The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-19
pREsIpENT RAN ENoINE.
Mead ef Railway company FaEforsnse
Extraordinary Service % his
own Regret

Z special traln3" ganped & stranger. as
be ran up q 4 rather plainly dressed
man of middle ass who waa standing
on the plsiform VI the Bangor a Aroo.
stock railroad station h nanxar, >
short TIME Axo. Thia railroad. b. tbs
way, IL the one that taps sne huntina
country IN the Maine woods.
MY wife ia very sick IN - fa
small town about 100 miles awayl not
expected b live" he hurriedly "a
plained.
yes. rli Ak it foF yoa Al
right. replied the other. who hap
pened 20 be Frank W Cram, The
president d the railroad inei-
denially Mr Cram worked hia way
in bis present position from one of tbs
most humble places On the read. His
drst employment with TIE company
van a. al eueins hosilef Thea he
worked ter q time IN the machine shop.
Later be served q few months IN = tel
egFaph ufsee Atterwafd b started %
lre a locomotive. became "a engineer.
and rose from enc post to another unti.
to-aay hc has entire control ot the rail-
road and "a said 10 BE- one q the unoat
practical railroad men In lhe eouniry
The teiegfaphor xas Away az ihe mo-
ment. and Mf Cram sal down at the
key aud seat message b the round.
house ordering an eneins and one car
% be made ready TIE ans aer soon
came back from The shops that there
Was % engineer SyailAbl~ Mf Cram
wired thar the engine and ear he sent
down % TIE station under the ebArge
o. the nreman. Then he senl mes
sage along the lins - clear lae F0ad
ior a special tfAin. In the meRntims
TIE passenger vas n tAe hlshes, stats
of excitement
Whea the snxlae ana car Wsre anAiiy
brought W 70 tie platform. and there
seemed % ue some unnecessary delay,
no rnsineef icing Ia sighi The passen.
ser bssan q svear.
Mr cram paid 10 attention. 70 thls
bag u aen everything vas ready tod
lhs passenger % get lnlo ghe ear. and
then the versatile president elimhe4
into the easina cab. opened 30 the
ibraiiis aud laa train vas soon speed
ms % ifs Nat
After mskias god time fnr 80 miles
or 81 somelhlns broke On ths engine
The train came 90 q sudden stop. aad Z
WAS found thar tas running gear On
one side had broken down nhieh ne-
ceHtased putting that Side IF the en-
eiae oai es commission THIS i A. op
eragloa that requires a plod deal oi
skill BAT aolh'nK taanfea The pfesit
dent sad fhe fireman ashsa eat the
proper acls aa3 sfl about yylag ~
thai sl1e 81 iss raIlroaf men tefa ~
rat PASSENGER came faTpaFa tuh-
hI.aE with fase ise shouted q nsYer
saa such aaa.harse road ia al my
uIs rt laea BEGAN % s4szf A. Nr.
+ Can ntesf aKaamInk That 81 eAa
lalkine O. sha nfealaeas of tbs nosa Or
ssHise sai'ts shat g pas aafnE
enIE ta gts mss fortunate samHiuaslpn
af slrsmsEsHsss thai hs eas on hs
sa5 at AZ
81 ersa quietly accepted ihs ahass.
aaa uhsn Iht areaA was fsmIfta sos
ta S iaa asIne ana started s slep-
s. eaIa H iks aman. Niia s crow
usa a6h s ash se.a re heafy MAJ
ahIHs So is esntel kannlns an ane
Size fassaH lntsrtsfr math With the
sassd q he raE.ne after e i eare m
daf eag. esd saen sAef weEe aSiue to-
uasd their assiinaiiea which sas
reached without further mishaI
- tee nasseaErF hurried along ths
platform he cane abreast e Tie engine
lsu A. NJ Cram covered elih art
aud grease climbed 1eWn e meet tke
station aeent. uho sas rushing toward
hi1a.
president cram. ve dld eferythlaE
we could from ghia end 10 give yoa .
clear tfacs said the ageal 7 hope
nothing eof la yoaf uay
President Cram the passenger
shouted is astanlskment
sAr. Cram. be aid 10 confusion =
had no idea that Il vas sou Nhea
spoke q harshly down The foaa I'm
very soTry. and ! vanf ta apoioeise.
Al he same tlme be extended he hand
TIE president tomDsetelY irnored ths
ouIstfe5ehed haeA
sfon nesdn'f apaiogize ~ Be aait
10 he mortified passenesF Z eoaid
siaaa your abuse cell enough But 4
sreF shoald hear enc af oar empioye'
being ssofa At and abused i BE nan
nor IN ehIeh y9u have done y ne thn'
uaa would nat rise aaotasr nile %
tbs razd. nueh less hsxe the enEirl
railroad pul al his disposal