The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20

the overland Freight and No. 2's crew,
as they Pulled out Of 1'oltcc to climb the
loop. could plainly sec. above mid across
the stormiiig, struggling choking engines
OF the tea train as they ncHred With their
load the summit or Eagle Pass.
s. Tho Wind bore down to Them In break
Ina waves tlle sucking, roal ,,g en- q s nv
G,ilyernE furnaces Pat I,r ~ nc slo nI,
Lolin Parker aud the head brakeman pc.
ste him. looking together ut the rfeisiit
With the absorbed air OF men ~ ne ,i not.
4 tob Of a well who watch tho loaded bucket
iicHr tile top.
they Gould almost read the numbers on
the engine tenders They eo nl s9o t fn1.
the hoad.cnd. and AZ they looksd .heS
Aaw his train break IN two behind nm nm.
and the rear end, parting Ike a stakes &c.
back down tho hill The hind end brake.
the iad dast'nk e r9 cat tf and bsgan setss
brakes. The passenger crew say the &, hrak
snes '''o th ,l ara@ sa eoudnt s}and
& it. From, Jne OF the big tea cars q ora y.
head parted like a tooth. The Tea =, 5ra ~
asan brGhS IL w Sod ta liz e"boese VIII
five 10000 pound cars shot a ls ,,o ,uo
grade; and No. 2. was now climbing anoSe
'roltec. ,,.,,,,o
from tic rftight engine across the gult.
1oai Francis sprang for the bell core, !. nm u,t
il va needless: his engineers at inc very
moment threw double chambers OF ar
on ' cau T1ee Cards or the whist tables md
swept Baked potatoes into me 10 lotns' 81 81
astonisheS lne,ss b y Hr0''tthf c 'eum
etnnid stories; It upset roystcrers; s,a 1.,,
rered sober men; It basted the COOKS WIN .,i
gravy and the walters Win tr ,a,,,;, !, ihe
the blood to the Acnrts am = s t,,' ana
savere 5one-No. 2 was against tt. Before
fhe frightened porters could open the Se e,s
tbuies the PASSENGER engines were ml ~o 7vn
..nrn,,ttiing down tho Moose 10 set away
frn,n ! imnendlig disaster. The trainmen.
huddled a gainssin5g tho bhgEa Ee-car uonI,
with their eyes slued on ,, une t .hat s%ery
foot OF their flight could be seen. was va.
= race back wards to save the passengeIl
train: but for every mile theS cou u.a
crowd into It's ~ wneeTs ina saw rst
distance back To- Toltec They could never
make the I'LL ives of the Noos.e; It masn,,tt
they ste ernwd ls n 60 too hard she mght
Nv an elevation. ard so Into the gulf y
is one thing to run down hill and another
thing to fall down hlll.6The tea tfh'h
vas T!ra ',..s turned n to bare-headcd John
Parker and handed him his watcl, and
his money aE 5,56i ~, -, -, ~
choked tie word. out, because he Knew
w tH,,r ne f tmis stun in to Bucks John y
/ don't make t. all COMPANY
''t The si'rrsken1an. srecnish nna dazeA;.
steadied himself with a hand on the 5amn;
the baggasena1 stared aWiid-eved . y. y
his rusty lenses Pat he 1alt ereo
Eli ri drop OF AT the Totec switch and
ma be ! can ,opci, 1t TO catch that string 1s
-ys,l ne never make It this way 'ohn
'rY OH / git q most . as we'll, Jump out
Into the canon; YOU II never live to use
switch-kepy Pat-we retcrowdlng q me me
a minute. +.
pulled his ring and took 4; a switch-key,,
off the bunch. ti Y sd Nh . $ III a n
They're crowdlng ., John" q,
The car slued under them. J oFn ia rKer
tore of his specta clcs ia !.
Pat I'm q lighter man than you-slve
me the swltcl,-key!" no cried. gripping
the conductors shoulder as II followed
him ont the door 70 the platte platform
Your children. are younger than mlne,
Pat. Give me. the key,
look after my Insurance. Bislt V.
With these words Francis tore the old
mans hand roughly away; When min,
ute is a mile. action is quick. Sixty sew
cnty seconds more meant,s.the GToltec
switch. md the conductor already hung
from the bottom step Of the ba gage
car. l.,
Pat Trapcls was built like a gorilla. He
swung with his long arms IN and out
from the reeing train into rhythm one
cinders. tie other bra cing lightly against
the step tread. Then. with the switch key
in his mouth. with Parkers thaln halyr
streaming over him., and n WhirlWlnd
No. rs drivers racing above him and a.