final whistle

29APRIL
 29APRIL
Casey Jones, an American train driver, died today in an act of great heroism. Late in starting out from Memphis, Tennessee, Jones was pushing the Cannon Ball Express to its limits on the dangrous route to Canton, Mississoppi. As he entered Vaughan, Mississippi, a stationary train forced him to slam on the brakes. Seeing that a collision was about to happen, he made his fireman jump out, but stayed himself to slow down the train and save many passengers' lives.