The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
BEDROOM CARS.

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the form of bedroom sleeping cars of
great magnihcence but of uncertain
promise that one company now runs be-
tween New York and Chicago on the
fastest flyers, says the Sun. The bed
rooms are comparatively large, and each
Il contains an upper and a lower
berth, a washstand with running water,
and the main a-ppurtenances of the re-
firing room that are found in the cars of
the older style. The beds are bigger
that is wider-than the old sleepers, and
if two friends or a married couple Sc
cure one of these rooms they are certain
to enjoy a better nights rest and more
comfort generally than ever came to
them in the old-style open-saloon sleep
ers.
Women can undress in their rooms
with the doors shut without fear of in
t%rusion, and with plenty of room for
the operation, and so can men. Once in
bed there is no danger of anyone's fall
ing in upon the sleeper as a curve is
turned and some luckless pedestrian is
flung through the curtains. Each room
can be ventilated as desired, and the
shores and baby's cries and bedroom
odors of the old-style cars are all shut
out of these private rooms.
Engineer John P. Finch of the Bur-
lington & Missouri railroad was instant
" killed, Sunday, by falling from his
train. Late in the afternoon a coal train
of IS cars, with two locomotives, was
coming from Erie into Denver. Just
outside the Twenty-third street viaduct
the train struck a down grade and came
down at a rapid rate toward the Platte
river bridge. Finch, who was in charge
of the first engine, lost control of the
train, the air brakes failing to work.
The engineer thought a catastrophe i'm
minert, and turning to Fireman Whit
sci, advised him to jump. He then
passed out on the gaugway between the
engine and tender. lust at that moment
the train struck a sharp curve, and Finch
was whirled from the engine to the side
of the track, striking the stone ballast on
his head. Section hands picked him
up, but life was extinct. Fireman Whit
sci succeeded in stopping the train with
out further accident. The dead man
was 40 years old, and had been in the
employ of the road for seven years. He
lived at 25I7 Curtis Street, and had a
wife and one child.-Denver Sun.
Mr.. W. F. Comfy and Miss Anna S.
Rogers were married, Wednesday eve
at s O'Clock, at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs. Margaret Rogers,
7I2 west Fourth street. Rev. H. o.
Scott performed the ceremony, after
the guests were seated to an
wedding supper. The bride
has for several years been principal of
the east ward school and isvery popular,
a wide circle of friends and ac-
quaintances. The groom is a we'll
mail agent on the B. & NJ, run
ming from Omaha to McCook. The
couple left at 9 O'Clock the same
evening to spend their honey moon at
Salt Lake City.-Hastings Tribune.
A special to the Minneapolis Tribune
from Tacoma, Washington, says: 1t is
reported that the Chicago, Burlington s.
Quincy is endeavoring for leasing II
purchasing outright the entire Northern
Pacific system from Billings. Montana,
west, at which point the "Q'' will con-
meet with the Northern Pacific this sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Burnett joined
their trains on the west end, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Burnett
leaving for their train On the southern
division, Tuesday morning, after a brief
%sojourn at home.
On account Of the extremely dull
times, the railroad company has dis
pensed with their night agent at this
place. Mr.. Grant, we understand is to
be transferred to the Wyoming division.
Herald.
1t is reported the Assistant Auditor
E. 0. Brant is about to marry an heir
ess Of great wealth. -. Conductor w. E.
Zollinger went down to Orleans, last
week, to accompany home his wife.-A1-
lance Grip.
Jay Tubbs has been transferred back
to McCook. He and his wife came up
from Red Cloud, last Saturday morning.
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