Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-26

other Roads Blake Similar E1hib!ts-A
New SAFETY Order on the Rock Island
| bling from the Rail aud News OF
Interest to Railroad Men
Amo, g the other railroads that will
m~ke superb xhibits at the Worlds
fajr Is be Chicago. Rock Isl and &Pa,
! c &c This road is now actively engaged
10 preparing what will be a surprise to
tSis nation, aud other nations as well.
"feo /. is seen, Just the nature of the
| EXHIBIT is, of course, known to but few
even oi the roads most trusted Officials
But ttat it will be s,rikingly novel
ana attractive feature is assured. All
TN railroad companies and locomotive
! builders are arranging to make the
transportation exhibit feature of the
gT a. fair. They recognize the fact
that a go den opportunity 10 advertise
! their roads to tie entire world will be
p'esen ed, and the Rock Island road, at
Isast, IS not going to miss the oppor-
tunitY. There ore the prospects for a
m l@Diicent and comprehensive exhibit
In the department OF transportation are
eScees iugly bright. The recent business
nip o. Chief Smith of that department
10 Europe WAS attended with far more
isucce>stvl and gratifying results than
were anticipated. While the famous
ship builders OF Great Britain will send
tie largest and fRest collection Of
models of battleships, cruisers, yachts,
merct aut vessels, steam ers, etc, that
ever was sent to any country for ex~
h bition purposes, the railway feature
VII he quite as prominent
New Safety Order
4 new order which is commenced on
Ill SIDES as = measure of safety has jIst
clue into effect on the Rock Island. 1t
grows out OF the two wrecks of Septem-
B Der a. Turrcut, just west OF Davenport.
II both of these cases trains were ap~
. preaching each other. The freight west
bound was under orders TO take the sid
D ing there and let the east bound train
pass, In each ase he freight did not
get c.csr IL uDou the siding so as 10 al
10. clearing room, and collision resulted
The 1ew order reolires that the bead
light ct the engine Oh the siding shali be
covered Il uoc cover The spproGch-
e ing -rS3u "llE .l~-,~1an,{ that II does M,
clesr the main line. If covered Il will Be
% ind rstood tia, rheilue is clear. IN this
Il way the headlight Of The train ord red to
! the sidlng will serve asa danger s,gual
rs long as it shines. Il is the fireman s
duty to pat the screen over the hasd-
| light The same order las been 10 use
On other roads for some time. the ou,>
growth Of Just such accidents.
Along tine Tracks
Il is stated that the loss to thee, r.
I. 81 P. On account of Tuesday nights
wreck at the Junction Of the two divi-
sious in West Davenport will not fall
short OF several thousand dollars Sew,
era CARS were badly smagcd il the pile
: lup.
4 Patrick McHugh, formerly With the
Q, B & Q, and who holds an important
position with the Jacksonville Southeast
ern is in the city visiting his parents.
Mi McHugh is one OF r ,ck Islands
young railroad men who is rapidly forg-
ing his way to the front.
1rainmaster Sickles will probably
ocoupy the Office just vacated by Yard
master McQIs
Conductor Tn.on, OF the C. NJ. s. S..
P VIII probably have the rua parma,
neu1ly that has been made vacant By the
res ignstiOn OF Conductor Doc" Bush.
. Conductor Hempson and Brakeman
Murphy, of the R. & P. are both out
some Wearing apparel on account of a
stranger who boarded the train q: Milan
tint other evening and left it again, taxi
ing with him a suit Of clothes, an over
coat and other articles. Nothing has
been heard of the clothes.
The Cow Boy Ba train, consisting Of
baggage Car, diner and two sleepers.
came in over the C. B & @. yesterday
AMI was transferred 10 the G. r /. & P :,
AID taken to Davenport.
Supt H. B. Sudlow, of the R l. s. P,
an son George left this morning for
Chicago, on a short visit.
Yardmaster Moo laid is now comfort,
ably settled in his new Office at the foot
of Twenty street, and his two
abe Gle ical assistants are wo rking with
renewed vigOr.
Freight Agent S. B. Stodd .rd. OF thu
G. r. l. s. P, together with his family,
spent Thanksgiving at Minneapolis.
A notice posted at the G. R I. s P,
states that Fred Woltmsun has been sp-
pointed watch examiner Of the road in