Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-10-08

spondeo, and bring me the bills. Sit
down. Dan, for few minutes, ana I'u
have 1t for you You never detailed the
AFFAIR to me-" no added for my bene-
at.
We'll. It happened this way" began
the engineer. crossing one short Ie9
over the other and catching a heal in
the rJ1ng OF the chair: We got awsv
from Pages Junstion On time. hauI,n1
baggage ear. two coaches. a diner
and two psrlors. It was exactly $40
when got the word and pulled her
cut In the regular way for the straight
run Of Is miles to Cages. 1t was as
bright and clear an afternoon as ever
saw. The train pulled steady. and n
wasn't too hot nor too cold got No
"a up to her gauge and settled back
on my seat for the prettiest spin we
have. In fact make It q rule to shSw
or q little vhan I ret On that race
track. as We call II, and II was one of
those times, you know. when q fsllow
kind O. fsels - = things was running
too ALFRED smooth to last. Now,
couldn't tell you for my Life Just where
We were whom I noticed what seemed
like curry Of Dust away ahead, about
ten miles II was about as much dust
as one O. than cavalry companies
kicks up when they Gross us q bit
above what We can Grenny's Climb
] didn't think ea0ugh Of II to mention
II 10 Joe, Tor really suspected 1t was
ene O them eel6ier troops going to or
from the fort inca I noticed a great
~ A. %
and about rs giossy-liks, rise right I'D
back Of the horizon I spoke to Joe of
1t ane asked what he thought II meant.
He replied he guessed We were going
20 have . gust REt those clouds
climbed NJ 10 fast that In ten minutes
Va cepldnt see any sun at all and 1t
grew powerful dark. We wore run
ming ahout 20 miles ~ hour, for
hadn't got her we'll opened up for
speed then slowed down and stepped
out on to the fOStboarA 1t seemed
to be getting hot and DRY, Aud the
brush alongside the road was turned
leaves-back.
We're going 10 get It mighty
heavy. Pap. and we're going To get it
quick sAta Jep a. he nung On some
coal.
II didn't make any answer. felt
queer. SonnSthtAa was warning me,
n kept getting darker, but there was
no wind. no rain. no thunder. l.
climbed back On my seat and pulled
her open a bit. Ola "A shook herself
and Jumped ahead Joe got back on
to bis seat and leaned out, looking
ahead. Then saw q whitish, ragged
sort Of cloud drop down from the
black ones. It was bigger at the top
than 1t was at the bottom, and the
lower part Of II was swishing the track
Ike the end q q whiplaah-
'Cyolone!' szciaimed Joe.
mind. Il was right over the track, lick
ing the irons with its great tongue II
flashed through my head that cyclones
travel In certain directions, but for my
life I couldn't remember what their
course was. In fact, didn't have time
to think. for It was headed straight for
us and coming faster every minute.
Quick rs lightning made up my
mind to tackle that cyclone! I'd put
tie trains strength against its
strength u came to Q standstill I
knew r6 be jest as bad on a. II ]
crowded her through T. 80 yelled to
Joe for coal and for him to close the
cab windows. threw the lever away
forward and grabbed the throttle and
pulled her open. BY this time could
hear the roar coming nearer and near
o., like continual thunder!
AS We sprung into II II roared like
the Kissing Of . million valves letting
OF steam! In the DIN and uprosr
didn't know q. thing. except that I had
my hand on old as bits and she was
splungins Ike an unruly horsei She
unssatsd me hike q bucking ponyI I
hung on! n was all couif do.
'Whsa We tore ost into the sun
light again was behind the boiler,
on the door Of the cab, hanging on TO
that throttls! The cab was gonsl Joe
was gone! Ny cap was gone. and my
Jumper torn n II . thrsshsr had run
through fl The coal was cleaned
completely out Of the tender, the roof
OF the baggage oar was swept away,
the roofs Of the two coaches driven up
into the air and half ripped OF, and the
end Of one Of the parlors punched int
But we were still on the irons,
thank 0odi
Then broke down. Yes. air,
went to pieces like a woman! Jumped
down on the floor OF the cab and shook
and couldn't speak! The passengers
came running forward, after I'd
brought heI down to a dead stand.
asking au sorts Of questions. But I
couldn't have answered one Of 'em to
have saved my life. All I could do
was TO gasp: Where's Joe? Find joel
knew we were safe. that It had all
passed. but what had 1t cost US? They
went back and looked for Joe. and
found him blown at least quarter Of