Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-30

days ago at San Marcial. and in conse-
quence IL taking q vacation from work.
Louis Vigil has been given the position
OF section foreman on the Hot Springs
branch In the place OF John Bach, who
has been transferred TO the Lamy branch
Jerry Shaw, a passenger engineer. who
runs between La Junta and Dodge City,
IL at the Las Vegas hospital. Mr.. Shaw
Is suffering from IN attack Of rheuma-
tism.
IL ia rumored that the Player tandem
compound, an engine especially built for
mountain service, OF which great results
are expected, will arrive at Ration in a
few days.
Francis Nilsen finished his apprentice
ship as machinist In the San Marcial
machine shops last week, and will now
be the recipient OF a good sized Santa Fe
pay check each month.
The engines on the Waldo coal run
that have heretofore received all neces
sary repairs at the shops at Las Vegas,
will hereafter be sent to the shops at this
city for any needed repairs.
Charles ID. Hill, formerly a Santa Fe
freight conductor, came In the other day
from Fort Madison, Iowa, and visited old
friends In the city for a few days before
going on 10 Wlnslow, Arizona, to resume
his run.
Engines 100 and M, which have been
laid up for the past two months In the
shops at Las Vegas, we're sent to the
Ration division owing TO the increased
business and the shortage OF engines on
that division.
An engineer on this division was given
ten credit marks recently for discovering
a broken rail and stopping In time to
prevent an accident. This shows that
the engineer was keeping a sharp and
careful lookout.
The railroad company to-day receipted
In full for the first half OF the bonus; and
the third payment will be due inside Of
twenty days, as the track will be laid by
that time TO the west side Of Randall
cjunty.-Amarlllo Champion.
Chief LiDemRn j. B. Murphy, OF the
Western Union, Ia In Santa Ne from the
north. Mr.. Murphy has charge OF all the
wires between salida and Santa Re, 800
miles In all. To oversee all this keeps
him pretty busy, but then Mr.. Murphy is
a live man
Alex. Lyle, a ear repairer, recently OF
Burlington, Kansas, had the misfortune
to have a leg broken while attending to
his duties at the San Marcial shops. The
limb was fractured between the knee and
the ankle. Dr.. Alex. Crulckshank at
tended to the needs OF the sufferer.
With the exception OF the half mile
through the sedillO place the grading on
this end OF the railroad extension il prac.
tically completed TO the thirteenth mile,
and by the end OF next week the graders
will be at work on the approach to this
side Of the PecOs.- Roswell Record.
New ties are being put in on the rail.
way bed south OF Eddy. Fifteen thou.
sand old ties have been taken up and re-
placed by new Ones wit hin the past
thirty days. Superintendent Nicholas, OF
the PecOs Valley railroad, IL apparently
getting everything 10 shape for the OPP
GRAFTON OF II through line.
Engineer Joe Brown, accompanied by
his wife. stopped of on a short visit to
friends In Las Vegas, en- route to Win
slow, A IT. Mr.. Brown "a running on
the santa Ne Pacific. and he and Mrs.
Brown have been on a pleasure trip, tax
ing IN the Omaha exposition and visit
ing relatives In Illinois and Iowa.
The Flagstaff Gem says: Tuesday pas
senger train No. / was delayed at this
place a few minutes on account OF the
tracks In the yard being 80 full OF freight
cars that II was impossible for Il to pass.
The Santa Ne Pacific railroad Is doing a
large freight business and the yards aud
side tracks here are insufficient at times
TO meet 1t promptly.
The New Mexican says: The local rail
road community learns with pleasure of
the promotion OF K. +. Lark, chief clerk
OF W. B. Biddle, freight traffic manager
OF the Santa Fe at Chicago, to the general
agency at P%ittsburg. This IL a marked
honor as eastern agencies Of the size Of
Pittsburg call only for able men. Mr.
Lark is In town for a few days, leaving
for the east Sunday night.
The Las Vegas Optic says: Ashpit Man
Lucas GallegOs received his pay check
cashed II, and gave t49 10 his wife. That
night about IL O'Clock two masked men
made their entrance through the window
into the room where Mrs. Gallegos wal
sleeping, the husband being at his work
and forced her to get the money FOL
them, thus robbing her OF the $40 which
the husband left her that day,
Leo seigfred, a brakeman employed by
the Missouri Pacific railroad, died at On,
Kansas City hospital from the effects Of
injuries received by being knocked from
a freight train. On February 20 last
Seigfred was standing ON the rear car O
a freight train whileit w~aspasslng undel
the WyandOtte bridge. The bridge wa