Train to Mortyntown Prompts Farewell in Coal Hill Family
A long, busy morning scene unfolds at Coal Hill as a departing train nears Mortyntown. An elderly grandmother guides a girl, a boy carries a lantern, and a tense exchange with a brakeman hints at scenes to come. The family negotiates farewells amid bustle, a child’s curiosity and a scavenged acetylene lamp become focal points.