. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . e. Every ounce of steam that can be raised is now on. the locomotive trem-bling, groaning and swaying under its impulse, while those in the cars l)eiiindare whittling wood into shavings, tearing boards from the side of the structure,and Knight, on the engine, is shoveling into this inflammable mass bushel afterbushel of burning coals at the expense of the fuel they will need so sadly. Then, as the engine leaps on the first planks of the l
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . e. Every ounce of steam that can be raised is now on. the locomotive trem-bling, groaning and swaying under its impulse, while those in the cars l)eiiindare whittling wood into shavings, tearing boards from the side of the structure,and Knight, on the engine, is shoveling into this inflammable mass bushel afterbushel of burning coals at the expense of the fuel they will need so sadly. Then, as the engine leaps on the first planks of the l)ridge. this blazing nuxssis hurled upon the wood-work, but alas, again, for the delay of twenty-fourhours! The rain which began in the morning liiid so saturated the tinilieisthat they resisted the hery element. One day previous the structure, dry as it was, would have been fannedinto flames. Looking back the raiders see that there is no longer any hope of destroyingOostenaula bridge. The last chance of carrying out the proposed plan liuil disappeared. Itis n(tw a (juestion .simply of life or death, with no possibility of working injuryto tlie CO OC I AMERICAN HEROISM. 85 Five minutes later and the loss of fuel is seriously felt. The needle ofthe steam guage drops quiveriugly, showing the decrease in force pound bypound, and the velocity of the huge wheels diminishes in proi)ortion, until thelocomotive creeps forward like some wounded creature. The momenthas come when it must be abandoned. Now it is each one for himself, and necessary for the safety of all thatthey separate. As the engine rounds a curve, its steam is spent, the word is given, andthat devoted band leap one by one from the disabled monster to seek in hisown fashion a means of saving his life. To follow the movements of the different members of the party duringthis short flight, would be to extend the story beyond the limit of thereaders patience. Suffice it to say that wiien the chase was over, all
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