PART III THE OMAHA SUNDAY 17-24'
EIGHTEENTH YEAB. OMAHA , SUNDAY JSIOKNING , MAY. 19 , . 1889. TWENTY-POUB , PAGES. NUMBER 338
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FOR SMYRNA RUGS ,
' CARPETS ,
CURTAINS.
69c
Ladies' Dressiue Sucquos , made of a
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for $1.00. Mail orders Illled.
Children's Mtwlln Drawer * , from
8 ( i. j i. to 12 noun Monday onat /
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tome4.
S5c
Ladles' Dressing Papqncs. made of line sheer
lawn , milled collar and culls and front and bot-
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only Monday at Wic : worth Jl .fiO.
MAIL OltDKlta KILLKD.
Bennison Bros
It Has Just Boon Dedicated With
Appropriate Ooromonios.
THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERING.
Thoroughly Equipped Institution
Was OniMied for Patients
on the Thirteenth
of May.
A Sketch of the ttiillcllui ; .
BATvmioui : , May 15. [ Correspon
dence of TUB BEE. ] May 7 were per
formed the ceremonies attending the
dedication ot the now Johns Ilopkins
hospital , and on last Monday , the dis
pensary was opened for the treat
ment of patients. For thirteen years
"iho process of building has been going
on which was to result in the fulfill
ment of the bequest of Johns Hopkins.
The wealthy merchant loft his fortune
in trubt for the foundation of a great
hospital and an university , bequeathing
Bomo $3,000,000 to ouch. The manage
ment of the latter secured first their
students nnd obtained' the equipment
as they progressed. The hospital , on
the ether hand , invcs'tod its income in
the erection of its buildings , and is now
ready to begin its work. As oariy as
1874 , suggestions in regard to plans
ware sought from many who understood
the needs of a large hospital. From
these , the best wcro selected and em
bodied in the final design. After an ex
penditure of $ iiOoU.OOl ) , the result is the
structure which has now boon thrown
open. According to the wish of the
founder , it was desired that it should
compare favorably with any in the
world , and it is to embrace the hospital
proper , a training school for phyfelcians
and nurse- together to promote the progress -
gross of medical science.
The institution itself comprises fit-
teen separate buildings erected on a
largo square of ground in the eastern
portion o' .ho city. It is situated upon
quite a high hill giving a beautiful
view of the surroundings and insuring
fresh'uir and proper drainage. There
are about fourteen acres in an oblong
block with u frontage of 709 foot and a
depth of 850 feet. The grounds are
neatly sodded nnd laid off with gravel
walks and drives. The group of build
ings together with its towers all built
of brick with stone trimmings , makes u
very good appearance , All the build
ings with the exception of the laundry
and pathological institute , are con
nected with each ether by a covered
passage. This corridor is for use in bad
\voathur in passing from ono apartment
to another but when possible , the open
walk above it , is expected to bo used !
Running boncatti those connecting
passngos , is the pipe duct in which the
eteuni , water , soil , und gas pipes are
laid.
laid.The main entrance Is upon the west
eldo lending into the administration
building. This.is the best in point of
eho and finish and supports a largo
tower. The door opens into the ro-
tunrta Immediately beneath this tower ,
facing wliloh are three balconies of the
glories abovo. At the baclc is the grand
stairway. Hero nro the olllcos of the
trustees and physicians , the library and
reception rooms. One room ib furnished
with seine of the household rolica of the
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-
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11
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SMYRNA
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150 best Smyrna
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Monday your choice of
thlSHlzeonly3.4d ; reg
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Children' * dlttslln Drawer * , from
& a. in , t6 12 noun Monday only , at
lOc pair. Only 2 pair to each cus
tomer.
Ladles' Drosplng Barques of fine sheer lawn
tucked front , trimmed with line embroidery
around bottom , collars and culls , and at jl this
purl-lent beats the world , Wu ttlll sell It after
Monday for il.fiO.
