Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05
RAILROAD RuMsLINcs.

Conductor Parker, from Ration, Is on the
streets Of the city, to-day.
n. T. Cody, engineer Of engine N. 722, Is
indispossd. Enginser Amss is bis substI-
tuts.
Luis Ulibarri, fireman on the hot springs
branch Is sick, and Lee Wright is keeping
the ssat-box warm In his stead.
Engineer Levi 8. Phillips has given up
engine No. 894 and has been assigned TO
engine No. oS5, formerly run by him.
Engineer Jas. Brown Is at the throttle Of
passenger engine No. 437, during the ILL.,
ness Of regular Engineer Jno. A. Low.
R. c. Houck, an A. & p. fireman, from
Williams, was brought In to the Albuquer-
que hospital with badly sprained back.
Engineer Mapes has been permanently
given engine No. Ss4, and Fireman Thos.
Evans has been placed on engine No. 6S5.
Sam Jones, the popular brakeman, is
said to be engaged to one of the prettisst
and wsalthisBt young ladies In Aibuquer-
que.
Engineer Frank Swesny, of engine 904,
is in charge OF his physician. Engineer
Cool has his engine while he IL indis-
posed.
Engine AS has been sent down to Lamy
to relieve No. 2s, whic will be brought up
to the shops here, for general overhaul
ing and washing out.
Engineer Bill Shaw has recovered from
his indisposition and taken his accustomed
place on engine No. 916. bu mping engineer
Fisher to the SLOW board.
Balaris Binoca, an A. G. p, employe, of
Williams. who has been in the hospital at
Albuquerque for the past week on account
of some bruises. has been discharged.
Miss Dolly Bennett, of Denver, is in Ra-
ton visiting with her brother, Engineer
Gene Bennett. She was accompanied
there by her friend, Miss Grace Hindman,
Of that city, who win visit with her for
few weeks.
The Southern Pacific was TO take posses
SION of the railroad from Benson to Quay
mas on the first OF the month. The indi-
cations are that the Southern Pacific will
make this a very important line OF road.
From Guaymas 10 Galveston Is now the
shortest route across the continent.
J. M. Van Derwerker, assistant engineer
Of the A. & p, and two assistants have set |
the stakes for the foundation OF the new
boiler shop at the A. Il P. shops In Albu-
auerque. Several car loads of rock are on
The ground and the excavation will be COM
nenced Immediately. The stone for the |
foundation is being brought in from the
Putnam quarries. The new building will
DO just west OF the south annex OF the
machine shops. and only room for the
rack will be left between ii and the
Machine shop. The building will be, ac-
,ording 20 the plans sixty one feet eight
inches by 161 feet ten inches and viii con-
Jain six stalls.
Some time since. The OPTIc spoke OF a
erious accident that happened to e. o.
Ross, q brother-ln.law Of c. g. Watson,
It Hickory. N. O., by the bursting OF an
'mery wheel. At that time, 1t was thought
hat he had a chance for recovery. but yes
erday Mr.. Watson received word that he
lad died few days since. A piece of the
'roken wheel struck him over the eye, tax
ng away piece Of the skull and part OF
he brain. The Hickory manufacturing
ompany paid all expenses Of sickness and
'urial, and his fellow workmen attested
heir sympathy and respect by attending
be funeral in body, passing resolutions
( coincidence and voting one days labor
ach to the erection Of monument to the
memory Of their beloved foreman. e. g.
Watson is brakeman between Las Vegas
nd Albuquerque, and his many friends
ere sympathize with him in bis bereave-
,ent.