CURIOUS EXPERIENCE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3309, 9 November 1883, Page 3

CURIOUS EXPERIENCE.

SECOND EDITION

“ Speaking of curious experiences,” said a telegraph operator, “ I remember when I was working nights at a little station on the Chicago,Burlington, and Quincy road. About one o’clock one cold sleepy morning the circuit was broken off for a little while and then 1 heard the word “ H-e-l-p ” come over the line several times. This was repeated at intervals for some minutes. I was decidedly frightened, but nothing could be done till daylight, After the break had been located, men were sent along the line to repair the wire, and as soon as the instrument began to work we received word that Charley Adams, the day operator, had been found there dead, with both his legs cut off. We afterward learned that he had been to a party in a neighboring town, and had fallen, unseen, from the freight train as it crossed the bridge, and had been run over. With his little remaining strength he |had crawled to the edge of the bridge and broken the wire. He had telegraphed the word “ Help ” by touching the ends of the wire together.”— Boston Paper.