The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10


The loss will be immense.
Of the mechanism and being compelled to
90 to the shops for repairs.
While No 500 had been looked upon ~
one Of the "jonahs" Of the road the most
ill-fated engine the Rio 0rande has ever
had is old No. 107, now Ia the bonsyaro
IN West Denver. This engine has killed
seven employees Of the road and trump or
two. Its FIRST wreck was about ten wears
| ago at RoubIdeau bridge. Tho engine went
| through the bridge and the engineer and
| two fremen were killed. The engineers
name was William Duncan, and a fireman
| who was "deadheading" over the road.
named Josh Quigley, was also killed. The
meme of the regular fireman has been Tor
| gotten.
| The second wreck was a few months
later at Escalanta. when large bowlder
| rolled down the mountain on to the track.
| This time the engine was badly wrecked
the engineer and fireman killed and several
| passengers hurt.
Not six months after the second accident
engine No. 1O7 ran into a landslide at
| Black canyon. and was again wrecked.
| The engineer and fireman were both killed
| almost instantly After being taken to the
shops and repaired the officials thought
| they would have better luck II the engine
were transferred to another part Of the
ern. Here 1t was run for number Of
years. but something was almost constant
| ly wrong with the mechanism OF 1t would
die" out on the road, delaying train
! many hours, so it was finally sent to Dem
! yer and relegated to the "boneyard," where
| II Is now standing. Several other wrecks
| CT No. 107 are recalled by some OF the
| old employees, in one Of which an engineer
! was manned for life and several others
badly injured.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, president Of the
New York Central Railroad company, prob
ably has more applications to him for free
transportation than any other railway
president in America.
In speaking of the many requests that ho
receives for passes, he said to friend the
other day:
"a man whom I had not seen since we
were boys together called on me this morn
Ing and introduced himself. He looked
rather seedy, and he told me that he wasn't
prosperous. We talked about the days
when we were boys together, and the little
red school house, and how the years had
dealt with each of us.
90 L am glad to see you are getting along
nicely. Chauncey.' he said.
:" Thank you, / replied, and how have
you prospered?'
Il lave not prospered at ALL he said.
wiping tear from the corner OF his eye.
but am on the eve of success if you will
give me a little aid
What can l do for your
Well, Chauncey. / want a pass to
Wappingers Falls
What are you going to do there to
bring you success asked.
i am going to deliver a lecture. It's
good lecture, and 1t will bring me fame
and money
What are you going to lecture about p
l asked
I'm tell you, chauncey, after Get the
pass.
Il wanted to aid my old friend and l
had pass made out for him. Giving 1t to
him, said with some curiosity:
Now, John, what is the subject Of this
lecture OF yours
John braced up. threw back his shout |
ders, and proudly answered:
II am going to lecture on how to make |
money"
Nikola Tesla is advocating the construe-
tion OF an air line railroad between New
York and Chicago eight feet above ground. |
One that with an alternating current, he |
says, cars can be run at a speed OF from
100 to $50 miles an hour. Tesla states that
IL Is simply question of interesting cap
ital. ~
IL was past midday, and the scene was a
inion depot In the South. A train had lust
'rrved. Among the passengers alightfps
vas peculiar specimen OF humanity. He
vas tall, with a cotton check shirt. verv
ordinary pants, and he was minus a coat.
III.
n his hands he clutched a well-worn fiddle
With yise-like grip, had rushed to the
ntrance and shouted to the guard as
hough he thought him delegate to deaf
nd dumb convention:
where's the depot?"
The guard was so startled that he had IA |
tudy few minutes before regaining his
Qulibrium. A policeman standing near
y snickered and informed the stranger
lat ne was very much in the depot at the
resent moment
y want to see the boss OF the railroad
elied the man OF the fiddle and the bow.
The guard turned his thumb toward a
'rtain door and the stranger disappeared {
that direction. A sign-"No admission"
was In glaring letters over the door ,
ne man stood ten feet away and read the
arhing over four times. Then he boldly {
ltered.
~ want to see the boss Of this railroad"
DIDN'T You see the sign on the door?" !
'manded the agent
II did. but l want to see the boss"
Then 20 up to Louisville"
TOO far, and haven't time. Say. mister.
lis railroad killed one Of my hawgs yes e
rday, and I want damages" y
I've nothing to do with that" shouted
o agent. File your claim and let 10 take
J course 6
Where do fleY" t
Anywhere you want to- but don't come "
'thering me- :,
Il haven't time to fool around about that u
'wg. He was wuth 81. and | want the O
sh' This amt no file. but think it will d
lip my claim along" n
With these words he lugged out a big I
wy revolver and pointed It at the agents. o
ad. and the latter turned ten shades p
hitter as he said q
Well. what are you going to dor" Il
Collect my hawg money" C
Il told you to put in CLAIM"
SO ye did, and here 1t is. Claim 81 and
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