Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-30
ALMOST UNDER
ENGINES WHEELS
The NARROW ESCAPE OF YARD
MASTER j. r. ELLIOTT.
He Rolled offtIie. Track Just in Time
to Save Himself from Horrible
DEATH

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 3O.-Yardmaster J.
r. Elliott had @ narrow escape from death
in the Pennsylvania railroad yards which
was attended lsy circumstances that were
peculiar in more ways than one.
He had Just thrown a switch and was
crossing the mack In front of an engine
when he was seen to stagger and then sud-
denly to collapse. He fell almost under
the pilot bat fortunately rolled off the
track to oDa side. He was not injured
"After that said he to a reporter, 81
made up my mind to quit W ork. The fall
which mdght have cost me my life was
caused by nervous trouble and might oe-
cur again at any time
"Bus you don't seem to have the trouble
now remarked the M wspaper man.
''No, am AL right now DIR. Williams
Pink Pulls for Pale People brought me
around again after tine doctors had pro-
nouneed me incurab lie. The trouble began
with a severe pain in the legs and the
physician at that time said it was muscu-
lar rheumatism. He gave me medicine
which took for some time without seeing
any improvement. The pain continued
and my strength kept ebbing away.
noticed that was notAs agile as used to
be and could not catch nd climb NOV
ing car as REQ Oily as / once did. Then
came my ng.rrow escape and | gave up
work.
"A different physician this ime said /
mad locon.otor ataxia, but / only grew
worse under his treatment. ! began to
have attacks of vomiting, one OF which
lasted sixteen days. grew thin as a skele-
ton and very weak. Finally had con-
sultatlon OF three Pittsburg physicians
and they pronounced me mcurable. The
pain in my body and legs continued to in
crease and became so severe that had 10
take morphine sometimes to get little
relief. ] became just about helpless with
no control OF my legs.
"During the Christmas holidays in 1901
a friend in Iowa City sent me a clipping
from a newspaper telling OF remarkable
cure of locomotor ataXia in the case OF ID.
c. Peak of Milwaukee, Wis, by DIR. VIII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. So be-
gan taking them. / followed directions
carefully and soon began to improve. II
was gradual but sure and now / am like
another man. / can go around and took
three weeks trip little while ago with
out experiencing any bad results, | have
not had a pain or vomiting spell since
began taking DIR. Williams Pink pills."
Mr.. Elliott WINS in the employ OF the
Pennsylvania railroad for fourteen years
as brakeman, then conductor and finally
as yardmaster, He lives at No. 5s15 Park
er street, plttsburg, Pa, and is ready to
corroborate the above statement. His cure
from locomotor ataxia is only one OF many
Accumulated by DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and furnishes additlonal
proof that this is not an ordinary medi-
cine. DIR. Williams Pink Pills are won
derful in their potency in nervous troubles
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4 every drug store throughout the country,
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cured such severe nervous disorder as
/ that Of Mr.. Elliott, proves the power OF
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