to take morphine sometimes to get a
little relief. became just about helpless with no
control Of my legs
During the Christmas holidays in 1901 friend
In Iowa City sent me clipping from a newspaper
telling of remarkable cure Of locomotor ataxfa in
the case of ID. C. Peak OF Milwaukee, Wis by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People So
began taking them. I followed directions carefully
and soon began to improve. 1t gradual but
sure, and now l am like another man. l can go
around and took three weeks trip a little while
ago without experiencing any bad results. I have
taking DIR. Williams Pink Pills"
Mr. Elliott was in the employ of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad for fourteen years as brakeman
then conductor and finally as yardmaster He lives
at No. 5Sl5 Parker street, Pittsburg Pa and Is
ready to corroborate the above statement. His
cure from locomotor ataxia is only one of many
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Nitus dance and nervous debility
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