The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-02-11

NOZZLE q OHIO RAILROAD.

NOZZLE OHIO RAILROAD.
4 bran new steel boiler has just been
made in the boiler shop, for freight en-
CINE No. 76, which, when attached to
her. will be one Of the most substantial
engines on the road. This piece of
work was done by Mr.. lack Ferguson.
The l0s, new passenger engine has
, lately been placed on this division, and
will run between Columbus and Tup-
elo.
Two engines collided in the NJ. & o.
shop yard on Saturday night last,
smashing the pilots of both. The Al,
standing on the side track, was run in
TO by careless fireman on the 81.
Freight engine, No. IS, has lately
been thoroughly overhauled in the
shop, and is now in the hands of the
painter, Mr.. Pete Brady, who will with
his artistic brush, add finishing touch
TO her toilet, after which she will enlist
afresh in tbs service of the company.
Mr.. Smith, the foreman of the car
penter shop, will hare his hands full
repairing and rebuilding number OF
box and fat cars, that have accumu-
lated in the shop on account OF injuries
sustained by them from wrecks. Hr.
S. is a skilled artisan in wood, and will
put the work through with dexterity
and dispatch.
Bill Stearns is kept pretty busy now
s-days putting up and shipping work
to the X. & T. road.
VIM. Masters has tsken the place of
A. Berna in the boiler shop. Mr.. b.
has gone to Chicago, and will make it
his future home.
Mr.. Con. Cocklin has recovered suffi-
GENTLY from his almost fatal accident
TO be about, and will in a few days as
same charge of his engine, the 40. Jesse
Wooten has held her down during Cons |
absence, and has done good work with
her.
ST. LOUIS q NEW ORLEANS
r.. r. ITEMS.
At Caire, on the 3rd inst, while
switchman was making a coupling he
made mlsstep and fell between the
cars, which passed over him and cut off /
both legs.
Engine SO, which formerly pulled
Fiolden's construction train, has lately
been overhauled in the shop, and comes
out handsomely finished. She will be
in the freight service hereafter.
Engineer Henry Edwards on the 81
had dangerous run off on the mile
iressle between Fillmore and Fort JEFF
ferson; two cars jumped the track and
" tent overheard. However, no persons
was injured. Holden and his crew
" ere soon brought to bear on the wreck
and had the debris cleared away in
'iify." Holden is the right man in
he right pla ;e, aud can take up q
wreck quicker than any man on the
Dad. When seen last he had only eat
n one meal in 4S hours, besides having
lad no sleep in twice that length of
ine, and still holds his own, 225
pounds net.
There were at Cairo 200 loaded cars {
N Friday last, to come south over the I
=, St, l.. & n. o. road.
General manager Clark, says the
ompsny will need a thousand more
ars for the transportation of the sur
'lus freight accumulated on his line s
4 road. c
A new engine No. 1S, has just been
urned out Of the Water Valley shop
lso engines 56 & 81 have.been sent to {
his division for pulling freight-the .
lready heavy force being insufficient
o meet the demand.
Jas. Shae, foreman of Holden's con-
traction train, was badly hurt at Fort o
efrerson Tuesday last. lie was max I
~ a coupling when the cars came to-
ether, one of the draw heads bounced
YER the other, which threw the cars so
lose together that he was caught and
lashed terribly before he could be
escued.
Capt. George NJ. Dugan, the efficient
of telegraph on the c.,
t. L. & n. o. road, left last Wednes- =
ay for New Orleans, looking after y
re interests of his department. The y
ompsny has doubtless sustained great ?
,ss on account of the wires bo- :
lg blown down by the late stormy
feather.