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I [Krlt;»m the Springrt«*M l*«TuMilt;\nn.4 Haunted Locomotive.t A locomotive that is possessed of M a devil is the sensation at South r j Mauchtater, Connecticut. The en-I pine is ealled the “Pioneer,” former-* ly the “Canouchet,” and Udonps to ‘ the Hartford, Providence and Fish-1 kill Railroad. She was sold to an* other road recently, hut owinp to i some misunderstanding was nevert delivered, and to pet her out of the 1 way the eompany sent her from Hartford to South Manchester week or twoapo to he housed ill tin** enpine house there. Sin* hehaved . herself like any well bred enpinethe first two niphts, hut on the third the watehinai) heard stranpe noises 1 issuinp from all parts of her, noises 1 unlike anythin*; he ever heard be-I tore. This eontinued every nipht, and was heard hy his hrotiier, who euvne to keep him eompany in the uncanny place. Then the story pot , abroad that there was a haunted enpine at the shop, and believers . and unbelievers bepan to dock i around. The noises continued to he audible. There was a rappinp, now in the fire box, now in the boiler, and anon in the smoke stack, as thoiiph some person inside were strikiup the iron with a inutlled stiek, and a hollow and dismal reverberation followed each blow.The most careful and thorouph examination failed to disclose any trickery or the possibility of any, ami the impudent spirits would keep up the racket even while the scrutiny was poiup on. People po to theenpiue house and stay niphts to hear the manifestations, and it. is related that one yon lip man who was mnkinp unseemly jests about the pliosts suddenly prew deathly j pale and fell in a swoon. When lie recovered he said he saw a phostly fipure plide out of the enpine and point its bony flnper at him.There are divers theories to ae eonnt for the business. A pentle man from Pittsluirp, who knows all about iron and locomotives, says it is the molecular action of the iron strivinp to return from the artificial fibrous state, as seen in wroupht iron, to the pranulated, or pip-iron state. The believers in the spirit ' theory floor him at once, however, by askinp why the noises are loud jests on alternate niphts, and why they always occur between 9 o'clock, j p. m. and 5, a. m.
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Marshall Saline County Progress
Marshall, Missouri, US
Wed, Dec 03, 1873
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