TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Eugene
TI  - Over the Wire
T2  - Produced from the January 31, 1920 issue of All-Story Weekly magazine
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Ghost stories
KW  - Telegraphers -- Fiction
KW  - Railroad stories
N1  - Release date is 2022-02-25; Roger Frank and Sue Clark. This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive; Originally published; United States: The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1920
N2  - "Over the Wire" by Eugene Jones is a short story that was published in the early 20th century. This gripping narrative unfolds in the harsh and isolated setting of a mountain telegraph tower during a severe blizzard. It explores themes of communication, danger, and human resilience through the lens of operators managing a vital railway line during a storm.  In the story, two telegraph operators, Jim and Big Ben, work tirelessly to maintain communication amid escalating chaos caused by a blizzard. As they manage emergency communications, an anxious operator named Donaldson at a nearby station reports eerie disturbances, ultimately sending a desperate message warning about a planned derailment of the Cumberland Limited, a train carrying a vast amount of cash. Despite the treacherous conditions and mounting fear, Ben and Jim race against time to thwart the danger, uncovering a chilling truth about Donaldson's fate as they reach the station. The story culminates in a suspenseful revelation that challenges the reader's understanding of reality and perception in extreme circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67496
ER  -