The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07
Ann Arbor Car Shops and Road.

as night car inspector at that place.
Geo. Martin, of this city, was sent to
Cohoctah Saturday to act as inspector OF
passengers wheels.
Mechanic Chas. Hux spent New Years
day in Durand with relatives.
The yard engines at different stations
along the line have been compelled to
double their crew, thus keeping the en-
CINE working day and night. The increase
of business on the road caused the change.
A new yard office has been opened at
Cadillac. G. Stinson has been appointed
yard clerk.
Miles Turnbell, bill clerk, visited friends
in st. Louis Saturday and Sunday.
Roy Cheal returned from Norfolk, Va,
Friday, and resumed his work at the Owes
so Office, Monday.
The new freight cars being built at Pull
man have begun to arrive in this city.
They are brought across the lakes loaded
with -four.
w. w. Sutton is planning trip to New
York. 1t is strongly suspected that he will
return with mistress for his home.
There are at present eight engines in the
shop undergoing repairs. Engine No. "a
will be turned out today; No. Is was
brought in Monday with broken axle; No.
80 was brought In Saturday with broken
cylinder; No. 23 is receiving general over
hauling and the others receiving minor re-
pairs.
A number of passenger coaches are in for
general repairs.
j. O'Connors, of Durand, visited the shop
boys Tuesday.
Frank Carr. brakeman, was compelled to
lay off from duty last week on account of a
cinder in one of his eyes. He resumed
work the first of this week.
Master Mechanic Tawse with his crew
of helpers is expected to return from Mani
towoc tomorrow morning.
P. II. Washburn. carpenter, has severed
his connections with the Ann Arbor COM
pany. He has moved his family to his
farm near Chesaning. Mr.. Washburn has
worked in the shop for five years and has
made many friends among his fellow work
men, who are sorry to see him leave the
yards.
Supt. Bradley was in the city Tuesday.
He had recently returned from Manitowoc
and reported business progressing finely in
that city.
James Rooney, of Toledo, stopped few
hours at the shops, Tuesday, while on his
way from Hubbardston, where he had been
visiting relatives for week.
E. K. Cole, of Toledo, visited friends in
the shop Monday and Tuesday.
VIM. Myers moved his family to house
on Stewart street last week from his farm
near Elsie. He will farm it no more, hav
ing secured steady position in the round
house.
The hydraulic press was set in motion
Wednesday to press some wheels for the o.
& Z. Traction Co.'s street cars. Two sci
were pressed.
Andy Niblock is unable to attend to his
duties this week on account of illness.
j. Dingler returned from Whtmore lake
Monday. While there he put up derrick
to be used for hosting ice into the new ict
house.
Miles Crawford has been engaged during
the week making some new metallic pack
ing for engine 81.
The smallest hammer ever made in the
Ann Arbor car shops has just been com
pleted by Chas Hux, of the machine de-
partment. The hammers face is a quarter
of an inch in diameter. Mr.. Hux intends
polishing the miniature hammer and
using it for watch charm.
The car inspectors of the entire Ann Ar
Dor road will be called to this city in the
near future to receive their second lesson in
the air brake system. The regular classes
of students from the shops are held every
Tuesday afternoon.
About six o'clock Wednesday morning a
call for the wrecking crew was made from
Copemish. Freight engine No. 3s, under
o. j. Jones, with large train of loaded
cars was stalled just north Of Copemsh.
AS is the custom they doubled up" on the
load, leaving 9 cars in charge of the con-
ductor and brakeman. The cars were
standing on heavy grade, the brakes were
unabls to hold the heavy load, so IL gave
way, letting the loaded cars go down the
grade, striking an engine of the M. & NE
which was standing on the diamond. The
engine and cars were all piled up together
Conductor Jones was badly burned about
the head and terribly bruised, while the fire.
man and engineer of the M. & N. E. were
also quite seriously injured. The broken
cars were brought to this city for repairs
Thursday morning.
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