PRESENCE OF MIND

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 140, 4 June 1908, Page 4

PRESENCE OF MIND

JJWtU Willi A .NEiiVK ojo IRON. -New York. April ;). -V wonderful exhibition „t nerve w.-n givi'U by A. McKittrkk, a wealth,- MU•<nm cattleman, who was pinned 'under ji" engine ,n a I rain wrccK near St l.»iii*. .MisMMin. wuly tJiis morning. •Mr. Mekittrick was a passenger in tin- guards van ui a goods train wliieii mis standing m a s i,|i, lg .„.),<,„ , in l'"'« tram ran into it and wrecked it. Hie van was overturned, and JlcKiltnek was pinned uniler the engine of the express train, one ot the wheels resting on. his left leg below the kue c . »hen the passengers on the express tram reached hi,,,, .Mr. UcKiUrick, who «;n- Hilly conscious, called out: "I guess 'l.you can push back the locomotive I will drag myself out and live another . Tl "' !'• put all (heir sired], """ I'"' la-k. |,cy could uol move I'liii- for ii wrecking ~,,»■. „,„| \|, K|| '. I nek settled down to wail. I,ul soon steam began to escape from'the. engine over Ins leg. At .McKitlrick's suggestion the passengers tried 1o I'aiMhc steam awav Iml. this pit,,, did not, work, and tlic ileal, b im<- nnbearahle.

Calliii;.' mil' »f llii' iiiL-si'iii'iTj 1m liim .Mi-Killrii'k sniil:-.

"I hi' In-11l- i- I'll'lHl jr [)m . | M .|,„ V |||,, kiii-i'. isn't it*"' W'lii'ii In- whs lohl tlml. it «iis Ji,' ilvi'H- i( li„ w , k„jf t , ri . OJU |»ii'k«'l, mill i-.illin- tin- lii-v. A. AIIi-ii "lie .if Hi.' |„ hi,,,. |„, | lill)( |; i'il him I In. 1-iiil'c, savin;;: "11,.,,.. .slrnnf;rr, I siii yon hiivi' a pai'sim's coat, on, mill I'm to try your iiitvi'. Takr tin's knife ami cut away the. lc S at llii' Kui'i', iiiid wn -will show this pesky Uraiu that t litre in life iir the old mail yet*

I lie tmhi'-ilalinj'Jv iii'i-cpl-.'.l lII.' ri'.-.|P|,||-il.ilitr. ;|||.l kili-ll ,|(,H|| '"'Mill' tin. injurnl man ami ajiplit'il the kinli'. while a ilozen ii| hers rantiuileil their i'lV.piU t„ fan awav the ileum. 'I I"' knife was Ilium, an.l MeKitI nek's tciuliiiis were toiifrh, and as the elereyiuan hacked away with I!■<■ knife McKitlnck appeared (o !><■ mi the vcrpo of fainting. .Miss Kmnin 1!,.„ n ,. r , ~ iraincil mil's,.. who Wi ,s mi the train, oll'ered him s,,in ( , |,randy. "I liavi. mil touched lire-wafer f,,,. five year-," he said, "but I will (rv a iimp ii.iw, keep lin sawing. parson! or I am a deader." When tin- last li'ii.lmi was -evere.i

!li" "lerjrvinaii faint..,!. Tin' 0i1,,-,- ,„<. seiners pii-k.'il Mi-kiltrick up. ami i-ar-I'i.'.l him l„ a carriae.c. w •.> Miss I,'i'iini'r improvised a touruiouel fI.MII hcl' V.'il. Hi' was laki-ii 1.. a !m-pilal at St. l-iiiii-. ■where hi' .lii'il a few hours after hi-! arrival.