Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-11-01
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6sHsfai Manager d. j. Frey passed
through for Aibuquarqus In bis SpetIal
car, last evening.
II @ Thompson, assistant tr&nic man
ager OF the Atchison, reached the hot
springs from Chicago, last night,
Engineer BENZ. Buller has made bis
maiden trip on the main line, and 1t was q
very successful one. He is 10 charge OF
engine 094.
-Four pIasterers from Topeka went out
to the railroad hospital, last evening,
ready to roll up their sleeves At a mo
ment's notice.
An insane servant girl had possession Of
the home OF General superintendent H. u.
Nudge, of the Atcbison, for nearly an
hour, the other day.
J. H. Holding, who recently came up
from Texas n has been assisting 10 plac-
ing the steam registers In the local round
house, has departed for Trinidad.
The macy friends Of Fireman Leslie
Ernest, formerly of this place, will DO
panied to learn that at present he is con-
fined in a hospital In Topeka for appsndic.
tits. His case, however. 10 hopeful.
Mrs. ]. p. Raster n two children.
family Of the chief surgeon OF the Atchi-
son, passed through the city Saturday
evening en- route to Albuquerque on .
short visit. The head OF the household fol-
lowed on last evenings train.
Macbinist VIM. Bryce, of this place. has
resigned and gone to Albuquerque to
reside. While employed In this city for
the past two years. he gained many friends
and acquaintauces who regret his depart
ure. 1t Is understood that Mr.. Bryce
anticipates entering busIness In Albpquer.
que and that also he intends becoming a
benedict very shortly.
Fireman G. n. Fitzgerald, who resigned
at this place last week, has accepted a
position as engineer on tho Santa Fe-
Pacific road out of Albuquerque.
Mr.. Fitzgerald was a frst.class Are
man and he ought to make a successful
engineer. He Is a cousin Of Engineer Con
Murray, the well-known passenger en-
gineer out OF Ration.
Firemen Arthur Lowe and Jean Scudder
have been promoted to engineers, they
having passed very creditable examina-
tions at Ration, last Saturday. These
boys will doubtless make first class run
ners, as they have had each over tour
years experience as firemen on this divi-
sion. Their successors have not yet been
named, but their positions will be filed by
promotion.
A refrigerator train and q stock train
tried to pass on the same track, last night,
just the other side OF Watrous, with the
result that two engines and half a dozen
cars we're badly damaged 1t seems the
engineer on the north bound train ran
past his orders. He VIII stled for the
station, and brakes TO stop, but for some
unexplained reason, he did not halt his
engine at the station.
A circular in references to the signal sys-
tenn OF the read hasSbeen lssned by Gener.
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1t states that after November 1st, the main
~tenance and construction OF all interlock.
ing, mechanical and electric signals and
highway crossing bells will be under thu
control of the signal engineer, J.sB. Hob
son, at Topeka, and sets forth acode Of
rules to be followed by employees. Thu
rules look TO the maintenance Of tho system
and provide for the immediate notification
of trainmasters, division inspectors and sig
nal engineer, in case Of failure or damage
to any portion Of The system.