Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-13
MONEY IN ENGINES,
The Rock Island Spends an Aver
age of 100000 An
nuaIly.
ORDERS SIXTEEN more AALDwINs

Delivered In April for Service the
Iowa Observation-Disclosures with FIre-
man Neiswanger-Report as to Clinton
Bridge DenIed-RaIlway Notes.
The Rock Island spends on an av-
erage of 5000. 900 annually in the
maintenance and improvement of its
motive power. The company now
has 800 engines in commission. The
company has ordered built 10 Bald
WIN locomotives ut 4 cost of $40 coo
each for delivery next April. They
will be 1O-wheelers, and will be put
into service on the Iowa division.
Ten switch engines are also in course
of construction. The average period
of~an engines usefulness is % or 80
years. at the end of which time thew
are sold as scrap iron. An average of
20 engines are discarded by the Rock
Island every year.
In the district court at Davenport
paper was filed worth SO. $50 to j. b.
Neiswanger, the C.. K. l. X Z. fireman.
who was so badly injured in the head
end collision of freight trains near
Wilton, in NoVem Der. 1898. 1t will
he remem bered that Neiswanger, who
lives in Davenport, was injured by
jumping from his cab at about the
time of the collision. and striking his
head, it was supposed, upon the rail
or a tie. His life hung in the balance
for fortnight or more, and after his
removal TO his home his recovery was
slow and accompanied by defective
sight and mind. This has gradually
passed away and he j. getting into
good shape again. The papers filed
for Jsdge B0llinger's approval show
that the G.. r. /. X =. railway COM
pany agrees to pay Neiswau@er
ST, $50. and all his medical and surgi-
cal expenses accruing since his in
Jury, in discharge of his claim against
the company, on account of the ac-
cident.
The report that the Northwest tern
has given the Burlington notice it
cannot longer use the bridge at Clin-
ton is discredited by Division Agent
ii. ID. Mack, of the Burlington, who
states it i his understanding the
roads are equal owners in the bridge,
and that the Northwestern would
have To acquire the other half inter
est before it could shove the Burling-
ton aside, and it is hardly likely, that
the % would sell out.
Along the Track.
William Fitzsimmons i hosting for
the Burlington.
Arthur Grant, a brakeman on the
Rock Island, is sick.
Engineer Dennis Hayes i back to
work at the c., Il. l. d r.
William Cameron, coach cleaner at
the Burlington, has resigned.
Waiter Brunswig has been added to
the Burlington roundhouse force
+. +. Magan, travelling freight agent
of the Eric. was in the city Yesterday.
Conductor II. Frew. of the c., Il l.
" p. is reported under the weather.
Brakeman Harry Saunders is run
ming passenger on the Rock Island.
Brakemen G.. johnson and j. Maher
are among the sick on the Rock Isl
and.
Fireman +. Newmire. of the Rock
Island, who has been sick, j. again on
duty.
Engineer George Cochran. of the
Rock Island, is running engine No.
S41.
Fireman n. Callahan is the "col-
lier" on engine No. S02 on the Rock
island.
The Burlington has reduced the
fare from here to Clinton from $l.29
to 81 II.
Fireman II. MaGee, who was hurt
in fall in the Rock Island yards, is
again at work.
A. b. Hudson is serving as fagman
for the Burlington at the Nineteenth
street crossing.
Engineer NJ. Hanford is back to
work at the Rock Island after a
2-weeks' illness.
Constructor Charles Frew has re-
turned from Chicago and is again on
his run on the Rock Island.
Harry Barber, day caller at the
Rock Island, is sick, and his place is
being filed by Tommy Quinn.
Engine No. S13, of the Rock Island.
is again under the care of her former
master, John DAILY, who has been
sick.
Joseph Ames. brakeman on the
Rock Island, has gone to Denver to
accompany home his sister-in-law,
who has been in the west for her
0ealLQ-
w. {. Pugh and Miss Gilmore Pugh
have resigned their positions as col
lector and abstract clerk respectively
at the Rock Island freight office. and
have gone to st. Joseph, Mo. They
are succeeded here by James Collins
and Miss Winnie McAuliffe.
A steel bridge is to suPplaut the
iron bridge at BARRIERS creek, near
Pork Byron. 1t is understood that the
Milwaukee will install steel structures
over all streams between Rock Island
and Savanna. the road has also been
laying heavier rail above here, which
looks as though there was TO be some
change in train service.
1t would undoubtedly be a popu
lar change if the D., r. !. * \ W.
could have its evening train for Chi