Show must bave their sea less on 1 tell yon it requires a good deal of practice to be able to stand in the cab of a rapid running passenger train and fire the coal into the firebox eaid a west penn employee in speaking of the risks run by trainmen the engine rocks swaya and fairly jumps at times under his feet and if the fireman doean doesn t mind bis ps and qs he is liable to lose hia balance and be flugg from the rapid gaited train this is more especially the case in rounding a curve where if the balance is lost tho fireman may be hurled from the train I 1 remember a case in point which happened a comparatively short time ago on the fort wayne A fireman was flung from his engine one dark night as the train was rushing along of course he was soon missed and a search made he was found and wonderful to say was not seriously injured pittsburg post |