I Salute Our Baboon Overlords

Double leg amputee signalman James Wide, purchased a Chacma Baboon  and trained him to push his wheelchair and to operate the railway's signals under supervision.  The Baboon, named Jack, never made a mistake in 9 years of employment, and the railroad paid him 20 cents a day and a bottle of beer a week.

How did James “Jumper” Wide lose his legs?  It seems he was famous for jumping between rail cars until that day he slipped and a train cut off both legs. That’s a mistake the Baboon never made.