Show HOW RAILROAD ACCIDENTS ARE SOMETIMES S AVERTED t It 11 In a n fact not hOt generally lIy Hint on 1171 Bomo ortho MII r lI ways W IH Is I a n system n of t awarding to II signalmen annual of at to IO to to tho Importance of ot the tha of or will which tho havo charge The lh bo ciro of ot e quite additional 10 LO the monH monI mid are to tho man to tau And vigilance In hi tho 11 at their thel duties dullea record rr 1110 year cifu lit Ik in th bo arc II awarded and any c els ac of or or thin lUcy tuny occurred d lends la to tho reduction or total of tho tM bonus t t tho yen year rewards t mo hl o occasionally given to signalmen and others for 0 con Iun vigilance or ur promptitude in III preventing It will readily r be 40 that In casern my All Ji J Buddon blockage of ot linen on Oil trains instant on llio tho of ot tho men lite II on th spot makes nil llio tho safety and disaster There IB III no tim for tho to think or refer 1 to thi th ir for rOI guidance They muni t know Intuitively what In hI tho right rl ht thine to tJ do and do It on thu t tA A full or rod occurred at tho th south end of a 1 near London Born Bom completely blocking tho lino Itc Just oa an nn express train Imi hI b uon n 1011 tho north of ot llio Iho Thu nt ho h HoUth Ho th end Instantly KAYO gwo Uio tho stop hilt twin signal to tl the man at nt the th north and ond and ald tho Just ns nil prompt promptly ly I hla ID danser and out lila hit red flag ClAg to thu tho 8 which by that IM within a It yards of ot the tho to tho tunnel Tho signalmen who had acted ta fill promptly worn commended by b tho dl rectors r and substantially eU rewarded A train traveling on tho up lino IIno through u It country station wn passing tho signal box when tho man In saw that tho line lino was being Cul cd ell by an nn engine which had boon been shunt shuntIng Ing on tile the down dowl lino 1110 which was in tho net lIet of crowing to the up lino with without out the tho authority fIM ns no 11 in i to stop tho freight but tho immediately turn 11 his hili switches and diverted It on to a 11 aBide Bide and HO prevented a collision lon He received the hunks of ot the director accompanied by b n 1 no less welcome ro re ward In cash eRsh cashIn In III another case while n freight tr train was II Into a n nn 1111 empty Cn ran on Iho rails turned com completely c over oel and blocked tho Iho opposite lineon 01 which n passenger IllS train WilD was approaching Tho signalman ed NI tho mishap and Instantly put his signals to danger thu tho driver of ot Hit train at lit once shut off ocr Mill applied his brake brnko being helped h In III Inthe the stopping of ot tho train by the guard who hut hud been heln on tho lookout and Imd seen tho signals suddenly go up file watchfulness and prompt action of oC tho Iho three men prevented a n terrible al altor tar tor and the they were each warmly com cont commended mended and substantially rewarded A passenger train started from onn onA of ot tho largest In tho country and nil was entering the tho tunnel just north of ot the station when whon the driver of nn 1111 In Incoming coming train signs that there thero was an nn obstruction In the tunnel Thc Tho driver of ot thc tho outgoing outdoing train acted on the signals II I Is and stopped d tho just j st clear of ot an engine which wn Mantling In tho tunnel und been forgotten by tho signalman Tho signalman vas dismissed the tha two drivers drivels were commended by Ly tho dl III rectors and tho one In hI charge of oC tho Incoming train was also rewarded by a I money grant nt nl another station pta pla ed J six loaded coal conI cars In Inn a siding HidIng then Ihen ran light to 10 tho next station about a Ii mile and a u holt half away Unfortunate Unfortunately ly l proper steps stepA hud Imd not been taken to tile the cars and they thoy began to run rua back toward the tho main line unnoticed Gaining speed they thoy passed pa over tile lie switches rind wore soon careering away after the engine Half a n mite tway throe three plato plate layers layer working on the tho saw SIW what happening one of ot the men ran back to stop any approaching train tho oilier two nt nl risk to themselves ran mn tho cars pinned down the brakes and brought the runaways to n l Hand A suitable reward prompt promptly ly I voted to each man |