Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-18
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Engineer William Schultz is now at the
throttle on the hot springs run.
VIM. Geer, an engineer from the Argen-
tine division, has been temporarily trans-
forred to Ration, to help out with the stock
rush.
The new addition to the depot at Ration
Is being rapidly erected and will be ready
for occupancy, by the freight department,
In about a week..
Fireman Jas. williams wat taken seri-
ously Ill at San Marcial, with brain fever.
His brother Odd Fellows and other friends
are ministering to his wants.
The Atchison company are sending their
agents a supply of flyers issued by n. H.
Hankins, proprietor of the stage line rum
ming between Springer and the MINES in
the Red River country.
StorekeepsrsF. q. Blood and his assist.
ant, c.. /. Knapp. of Ration, have gone
down to San Marcial to take an inventory
of stock at that place. Thence they will
do likewise at Ration. Trinidad and Las
Vegas.
John Lord, who has been employed as
brakeman ON the Atchison, for the past two
years, has resigned at Ration, and will
start for Vancouver, Canada. to accept his
old position as ~baggageman on the Cana
dian Pacific.
Employees of the Atchison railway COM
pany are not permitted to sell, give away
or loan tools, material or supplies Of any
kind, whether new or old belonging, to the
railway company, nor to take any Of such
material, for any purpose whatever, AK
cept by special permission from the chief
of their respective departments.
Chas. w. Mailer, third grand master Of
the brotherhood of locomotive firemen, or
ganIzed Highland lodge, No. 478, B. OF L.
f., at Albuquerque. The.following officers
were elected: Master, VIM. Mason; vice.
master, Marcus Booklet; past master,
Fred Lee; secretary, Henry H. Madam;
treasurer, Thos. c.. Lane; collector, Frank
Scottie; magazine agent, e. Armstrong.
The following changes of location were
by Atchison officials, on May lat,
1897: Chicago, city passenger and ticket
office, J. M. Connell, C. p. and T. agent,
from No. 212 Clark street to No. 100 Adams
street; New York, eastern passenger office, i
D. sinonson, general eastern agent;
F.. Burnett. eastern passenger agent,
No. 261 Broadway to No. 377 Bread
way.
In case Of severe storms, when in the
Judgment Of AtchIson train and engine
men it may be considered unwise to pro-
iced, trains should be tied up until the
conditions are favorable for the movement
II trains with absolute safety. Section
must patrol the track and exam
ne the same during storms, and reliable
kept at dangerous places day
ind night with proper signals. Watchmen
must have explicit Instructions. All places
likely to cause trouble must lie marked bv
flags by day and by green lanterns
night, the same being placed in both
directions, the proper distance from the
where danger is anticipated and
where watchmen are stationed.
A severe and almost fatal accident oc-
urred at the east switch OF CoImor ia
ion, on the north end, last night. near
nionignt. The rear car and caboose
loose from the train, and 1t being
Town grade, ran into the train with auoh
'orce that Conductor j. r. Mulhern and
T. j. Leech, who were In the
'aboose, were thrown down and severeIv
bruised. Conductor Mulhern suxtained
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