Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1895 — Cow Saved a Train. [ARTICLE]

Cow Saved a Train.

Engineer Kirkman, who came in on the eastbound train Saturday night, reports an interesting occurrence. As he was running along at full speed, Kirkman says, has attention was attracted by a cow, which seemed to be coming straight down the track to meet the train. He put his hand on the valve and puffed out three sharp whistles. Still the cow came on, bellowing at every step and acting altogether in an unusual manner. As much from curiosity as anything else, Kirkman at length slowed up and sent the fireman ahead to see what was the matter with the cow. No sooner did the cow see that the speed was slackening and that the fireman was going to investigate than she turned and ran straight back down the track, stopping now and then, looking over her shoulder and switching her tail, as much as to say, “Come on.” The man followed, and by and by saw the cow stop short at a high trestle. Going up he discovered another cow which had fallen and got herself fastened in the , trestlewo’rk squarely across the rail. It took a few moments to release the animal, and the two friends, after plainly showing their gratitude, lost no time in scampering away out of danger.—Dallas (Texas) Dispatch to Philadelphia Times.