The Crazy Engineer.
There is nothing that seems to have such fascination for an escaped lunatic as a loc ;- motive, especially if it be standing in the yard already fired up. He fires up himself the minute he sees it, and then mischief, if not on foot, is surely on wheels. He jumps on the footboard with a glad cry of joy, grasps the lever and away he goes, tearing! If he was never in a locomotive cab before in his life he seems to know just what to do to let on steam, and just how to get the greatest possible speed out of the iron horse. It is a nice awakening for the fireman, who had fallen asleep in the cab, to find a maniac at the throttle, witht he consciousness that if he interferes with him the maniac will throttle him. Numerous are the instances recorded of such incidents, tempting the wildest flights of the reporter’s pencil. Still the situation can hardly be overworked.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 459, 2 April 1890, Page 6
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167The Crazy Engineer. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 459, 2 April 1890, Page 6
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