Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-22

that would have been admirable Tor
mile run. but which was simply
suicidal over the long Halelwa
course. Ayres walked. and was
quickly left behind, although, Of
course, the others gradually came
back to him.
As before stated. the special train
was packed, and joyous bunch the
lot were. Quite number of ladies'
made the trip and all seemed to en-
JOY themselves. Every little wayside
depot along the line was crowded
and many good-natured josh was
banded about
congenial bunch had foregath-
cred in the first coach ahead. Most
OF the officials were there, and colds
being prevalent cough mixture was
In order. Just before reaching Wal
alua some kind soul suggested: Just
one more before we reach Halciwa."
Mr.. Jonathan MtFadden OF fistic
fame had just proposed a toast, and,
with glass uplifted and a sanctifled
expression on his face, was about TO
sink II" when there was a Rip!
snort! Bang! and the locomotive
took the sand. The car followed and
Mr.. McFadden was thrown through
the air. Am | out? Where did he
land on me?" yelled Jack as he vain
/ ly scrambled around looking for the
Thermos. Weiner of the Park The
atre was about the first man, except
Ing the engineer, TO notice anything
/ wrong. The moving-picture man
happened to be looking out of the
window and noticed the engine take
dive. He at once yelled to every
one to hold Highland perhaps VIC
didn't don't you think?
At the inatant the air was thrown
on. the d ulieti n man, being OF a
very nervous temperament, reached
for pocket flask and braced himself
for the shock. It came, but was not
much harder than any ordinary sud
den stop. '.....
To Engineer Hardee may be given
the credit Of averting a terrible trag-
edy. Running as he was up to the
Waialua switch, he had, OF course,
slowed down considerably. At the
instant the locomotive NIT the |
switch, Hardee felt the right-hand |
wheels mount-the rail. He at once |
threw the air onto the passenger |
coaches, and then cut of and revers-
ed his engine. The locomotive, how
ever, dashed of the rails and ran
along the ties, cutting and breaking |
large number Of them. The en-
CINE then plowed its way into the
sand and toppled over to about an
angle Of As degrees. The car imme-
diately following the locomotive also
was derailed, and after one attempt
to turn title righted itself-almost.
II was simply wonderful that no
one was injured seriously. Jim
Stewart had his right hand badly
cut and crushed by a door that slam
med on him as he tried to make his
escape from the car. Hardee showed
great presence Of mind, and acted 20
promptly on feeling the engine "Iift"
that he In all probability saved many
peoples lives.
Leslie, the popular pitcher, who
was acting as fireman, noticed Har-
dee put on the air. but could not i'm
agine the reason till he saw the en-
CINE go over.
AT meeting OF the special-train
passengers held at Haleiwa, It was
resolved to acquaint Mr.. Hardee with
the fact that all the excursionists
felt that II was owing to his prompt
action that many deaths had not oc-
Cured. Everyone spoke highly of
liardecs skill and cool-headedness.
ana were all very pleased to hear
that the cause of the ditching was a
defective frog In the switch.
Mr.. Smith, the superintendent of
the o. r. & l.. Co.. was on the train
md at once examined the scene OF
The accident. He said the frog"
was defective. Is
Another train happened TO be at
Waialua depot and all passengers :
were transferred to IL and conveyed
10 Haleiwa. ~
a large crowd of people were al
'eady there, having come in on the
s:22 limited. rush was at once
made for the road in hopes of seeing j
he Marathon runners arrive, but It !
VAS not till 1929 that Nigel Jack
ION limped. under the wire. hours
md 80 minutes after he had started j
rom Aala Park. jackson, who got ID
great reception. would have cut '
'ut the distance In much less time {
,nlN Tor an accident. Il nnnenrs TINT j