Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-30
LOCOMOTIVE WRESTLING.
Steps Taken by the Northern Pacific Road
to Put a stop to the Offensive Parts of 1t.

to Put IA stop to the Offensive Parts of it.
For some time the people in lower towr
| have complained of the uupleasantness of tn,
whistling OF the locomotives. Being moved
! by these complaints, the city authorities tool
the necessary steps to put stop to it. Tit
| railroads, judging from the communication
below ARE exhibiting readiness and willingness
| to aid as much as possible. The following note
from Mr. Clough, the attorney of the North
ern Pacific road, enclosing notice to its EN-
ployes, explains the attitude and action of that
| road:
NORTHERN PACIFIC r. K Co.
Hon. Edmund Rice, Mayor of st. Paul:
| Dear Sir-I enclose herewith copy of notice
| which is about to be issued to the locomotive
engineers of The Northern Pacific road in re
| gard to whistling within the city limits of St.
| Paul. / trust the same will meet with your
| approval. Very respectfully,
W.P. CLoUGH.
To Engineers: II has been found necessary
| to more clearly explain under
what circumstances engine whistles may
| be sounded within the city linn.
| its of St. Paul without conflicting with the
city ordinance. When two or more engines
| are coupled together the whistle may be used
as means of communicating signals. The
| whistle may also be sounded as sig nal to
switch tenders, and in all cases when neces
| sary to prevent injury TO person or damage to
property. When necessary to back train
| behind an engine and the view is OBJ.
strucled the usual back-up signal may
be sounded as a means of safety. Trains
moving inside the city limits must as far as
practicable be kept under sufficient control to
| enable them to STOP without whistling for
| hrol- mn tho whistle m ka uSpd IN
cases when absolutely necessary. Unneces.
sary use of the whistle will place the men LA
| BILE to arrest by the city authorities, and will
be considered by the company as sufficient
cause for dismissal from the service.
B. MCHUGH, Superintendent.
Rare Old Relics.
| The walls of Fire Chief StrOng's new
Office are being hung with some rare old
relics. One of them is stained
banner and speaking trumpet that be-
longed to the Rotary Mill Independent,
fire company incorporated in 1859 and
organized many years earlier by Col. Jno.
S. Prince, who at that time was the man.
ager of the Rotary saw MILL Another is
an old ''stove-pipe" paper hat, one of
those worn by the members of Jefferson
volunteer fire company of Philadelphia.
The hat has a portrait of Thomas
Jefferson painted upon it. 1t was pre-
sented to the Pioneer Hook and Ladder
| company of st. Paul when they pur-
chased their truck from the Philadelphia
company. Another curiosity is large
tin trumpet, the big end of which forms
a bucket for the boys to drink from after
attacking fire and coming out of the big
end of the horn. This wonderful inven-
ton of past times was presented to Chief
Strong in July, 1876, and is cherished by
him and kept in a. remarkable state OF
preservation. Suspended from the ceiling
is large anchor, which was used as an
emblem for Hope volunteer fire company
The engine house of this company was on
the south side of Third, in Washington
street, nearly opposite the Metropolitan.
The chief has gathered from different
| confagrations several very curious speci-
mems of iron and brass. among them a
portion of the bell melted at the burning
of the Manitoba round house, and con-
glomeratlon of iron formed of nails,
which melted and ran into thousand
fantastic shapes under the intense heat
of Kelly's fire.