American locomotive engineers : Erie Railway edition, illustrated

University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, H. R Romans, Erie Railroad Company

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L I B RA FLY OF THE U N 1VER51TY or ILLl NOIS 923.8American EngineersLocomotive EDITIONRAILWAYERIE ILLUSTRATED R. ROMANSby H.Edited CHICAGO. ILLINOIS PUBLISHERSCOMPANYCRAWFORD-ADSIT PUOI'RIETORW. H. Wklcii, 1890Entered according to act of In theCongress year 1899 By Crawford-Adsit Company In the office of Librarian, D.Washington, C.,fw, fnuiixi^mi^^g'^wi -(^flte /a^^ liXTKODUCTION. .3 !?(^(ia banners bands andThe soldier marches to battle withaway flying, playing in his ears. He to a andthe of the nationplaudits ringing goes perform duty, is that he should receivein so his life in Itplaces jeopardy. right praisedoing are toas a hero but while we cheer the soldier for his we ; bravery prone forget —of a theanother man who risks his life in thedaily performance public duty railroad engineer. andcast aside the creations of andStephenson Hedley,Progress creeping skim likemechanical to us in their stead the monsters of steel thatgenius gave alike inbirds the rails. Traffic demands the samealong lightning speedshining nervesunshine or In broad or on darkest a man of ironnighttempest. daylight that "all theclutches the throttle of that monster and ahead to secpeersrushing are white." lights The never realizes the heroism of this man who stands guardpnl:)lic quiet between death and a of until someone'strain-load blunder,passengers, through the diabolical a a he is sent to meet hisact of fiend, or accident,deplorable with his hand still at the throttle.Maker, It is at fireside that his is known and histhe braveryonly engineer's peril his home to make his there areAs he leavesfully appreciated. happy daily trip tears in the chances there arethe of loved ones, who realizeeyes many against his A a broken asafe return. switch, defective track,misplaced bridge, wrong and would him back on a stretcher.order, they bring until are dead ere weHeroes are, all ; and instead ofthey waiting they praise of books entitled thethem, it is the of the to a seriespublishers presentpurpose and"American Locomotive in which the life history courageousEngineer," and hisdeeds of the are set forth that the knowpublic may appreciateengineer worth while he is able to hear the due him.yet praise isThis volume, the Erie Edition of the "American Locomotive Engineer," the and in it the hardest taskfirst work of the kind ever published, compihng themselves. In most instances it washas been to the to talk ofget engineers or an official to learn of theto to another a fireman,necessary go engineer, man's true worth and his heroic deeds. of theThe are under to officials Brotherhood,publishers many obligations for numerous favors andindividual members, and the various officers of the Erie, of months" laborassistance in the work, and as the result jire-manyfurthering sent to the world "the book of the engineer." CRAWFORD-ADSIT COMPANY, Publishers.