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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tunga>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>November 12,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4 face="Times New Roman">HAS NARROW
ESCAPE</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">Enroute to Hunt He Fell
Under Train at Passenger Depot</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman"> A young man
passing through had a narrow escape from death yesterday afternoon by being
thrown from train No. 11. He arrived here with the expectation of going
down the Clinch Valley on a hunting trip. He got to the train platform
just as the train was pulling out and made an effort to catch the first
coach. He was leading a bird dog, which he had chained to his wrist, and
carrying a gun case in the other arm. The dog balked when he made the
effort to get aboard the train, throwing him to the platform. He again
made the attempt to board the train, meeting with the same resistance from the
dog. This time he was thrown between the car tracks and the
platform. By standers quickly pulled him out of danger on his life would
have been crushed out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman">[<EM>Sounds as though the dog was
smarter that the young man, but having dogs and guns in a day coach? This
is yet another example how open-platform cars tempted people to get on or off
moving trains for whatever reason.</EM>]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=6 face=Script>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>