MAIL OKDEltS FIUKD.
founder , and this is sot apart as a mem
orial to him. There may bo scon the
dinlng-tablo and antique chairs of the
benevolent Johns Ilopkins. His book
cases are tilled with line editions of
standard works. In the main hall is u
marble bust and also a portrait of tlio
same gentleman. Above these ofllecs
are the rooms for the resident students
and physicians , but they : ire not fin
ished so elaborately as those on the
first floor. The latter are in polished
oak or other natural woods. Directly
behind the building is the apothecary
shop whore the drugs are to bo com
pounded for the whole institution. In
corresponding positions to the right
nnd loft , are the male anfl female pay
wards. Those are divided into separate
rooms or suites of rooms to be rented to
those who desire hospital trcatmontnnd
are able nud willing to pay
for it. The rooms are furnished
in the simplest manner ; an
iron bedstead with brass knobs , a
bureau , washstand , wardrobe nnd
several chairs. Back of these buildings
is , on the one side , the nurses' homo ,
on the other , the kitchen and bath
house. The nurses' homo is a square
four-story structure designed for the
accommodation of those who may enter
the nurses' training school. The bath
house is cquippad with nuparatus for
almost every kind of bath. There are
also movable tubs which can bo brought
to the patient's bedside. The kitchen
is divided into uilTorent departments.
The main lloor contains the kitchen
proper , the scullery , refrigerator
rooms and dining rooms for tboollleials.
In the basement is the bakery , pastry
room , broad room und moat room. The
upper story is allotted to the cool.s and
also used for dining rooms of the various
servants. Under this building are the
boiler vaults. They cont'i'n ' the gas
and water motors , coal vaults , four hot
water boilers aiid three steam boilers.
All the buildingii are heated by the hot
water process , though in many rooms
there are open fire places , but merely
for ventilation nnd cheerfulness. The
steam is used for baths , steaming tables
and ventilating coils. From this place
the pipes radiate in every direction
through the pipe tunnol. They nro all
exposed to enable alteration or repair
in ease of accident.
Extending eastward lie the commoner
or free wards. There are 11 vo altogether ;
one , however , consisting of two stories.
This IB the llrat or octagon ward , There
are twenty-four iron beds arranged BO as
to form n circle. Each has its head
toward ono of the light walls of the
room. Windows open in each direction
giving sunlight at all hours of the day.
In the center ia a huge ventilating
shaft with openings nt both top and
bottom. Near each bed is the register
for heating , BO constructed that the cold
and warm air may bo mixed to give any
desired temperature. At the southern
end IB u bow-window for the use of con
valescent patients. The invalids'chairs ,
movable tableland book-racks are upon
rubber wheels in order to create no
nixnoyiuico to other patients. In con
nection with each ward are linen closets
nnd a diet kitchen whore light food
may DO prepared at moment's notico.
There nrn throe other wards of n simi
lar character but built in the shape of a
parallelogram. The beds nro arranged
tn Vows , twelve on cneh bide. Instead
of the central air shaft the bad air is re
moved through the hollow tloor.
The lastwiudla for contagious dis
eases when it IB duslraole to have the
patient isolated. It is 180x145 feetrec
tangular in form und contains twenty
separated rooms besides the diet UHchoii
Portiere
On Mondny wo offer
8S palra eif lie.ivy Tor-
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imnt dado , for ono day
only fl.ws ; worth { ,1.
llrnss Trinlmed ( lir-
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TOp.ilroofheavy 1'or
tlero Ctirtulni with
be.iutltnl Silk Ohenlllc
boiMcr.s , only } -'Ji pull
worth $ " > .
lira's Trimmed Cur
tain 1'oles froo.
Nottingham
Lace Curtains ,
( Ircat bargains Mon
day In Hue NottlnKhain
Lace Curtnlm. ! l'i yds ,
long , t-xped all aronn 1 ,
only 82 oil pair ; worth
$4 : und lr. ! < ssTrimmed
Curtain 1'olett free.
Lace Curtains ,
43 pairs of Netting
ham Lace CurtaliiM.
This curtain has the
eirect of line mussel
net , and has sold all
season readily at J2.M
pair ; Monday only il.Cfl
p.ur , and ItrassTrlm-
meil 1'oles free.
and nurses' apartments. Each room is
entered by two sots of doors. Tliroo
are fitted with perforated floors. A
strong current of air may bo created in
ouch at the will of the attending phy
sician , and the ventilation is arranged
with the greatest care in order that the
contagion may not spread.
