The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-08
RAILROAD NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Huston. Of No. 326
Mickle street, Camden, on Saturday cele
brated their golden wedding anniversary
Mr.. Huston Is a wellkaown citizen Of
Camden. and is one of the oldest locomo-
tive engineers in the southern portion OF
the State. For thirty-four years he ran
the Amboy express 10 New York, and ran
continuously up to few years ago, when
he retired He was married April 25,
1S41. The couple have seven children
two sons and five daughters-all OF whom
are living, with the exception of one
daughter.
Brakeman Arthur Thompson, OF Gus
Reeds train, is laid up with the grip.
Station Agent Coon, for the Central
Railroad at the Union station at Eliza
beth, had startling experience early
Sunday morning. He went into the wo-
mems toilet room TO light the gas, when a
loud explosion followed, and the man
while his whiskers and mustache were
completely singed. There was leak, 1t
seems, in the gas pipe, and the room was
filed with gas, which ignated as soon as
the match was lighted.
Baggage Master Joseph Van Iderstine.
of the South Orange accommodation. now
wears a fine diamond scarf pin. 1t was
presented TO him by the lady whose life
he saved recently.
Conductor Howard Stanley, formerly
on the d. l. & W. Railroad, visited his
old friends last week aud was given a
cordial welcome. He viii return to Colo
RADIO.
A reunion of railroad men will be held
al Scranton, Pa. on May %. Railroad
men from all over the State viii attend.
The railroad men Of Scranton are ma king
elaborate preparations for the entertain-
ment of their guests.
THAT air brakeis out of order" said an
krs-r. n a-Nrf
we hate 10 send the car to the shops fer
repairs We have got two nice cars on
the train now aud want to keep them.
There is no telling what we Will get if we
send one OF them away
Conductor Jerry George, of the ID. l. a
w. Railroad, has been in failing health
for sumo time. and the commuters Of his
train made up purse of $50. A COM
mittee of the commuters waited on Super
intendent Reasoner and obtained
months leave of absence for Mr.. George.
He viii start for the West this week.
The Erie has adopted a new plan OF
starting trains from Jersey City. On the
rear of the shed over each track is a sema-
phore signal of the ssame form as those
used in the block signal system, but
smaller. They are operated from a new
bay window built over the despatcher's S
Office. Instead Of listening for u bell. the
conductors now have TO watch these TN
kcE OOHLAc-
Uncle Dan Kenyon's portly form may
be seen at any time OF the day guardin &
the Erie ferry gates at Jersey City. He
is one Of the oldest engineers on the Rad
and is familiarlY known as "Buttermllk, "
because of a story told about him many
years ago. 1t WAS said that Uncle Dan
ran milk train 10 Piermont so RAPIDLY
that the milk in the cars was churned
into butter.
Preparations are being made for build
ing the new bridge across the Passaic
below Listers for the Pennsylvania -'cut
of !" and the trestle is rapidly pushing
cat across the Newark meadows toward
the river. The new bay bridge shows
vigorous growth. too. and will be COM
pleted this year. A central portion has
been built out in the bay, and the west
end of the bridge is now being pushed out
from the made land behind the govern
ment dyke Ii is understood that this
bridge will be used jointly by the Penn
sylvania and the Lehlgh Valley for freight
traffic.