The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-14
RAILROAD SPIKES.

has quit.
Conductor Bill Usher Is back on bis
car after having been on passenger q
/ few Weeks-
Engineer DAILY and Fireman Dinley
are down from the Denver run to get
( their new engine
/ II. b Graham, late Of the Hess hard
I ware store, has taken the place Of tin
ner in the railroad shops.
Engineer Jesse james viii take the
/ R0swell-Pueblo freight run made va
can't by the retiring Of Engineer Nike
Stanton.
Engineer George Kelly has bought
one OF those new style bike wagons.
The vehicle cost $50 and is one Of the
incest in town.
Engineer ". Mcclellan win taxa the
| Pueblo passenger run In the place Of
Engineer Ed Mason, who is on passen-
ger out Of GOOdland.
Freight engine 557, which blew up
Friday evening near RexfOrd and
killed Fireman Robert Gewran, was
sent to the Horton shops Monday.
Extra fremen were assigned to help
the regular hremen on heavy freight
locomotives OF the Central railroad Of
New jersey during the months Of July
and August.
Emmett Dimmitt has been assigned
as fireman Of the Roswell switch engine
and Leonard Jones, who has held that
place, comes back to GOOdland and is
on the extra board.
J. n. McCarty and wife of Roswell,
we're called here Saturday by the death
Of Robert GOwran. Mr.. MeCarty is a
brother Of Mrs. Gowran. He is agent
for the Rock Island at Roswell.
Fireman B. F. Breyman- was giving
away cigars yesterday in a reckless
manner. This extravaganza was due
TO the birth Of a ten-pound boy which
arrived at his home Wednesday.
Brakeman Frank Gum, who worked
on freight here last spring, is in town
and may 60 TO work in the train ser
vice again. he is a son Of Charles
Gum, the veteran passenger cOnduc-
tor.
Conductor Tom Edwards, Of the
LimOn- Denver passenger run, is con-
fined to his home at the Young hotel
in Goodland suffering from a kick on
the hip BY a horse. The accident hap
pened at Limon last week.
The Great Western railway Of Eng
land is lighting its corridor trains by
electricity obtained from dynamOs
driven from the car axle. Storage bat
teries are carried for use when the.
running speed is slow and for stops.
P. D. Agerter and family are visiting
with William Jupe. Mr.. Agerter was
formerly a Rock Island freight con
ductOr ont Of this place, but recently
has been employed on the Midland
Terminal at Cripple Greek. Mr.. Ager-
teT's foot was badly crushed in an &C
cident some time ago and he Is yet in
cspacitated for work.
Now that the BOer war is confined to
the northern corner Of the TransYaal,
the Natal government has commenced
the reorganization Of its railway sys-
tenn, which was destroyed by the Beers
during their incursiOn into British
territory. The English engineering
firms are being flooded with orders for
locomotives, wagons, carriages, and
steel rails, TO replace those destroyed
or damaged during the war, and also
to provide additional rolling stock,
which will be required to meet the in
ere6sing trade Of the colony. So far
the contracts have been placed with
English firms entirely. Contracts have
been placed for the reconstruction Of
the bridges, and the orders are being
pushed forward with all possible speed.
A curious accident occurred on the
Derbyshire portion Of the Great Cen
trail railway of England during the
spell Of tempestuoUs weather at the
beginning Of August. A terrific cloud
burst occurred over the Derbyshire
hills during the gale, aud the hillsides
were transformed into raging torrents
OF water, which uprOOted trees and
swept away all obstacles that opposed
their progress. Thousands Of tons Of
rocks and great masses of earth were
carried along by the water and swept
upon the railway, com pletely buFyiDg
it for a distance OF over two miles.
Fortunately, no trains were passing
over the destroyed section at the time
of the disaster, otherwise the loss Of
life would have been terrible. Over
5000 men were Immediately requisi-
toned to clear the track, which Occu-
pied more than two days incessant
work.