On the northern side of the square
are located the dispensary and operat
ing rooms. The dispensary is for the
treatment of outdoor patients and tran
sient callers. There is a largo waiting
room upon which open the consultation
olllces of the heads of the different de
partments. The amphitheater contains
a leoturo hail , accident department ,
and etherizing room. The operating
room is surrounded by tiers of benches
to enable the students to note the pro
cesses during the surgical operations.
Movable tables , bath tubs and other ap
pliances are at hand. Tho'lnundry is
tin isolated building on the southeast
corner of the squaro. It is equipped
with machinery run by steam ,
and is especially designed to
do quick work. On * the northeast
corner is-locatod the pathological insti
tute and morgue. This is for the use
of students of the medical dopr.rtmont
of the Johns Hopkins university. There
is an amphitheater where the autopsy
may bo viewed. Jn connection there
with is an air-tight morgiio and a wait
ing room for funerals. The upper story
contains the pathological laboratory ,
rooms for histologicnl research , and a
small museum. This department has
boon in use during the past winter.
The wards alone are partially lire-
proof , while the other buildingsaro not.
The illumination may be brought about
by either gas or electric light , but the
electrical plant is not yet in place.
Klcctrio bolls connect the wards
with the attendants' rooms and
the various douartmonts may communi
cate by a private telephone system. A
novel feature is the "telemeter , " which
enables the director to see at a glance ,
the temperature of each ward , The de
sign for the hospital contemplates an
equal number of wards on the south side
ho as to form a symmetrical whole. The
erection of a chapel and tv green-house
is albo in the plan. The latter adjunct
to the hospital is desired on account of
the good olToct of llowora and attractive
surroundings upon the patients , while
the endowment enables it to receive
patients without charge , yet all are ex
pected to pay as much toward the ex
pense as tnoy are able. . The medical
and pathological branches of the hos
pital are to form the nucleus of the medi
cal department of the university.
VJCTOK KOSKWATKH.
Tlio Trnulmdnur.
Kate llrmrnlce Sticnntod } n liclfonl't
With a jaunty cloak and swagger ,
And a Jmvol-hilted dagger.
A guitar swung from his shoulders by a rib
bon , blue at that ;
And his brooches never blgcor
Than would show his shapely figure ,
And a fascinating foatlior In bis funny tlltc'l
hut.
Bo ho wandered forth n-\rarrhig ,
And a-rbyming and gulturinir ,
And In attitudes artlstlu tinkled many a
tricky air ;
And the ladles all adored him
And the balconies encored him ,
And his tunes wcro legal tender for his \vel-
como everywhere.
Thus a-bumming and a-struinmliig ,
And a-woolngand a-coolng ,
Droning duties by the dozen ,
Lisping sonnets by the score ,
Wont the hero of our story
Through it glamor und its glory : '
Ah I so mellow autl so merry was the gallant
Troubadour !
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Tlie world's wonder I A Lady's Drosslnc
Sacqno with twenty tunks in front , tuckou
sleeves , trliinnea with line embroidery ilowixtlio
Trent , mound bottom , collars uiul culls , for
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Children' * Mnslln Drawers from
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DRESSING SACQUES ,
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Ladles' Dressing feaoqut-R. s cut , made ot an
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lenmsoii Bros
A PHANTOH AT THE THROTTLE
No Wonder the Engineer Fainted
at His Post.
WHITE FIGURES IN THE CAB.
Why Nelson KilxvnriiH Threw Up Jila
Ool > on tlio Klcj Gnuulc A Wild
Iliac on ti Stormy
\
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The Grand Canon's Ghost Train.
. Mountain engineers nro nerhaps the
most fearless class of men in the world ,
says the Donvor'No\Vs. Journeys of so
perilous a nature that the blbod of all
ordinary men \vaUld' curdle nt the bare
thought of undertaking are successfully
made by them. Those men who ride
hundreds of miles through the moun
tains are seldom frighted , but to-day
there resides in Denver a man who
would not "pull" a train ever Marshall
pass for a cool million , nnd when the
name of that famous place is mentioned
ho involuntary clenches his hands and
pales visibly.
