Telegram-herald., 1888-07-29
RAILROAD suasLES


oss-Sstss FrsHa tks shsps.
Aeout csc wear sSo A. J. Baker, u Sol1s-
\. y. ostal0eo pslent for rsiiro<o
coach ~iado. snd since tksg ums be las
~orksd bard 10 oblssn permission " the &.
K 4 l. Railroad conp % slio~ him %
les the SHADES % thsiE road. A. l4ss &c
Gas succeeded and TIC ira Tip ~ss mscs
Yesterday 70 Auskegon snd o4ck over TIE
NJ g. r J. Tue sinooss - os tried
wefe ntisd isto the pay car aud the osr
vas accom- panied ~ Master Mechanic : u.
bFs6isy. ths Inventor. and . iELEskAs-
hEkALD reporter. fos wi0d0w e mAos
via . s<telsd siks sash. Which shuts o.
Taoosr wssshsr strips upon Which Il caa De
drawn upti The sash Is air tight When
the window . 10 &c opened II Ia not raised
or lowered. eut ~ tufalos crank on each
casing the window 10 pushed cut al right
angles from ths side Of the car. When
tns ear - n motion the front edge Of
tue window can DC drawn close and
TIE rear edge opened. thus ssrdlng on all
smoke ana cindsrs- The windows are
easily operated. aad cannot stick 70 prevent
opening a. they are set Ia 90 = beselsd
edge and spea away from the bssel. Ia
| cold or stormy weather the windows can
bs drawn ia ill they are absolutely air
tight In warm or dry weather they can
be opened 50 as TO secure perfect yentiia-
ton, and al the same time prevent all dust
aud ciaders from entering the car. Mr..
Baker spread = white handkerchief on the
seat beneath the open window yesterday
without being able 10 get = single clndsr or
particle of dust on H. Mr. Bradley said il
was q splendid ventilAtor, and his most
sefiou. objection was that II projected FRO "A
| the side Of the car, aud sometimes cars are
rsksd by timber or lumber projecting from
/ loaded cars. and the windows would be
smashed. But this seldom happens. and Is
| counteracted by the fact that II does away
with the danger OF passengers sticking their
| heads or arms out of the windows. Mr..
| Bradley thought, however. that II would %
an excellent thing for roads where there
| was not so much lumber shipped. as on the
| q. r. & L., and where the liability of being
raked OF Was net so great. The windows
| will be left in the pay car until the officers
| of the road can more fully test them.
| Thursday evening As the mail train on
| the ID. & NJ. due here Al $50, in charge of
| Conductor Anderson. I'D. McGinnis. engi-
neer, reached the neighborhood OF Kill
bourn's kit factory an open switch threw
the engine and baggage car from the track.
/ the engine falling upon its side and the Car
standing upon the ties. The engineer. at
the first indication of anything wrong. APP
| piled the air brakes and stayeo at his post.
| bat fortunately was not injured. The loco
motive, save q hard shaking up. was not
materially damaged. Ii was very fortunate
! that il was no worse. We are unable 10
find who is at fault for the open SWITCH
| Grand Hdveg Tribune.
The taking of of the sleeper from the
! evening train for the north on the d., L.
& n. is a serious inconveaience to patrons
| of the road in this vicinity. We were in
1 .ad ri 10 ~ Al
road propose to put sleeper on their 9:4C
| west bound train. to run through To Pc
toskey via Grand Rapids, without change
| Iona Mail.
The business men of Grand Rapids
| wouldn't give a hurrah for free ride over
the new extension of the Detroit. Lansing
& Northern, but they do want Mr.. Mullikeu
to haul all the farmers along the line into
the second city Tor nothing. just once, to
get them into the habit Of going there
| freeport Herald.
Brakeman Parker, working on the Lake
| Shore on freight with Conductor Scott
had his leg badly cut by falling while run
ming to make switch, aud the wheels Of
the engine passed over tho fieshy part OF
the calf of his lex, cutting Ii OFF to the bone
The accident occurred at Bronson. Mich.
Conductor Van Slyk looks rs if he had
| been TO Fourth Of July celebration since
his tussel with the Rome City tough. Van
Slyk, however, taught the Rome city man
who was running the train.
The mail room at the north end of the
USion depot is being remodeled, so that
the west end may be used as an Office for
the station master and the east end will be
| used as mail room.
Tramps north OF this city give the con
ductors lots Of trouble. As many rs eigh,
have been taken off the front end of bag
gage car al one time.
Engineer Sanford is very sore and bruised
from the effects of his accident o few day,
ago. However he will be able to run a.
soon as his engine.
The d., L. & y. will stop their Sunday
trains to the Lake ut Fifth-ave. and at Hall
st. to accommodate the people of the South
Side OF the city.
NJ. Schrsni. assistant car inspector at the
Union Depot left last night for q snori
vacation at Mackinac.
The Detroit and Chicago trains brought
in lots of Northern-bound passengers last
evening.
d. z. Kline. car inspector at the Union
Depot left last night for Mackinac.
John WINERY left for Muskegon for q
short visit last night.
Caboose received new set of wheel,
yesterday.
Engine No. 80 was run in for repairs
yesterday.
big crowd went to Ottawa Beach yes.
terday.