Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-17
KANSAS RAILRoApINa.

The Hanover Democrat wants the
Missouri Pacific people to build road
from Waterville up the Little Blue to
Hanover, about twenty miles.
A. p Tanner assistant general freight
agent Of the Santa Fe in Kansas City,
has been promoted to the position Of
general agent of the Santa Fe at Den
yer to succeed Ell. Colbran, who has re-
signed to become the general manager
of the Midland Terminal.
Topeka Journal: James E. Roddey,
Of Nickerson, the chairman of the griev-
ance committee OF the Santa Fe for the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
visited Topeka and with his committee
waited on the Santa Fe officials. The
result of the visit is that Kansas City
will no longer be a division point for
five or six passenger crews running be-
tween Marcelline, Missouri, Kansas City
and Topeka. They will run straight
through Kansas City and the division
ends will be Marcelline and Topeka. This
means that five or, six passenger engine
crews that now live IN Kansas City and
Argentine will remove to Topeka or
or Marcelline.
Receivers have been appointed for
the Kansas Central railroad, which ex-
tends from Leavenworth to Miltonvale.
The order appointing receivers and the
suit to foreclose the first mortgage on
the road have been filed in the United
States circuit court in Topeka. The Kan
sas Central is not now paying operating
expenses, and though there was Kan
sas Central company the road has been
operated by the Union Pacific company.
The effort is now being made to lop
off the line from the main branch, and
the petition asks for speedy sale"
which is unusual in railroad foreclosures.
1t was agreed that the deficit in the OPP
Grating expenses already incurred and
any which shall arise in the future,
shall be prior lien on the road to that
of the bondholders.
Santa Fe train No. due in Topeka
at 1926 a. m. met with an accident
about midnight near Peabody that
come very near resulting in the engineer
being killed. The engine pulling the
train was run by Nathan HOLSTER, who
lives in Topeka. One Of the side rods
suddenly broke. The first warning
Engineer Hollster received that the ac-
cident had happened was crash. The
timber on the right side Of the cab OF
the engine was torn to splinters and
Engineer HOLSTER was hurled into the
air and landed at the foot Of the en-
bankment, the train rushing by him.
The fireman succeeded in stopping the
engine and went back after the engineer
who was badly hurt. He lad five or
six scalp wounds on the side and back
of the head. The worst of these were
caused by the flying timbers of the cab.
No bones were broken and no ill effects
we're receiver from the fall excepting
bruises on both legs and on the side OF
his body.
The Rock Island has announced thai
it will run another harvest excursion
to Texas, on January To- The same
conditions will prevail as over the one'
held in the summer.
An accommodation train on the
Frisco railroad was ditched near Beau.
mont and Fireman Matt. Aldridge was
killed and Engineer Monroe seriously
hurt. A broken rail caused the acci-
dent. The engine and nine freight cars
left the track and plunged into ditch,
leaving passenger coach and caboos'
standing on the track.