West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-06-28

| uouhlc shomc. He stared, unEcd ngnin
INTO the faces around ns he held 90 the
fiery surgeon. Morgan" he addel
steadily. looking NJ tho surly wreckor.
get up your crew. quick. Doubleday.
make up all the coaches IN the ynrd
Tor nm ambulance train. Get every
doctor In town 10 go with you. Trncy.
clear the liner
The master mechanic and Benedict
Morgan clattered downstairs. Carhnrt
running 10 tho telephone, told central
10 summon every medical man I'm tho
Bend ana hurried out. Before he had
covered n block. roundhousc callers
IKE laws of wind before u storm.
We're scurrylng the streets ana from
the tower OF the fire house sounded the
marsh clang OF the emergency gong for
the wreckcrs.
caught where they could bc caught.
out OF saloons, beds. poker Joints. Sal.
walton barracks, churches, the mon OF
the wreckmg crew ran down the 81.
lent streets, waking now fast into life.
Congregations We're dispersed. hymns
cut prayers forgotten, bars deserted,
hclls cmpticd, barracks raidcd at that
cau the emergency gong call. fell ns a
nrc bell for the Mountain division
wrccking gang
Mhilo the yard crews shot up md
down the spurs. switching coaches into
the relief train, Benedict Morgan. with
soild Vollcys of oaths, was organizing
MS men and hlilng them at the lunch
counters with huge schooncrs of cof
fee Cnrhart pushed again through
the jam of men and up TO the dispatch.
crs Office. Before and behind him
crowded the local physicians with In
struincnt bags and banduges. The ON.
nous baggage deposited on the office
ioor, they sat down about the room or
lowered 0round-s'nrhnrt, asking for
details. Doubleday, tall and grim.
came over from the rouIflhouse. Ben
edict Morgan stamped up from the
yard. The Mountain division was
rendy.
All three dispntchers were In the
room. John Mallcrs. the day man.
stood near Tracy, who had relieved
Giddings The line was clear for the
relief run. Elcho had been notified
Of the Impending disaster. and at Ira.
cy'sNSlbow sat the chief looking flxedly
at tile key, taking the bob OF the sound
or with his eye. A dozen men In the
room We're talking. but they spoke as
men who, speaking wait on the life OF
fuse. Duny, with suspense deepen.
Ing into frenzy, pushed ITrncys hand
from the key and, sliding into the
chair, began once more TO call his
brother mt Rat River.
"i, 4 - X. II X, II o. X, II -"
clicked the River call. "R, Il 49, II.
Il ~ X, # Bob -- Bob -- Bob" spelled
the sender. Answer me, answer. an
swer. X, L II. Il - Il, II -- IL, II -"
And Barnes Tracy edged away and
lenned back TO where the shndow hid
his face, ana John Mallers, turning
from the pleading OF the current. stared
gloomily out of the window across the
yard, shlmmerIng under the double
relay of arc lights, and young Gid
dings, who couldn't stand it-just
couldn't stand it-bendlng on his stool.
shook with gulping sobs.
The others knew nothing OF the heart.
breaking In the little clicks. But they
all knew the track knew where the
trains would meet; knew they could not
by any possibility see each other till
they whirled together on the curve OF
the Cinnamon cut or OH the trestle west
OF H. and they waited only for the
breaking of the suspense that settled
heavily over them.
Ten. twenty. thirty, forty minutes
went with Martin Duffy at intervals
vainly calling. Then, as the crack
opens on the field OF ice. az the snow
hreuira a.. fIn 90 .ft4. a.
gives up at last It's dead. the sounder
spoke-Iiat River made the dispatch
ers call And Martin Duffy, staring
ut the copper coll. pushed himself up I'm
his chair like man that chokes. caught
smotherlng Mt his neck, and slipped
wrlggling 10 the floor.
Carhart caught him up. but Duffy's
eyes stared meaningless past him. rat
River was calling him, but Martin DUFF
~ was past the taking. Like the man
next at the gun, Barnes Tracy spran9
Into the chair with the I, /, ID. The
surgeon, Giddings helping. dragged
Duffy 10 the lounge in Callahan's room
his chief WAS more TO Glddings then
thon the fate OF Special 32G But soon
confused voices began to ring from
where men were crowding around the
dispntchcrs' table They echoed I'm 10
where the doctors worked over the raw
Ing chief And young Giddings, help
Ing began. too to hear strange things
from the other room
"The noon
Tho moOnT
"1he mOonw
"WhatT
Barnes Tracy was trying 20 make
himself heard:
'"rhe moon! Moonl That's English.
Amt ~ Moon"
Who's talking at Rat RiverT dc.
fnanded Benedict Morgan hOarsely.
"Chick Nenle conductor Of third
eighty Their train IL back at Rat
River. God bless that man" stnmmer-
ed Barnes Tracy. wiping his forehead
fcvcrlshly. Hes nm old oporntor He
says Bob Duffy Is missing Tell Mar
TIN. quick, there isn't any wreck
quickr
What does Nealo sayf" cried Dou.
blcday, with an explosion
Tracy thought he bad told them. but
hc hadn't "ITc says his engineer. Abo
Monsoon, was scared hy the moon ris.
Ing Just ns they cleared Kennel Butte"
explained Tracy unscadlly "He took
i FOR the headlight ~ Special 828 and
Jumped from hls engine The fireman
backed the train 20 Iiot River. Seer"
While Tracy talked. Maners at the
key was getting Il all Look here"
be exclaimed. did you ever hear OF
such mixup in your nfe? The hend
brakeman of The freight was IN tho
cab. Ncale says Tie and the engineer
were talking nii9ut tho toef conoiovo