Several years ago there was a story
circulated that three limes a week a
phantom train wqnt steaming ever the
pass , and that ghostly forms could be
seen through the car windows , and , al
though the statomonls in regard to it
were incoherent , engineers began to re
gard a certain portion of the track with
suspicion , and usually hugged the rails
there as close 09 possible. Ono morn
ing a freight "runner1' pulled into
Green River nnd informed the operator
that ho had seen , tha'trnin ' , and so earn
estly did ho plead with the master me
chanic. that ho was given an engine on
the bait Lake ( Uvisou. ) Other experi
ences wore related , and it became al
most a weekly occurrence that some en
gineer would report having scon a train
of which the digpatqhor had no record
and could not account , for. In nearly
every instance the engineers who com
plained worethoso-who pulled the night
passenger , which reached Green River
at 7 o'clock in the m6rning.
Ono engineer who , had twice scon the
much-talked of train pulled out of
Salida as white as .the snow on the
ground , and the foUbwing morning the
llroman brought taalongino into Green
river , the brakoman'firing , and the en
gineer in an insensible condition. Ho
had seen the phantom train und that
was his last trip on the road.
FKAKLKSS AND COOL.
The regular train was then placed In
the hands of an old and tried engineer ,
by the name of Nelson Edwards , who
had as a fireman Charles Whitohead.
Doth men were cool and calculating ,
well educated and generally considered
the moat fearless men in the employ of
the Rio Grande men who hud caught
runaway trains on the mountain side
without BO much as a. flush suffusing
their cheeks. For nearly two months
they were on the train , back and forth
every other day , and wlllo ) the alter
nating crows had changed several times
they had not 03 yet 'seen the mysterious
train , the Bight/of which had been the
cause of fo many engineers quitting that
division ,
Ono evening , just at duslc , while the
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Curtain
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1000 Holland Curtain
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Curtain
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About SOObest opaque
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trimmed nrnuml the bottom , collar and cutts ,
with line odK < ! embroidery. Mondny only , Jl.Tol
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Children's Jlntllii Drawer. * , from
S a. m. to Jli nonn Monday only > nl
JOc pair. Only li pair to each cit.t-
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DRESSING SACQUES ,
$1.75
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MAIL UltDEHS riLl.KV.
Bennison Bros
fireman was lighting his lamp , the en
gineer , Edwards , experienced a strange
feeling creeping ever him , and as he
pulled into the canyon the silence
seemed deeper than usual , the night
darker and the nir colder. Several
times before they reached the
grade the "popping" of the safety
valve caused him to start. But soon
they were winding in and about the
labyrinth of small canons and over deep
arroyqy , and as his trained eye swept
the glittering rails ahead ho forgot his
uneasiness. Engineers seldom speak to
their firemen as a rule they are too
busy the constant watching requires
that their minds should bo on their
work , and to-night Edwards was more
like a sphinx than usual , for it was re
ported that there was a bridge in clan
ger of going down , and a defective rail
in ono of the canons , and ever and
anon ho slackened the speed of his
train as a matter of safety.
THE DANOEU SIGNAT , .
The engineer passed under a snow-
shed , and the strange roar so peculiar
on such occasions followed. Wnilo in
the shed , far away there came the long ,
warning whistles of an approaching
train. Edwards remarked to his fire
man that No. 8 was following too close.
Again , when about live .miles farther
on , ho recognized the same whistle ,
this time nearer , nnd at short intervals
the signal was hoard , coining rapidly
nearer.
"It must bo a wild train , " Whitehead
grumbled , as the engineer reached for
the rope and gave two short , sharp
whistles , only to hour the long , danger
ous answers. Againin asnowshcdit oc
curred to him that ho had to "saw by" an
east-bound freight at the next switch ,
twenty-live miles further up the moun
tain , and as he loft the shed the boll
sounded throe times , and ho brought
his train to a standstill us quickly as
possible. Tie could hoar tlio doleful
touuds of the followers as the pistonrods
traveled back and forth in the cylin
ders , in the crisp night air , but a sound
moro omnious than that was tlio long-
drawn whistles of the engine that was
rapidly overhauling him. Tlio conduc
tor ran forward at this juncture and
asked :
"What did you stop for ? "
"What did you pull the boll-cord
for ? " rejoined Edwuads.
"You're crazy , " the conductor said.
"Now pull her wide open and light out
for the switches , bccauso wo'vo got to
pass No. 10 there , nnd , besides , there's
a , wild train a-cllmbing up on us. D'ye
hoar'/
KACINQ FOR WFH.
