Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-20

rived NJ Ration recently from Topeka, re-
turned to that city on Monday morning,
being unable 10 stand the high altitude.
IL may be- mentioned that n three weeks
bride awaits his home coming with the
greatest delight.
II. Leffert, u resident OF Needles for a
number OF years and late foi em of the
railway shops, LETT with his family on
Monday for Coronado Beach, where he
accepts a position with the Coronado
Beach company. His successor is John
Record. VI Topeka.
The Las Vegas Optic says: Bruce W.
C~ruikshank, OF San Marcial, u former
student at the academy, spent yesterday
visiting his school mate Miss Willie
Mills. He left on the early train TO ac-
cept u position in the AtchisOn, Topeka
" santa Ne Office ut Topeka.
Probably the Oest time on record was
made In the shipment OF the 100 head Of
cattle from Santa Rosa Island. They
we're shipped IN Two sections, The trains
averaging thirty three miles an hour
Il ON the time they LETT Los Angeles, Cal
until they arrived at La Junta, Colo.
q. ". Blood, an emploJe ON the Santa
Re, IN the superintendent's Office 1t To-
peks, aud an uncle oil +. o. Blood, has
been in Las Vegas for the past tive
months for health reasons. He Is ~
much improved that when no returns
home no will think OF his tIip 10 Las
Vegas only with pleasure, and NJ doubt
always speak Of Aew Mexico Ia the high.
est terms.
The Las Cruces Independent Demo.
crat says: The Santa Ne south bound
passenger train reached Las Cruces TIVE
aud n half hours late, Thursday, rs a re,
suit OF a head end collision ut RincOn
The freight train a into an engIn,
that was returning after helping The
train up the hill. The engines wer,
badly smashed, but no one was hurt, ant
the trouble resulting was the delay to th,
trains.
Engineer Tranke Is credited with hay
ing made the fastest run ever made will
"a ten-wheel engine. He was given Sl,0O(
by Vanderbilt for his phenomenal run
and the Brooks Locomotive Works CAV,
him a diamond medal. also a gold watcl
and chain. His run was made on IN,
Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern, ant
his colleagues say II was even a bettel
performance than that Of the famous Ell
CINE 800 exhibited at the Worlds Fair a
Chicago and used OIL the New York Cen
trail road.
RECORD BULLETINS.
An engineer on a switch engine In
terminal yard was given ten days 70
being 40 careless as TO allow his enginI
10 back into a passenger engine In brOa.
daylight.
Recently an engineer who Ia familia
with the division ran his engine of
dividing switch. This was carelessness
aud Tie engineer has been suspende,
twenty days.
Engineer on switch engine ran his en-
CINE through a split switch causinI
nominal damage. He was given ten day
for not keeping a lookout or for not hay
ing his fireman keep a lookout for hin
AZ a terminal station a yardmaste
used unnecessarily p%rOfane language OIL
the platform at a passenger station. 70
this and insubOrdination he has been dis
missed.
In calling the attention OF all conduC
tors and engineers concerned to the fac
that freight trains will be allowed TO eS
coed a speed OF n mile In four minute
at any point between GlOrieta and LAM
AT a terminal yard on this division
switchman was found to be drinkin
while on duty. He was Immediately di,
missed from the service. Attention
again directed to paragraph 4. OF tn
general superintendent's circular Of Jul
20, 1897.
Recently while a train crew were bacl
ing Ome cars through a siding In
yard, a brakeman ran ahead and CAV
signal before switch was thrown. an
failing TO get switch over caused derai
ment. The brakeman has been discharge
from the service.