CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-08-11

DOsKNBHoOK SWIFT LITTLE ALICE FROM
HER FKEr AND JrRKEp HER cLEAR
PROM THE TRACK.
Of a fast moving locomotive and.
graspins a little child right from be-
meath the wheels OF the iron monster
swung her to safety in his arms. So
sure was the grasp OF the brave man
that the little gtri was not injured in
the least aud did not even cry when
she found herself In the srms OF a
stranger riding on the front Of loco
motive. Instead as the train slowed
down and came TO a stop she Iispsd 20
her re-cuer. My mamms wants me"
When Missouri Pacific train No. -
pulled out OF Lincoln. Neb. Engineer
Jack Mulvihili on the right side of
the cab. Conductor Eph King and
Head Brakeman Fred W. Rosenbrook
had their hands full. The train was
late to stnrt with and lost time
For several miles there Ia a heavy
down grade When Muivihili struck
this grade he turned her loose'' with
the expectation OF making up some Of
his lost time. A the long and heavy
train gained headwsy it fairly dew
over the rails
Coming down the long grade Brake
man Roseubrook's pipe went out AT
sr the level stretch was reached b.
loaded up his "corncob" and then felt
for a match. He had none. The loss Of
Rosenbrook.s match safe saved the
life OF little two-year-oid Alice Cannon
Rosenbrook went forward to the To-
comotive TO ask hts friend. the engi-
neer, for a light for his pipe. Then he
remained to talk for a moment
What's that on the track ahead.
Biiir' Nuivinill called to his fireman.
Looks like a man sitting on the
rail-" answered Bill. Guess he'll move
when we whistle for the crossing"
Far down the track the experienced
eye or the engineer had noted bundle
Of clothing on the track. As Bill had
said. IL looked like a man sitting on the
rail-, and Muivihill expected him to
move when the whistle sounded.
The heavy train crashed onward. and
a moment later the whistle sounded
Then the bundle moved. but instead OF
getting OF the track II stepped right
between the steel ribbons aud calmly
awaited the oncomins train
MY God. it's a baby sroaned MuI-
vfhill as he shut of steam and applied
the air" at the same time calling for
hand brakes throughout the train But
no power could stop that train OF cars
In that short distance. aud the iron
death came on like tornado.
The fireman was speechiess. Mulvt-
hill. with gray face and cleaning ayes,
was intent on bringing hts ponderous
machine to halt and at the same time
was sounding his whistle. hoping to
scare the infant and cause 1t to run
from between the tracks
The shrill danger signal brought a
woman to the door OF a small farm.
house 400 yards from the child. She
took in the situation at glance and
with q scream. started toward the ba.
by. But Mulvihiii saw her and knew
that the train would reach and pass
over the little tot long before the fran.
dc mother could snatch Il from ths
Npadly danger In which 1t steod.
Suddenly the window on the nrs-
mans side Of the locomotive was
thrown open. and out upon the MARROW
running board cfspt = man. II was
Head Brakeman Rossnbrook. who had
como into the cab 10 light his pipA
I've got little girl iust her siss. =
- had callsd 10 Mulvihiil. but his