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Show Terrible Adventure. Captain McArthur, of Kingston, Canada, had a teartul adventure on the Grand Trunk, last week. He got up fom his seat aud walked out to the platform, when the train was near Lancaster, Lan-caster, to find out how near he was to the station. He overbalanced himself and fell, but managed to save his life oy catching tue cjupling, aud there he hung by his arms, in a position which offered him very little hope of recovering recover-ing the platform above, in the oneca e, and a sure and awful death, where he to drop off in the other. No one could be placed in a more agouizing position. posi-tion. Through his great streugth, being be-ing of strong muscular power, he held himself up while the train travelled four miles, undergoing the greatest mental as well as bodily sufl'ering. No one discovered his danger, as it was night aud very dark. When his strength was exhausted, and he saw a Dridge or a tunnel on the track ahead which would increase the daogerof his situation, he prepared for the inevitable inevit-able plunge, and, with a prayer of dis-pair dis-pair upon his hps, he let go his hold, instant death would have followed in ninety-nine cases out of a huudred, Out, providentially, Mr. McArthur, tell, more dead than alive, into a hollow hol-low or excavation in the track. The train passed over safely, and he laid there unconscious from his injuries aud sufferings lor seven hours. After daylight his reason came back, and once more he entered into the contemplation of an awful situation. He was unable to walk, but dragged himself ou his hands and feet to a house quite far off some say two miles and he got that caro and assistance which his condition required. A friend he discovered who lived near by, and he proved a friend indeed, caring lor him as a brother. His arms and sides were quite black from the muscular exertions ex-ertions he was subjected to; his boots and a portion of his trowsers were toru off, and his feet lacerated by being dragged along the track. He got a severe injury in tho back also, by the talk His body presented a dreadful sicht. The Kingston Whig says: On Thursday morning he was brought borne, and now lies at his residence under the care of Dr. Yates. His injuries in-juries have been very severe, but the doctor hopes to bring him through safely. Lx. |