A Very Singular Story, At Least

A story is told of au engineer n the Union Pacific raüroad who run a race with deaÜa at tho rate of forty miles an hoor, and won by five seconds. ITo was driving tlie pnasenger train west, mul was taken suddenly and seriouslt ill. Ho cerned to be aware tliat death was near, yet the train must reach dioyeime before he could be relieved. Tbat was the end of liis routo. He increised tho speed of tho origine and ran for Efe, Forty miles an hour saved his Aistano. He reached CJieycnne ahead of time, and when the engineer who was to relieve I him stepped aboard the engino ho. i'aiutly paspcil: " Takothe engine, I'm ready to die now." In ñvo seconds lic va,s i corpse. If deatli had stepped aboard before tlie oher engiaeer, what wonld have been the oónsequence to the passengera? lint tbey did aot gee the grim Bpeotre running the engine like a plítu) torn train.