The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1903-03-26
JUST AS HE DREAMED 1T.
A vision That Rendered an Engineer
PoWcrIess 10 Avert ColIision.

| PoWcriess tn Avert CoDtsion.
George Anderson, OF Springfield, ILL.,,
| an engineer on the Wabash railroad,
| died of injuries which he received in a
head-on collision at Naples recently.
On the morning of the accident AM
| dcrson dreamed that he had been in a
collision, that he had been pinioned be-
meath his engine. and that the escaping
steam had begun TO burn his flesh, when
| be awoke. Anderson was troubled by
| the dream and told his family about il.
lie said he felt that there was warning
in the dream, and ne was almost per-
suaded not 60 60 out on the road that
day, but he went. Anderson talked 10
his fireman about the prcscntiment.
u evidently preycd upon his mind, fot'
he became distracted in manner and al
most Needless oi his surroundings. The
nearer the train approached It's destina-
ton the more distraught Anderson be.
came, and he had the appearance OF
dreaming again as he went about his
work i'm the cab. He did not give his
usual attention 10 the fireman, and the
latter felt that something was wrong
with the engineer.
Az Bluffs Conductor Garrison got the
orders at the depot and took them 20
Anderson The engineer heard them
read and attended TO the reading i'm the
same absent-minded manner that had
marked his conduct throughout the
morning. Taking the copies, he me
chnnically placed them under his scat
cushion. As the conductor turned away
| from the cab Anderson called him back
| and said:
~ am going 10 have one Of the most
awful wrecks yon ever heard Of"
The conductor was startled, and asked
him what made him say this.
81 know il is So" replied Anderson,
because ! had trouble with my engine
all last night md could not sleep. | am
going To have hend-on collision"
Garrison told him he had only suf-
fcred nightmare. Anderson shook his
head gloomily and said he lnew the nc
cident would occur. Anderson's orders
instructed him TO meet local freight
~ Naples and wait FOR that train To
take the siding. When the point was
reached Anderson gave no Indication of
stopping his engine, and as the train
| dashed by the switch the fireman saw
his engineer sitting rs IL In a trance
At the same moment hc saw the local
coming down upon them. A collision
was inevitable and the fireman sprang
for the footboQrd, crying TO the en-
gineer to jump,
Anderson looked at the fireman In
dazed manner, but made no movement
tnkNapl thp .sula nj Nh.
sprang out and the trains rushed to-
gcther. Anderson was caught beneath
his engine just as he had dreamed ne
would he and the steam enyoloped him
lie was finally taken from his awful pc.
sition, but he had received injuries from
which he soon died Every other man
on the train escaped. ST. Louis Re.
public.
Papa was reading In the paper TO
day about law against the ringing Of
church bells" she remarked, tenta.
lively.
"Nes," he reJoined, IN the non-com-
INITIAL eNasperating way Of man who
simply viii not come TO the point.
Several times, you know, you have
called me'a BELLE" she continued.
And with justice" he exclaimed,
gsilantly.
30 You think I am a church bell,
Charley2"
II was desperate step, but the cir
Cumstances justified il. And II did the
business. She wears a very attractive
solitaire now ,---Upto-Date.