Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-03
niamnnd JO's Pet.


Diamond 10 Reynolds pet, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch, is in Pittsburg. 1t
took a whole car to take it there from
Arkansas. 1t was badly smashed up, and
was IN at least twenty different pieces. 1t
is locomotive. A queer pet it is, GER
tainly; but at one time it was very
beautiful one. When Reynolds built his
Hot Springs railroad several years ago, it
was equipped with engines by d. K. Por-
ter & Co.. of Pittshurg. The line is only
thirty miles long and is narrow guage.
Beng the main artery of travel to and
from fashionable watering places, all the
rolling stock was of the very finest. The
little light locomotives were models in
their way. but this particular one was as
pretty as picture when it left Pittsburg.
1t was FURNISHED until it shone like gold
and silver, and its proportions were so
graceful that it seemed more like a toy
than real. working machine. Special
parts were made for the engine. The
sections that are usually of dull, black
iron, such as cylinder heads, boiler heads
and conspicuous parts on the sides and
| front of the locomotive were all made of
heavy brass castings. Fine steel was used
at other points, and some of this was so
bright as to look like nickelplanng.
This pretty locomotive was for use on
all special occasions. When an un>
usually select excursion was to be hauled
it was chosen for the work. 1t was so
perfectly built that its speed was unsur-
passed in that part of the country. Con
sequently it was frequently used by
Diamond 10" himself for a quick ride
over the road. He enjoyed the coy
cabin as much as the engineer, and so
often was be to be found there that the
locomotive was soon known as his pet
No doubt Pittsburg people who have
visited the Hot Springs will remember
seeing the engine.
WE'LL it met with serious mishap {
few weeks ago. A misplaced switcl
threw it from the track while the beaut,
was buzzing around sharp curve at
high speed. Down it went over steel
} embankment, and lay bottom up wors
looking object than the ugliest freigh
locomotive on the Baltimore and Obi
. Railroad The smoke stack was tor
of, the front works carried away, tn
/ cab smashed in, and the shining boi' er ST
S diuged that all the symmetry was gone
The rods were frightfully twisted.
t Diamond Jo' decided that the wrecl
5 should not be relegated to the scrap pile
and ordered that his pet be sent to Pitts
burg to be rebuilt and made prettier tina
it was before. So it is there now and
is on the rame-stOcks out at Porter
# works, on Forty.ninth street. It will r,
quire several weeks to do the work, an
then man VIII he sent with IL 10 Bt
Springs 10 see if it suits its wealth
n owner.
'e Diamond joe is well known anon
y Pittsburg steamboat owners and captain
He is the owner of the famous line {
.e boats between ST. Louis and St. Pa
is upon the stern of each of which is paintt
IL the picture of huge diamond He WI
~ warm personal friend Of the late Car
t, R. G. Gray, of Pittsburg. Reynolds
Sc immensely wealthy, and lives in Chica!
el now. He made good deal Of his mon
10 in wheat, although the bulk of it can
ce through his interests in navigation al
railroads