Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-13
aEADLIGHT RAYS.

Tail. RunniDg by q Locomotive ON the
south end OF the Q.-An Accidens.on
the,Miiwaukee-Or other n alters.
The Burlington road has an engine
down on the south END Of the Rock Isl.
and & st. Louis division out of which the
company is getting its moneys worth.
The locomotive is No. 362 and il is max
ing 444 miles regularly every twenty
four hours and standing up wsll under
the pressure. 1t is theionly engine pull
ing passenger trains between Bearistown
aud East st. Lo lis. and is manipulated by
three different engineers. who alternate
the trips. They are Engineers james,
Kendall and HALLS. The engine comes
out of East st. Louis in the morning on
No. l at $50; gets to Bsardstown at
1920. waits there for No. Q. which it
starts back with at 1 90 and reaches East
st. Louis at 5:35 p. m. 1t comes out
at S:95 p m. arrives at Bes rdstown at
1890 and waits for No. until 80 a. m,
when it starts back for st. Louis, arriv b.
ing there at 6:35 q. m. and 10 a little over
two hours it comes out again on No.
The Burlington seems to be testing the
enduring powers of all It's locomotives.
the three engines coming in alternately
from Beaardstowu on MOI make 376
miles on that day. Arriving at 6:45 a.
a. L. ~ a. q.
ling train and gets back at 6:4S p m. and
at 735 p m. goes hack 10 Besrdstown on
No. 4. Entirely different crews take
charge of the engine here.
Engine 425. in charge of Engin er
Bliss. pulling Cordu tor Bush's passen-
ger on the c., NJ. & St. p, which left
Rock Island at 6 As yesterday morning,
ran into a split switch at Port Byron
Junction, the truck wheels pursuing
one track and the drivers another.
The rails were torn up for q considerable
distance ana trains on the Rock Island
road were delayed until $50 in conse-
9uence. The road was righted quickly
as possible and the engine which had IN
dertsken the great s,raddling feat went
On with its train.
The Chicago, Milwaukee Il St. Paul
railway has established in Chicago a
bureau Of information for the purpose of
disseminating industrial data east to
manufacturers who, intend going west.
This is done with the view of developing
the territory through which the line runs.
Mr.. Louis jackson. the industrial commits.
sioner OF the company. has chsrge OF the
matter, and is now travelling over this
system collecting the necessary informs-
ton. The passenger snd freight depart.
ments will co operate with him. ard all
matter will concentrate at his Office IN
Chicago. from which it will be iudlciously
brought to the attention of eastern mans
ufacturers and capitalists.
The OHIO and Mississippi has just built.
at its shops in Washington. Ind. two
heavy fast passenger engines, in which a
new feature has been introduced-thsto of
water table 10 the fire-box. which con-
siderably increases the heating surface.
This water table Is feet 9 inches long.
"a inches wide and 10 inches deep, and
on one train from Washington TO Cincin
natl used, hsuling the ssme-sized train.
sixty bushels less coal than the ordinary
evening.
About {. 1000 agents aud telegraph ope-
rators of the e.. NJ s.. St. P. R r have
petitioned the company to restore the Is
per cent reduction OF their wages recently
made. II it is not done all will resign
their positions, it is said. The company
demands that they withdraw the petition.
but the have refused.