The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-03-01

Tuesday all trains were held for
orders on account of the storm No. s.
and laid here until "a. M, Wednes-
run out and the passenger trains allowed
to follow. No freight trains were run
until in the afternoon.
General Superintendent Oyer, of the
Colorado & Southern road, was the re-
cipient of a handsome present form his
friends en- his retirement from the Santa
Fe road, Saturday night. at Denver
The present was an oaken chest contain
ing 20S pieces of solid silver, with gold
plated bowls in the spoons and tines in
the forks, and comfortable rocking
chair ia solid leather. The committee of
presentation represented every depart
ment of the western division of the
Santa Fe, from the track up. Conductor
j. nj. Dodge, of this city. represented
the conductors.
Santa Fe railroad surveyors arriv-
ed at KinsIey, Monday morning,
and will try to locate a route
from Kinsley to Dodge City which will
avoid the heavy grades 1t is not known
whether the present track will be torn
up a new line built up the river bot
tom which would make double track
from KinsIey to Dodge City and in con-
neetion with the Kinsley & Hutchinson
cut off would make double track from
Hutchinson to Dodge City.-Kinsley
Telegram.
1.-THE surveyors are Strengthening up
grades and are not to survey a new
route. There are some heavy grades be-
tween here and Kinsley.1
Seated around a Topeka railroad
e.,
old Santa Fe engineers. They were tell
ing of fast runs. Three Of them had
told their stories. ssThe fastest run ever
made.'' said the fourth, after listening to
the lies of the others, twas between
Topeka and Emporia not long ago. 1t
was bright moonlight night We were
behind when we pulled out of Topeka
and had orders TO make up all lost time
between there and Emporia. After reach
ing the top OF the Pauline hill pulled
the throttle wide open and let Ter go.
The old engine fairly ate up the track.
When we stopped at Emporia looked
back mile or so and saw something
black approaching us. I could not tn ink
what it was. L watched it closely Final
ly it came up opposite the cab window
and stopped. It was the shadow of the
train.''
Engineer I. Conroe died at Buffalo,
n. Y, on Saturday.
Mr.. Conroe had been connected with
the Santa Fe in various capacities for
the past twenty-five years, and was well
known along the entire line. He served
number of years engineer on the
middle division, and then went to La
Junta, where he was master mechanic
for about four years. He was appointed
travelling engineer of the western New
Mexico and Rio Grande divisions which
position he held for q short time, whe
he again returned to the middle division
as engineer, pulling passenger train be-
tween Newton and Dodge City.
About eight months ago he was taken
with severe sick-spell, from the effects
of which he never fully recovered; since
that time has done no railroad work. He
required the constant attention of a
physician, and soon as he was able to
be moved was taken to Buffalo, N. Y
to the private sanitarium of his nephew,
in order that he might receive proper
medical care.
Mr.. Conroe leaves a wife and son.
His death will be greatly regretted by
his many railroad friends, he was
highly respected by all who knew him.