Edwards drew back the lever with a
btrnngo fooling. lie opened the throt
tle , the wheels slipped on the rails , but
us they caught thosand the longheavy
train began to move forward slowly.
Both men in the cab could hear the
sand grind beneath the enormous
weight of the engine. 'The train in
creased in momentum as it moved for
ward , and in about five minutes was
running as fust as practicable on that
portion of the road. The following train
was approaching nearer and nearer.
Again the short series of warn
ing whistles was heard , which
Edwards answered , but only to
hear the wild train , give the danger sig
nal again. Ho looked out of the window
as ho was rounding u curve und noticed
the other train rapidly approaching.
Cold beads of sweat stood out on his
forehead us he pulled the throttle wide
opjn. Faster and faster the speed p (
the train increased , und more danger
ous was the track. They were now in
the very worst portion of the
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2000 inamif.u'tnr-
cr's samples of l.nco
i Curtains , consisting
of Nottingham1 * , line
Snlss Curtains , Ori
ental Lace , and In
fact nearly every
liiiul of IIK'O curtain
made. These sam
ples will measure
1 } to 2 } yard * In
length all nt one
prho Monday ,
39c Easli.
25 pieces of very
fine Madras Muslin ,
suitable and used
very much far sash
curtains. Sold by
our neighbors as a
lender at 2iic. Mon
day our price only
15c Yard
where the snow banks were the most
treacherous , and just in this part of the
track waswhoro'tho broken rail was re
ported. Every time the engine struck
a curve it seemed as though it was im
possible for the small llangcs to hold
the engine to the rails. The cars were
rocking violently. Tire train was lurch
ing frightfully. The passengers were
rudely awakened from their slumbers
by the train striking a snowdrift. The
speed of the train was BO great that the
train broke the drift easily and was
soon roaring through a snowshcd. How
the fireman labored. His shirt was wet
with perspiration , for the hungry fur
nace consumed the coal so quickly that
the stack belched fire.
AWAITING DUATII.
The passengers having been warned
of the impending danger , had dressed
themselves. The women were wring
ing their hands in despair , strong men
wore trembling and the thought of every
person on the train was of the man
whose hand rested on the throttle of
the engine ahead. "Would ho bo al.lo
to outrun the pursuing train and break
all the snow banks , or would the rear
train dash into the coaches and kill all
the passengers ? Who was their engin
eer ? Was ho comuotont ? The curtains
were all thrown up , a few daring men
clung on the platform and glanced anx
iously back. The conductor started sud
denly as ho caught a glimoso of the
driving whooteof the roar train. They
were fully ton inches larger than those
on the engine ahead. With hand
tightly clenched on the throttle Ed
wards' eye rapidly swept the track. He
was a good engineer , for oven under
that awful strain ho had presence of
mind to shut olT his steam in order to
save it when running clown grade with
out brake pressure and never once while
running did ho allow power tu take the
plnco of speed , u fault of most engineers
under excitement. At this tune the
snow began to descend , and in the pe
culiar light that bottled on the earth ,
caused by the snow , Edwards haw some
thing in a backward glance he took that
made his blood freeze and almost caused
his heart to cease beating. On the top
of ono of the cars of the rear train was
the tall white figure of a man gesticu
lating wildlywhile ho couldseo , a while
form in the cab. A terrible thought
Hashed through His mind the trainthe
train , the peculiar condition it was the
phantom train.
T1IK 81UCCTKH STILL GAINING ! .
Without further parley , regardless of
the broken rail , ho dropped the lever
another notch , and then as quickly as
possible , but cuutioubly. ho opened the
throttle valve. His trained car caught
every sound his engine made and under
the intense excitement he once thought
lie.heard the pistons ' grinding and the
axle pound. What'a wild ride it was
in the night. It would bo im
possible to pass a broken rail at the ter
rific speed they were traveling. Ho
was leading the race by about two hun
dred yards now , and us his train approached
preached a point where tie ) truck re
versed and ran parallel , ho nerved him-
bglf for the trial. Ho rounded the
curve safely , and btartcd , and was mov
ing back on the serpentine curve with
the rapidity of lightning , As ho
passed the othpr engine ho saw two ox-
trc'inely white figures in the cab. The
spotter engineer turned u face to him
like dough and laughed , The ghostly
fireman reached for the cord and again
a snrlcfi of short sharp whibtlossoundcd.
