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Show j Conductor Abbott, of the S. P. I V. Ry. met with a painful.and what ! might have been serious accident, on Wednesday near the Plaster mills at the mouth of the canyon. While leaning over the platform, looking toward th rear of the train, which was moving at a rapid rate, the switch bar, which is several feet nearer the track than it should be, struck him just behind the ear and knocked him sensless. Fortunately his grip on the Iron railing was tightened by the contracting muscle and his body was drawn back on th platform, where he foiled himself him-self upon recavering from the ttnn-ning ttnn-ning blow. The engineer, Sam Parry, happened to see the perilous position in which Conductor Abbott was in, and reversed his engine, but not in time to prevent the accident. Mr.Abbott says his head is pretty sore, a gash three laches long being inflicted, but thinks it will be all right in a few days. The gTeat wonder is that it did not crush his skull or land him under the wheels of the moving train. He is at a complete com-plete loss to know how he escaped to well. All the twitch ban n the S. P. V. line are said to be too near the track, and the train hands are continuously con-tinuously lit danger of being hurt by them, Ensign . ' |