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Show TAFT ESCAPES WRECK. Prompt Action of Trainmen Saves Candidate From Unpleasant Experience. Dennlson, Ohio Secretary Tafthad a narrow escapo Sunday night from being involved in a sorlous wreck on tho Pennsylvania flyer, which was carrying car-rying him east. Prompt action of the toworman In a signal station a third oi n mllo cast ot Coshocton nnd of tha engineer of tho flyor nlono avortod what might havo been n dreadful accident. acci-dent. As tho train was speeding nlonn at tho rato of fifty miles nn hour tha piston rod on tho loft sldo of tho loco-motlvo loco-motlvo broko off short. Almost instantly in-stantly tho cylinder of tho engine was cracked by tho unmanngcablo rod. Tho train was Just approaching a town east of Coshocton. Tho operator saw that something sorlous was wrong and throw down a slgnnl to Btop tho train. |