Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-19

Island roundhouse at Chicago. In
two months he was promoted to fire.
man on freight run between Peru
aud Chicago.
He spent four years firing and then
was placed on the freight engineer
list.
After II years of faithful service on
the freight run he was given a pas
senger run to this city. He pilots the
895 on runs four and five, better
known as the Denver flyer, between
Rock Island and Chicago. 1t is con-
sidered very important run, and
where youth and vitality and skill and
nerve all figure prominently. Briggs
has an ample supply of all these es-
sentials, and the officials of the Rock
Island road recognize in him one of
the most trustworthy men at the
throttle on the system. Briggs re-
sides in Chicago with his family.
Railroad Notes.
The c., NJ. & st. p. platform is I'M
dergoing repairs.
Engineer Thomas Foster is laying
off at the Rock Island.
Freight Conductor Pohwedder of the
Rock Island. is taking few days rest.
Conductor Ort Meyers, of the south
west division, ~o1 me Rock Island. is
sick.
Engineer Charles Morgan's 43 is
being painted in the Rock Island
shops.
Fireman Thomas Dunn has reported
for duty at the Rock Island after
brief illness.
The S17 on the Rock Island is being
managed these days by Engineer Jim
my Maroney.
Engineer Mart Cavanaugh is again
on the S47 on the Rock Island after
weeks absence.
Fred Hilderbrandt, car foreman of
the Rock Island. was in Chicago this
week on business.
Switch engine No. 657 has been
transferred to the southwest division
on the Rock Island.
q. +. Wilson, superintendent of
motive power of the c., K. L. d p,
was in the city Wednesday.
p. +. Collins is baggageman on the
Milwaukee in Jim Burke's place. Mr..
Burke is suffering with malarial
fever.
Fireman Alex Engle is back on the
10Y On the Rock Island after an alb
sence owing to the illness of his
daughter.
Martin Reidy. the mail clerk who
was injured in the Rock Island wreck
at Geneseo, has almost recovered from
his injuries at his home in Chicago.
A new brass rail ng ticket window
has been placed in the Rock Island
depot at the ladies' side of the house.
1t is similar to the one in the gents
waiting room.
Passenger Conductor Scott Craig is
visiting at Colorado Springs. Con-
ductor William Kavanaugh is punch
ing the pasteboards in his absence on
the Rock Island.
William Cotteral, formerly brake
man of the Burlington's Savanna pas
senger, now on a freight run, had his
Milledgeville, Ill.
George Miller and Bella Hinkle. for
merly brakemen on the southwest
division of the G., L. /. &c P. have
been promoted TO freight conductors
on the same division.
Conductor Cummings is back on
his run on the Milwaukee passenger.
from which he absented himself for
few days, owing to the illness OF his
wife. who is improving.
The local agents for the different
railroads have entered with an agree
ment by which all freight houses will
close ut five O'Clock and no freight
will be received after that hour
Railroads generally east and west
are rapidly lifting their freight cars
with air-brakes and automatic coup
lers- 1t is stated that the Burlington
road has on its line 5000 freight
cars, go per cent of which are equip
ped with Westinghouse airbrakes and
go per cent with master carbuilders'
automatic couplers.
Fred Spike. the unfortunate fireman
who was injured by being squeezed