On the train plunged into the night ,
roaring through biiow sheds and over
iron bridges that trembled beneath the
budden shock , tjo fuel wua the train
DRESSING SACQUES ,
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fancy tuckcit vest front , trimmed with Una
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MAM. OUDl'.llS I'll.lii : ! ) .
Children' * dlnslln Drawers from
S a. in , to 1'i noon Montini/ only , at
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toimii' .
DRESSING SACQUES
$2.50
.i' Dressing S.icques made of a line shear
lawn , tncKc-d fiont au/V trimmed down front ,
bottom , collar * and euir.s with Hie lineal S\vU
embroidery , .Monday only jS."ii ) . worth $1.
MAIL UHDIMtS li-lM.KD.
raveling , that the rush of air could bo *
hoard by the passengers. "VVhorovor ;
there was a snow drift the train would 'f
break through it like a hurricanco. ;
Faster and fabler , for now they were
mounting to the highcht point of the.
the pass where It was coldest , steam was f
not BO plentiful , and BOOH Edwards
had the lover in the corner
and the throttle wide open. The groat- v
cst speed his engine was cabablo of had ' ,
been attained , and Edwards could but i
watch the rails in front of him and keep
his hand on the throttle. The fantoin i
train was gaining ; ho could go no fas
ter , ho was helpless. Around the '
shelves of the high mountains and along :
the ridge of lofty hills , over deep v
aroyos , through long snow sheds the |
race continued ; the very landscape was
closing behind the train lilco a cloud ; *
the mountains Boomed to recede rapidly - /
idly , but ail the while the specter train i
was gaining ground. The wind arose * '
and sighed , and from the north heavy i.
clouds began to drift southward. The }
pilot struck a slight snow bank and ;
hurled it u hundred feet high. ;
TJIUOUOn TUB TKMl'UST. fj
A terrific storm was BOOH in progress , A
the furies of wliioli seemed to concon- ?
on the fleeing passenger train. On 1
into the night the train swept , specter
andpassongnr like bolts of lightning
pursuing one another through the sky.
Edwards sighted a bridge that was ro-
Eorted weak , passed it bafoly. unil huv-
ng by this time crossed the buinmit ,
was now on the down grade.
Steeper it bocanio , and wtien ono
particularly heavy hill was reached
for the llrst tiino in his lifo Euwards
was guilty of running iho grade with
out applying the air brakes. Soon ho i
sighted the switch. No. 10 was not .j
there , and with a madness born of ex
citement , ho wont tearing by like the
wind. Another norios of short , nharp
whibtlcs and an instant latar the engi
neer saw a red lantern swinging in the
.right of way. Ho waa running
down grade , the thought of No.
10 ahead , the mysterious train
behind , and a trained mechanic
ho instinclivoly applied the air. The )
wheels slopped revolving but the train
was still running ever the snowy
rails. Far ahead ho observed light ,
shadowy , fnntubtic forms , und as the
train it row nearer , ho saw that they
were repairing the track. They were
spirits , and the next minute Hying to
ward the glioBts on the trn'ck , passed
through the crowd of ton or twelve ,
reached the curve beyond and Kdwarda
ventured a backward glanco. He saw
the phantom train run to a broken rail ,
the engine ran olT onto the ties , und ono
bccoud later the heavy freight pitched
Iho embankment , and u moment later
vanished.
Written in the frost of the fireman's
window was the following , in a peculiar
hand :
"Yoors ago a frato train was rocked
as yu BUW now that yu baw it , wo will
never make an other run. The eniino 'i
wan not oundor cantrol and four BOXHIIUII " * "
men wor killed. Jf yu over ran on tlila
road again yu will bo recked. " 3
Kdwardti passed No. 10 at the HOCOII d
Hwitihreached Green Klvurat U o'clock
the next morning , an hour ahead ol
timo. and left the Uio Grande that day.1-
The following evening ho wont to Salt
Lake , mid wont back to Denver ever the
Union Pacific , on which ho Is now run
ning , and is considered ono of the most
trustworthy men in their employ. The
phantom has nut been been einco