Show WRECK DID NOT OCCUR of nr Ml ml of Ir Fireman amid n h-n- In- In c ha In M ej In Tunnel runne Philadelphia March larch 8 At At a time lime when public attention Is centered on railroad I to make accidents it i Is worth while to I public I the ime details of If one omme accident which did not lint occur On tho of Felt Feb I cl 25 23 2 the time two tracks In the tIme ami imd 1 Potomac tunnel at Ut Baltimore were blocked b by two turK ears of oC No 3 a local pu passenger train from Popes Pope's Cre Creek k which had bath Jump Jumped d the time track Th Time The blocked time the tunnel Co for I two hours and amid mad madu It necessary to send scott the time special car In which President was return return- II tog ing from frol rein Boston loston around Baltimore by bythe bythe y und and Ohio tracks the Ohl As N soon us ifs No 32 I time ho engineer engi engl- foot neer blew hl his whistle to attract tho time at- at of any mimmy train which al at the Iho ino- ino II might hL ho bo coming in Iii tho the opposite direction The rho flagman us usual went had back to protect the time rear ecu of of or his imis train against any trains which JI might ht be he fol Col- oh- oh lowing Time The fireman went forward with an torch the only thing at hand to warn any train which might bo ho coining on 01 the parallel track in the opposite direction few train In Jim a u few moments pas passenger No O with wih six coaches and ld 12 passengers pas pas- a u connection of tho time Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia an and Erie EIle approached on the opposite op op- track which obviously could not I Ibo bo ht protected ll by the tIme automatic n block system which is Installed In this Ibis tutu tun tun-I tun nel imel nel Tho Time fireman waved hum his torch vigorously vig vig- orous but apparently time the engineer of No 3 j did nut nul see him as lie he did l not reduce his huts speed The Time fireman freman realizing tIm llio peril peri stepped aside and antl waited un until n timi- timi nUI til UI lie llio came Ho lie then threw hl Ills his torch with wih full ful force orco against time the calm cab cal window of oC time the rapidly moving locomotive Tills Thus throw him was skillfully executed and such Much an unusual occurrence occur occur- ronco rence time the attention of the time engineer en who brought his Irain Iraln to lo a stop slop as its IS soon a as 10 possible When he lie did stop slop his imis cow co-catchmer was waN about aboul three car lengths from the cars ars off the lie track Until Bout tho the engineer and amid I tho lie fireman wera officially commended for thick their presence presence- of ml mind which undoubtedly saved man many lve lives |