Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1874 — Presence of Mind. [ARTICLE]

Presence of Mind.

An English paper says: “ A remarkable example of presence of mind in a railway porter is afforded by an incident which occurred as the down train from Perth to Aberdeen was leaving Guthrie Station. A newsboy who accompanied this train while in the act of stepping into a carriage missed his footing and fell down between the platform and the wheels of the carriages. As the train was by this time in motion any attempt on the part of the boy to get up would have infallibly resulted in his instant death. Nine persons out of ten witnessing this accident would have turned pale and either shrieked out at the top of their voices advice of various kinds, or remained awe-stricken and motionless, abiding the issue. Fortunately, however, one Of the station porters was master of the moment and of the situation, and, rushing forward, lay down on the platform; then, seizing the boy with his hands, held him flat on the ground till all the foot-boards of the train had passed over him and the danger had ceased.”