Railway and Locomotive Engineering . n is seen to crash at a high speedinto another train, completely demolishinga coach and two other cars. This scene isone of startling interest, and anyone un-initiated into the mysteries of film produc-tion marvels how such an appalling spec-tacle of wreck and ruin could be producedotherwise than li\ an actual is tlure except the suddenness of the arrival of lielp inthis as well as other scenes, while nutexactly in keeping with what we ha\eseen of real disasters, is a stretch of imagination quite allowable on thrmi
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . n is seen to crash at a high speedinto another train, completely demolishinga coach and two other cars. This scene isone of startling interest, and anyone un-initiated into the mysteries of film produc-tion marvels how such an appalling spec-tacle of wreck and ruin could be producedotherwise than li\ an actual is tlure except the suddenness of the arrival of lielp inthis as well as other scenes, while nutexactly in keeping with what we ha\eseen of real disasters, is a stretch of imagination quite allowable on thrmimic stage, and it would be well if iiwere possible to imitate it in real lite. Coming to the story itself. Jack Foster,a brakeman, who is a fine type of a man,saves his money and builds a house. Jack,however, has his faults like the rest of us,his fault is chiefly that of carelessnesswhile engaged in his work. The wifeoverhears the conductor telling Jack thatsorrow will some day come to him if hedoes not stop taking chances. She be-. Y.\RD E^rIl.(lYl?:K ii w iX(, in-- in, CRUSHED IX THE Mll\ comes haunted by visions of what mighthappen, and the vision comes to her of atrain collision due to her husliands neglectin failing to properly protect the rear endof his train by going back a sufficient dis-tance, according to the flagging rule. Tli-is where the most remarkable railriadisaster ever seen in the movies i^staged. Mrs. Foster hastens to the rail-road to allay her fears, and overhears herhusband and two men talking. One ithem is telling how lie lost his leg be-cause his mind was occupied witli thouglitsf a quarrel he had one morning with hiswife. As the story is told the section ofthe screen shows how the man wasknocked down and had his leg run conductor induces Jack to attend aSafety Rally and a number of unsafepractices in yards and shops arc vividlyenacted on the screen. One sees the re-sult of leaving nails sticking up in planksleft carelessly about where pe
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