Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-22
ALONG THE srHBL RAILS.
Latest Items OF Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT TIE EMPLoYIs ARE DOING.

Engineer J. B simmons. Of San Mar
cial, was called TO EmpOria, Kansas, by
receiving a dispatch that his father had
received injuries from a fall that may
cause his death.
The Williams News says: Windy vii
liam Gibson. one Of the best engineers Oh
the Pike, came up from Needles Thursday
to have Dentist Miller emoye a cow
catcher from his upper row.
Col. Frank G. Hatch was in Prescott on
a business trip. being his FIRST visit here
for two years. Col. Hatch Is engaged In
railroad building in Costa Rica, from
where he has but recently returned. lie
expects TO return to that country again
In April.
Judge Sanford. Of Williams, held
George Fltzwilliam TO the grand jury on
a t2OO bond for making himself the ad.
ministratOr OF the tunnel check Of Mr..
Temple, who had not died, and was not
preparing to shuttle. The check was for
forty-6ye dollars.
RObt. Cunningham, a bOilermaker 10
the shops at Ration. while at work with q
chisel and hammer. was struck In the
pupil Of his eye by a steal chip. lie was
sent TO the Topeka hospital, and advises
from there are 20 the effect that he may
regain the sight OF the eye.
The final survey Of the route for the
chihuahua and Pacific railroad il being
pushed ahead rapidly. and the work OF
grading and track laying will begin very
soon. This road will be built from Chi.
hnahua TO TopolobampO, on the Pacific
coast. and will pass through the Yaqui
river country in the state OF Sonora.
The work OF fitting all freight cars on
the Santa Fe railroad with automatic
couplers il progressing rapidly. The
shops Of each division are assigned a Ger.
tain number OF ears. The material for
300 cars il arriving at San Marcial, and
In a short time Just that number Of cars
will be fitted out with the new con-
trivance.
-Four miles more Of the railroad track
between Silver City and Whitewater will
be removed from the lowlands In the val
Icy TO the edge OF the adjacent bluffs.
The part TO be removed commences at a
point lust about n quarter OF a mile north
OF Whitewater and extends north four
miles. The work was commenced Satur-
day.
Thursday morning last Ringman rail-
road yards we're clutted with freight
trains saving by each other when the
flyer rounded the curve above town and
dashed into the rear end OF one Of the
treights, wrecking the cabOOse and tear
ing the pilot from the engine. No one
was injured. The flyer backed out Of
the wreckage and pulled out OF the sta
ton only five minutes late. IL took sew
eral hours TO put the cabOose In condition
to travel.
Thomas Corrigan, a railroad contractor
OF Pueblo. Colo, passed through Deming
to Whitewater. the other afternoon. He
had entire freight train to convey his
men, tools, animals, etc, having four
car loads OF mules and over sixty labor.
ers. He has a contract for moving some
OF the track between Deming and Silver
City, from where II now IL. to where the
danger OF washouts will be less. This il
a wise move upon the part OF the Santa
Fe, as great losses are annually sustained
from washOuts on that branch.