Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Lost Special

           Itwouldhavebeenveryagreeableifwecouldhavedoneso,butbusinessisbusiness.Besides,thetrainwasnowasmuchbeyondourcontrolsastheirs.

           "Heceasedhowlingwhenthetrainrattledroundthecurveandtheysawtheblackmouthofthemineyawningbeforethem.Wehadremovedtheboardswhichhadcoveredit,andwehadclearedthesquareentrance.Therailshadformerlyrunveryclosetotheshaftfortheconvenienceofloadingthecoal,andwehadonlytoaddtwoorthreelengthsofrailinordertoleadtotheverybrinkoftheshaft.Infact,asthelengthswouldnotquitefit,ourlineprojectedaboutthreefeetovertheedge.Wesawthetwoheadsatthewindow:Caratalbelow,Gomezabove;buttheyhadbothbeenstrucksilentbywhattheysaw.Andyettheycouldnotwithdrawtheirheads.Thesightseemedtohaveparalysedthem.

           "IhadwonderedhowthetrainrunningatagreatspeedwouldtakethepitintowhichIhadguidedit,andIwasmuchinterestedinwatchingit.Oneofmycolleaguesthoughtthatitwouldactuallyjumpit,andindeeditwasnotveryfarfromdoingso.Fortunately,however,itfellshort,andthebuffersoftheenginestrucktheotherlipoftheshaftwithatremendouscrash.Thefunnelflewoffintotheair.Thetender,carriages,andvanwereallsmashedupintoonejumble,which,withtheremainsoftheengine,chokedforaminuteorsothemouthofthepit.Thensomethinggavewayinthemiddle,andthewholemassofgreeniron,smokingcoals,brassfittings,wheels,wood-work,andcushionsallcrumbledtogetherandcrasheddownintothemine.

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