Show AN awful experience A maa bound to a railroad trad to meet his how be was saved WILKES BARRE pa july 26 special the particulars of an outrage of the most outrageous nature has just come to light it occurred in the suburbs of smith ville sunday night john koska and his brother robert discovered stolen trunk on the premises of james tobin they became greatly enraged and seizing tobin began beatini him at the same time charging him with theft his protestations of innocense ealy increased their anger and in order to gratify their desires they dragged him to the lebegh valley railroad they securely tied him to the track the air re sounded with his cries but there was no person within a mile he gave up all hope and prepared to die he prayed constantly shortly he saw abe headlight of a locomotive appear he moved his head to and iro a few inches this was all the sign he could make the engineer could not hear bis cries but fortunately he saw his white face on the track at first he thought it the mangled form of a man killed by a preceding train he whistled down brakes and reversed his engine when ten yards from the object on the track he jumped from the cab and ran ahead the train had not yet come to a standstill engineer henderson when he reached the object was horrified he commenced to cut the ropes but did not think the loco motive would stop in time and expecting to see alie man crushed before his eyes As good luck would have it the front wheels of the eleine came to a standstill just eight inches from feet |