Show cool W t stops D by his rare presence of mind john donohue engineer at the bellevue mine near scranton pa averted what might have been a disaster with con sid erable loss ot life recently the throttle lever of the engine broke as he was hoisting a loaded cage mak ing it impossible to stop the engine instead of letting the cage rush up to the top of the tower he reversed his engine under full pressure and thus kept his machine see sawing until the main valves could be closed engineer donohue s cool wit not only saved the shaft from destruction but certainly saved the men working on the bottom from death or injury he has received the hearty thanks not only of his employers but also of the workers in the bellevue mine who all vote him to be a cool headed and courageous man |