Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-13

300 men and are turning on. an im-
mense amount OF work.
j.. j. Biigh died at Needles the other
day. He was formerly chief clerk In the
auditors Office of the Santa Ne at Chi.
cago. He wa "a victim OF consumption.
j. W. spellecy, employed in the boiler
department Of the local shops. has been
Of duty the past few days. He got a
small piece Of hot iron In his eye. badly
burning the eye.
EHgine G26, which was somewhat
demolished In the Dillon wreck Decem-
Der 10, was turned out Of the Ration shops
Wednesday, having been completely re-
built. painted. etc.
There Is a rumor sloat to the effect
that the will be used on about four
teen Santa Fe conductors, and that sew
ersl, who will lose their positions, run
between Albuquerque, Las Vegas and La
Junta.
The Santa fe has placed an order with
the Dickinson locomotive works for ten
new passenger engines. This will make
no change In the plan Of the company TO
turn out perhaps n engine per month
at the Topeka shops.
G.. ". Sargent, the agent OF the Denver
II Rio Grande at Trinidad, was notified
hat he would be transferred to Pueblo.
where he will act as agent for his road.
The change is caused by the death OF
Waiter Il. Adams, former agent at
Pueblo.
Railway wrecks IRE becoming more
numefous-at all events, they are more
disastrous TO human life. All things
pertaining TO railroads are improving
save In the matter OF caution. The new
year has already a railway death record
which is appalling.
Judge Henry l.. Waldo. solicitor for
the Atchison, Topeka u Santa Fe Ia
New Mexico, returned TO Las Vegas
Wednesday afternoon from Topeka and
Kansas City. La tbs latter city he passed
the holidays with his family and Col.
Brunswick was his guest for II few days.
The Ration Reporter says: The Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Engineers are spgring no effect
TO make the blooming" social, which
will take place az the opera house The
18Th inst, an enjoyable success. The
drill will take place at $50 sharp. after
which dancing will be the order OF the
evening.
Wednesday morning about q O'clV.A
as CGndelario Trujillo, one OF the work
men in the G.baldon grading outfit. at
Las Vegas, was crossing the track with
a companion, on HIS way TO breakfast,
they did not notice IN approaching train
and TruJill0 was struck by the engine,
injuring his back and head. His injur
les are not serious, though painful.
Al. McCready, for years one OF the
most successful engineers running out
Ration, has been promoted TO travelling
engineer on the Atchison. Topeka 81
Santa fe. His Jurisdiction extends from
Las Vegas TO La Junta, and he took
charge Monday. The people OF Ration,
who appreciate u good citizen aud
worthy gentleman will be glad 10 learn
OF Mr.. McCready's promotion-Range.
The san Juan and Rio Piedras com
pany has been incorporated in New York
with a capital stock Of 100000, TO build
"a railroad, steam or electric, from San
Juan 10 Rio Piedras, Porto RicO-seyen
and One-half miles. The directors are
George II. Nalbridge, II. Harrison, Fer
nando q. Echeyerra, Edward Schmidt.
Lathrop X. Bacon, +. kingsbury Curtis,
Philip II. Mcmillan, Augustus n. Hand
and William Is. Parsons. OF New York
City.
The Topeka State Journal says: A
change has been made In the office OF
general manager aud thu office Of general
stortkeeper OF the Santa Fe. by which
John Movers, for several years assistant
chief cl,Tk In the former office, takes the
position OF chief clerk In the office OF TIT
general stOTekeeper, and j. h. Mcleod
who has been chief clerk in that office
takes the position vacated by Mr. Mowers
under General Manager Frey. SIR. Now
ers Is now chief clerk 10 S.Orekeeper A
II. Hilton, aud MIR. Mcleod assistant {
Mr. ID. II. Cain,
The Wichita 81 Western railway, which
since January II, 1893, has been Operated
by j. II. McEntire, as receiver, has beer
formally turned over TO the Santa II,
company and will, In the future, DO Cper
atei by the Santa Fe management. Tn,
road was purchased by the Santa Fe a
the foreclosure sale last week, and EaI
been made a part OF the Oklahoma diyis
ion under superintendent DOlan. TIT
road runs from Wichita west 10 Pnatt
and has a mileage Of something over IN
miles. It's purchase vas authorized q
the annual meeting OF the Santa II
stockholders in Topeka In December,
Monday evening, at about . O'Clock, a
the Southern Pacific engine No. 1880, II
charge OF Engineer Crane, was cominl
In from the west. when at a point nea
/; Cambray, a man so years Of age attempte.
to cross the track and was struck by IN
engine and instantly killed. From wha
could be- learned concerning the killinI
} IL seems as II the engineer did not SO
the old man approaching the track unit