Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-23
TRACK AND TRAIN.

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downW No names.
Fireman Jim Reed 10 on pusher snein,
No. 2s2, during Writings absence in To
peka.
Fireman P. A. Linn is laying of engin,
No. 91S, Fireman G. Roberts taking hi
place.
Fireman Shubert is ringing the bell or
engine No. 70S. while Fireman Geo. W
Still is in the hospital.
DR.. Geo. W. Hsgeboom, OF Topeka, chief
surgeon of the Atchison, is in the city, TO-
day, on an inspection trip.
Engine No. 500 is still in the shops await
Ing the return for a frame that had to be
sent to Ration to be welded.
Geo. W. Riley. an old Atchison
conductor, out of Nickerson, is now In the
insurance business in Kansas City.
Engineer Sims and Fireman Thos. Cloud
the handsomest crew OF the south end,
started with engine No. 42S for Topeka.
A train OF nineteen cars of wool from
John Becker. Belen, this Territory, passed
through for the east, early Sunday morn
ing.
Engine No. 427, which has been In the
Las Vegas lack shops for the past two
months, il rapidly approaching compile
tion.
Chief Dispatcher John.W. Dean, q rheu-
matte patient from La Junta, Colo, has
been discharged from the Las Vegas hos
pital.
E. COPELAND, division man for the Atchi-
son at Ell .Paso, in several particular par
ticulars, was q south bound passenger
again.
Engine No. 70s- has been assigned as the
third engine on the Glorieta mountain, in
charge of Conductor Jud Smith and Engi-
neer F. Swseny.
Engine No. 694, in charge of Engineer
3. f.. Cody and Fireman H. A. Shull, one
Of the best engines on the Atchison, dou-
ble-hsaded No. 8 to Lamy, yesterday morn.
ing.
Fireman Harry F. Bowman, Of engine
No. 916, is enjoying a tsn.days rest, on
account Of getting left in Albuquerque re.
Gently; Fireman R. H. Bushnell IL in his
place.
Just how 1t happened no ore seems to
know, but Casimiro Mestas, a Mexican,
was struck by an Atchison switch engine,
No. 10, at Pueblo, Colo, and instantly
killed.
Engineer Mapes IS starting and stopping
and Fireman John Peeler Is keeping en-
CINE Oil hot, in the absence Of the regular
crew, consisting Of Engineer Lawler and
Fireman Garvin.
The rumor Is rife that T. g. MuIhsrn.
the popular gentleman and efficient rail-
road official, has resigned the arduous and
responsible position as trainmastcr in Las
Vegas. THE OPTIC hopes it isn't true.
- ngine 70. 59i on second division of No
yesterday morning, in charge OF Engineer
Boyd, stripped herself down the road about
thirty-fv miles; fortunately no one was
hurt. Engine No. 9i5 brought the train to
this city.
Fireman Thomas Cloud, the professional
bicycle rider. has returned his Crescent
bicycle to the Western wheel works and
Will not ride for them this season. He has
under consideration several offers to ride
for other firms.
Machinist Apprentice 3. G. Gavitt bias
been transferred from Newton to Nicker
son, Kansas, In order to have the adyan-
tage Of the better facilities in this shop for
completing his trade. His place at New
ton has been filed by Ira Ditlow.
The ten-wbeel freight engines on the
south end now run first IN first out for
the extra passenger work. Engineer d.
Archibald and Fireman ]. F. Davies, with
engine NJ. sos. one Of the best freight
engines in The world, are fortunate In
catching this work frequently.