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November 13, 1858
The Weekly Butte Record
Oroville, Butte County, California
What is this article about?
At Trenton station, a dog heroically saves a two-year-old girl from an oncoming express train by dragging her off the tracks into a ditch.
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Remarkable Instance of Canine Instinct.
We were informed by a reliable individual of a singular incident that occurred a few days ago at Trenton, a station on the Detroit and Toledo Railroad. A little girl about two years of age, a child of a brakesman living near the road, got upon the track and was in the act of crawling across the timbers that span a cattle guard, when an express train appeared in sight coming at full speed. The Engineer saw the child and whistled down the brakes, but the train was under such headway and so near, its destruction would have been certain, had not a little dog, a playmate of the child's ran out, caught the child by its dress and dragged it from the track into the ditch, where it held it until the train passed by! This is one of the most remarkable occurrences we have heard in a long time, and one we could hardly credit coming from a less reliable source.—Detroit Advertiser.
We were informed by a reliable individual of a singular incident that occurred a few days ago at Trenton, a station on the Detroit and Toledo Railroad. A little girl about two years of age, a child of a brakesman living near the road, got upon the track and was in the act of crawling across the timbers that span a cattle guard, when an express train appeared in sight coming at full speed. The Engineer saw the child and whistled down the brakes, but the train was under such headway and so near, its destruction would have been certain, had not a little dog, a playmate of the child's ran out, caught the child by its dress and dragged it from the track into the ditch, where it held it until the train passed by! This is one of the most remarkable occurrences we have heard in a long time, and one we could hardly credit coming from a less reliable source.—Detroit Advertiser.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
Heroic Act
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Survival
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Canine Instinct
Dog Saves Child
Train Rescue
Heroic Dog
Trenton Station
What entities or persons were involved?
Little Girl
Child Of A Brakesman
Little Dog
Where did it happen?
Trenton, A Station On The Detroit And Toledo Railroad
Story Details
Key Persons
Little Girl
Child Of A Brakesman
Little Dog
Location
Trenton, A Station On The Detroit And Toledo Railroad
Event Date
A Few Days Ago
Story Details
A two-year-old girl got onto the train tracks and was crawling across a cattle guard when an express train approached at full speed. The engineer whistled for brakes, but the train was too close. A little dog, the child's playmate, ran out, caught the child by her dress, and dragged her from the track into a ditch, holding her until the train passed.