Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1894 — Saved from Wreck by Its Speed. [ARTICLE]

Saved from Wreck b y Its Speed.

London Dally Telegraph. - ■ The passengers in the Grand Western express due at Stroud at 5:40 last night had a marvellous escape. Timber felling was in progress near Brimscombe, and the trunk of a tree fifty feet long slid down from the embankment. and as the express came up projected over the line. The train, which was going at sixty miles an hour, cut through a portion of the trunk 5 feet 6 inches in circumference and shattered the remainder. The shock was felt by the passengers, and on stopping at Stroud the engine guards and steam pipes were found to be damaged. The officials are of opinion that had the brake been applied or the train been going at less speed, it wouldhave been wrecked. Brooklyn’s colored public school teacher, Miss Geprgiaaa Putnam, has been suspended for alleged incompetency, although she holds a certificate from the superintendent guaranteeing her fitness to teach. The colored citizens of Brooklyn believe that the suspension is wholly due to race prejudice.