Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-21
BIG EXCURSION BUSINESS.
Railroads Already Planning to Car. for
Next SUNNI q, > Writ r..

Railroads Already Planning to Car. for
Next spmm-,'s Writ T..
VI. S. Crawford, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Burlington, was con-
ferring with local officials yesterday
with reference to prospective excur-
sion business. This road, in fact all
coming into Rock Island, are plan
ming to handle immense crowds of
visitors for this point the coming
summer. Last year Rock Island was
well treated in this respect, but peo-
pie know a good thing when they see
thence we might expect more of
As railroad official said YESTERDAY:
Rock Island has the attractions and
it is only natural that the railway
companies should boom them and
bring the people here. Our travel
ing passenger agents say that this
city is something away ahead of it's
neighbors both in beauty and in
facilities for handling visitors. Then
this summer there will be the new
court house, public building and two
bridges, all in course of construction
to attract outsiders. Oh, we have
more here than we are aware Of
This fact will be shown by the
excursion business this summer"
Railway Notes.
Fireman Orville Dillon, of the Rock
Island, is taking a vacation.
The Rock Island has added an ex-
ira coach to its fast mail train be-
tween here and Des Moines.
Engineer Northcutt is breaking in
the Rock Islands Sos, which has Just
come out Of the Chicago repair shop.
William Dalzell, James Shehan,
Silas Sprague, John Horne and c. "
Soderquist, Rock Island engineers,
are taking vacations.
James fuckers engine 937 which
had an axle broken and was otherwise
damaged at Moline the other day, is
being repaired in the c., Il. Il p.
ring.
Mr.. Thompson has been put on as
an additional ilagman at Eighteenth
street by the Rock Island & Peoria
and Burlington. The crossing is
guarded until midnight now be-
cause of the traffic at that point.
We may look for gates yet.
Railroad men are still discussir g
that narrow escape which the q. pay
car containing Superintendent Besler
and ROadmaster Solander had from
colliding with a double header freight
near Briar Bluff last week. The
| trains came to q staudstill when
about eight feet from one another
The trouble was the result of a
mix up in orders.
Adolph Grencnger, employed "a
night tableman at the Rock Islands
roundhouse, had an experience early
yesterday morning which might have
cost him his life. Mr.. Grenenger
works the dumps at the coal chute
where the engines are loaded. The
dumps are like large scoop shovels.
and when opened deliver their goods
with ell the force of several tons of
coal. The spring would not work
very easily. so Adolph. standing on
the engine tender, got in front Of the
dump. lie gave another jerk. He
was dug out by fellow workmcn.
Four tons of coal planted him in the
tender. just his head was visible
He escaped with some bruises.
| Engineer Frank Means, of the Rock
Island. probably saved the town OF
Wilton from total devastation yester-
day afternoon. He was coming
through that place at the head of a
freight train, when he discovered a
blaze in the NJ. &. OFT elevator. The
wind was blowing at lively rate and
it looked rather dubious for that
locality. Frank sounded the alarm
through his engine whistle and peo-
pie were locked about the scene in a
moment. The building was 3.
story structure and contained $1,000
bushels OF wheat. The building was
damaged $4,000, but the rest of the
town did not suffer-and now they'll
all take their hats off to Frank.