The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-10

both being late.
Fireman McCrary, who wgs scalded in the
FairmOnt wreck, is recovering.
F. A. Thompson returned Oh g. Sunday
night, from visit to the family back in lii
nOis.
Dispatcher Simmons has been promoted to
afternoon "trick." and dispatcher Mills takes
r. BPS place.
Mrs. j. P. Burton and baby were passen-
gers for the west on No. l, today. They will
visit briefly at McCO0k.-OxfOrd Standard,
His many friends here will learn with.
regret of the accident to Will Kranter at the
Aurora shops, recently. i'm which he lost two
fingers.
Word was received at Western division
headquarters, Friday, of the birth of prom
isng son and heir-apparent to Roadmaster
and Mrs. w. w. J0sselyn at Orleans.
Engineer e. A. Green, who was injured in
the Fairmont wreck, first of last week, died
in Lincoln Oh last Thursday, being buried by
the company at that point on the following
day.
There is good reason to believe that the
Burlington system that never does anything
by halves when it starts in will next spring
erect large depot and eating house north of
present site.-Hastings Democrat
The Pullman company will soon equip the
Burlington with twenty new drawing room
coaches, which are the finest ever made.
They are lighted by electricity, heated by
steam, and have every modern convenience.
The Relief department statement for De-
cember is out and shows disbursements for
the month $685. 1879. Total since June l, 1889,
including the above $744 544.25, while the
number of cases of disability carried over to
this year are 500.
The company is gradually pursuing the
policy of gradually replacing the present
wooden and pillng bridges by iron and stone
structures, and quite all amount of material
is now being dropped between here and Cul-
bertson for that purpose.
The First National Bank of SpearfisE, S.
D., has been established with capital of fif-
ty thousand dollars paid in. Several promi-
nent railroad men of this division are among
the iilcorporators. Our agent r. r. Woods
of Sheridan, has five thousand dollars in the
venture.-Allance grip.
S. l.. Knox of Wauneta has been given an
annual pass by Superintendent Campbell in
recognition of his services to the company in
the runaway cars episode of some weeks ago,
III notifying the company's agent there of the
passage of the car, the company being thus
able to avert any accident by being on the
lockout Tor the runaways, and finally cap
turing the same.
G. w. StOddard, who was injured at ALI.
ance, last Thursday morning. died at that
place on Saturday night. The remains
arrived here last night and the funeral will
occur on Sunday. All the bereaved ones
have great sympathy from friends here,
where they formerly lived, and where the
deceased man was once in the company's
employ.
Ye editor had the pleasure Of reviewing
the plans of our Supt. Phelan's new home to
be built this coming spring upon his property
west of the school house. 1t will be two
story structure 30x36 feet in the main with
an addition 1SX26 feet and will contain seven
teen rooms besides the closets. 1t will be
complete with all modern Improvements and
all ornament to our town, worthy of city,
Alliance Grip.
1t is remarkable fact that one of the fast
est. if not the fastest, locomotive now run
nng was built 45 years ago. Its driving
wheels are 81 feet, cylinders III inches
with two inch stroke, and has easily attained
speed of IS miles an hour 1t IS interesting
to know that the, engine is still working the
forty-tive minute express of the London
and Northwestern between Manchester and
Liverpool, one of the fastest services in the
kingdom, and it is stated that still, after her
forty-five years service with load equal to
her power, she is capable of running at the
highest possible speed yet attained.
The Burlington is in the field with the latest
edition to the car service between Chicago
and st. Paul. Two compartment cars have
been added to the evening trains. each car
having ten compartments and each compart-
ment containing two double berths. The
woodwork is verlnillion, mahogany, rose
wood and ash. The upholstering is i'm en-
bossed plush of peacock blue, old gold, green
and drab. The compartments are reserved
exclusively for ladies travelling alone. The
PIntsch system of gas is used in gOld-plated
trimmings and lamps. The cars are termed
the best ever turned out by the Pullman
works.
The new chair car in which the heating ap.
paratus blew up at Red Cloud, Monday
evening, went through Lincoln at AS yes
terday morning on its way to Plattsmouth
for repairs. The Baker heater made sorry
reck of one end of the car. A hole about
three feet wide was blown out the side, and
the portion Of the roof that was just over
the heater lies in fragments out near Red
Cloud just where it landed after being struck
with hurtling slab of boiler iron over two
inches thick. The sensation of the passen-
gers who were involuntary spectators of the
occurrence can be best imagined. 1t this