Show narrow nf arrow escape daab gramie boomer ing fing says I 1 f I 1 t brakeman brak eman anson who belongs to conductor smitha mit lio crew and who cama came in from tile west today to day on ko no 14 had a narrow escape from death this morning iio slipped end of a car while the trai train it was in motion and fell on oil the track astride ortho rail and facing the rear end of the train with great presence of mind lie instantly gras edthe brake beam of tho the car in front of him hira and though dragged some di distance stalle e on tho the rail wl altha I 1 iva leg eg each side of the wheel lie ho held on till lie tile train caino came to a stop and released himself from ilia comparatively unhurt had ho lie failed to got hold of the beam or let go his hold of oft it tile C air car wheels wheel fir ifould bavo have cut It imiri halves for tuna tely other brakeman brake mau eav saw him fall and at once stopped tho the train or lio lie might have been dragged such a distance di stanco that ho lie would have been compelled to let go it waa was a narrow escape surely |