Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-09
REMARKABLE RUN.
Lees Than . Mile . Minute Made by Z
BuRlington Passenger.

Lees Than . Mile . Minute Made by .
Burlington Passenger.
The mile-a-minute clip was low
cred by Burlington passenger train
the other day between Galesburg and
Mendoza. OF it the Galesburg Reg
lister says:
Passenger train No. SO made
yesterday q fast run that is all the
talk among railroad men. The train
left here for Chicago an hour late.
The trip from here to Mendoza. 81
miles. was made in IS minutes. This
includes four stops and the slowing
up for the Bureau bridges. The
train thus went considerably faster
than a mile q minute. The distance
from here to Galva. 60 miles, was
made in % minutes. This is con-
sidered the banner run. 1t is the
fastest time ever made on this line
of the Q. The engine seemed fairly
to eat the miles up. This demon
strates another thing and that is the
capacity of the Glass II engine.
Many engine ers have commended
right along that these engines were
clear mp in the front rank and some
think that with a few changes they
would make the fastest engines in
service"
Fuller ID Out for His Health.
Capt. Thomas Fuller. late of the
Milwaukee, arrived in town this
morning from st. Louis. where he
has been on a visit, and tonight he
goes to Omaha and Kansas City for
further recuperation and enjoyment.
Fuller is out for his health and he is
putting in his time to the best posi-
BILE advantage. Incidentally he is
explaining how he happened since
the last election to join the republic
can party. He has always taken .
great interest in corporations, the
stock which he acquired in the c.,
NJ. & st. P. system being due to his
keen observance, farsightedness and
frugality. and now that he has
taken time to think, free from
the vexations and responsible
ties of active Identification with
a corporation it is natural that
he should cast his lot with the
party which enjoys the confidence of
the corporations, even to the repu-
diation of early teachings.
80 Railway Notes.
Switch Foreman Hugh Fitzsim.
mons. OF the c., B. & O., is laid up
with q rheumatic attack.
The anticipated change in time on
the Rock Island will not occur to.
morrow, and perhaps not for a few
weeks yet.
W. G. Smith, the we'll known
freight conductor on the Burlington,
is in critical condition at his home
in Monmouth suffering with typhoid
fever.
1t is rumored in railroad circles
that the c.. B. 4 Q. is attempting to
gain, controlling interest in the
Northern Pacific with a view to Sc.
curing an independent route to the
Pacific COST. 80
B. F. Negus, the Rock islands
engineer. has made an invest.
ment in Kansas land, oyer which he
is very enthusiastic. He has pur-
chased 100 acres in Anderson county,
and in the spring contem plates
abandoning the railroad business and
going tilling the western soil.
There arriv ed in Rock Island
checked throug h from Louisville KY,
one Of the smallest trunks on record.
Its dimensions were about II feet by
inches. The check was nearly as
large as the trunk, and when the bag
gageman placed it on the truck he
remarked: 'I've seen little ones,
but that beats 'em all.n
Rock Island passenger train No.
jumped the track at Des Moines
about ~ o'clock last night, and did
considerable damage to the engine.
No. 914, in charge Of Engineer viii.
kinson. The pilot was disfgured
and other portions so damaged that
it was necessary to substitute
another engine. No. arrived half