Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-04
ECHOES FROM THE RAIL.
Brief mention OF Happenings as
Cleaned From Many Sources-Kays

From the headlight.
The Midnight Bell' company came in
over the R. l. & P. yesterday with a
special coach and baggage car.
The Illinois Centrali is pushing the work
of getting into Blue Island and expect to
have regular trains running by March /.
Conductor Hank" Trow, of the c., r.
/. & P, who had his hand injured short
time ago by brake flying off. went back
on MS run again yesterday.
The c., NJ. s. ST. P. hes transferred to
the r. 1. & P. here $50 cars of barley IN
four days. 1t comes from Wiuona,
MIMI, on its way south and speaks well
for the transfer business done here.
The c., R. L & P. is laying new steel
on its third track from Chicago to Blue
Island. 1t was first put down with old
iron but the wreck there few days ago
has impressed upon them the fact that the
best is none too good for safety.
Andrew Shields, the well>known c., R.
L. & P. engineer, left last night on an
extended trip to San Antonio, Tex, and
other southern cities in the hope of i'm
proving his health. He was accompanied
by his brother Edward. who also formerly
ran an engine on the Rock Island.
Rumor has it that the c., r I. & P.
are after the right-of way for fourth
track between Blue Island and Chicago,
and will extend another track from Blue
Island TO Joliet; in order to make the
handling of trains less complicated.
1t is understood upon good authority
that passenger trains Nos. and 10
which formerly ran on the c., R. I & P.
between this city and Atlantic, Iowa, are
to be restored. They were tsker off some
three years ago on account of falling
off in business, but it is said that the
company now sees the necessity of putting
them on again and will do so in q short
time
The formal announcement of the
changes on the Burlington line, effective
February 1, are as follows: II. G. Orr to
be assistant general passenger agent vice
j. "a. Palmer and George B. Dunbar as
signed to other duties. R. J. Johnston to
be city ticket agent at Kansas City. W.
T. Artman to be travelling passenger
agent at Nashville, and G. II. Bosrdmsn
to be passenger agent at st. Louis.
Al rodu bo Ol5 .;p,a n NJ e, CT
P. engineer. who for years pulled passen-
ger runs between this city and Freeport,
is dead. Cad" as he was Familiarity
known among his associates. was known
to almost everyone along the road, and
! by his genial. warm hearted disposition
had won for himself hosts of friends who
will be panied at the news of his death.
The cause of his death was dropsy, from
which he had been suffering a number of
| years. He was so years of age.
The ingenious folding window ventila~
tor in use on all Pullman cars is to be ex-
hibit" A in suit involving $500, 900 COM
menced in the United States court Tues
day against the Pullman Palace Car COM
psny, of Illinois, by the Detroit Car Win
dow Ventilator company. 1t is claimed
that the device is the invention of 81. Fl.
Reynolds, formerly porter of George M.
Pullmans private car. Reynolds has re-.
| ceivod large sums from the Chicago. Bur-
lingtOu & Quincy road from royalties.
His invention received medal at the ex-
position of railway appliances in Chicago
several years ago.
Agent Holmes. of the c., NJ. & St. P.
| for the past few days looked disconsolate
as he moved mechanically along the
street, and everyone noticed that there
was a change, something missing as it
were that altered his whole appearance.
The cause for all this was the disappear
ance of Mr.. Holmes Irish setter dog, which
"was ever at his side bis pride and ioy,"
and which has now been missing several
days. Conductor Tom Fuller, however,
yesterday brought Joy and gladness to
the agents aching heart by the news that
he had located the canine on farm up
the road, and has promised to bring back
his bonnie to him at the earliest possible
date. Meanwhile the agent WATCHES
land with watching can but weep"
Fail to do Our Duty.
Everybody has at times failed to do