Year: 1867

tions, and remained there until they should
be informed that the track was clear. IL
was in the night, and most of the thou
sand men on the train were asleep, un-
conscious Of their danger. Four heavily
loaded coal cars belonging to the train
ahead had, by accident. become detached,
and began the descent of The heavy grade
at speed which soon became terrible.
The engineer of the special train heard
the roar Of the descending car. and sur
missed what was the matter. In an instant
he ordered his engine to de detached from
the train and put on steam to meet the
runaway cars if possible, to break their
force and save his train. His locomotive
was large freight, and he had moved
several rods ahead when the coal cars
struck him like thunderbolt, and crushed
his engine back on the train but his he
roic courage had saved many lives. His
engine was utterly demolished, and many
OF his cars were also crushed but so had
he broken the force of the shock that no
lives were lost. The mans name was
Story, and his grateful benefciaries pre-
sented him some elegant silver plate, with
the deed itself and their names engraved
on them. When asked why he did not
abandon his train, he replied, Quick as
lightning, thought had better die than
to have those runaway cars cut clean
through my train destroying hundreds i"
1t was heroic answer.


Let mo relate ono moro ineidont in tho
same line. That part Of the Marietta r
Cincinnati Railroad between Athens and
the Ohio river was formerly made famous
by the number Of its long and high trestle-
bridges. With few exceptions, these are
now filled up, and the road is becoming
one of the best. AT one time the company
were in great straits, and many of their
operatives we're unpaid. Some Of the men
were desperate, and, as the fact prov ed,
dangerous. On certain evening train
was approaching one of these high trestle-
bridges. 1t was known that the directors
OF the road were aboard, and some william
had determined TO throw the whole train
from that bridge. The engineer letting
his train move at the ordinary speed, sud-
denly discovered that rail had been dis
placed on the bridge. He seemed to know
instinctively that the momentum was too
great to save the whole train and he sig-
nailed the brakes down and reversed his
engine, to stop, if possible, the cars before
reaching the chasm. Then. opening the
thro'iie-valve, his engine sprang forward
so violently as to break the connection
with the train and dashed the awful lean.
The bold man. as this was going on, ran
out OF his window on the engine and
opened his escape-valve. Whilst standing
there the engine went over with him and
marvellous to relate, he, falling under the
huge weight, was preserved from being
crushed by the engine bell at his sile. The
tram, for the rescue Of which he had ak
ehibited snrh innnAl;isL. sssss
soon enough to escape the horrible leap
after the engine. This bold mans name
| have not heard; but he recovered from
his wounds, and is still an honored EN-.
ploye of the company.





We glorify our heroes of the battle field
and the sea; we stand all agog with amazed
admiration If some foolish man or mora
foolish women ascends Mt. Blanc Just for
the name of the feat; we talk about Alex.
ander and Bueephalus, and Caesar in the
boat in the tempest why may not my
humble pen glorify the heroes Of the loco
motive engine. who exhibit as noble and
praiseworthy daring as any heroes in
other fields !? And they do this in the con-
stant service of thousands of families who
every hour Of the twenty are repre-
sented on the railways of the world. All
honor to the heroes of the engine, and
ten thousand times ten thousand" if they
would respond "Amen."--Pres. Iunls
Wabash College.