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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.
