Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Lost Special

           Outoftheseven,fourbelongtocollierieswhichareworkedout,oratleasttoshaftswhicharenolongerused.ThesearetheRedgauntlet,Hero,SloughofDespond,andHeartseasemines,thelatterhavingtenyearsagobeenoneoftheprincipalminesinLancashire.Thesefoursidelinesmaybeeliminatedfromourinquiry,for,topreventpossibleaccidents,therailsnearesttothemainlinehavebeentakenup,andthereisnolongeranyconnection.Thereremainthreeothersidelinesleading—

           (a)TotheCarnstockIronWorks;

           (b)TotheBigBenColliery;

           (c)TothePerseveranceColliery.

           "OfthesetheBigBenlineisnotmorethanaquarterofamilelong,andendsatadeadwallofcoalwaitingremovalfromthemouthofthemine.Nothinghadbeenseenorheardthereofanyspecial.TheCarnstockIronWorkslinewasblockedalldayuponthe3rdofJunebysixteentruckloadsofhematite.Itisasingleline,andnothingcouldhavepassed.AstothePerseveranceline,itisalargedoubleline,whichdoesaconsiderabletraffic,fortheoutputofthemineisverylarge.Onthe3rdofJunethistrafficproceededasusual;hundredsofmenincludingagangofrailwayplatelayerswereworkingalongthetwomilesandaquarterwhichconstitutethetotallengthoftheline,anditisinconceivablethatanunexpectedtraincouldhavecomedowntherewithoutattractinguniversalattention.ItmayberemarkedinconclusionthatthisbranchlineisnearertoSt.Helensthanthepointatwhichtheengine-driverwasdiscovered,sothatwehaveeveryreasontobelievethatthetrainwaspastthatpointbeforemisfortuneovertookher.

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