Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-14
TRAIN TALK
A"H"rse"On Bi'is Fee, The e. u I.G& y.
CaiLer-Other News of the Rock ISL
and Railroads.

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CaiLer-Other News of the Rock ISL
and Railroads.
Billy Fee. the good natured caller at
the c., r. I. & P. round house, had Dad
head-end collision on Moline avenue yes
terday afternoon. BILLY" drives gray
pony attached TO light cart. and yester-
day afternoon he was called TO run light
TO Twenty-third street, so putting on his
running clothes he told the pony to csrry
green signals as they had orders to run
TO Twenty~third street regardless of ev-
erything. Ia few moments the start
vas made, and they wheeled along at a
lively rate, everything going lovely until
they re .ched Twenty~nlnth street, when
| Billy looking out on mis- side thought he
saw second 19 coming east on the
west bound track. 1t was little hszy
and he thought his eyesight must have
failed him. so leaning back again he tried
his air to make sure everything was all
right and then gave her more steam, and
| they chased along faster than ever. a few
seconds later he looked out and was hor-
ritied to find that he was rushing to ter
rible death, not so yards distant was
second 10 coming towards them on the
same track. "Billy's" first impulse was
to jump and desert the gray gowl, but g
second thought brought nobler inspir-
alton. Nor he muttured between his
clenched teeth, IN die if need be at my
post of dutyr If Billy" had had time
for third thought he would no doubt
have thought it. but his thinker got mud
died up in the crash that followed, and
isn't in good working order yet. Billy"
got out without a scratch, but the
pony is in the shops for repairs.
ECHOES FROM THE RAIL.
Miss Amy Loosely, of Peoria, is q late
acquisition to the clerical force in the
auditors office at the R. l & P.
To-day is the last day that the c., R.
l. & P. will run bridge trains TO Daveu-
P'lt' INC hC" ICS oIiuSS WdhluS II uu>
profitable.
II P. Grady, formerly of Rock Island,
and now running an engine out of Kan>
sas City on the c., K. & n, is in the city
on visit to his N other. Mrs P. Grady
Conductor William Bludsoe of the c.,
, R l. & P, who runs between this city
and West Liberty, is LAYING of, being
coOfiaed to his home in this city with the
grip.
The filing is being put in to make the
road bed for the new track on Rock ISL
and arsenal. and as soon as this is com
pleted the double track will be laid across
the slough bridge.
The c., R. l, Il P. are doing an enor-
nous coal AMI stock business. So busy
are they that trainmen on the west end
are refusing to go out on account of be-
ing too many hours on the road.
The work of laying the third
track for the c., r. I. & P. between this
city aud Moline, is progressing at a rapid
rate, and it will not be long before less
trouble will be experienced by keeping
trains blocked out of the upper yards.
This has been an unlucky winter for
switchmen in the c., r. l. & P. yards.
more men having been hurt in the past
four months than in any similar period in
the memory Of the oldest yard man. Ii
makes the boys particularly watchtul and
very little carelessness is found lying
around there loose these days.
P. A. O'Brien, supervising inspector OF
plumbing for the G, r l s. P. arrived
in the city yesterday with his kit CT
wrenches and jmmes. among the latter
being the jovisl Jimmy" Kidney, OF
Geneseo. They are at work putting in
stesm radiators for heating the new tele-
graph office at the passenger depot
Conductor o. H Creel. of the c. B .
6 @, has gone to Ashland, Wis, on o
three weeks visi:. While there he is as
sisting Evangelist Bliss, the latter having
been inspired by Mr.. Creers singing ON
his visit to this city last winter, since
which time he has been epdeavoring to
have Mr.. Creel Join him in the work
Conductor l.. NJ. Studyvin is running
Mr.. Creel's train during the latiers ab-
sence, Conductor Heffner being on MI
S;udyyin's run.