Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-18
ON TRACK AND TRAIN.


talk Of Mall Car gaprovea nts--(;eneral
Railway Net~~.
Some important suggestions were
embodied in the annual report Of the
superintendent Of railway mail ser.
vice looking to the protection of the
mails and the safety Of the mail
clerks. The vestible in use on pas.
senger cars is recommended for mail
ears. The danger Of wreckiug the
ears would he diminished in GER
tain degree, and it is believed that
the clerks would do more work and
better work because Of the diminished
oscillation Of the cars. The officers
OF the service have several times
recommended improved arrange
ments for lighting in the following
order OF preferences: Electricity as
soon as it is practicable, next to this
gas and next the best kerosene lamps
1t Is obvious that lighting with oil
lamps introduces the danger of fire
from that source. In the report for
1872 were five fires which were sup
posed to have originated from the
lamps. Besides these there were
eight which appeared to have started
from stoves, and six in which the
origin Of the fire was obscure. While
no lives were lost from either OF
these fires. there was considerable
mail matter destroyed. and it is quite
obvious that the peril of every BODY
on the train was considerably in
creased by the fact Of these cars he
ing equipped with oil lamps.
Heard ny the Tie Walker.
Supt. II. h. Sudlow. of the X. |. 4
T.. left for Chicago this morning.
Fireman Ed Mooney. of the so7, is
off for the last few days. being sick
Assistant Supt Conlin. of the c..
x. |. 4 +. was in the city yesterday
on business.
The 553. Lon Graves engine. is out
of the Blue Island shops after under.
going repairs.
Engine i03. Policy" Briggs engi-
ncer. is in the shops at Blue Island
undergoing repairs.
Gus Smith, the popular fireman OF
322 on the Rock Island. is having of
on account of sickness.
Fireman George Battles. of Boards.
town. is in the city to spend Sunday
with relatives and friends.
The new ash-pit ut the Rock Island
depot IS cNcavated now, and the ma
sons in all probability will start
building it next week.
The 907. Charles Davis iron horse.
is all apart in the Rock Island shops
getting a new coat of paint. and re.
ceiving general repairs.
4 new time card goes into effect on
the c.. NJ. l. St. p. next Sunday.
There are no indications that it will
affect the running of trains into Rock
Island.
The new tunnel of the Rock Island
is rapidly nearing completion. The
tunnel now extends to within about
b feet of the depot. A floor will be
put in next week.
Engine 9l2. of the Rock Island.
came down from Chicago to take the
place of the 46S on the Iowa division
Of the Rock Island. and Engineer
Dan Moriarity is breaking it in
The 659. Charles Shaffer engineer,
on the southwest division of the
Rock Island, is out of the shops ut
Trenton. Mo-, and looms up SO nice
~ that you are not allowed to draw
your breath while aboard her. b
The coach yards which have been
located near the %" crossing. back
of the Cable mansion, will be moved
to the vicinity of the round house.
They will be located just north of the
coal chute. and will be more salts.
factory in every particular. for ac-
cess to the place will be easier than
the old place. and not SO much trou-
bic experienced ut getting at the
coaches.
George +. White, division freight
agent of the Milwaukee road with
headquarters in Davenport. has re-
signed his position. He has
been one of the most capa BILE
officials of the Milwaukee, with
which he has been connected since
1871. For the past 81 years he has
been located in Davenport. and dur
ing that time had earned the good
will Of all shippers. Mr.. White con-
templates entering other business.
A new sand house. still another
piece of improvement, is being start
ed now by the c., X. I. & P. 1t will
be built near the coal chute. A tenn
porary sand house was put up some
time ago adjoining the round house,
but it wasa cheap affair. Neverthe-
less it proved beyond a doubt that
the outside was the proper place for
a sand house. and along with the
other extensive improvements the
have decided to build one
in a most convenient place.
The Tnframural railway of tho