Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-04-30
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS.
Latest Items Of Railroad 1nterest Gath
cred from d Exchanges.
WHAT THE EMPLoYEs ARE DOING.

Phil. Blum. at Winslow. has resigntt
his position on tho Santa lie Pacific ant
gone to Los Angeles.
W.. J. stansbtrry. Of Cerrilloa, same {,
Albuquerqus this week and has secured
employment in the railroad yards here
Dr.. r. B. Shaw, the physician and sur
geon In charge Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe hospital al Las Vegas. wash
Ration on professional business.
The interior Of the waiting room anC
Office Of the Flagstaff depot OF the sant1
Fe Pacific railroad company has been IN
the hands OF the painters this week.
Harry W. Snyder has resigned his DO
sition In the railway shops at Ration and
moved his family TO Chanute, Kansas
on account OF the III health Of Mrs.
Snyder.
Hon. ". NJ. oliver. agent OF the Atchi.
son, Topeka u santa no al Ration aud eK-
mayor OF that city. returned TO his duties
restored to health after a few weeks
recreation In southern New Mexico,
John Dugan, who disabled more ball
players while he was In the box than any
pitcher la tue west, went 10 Bellemont
Monday 10 accept a position with the
railroad company, says the Flagstaff
Gem.
Dudley 5. Dean, for years chief clerk
10 superintendent J. Il. Hurley. resigned
his position Tuesday night last aud iefI
Las Vegas Friday morning for his old
Boston home, where he will enter the
naval service In tue war with Spain.
That Is patriotism.
George Brooks, the colored man who
stabbed Martin II. Dice, q Santa Ne
brakeman. last February, was tried In
tins district court AZ La Juuts Thursday,
the jury returning a verdict Of assault to
xii, after being out about six hours.
The penalty Is from one 10 ten years In
the ~penitentiary.
The Santa Be has announced that from
and after April 10Th It will refuse to
grant free storage on shipments at any
Of its Stations which are not removed by
the cOnsignees from depOts and ware
houses within three days. Charges will
be made, tue minimum charge for any
one shipment to be l0c.
Last Saturday a series OF changes In
the Santa Ne service OF interest to Ger.
rillOs people took place. Jack Quick, as
slstant at haldo station, was transferred
to Rove as night operator. Ollie COlyer,
assistant At Cerrillos, was transferred TO
Waldo. MIR. Nobiett was transferred from
Rowe 10 CerrillOs and il night operator
at that point. Walter Miller was made
assistant at the Cerrillos depot.
The LOrdsburg Liberal says: There
was a head end collision at Alden be-
tween the third section OF the train car
rying the soldiers and a west bound
freight train. IL vas said the soldiers
train was n little ahead Of time aud got
past the switch and into tho freight
train. A tramp riding on the front train
was killed, bat none OF the soldiers were
hurt, although some OF the wagons were
broken up.
There WAS a serious accident heal Man
zjras, a few miles west OF Wilcox, the
other day. A helper engine was COM
ing down the hill u few moments in ad-
vance Of n freight train. The helper
was travelling at It's usual rate OF speed,
when the engineer heard the whistle OF
the freight engine behind him, warning
him to get out OF the way. He pulled
out. but could not travel fast enough and
the freight engine struck the helper.
The collision broke the cowcatcher on the
front engine, which fell, aud striking
the ground, threw the engine of the
track, also several Of the following cars.
Engineer Frank North was instantly
killed and Fireman iii. White injured.
AT first 1t was thought that White would
die, but he ia getting better. The helper
engine was thrown OF the rails. but
bumped along on the ties, came to a
bridge, the wheels on one side mounted
the guard timber, ran on that for a while
and then went outside and nearly off but
managed TO keep on the ties till it got OF
the bridge, where 1t stopped. The ninge
OF the wheels cut the bridge ties within
two inches OF their end, which Is about
As close as an engine could come to going
into an arroyo, and not go Ia.