Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-05-02
m the yard took hre and threw set

"a b.cs wi ldow. down on the roif OF
the freight platform ami 81, 10 IN,
ground 1hcre was running 10 and
fro. useless aud aimicss. mcl were De-.
side themselves They plugged through
wheat up g. their knees nc every stem
All az once. above the frantic his.Iag
of the buried skyscrnper aud the wild
calling Of the ear thinks. I heard the
stcntorian tones Of Nclghbor. mounted
ON twisted truck, organizing the men
AT hand into wrccklng gang Soon
people began running up the yard %
where the skyscraper lay. Ike another
samson. PROSTATE In the midst ~ th.
destruction IL had wrought Foremost
among the excited men. covered with
dirt and blood. staggered Dad HamN
ton.
Where's McNealT' cried Neighbor
Hamilton pointed 10 the wreck
why didn't he iumpT yelled Ncig'
Dor
Hamilton pointed az the twisted sIe
mai tower: the red right still burned iu
lt
You changed the signals on him"
he cried savarcly what does Il
mcauf We had right against every.
thing what docs II meany' De raved.
lu frenzy
Nc.shbor answered him never
word. be- only pot his hand on Dads
shoulder
Find him nrsr IND him" h. re-.
pcatrd. with a strain In bis voice I
never heard till then. and the two
giants hurried away together WHOM
. reached the skyscrapcr. buried IN the
dick Of the smash. roaring like vol
.lro the pair were already Into the
au DDS, brace oi fcrrrts. hunting
f.r the engine crews u seemed 1000
hour though II was much less before
they found any one. then they brought
oui s5s fireman Ncighbor found hm
Eut h.s back was broken Back ara.n
&c., vormcd through twisted truck.
under spluicrcd beams in and around
afd over -chokcd with beat blinded
~ steam. shouting as they CROPPED
listening FOR word or CRY or gasp
Soon we heard Dads voice Boa d.f
Srrcut cry. one that meant everything
Hrl the wrc~kcrs turning Ike beaver,
through n dozen blind trails. gathered
nI close o. the big fireman He was
under n great piece ~ the cab where
nome could follow. aud De- was crying
fur e bar They passed him bar.
other men. careless OF life and limb
t..I 10 crawl under and Loo 90 him but
D., warned them back Who but
u.H baked twenty year, iu an engine
..I could stand tho steam that poured
ou him whcrr Dee lay9
Ncghhor just outside flashing
.slt heard the lnhorad strain or bis
breathing. saw him getting bali up
n,HI 90 the bar. aud saw thc iron give
Ik. lead Zoo his hands as be- priest
NIGHTLY
Nr.ghhor heard and told me long M
ar,. url how the old man nung the bar
away with hn lmprccation AMI cried
f.- one 90 help hm Tor minute
ucauta life now The boy lying pinned
under the shattered cab was ROASTING
Il ict % live steam The master me.
.hau.c crrpt To-.
Hy signs Dad told him what 90 do
and then. getting on hls knees. crawl
,l straight into the dash ~ the white
jet. crawled into q and got tho cab
pa Dis shoulders.
CrouchIng au instant. the giant mus.
.l,- Of his back set IN tremendous
EFFORT The wrcckage snapped and
yronnci. the knotted legs slowly and
painfully Strengthened. the cab Tor %
passing Instant rose In the air. ana IN
that Instant Ncighhor dragged George
McNcal from ont the wise ~ death onl
passed him. Ike pinch bar. Co the
men waiting next behind. Then Neigh
Dor pulled Dad back. blind now and
.cnsolcss when they got the old IRE
man out hc made a piuful struggle Co
quiz himself together lie tried 10
stand up. but the sweat broke over
him. and he sank In a heap AZ Neigh
hor's feet
That was the saving u George Nc.
Seal and out there they stlll tell you
about that llft Of Dad Hamllton's.
We put him on the cot NJ the hos
pital next 10 his engineer George.
lrcadfully bruised and scaldel. came
1n fast In spite Of his hurts. but the
doctor said Dad had wrenchcd a ten.
lon IN that frightful EFFORT. and he lay
there very sick and very old man
long after the young engineer was ur
and around telling OF his experience.
when we cleared the chutes | 80"
white signals, I thought" he said 10 mr
lt Dads bedside II knew we had tIU
tight OF way over everything. II W1-
q hustle anyway on that schedule. Mr.
Reed. you know that-an awful hustle
with our load | never chokcd her o.
notch TO run the yards, Didn't mean
90 do II with the Junction grade -
climb Just ahead Of MS But | locke
put again. and. 10y hockey. | thought IT,
gone crazy. got color bllnd-red 81.
nals! or course ! thought | must hJN
been wrong the first time | looked.
.hoked her threw the air. ] dur
"a tho UrovaI IIaovpne' She never