El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-05
RECORD BULLETIN
Galveston, Harrisburg & San An
tonic nv. Co. FL paso Division.

An engineer was backing his en-.
CINE out on dark night to tow in the
train of a disabled engine. Whlte
running along on the main line more
than mile from any siding he coll1ded
with the rear end of a freight train
running ahead of him, badly smashing
up lot of cars and narrowly escaped
injuring the occupants OF the caooose.
The only excuse he has to offer is that
the coal boards on his tank were so
high that he could not see over them
aud consequently did not see the other
train until he was almost into 1t. II
this statement is true 1t Is quite
apparent that he should have taken
other means of keeping look out so
as to avoid colliding with trains ahead.
He has been discharged from the SER
vice.
4 brakemen has had fifteen days
bulletin suspension recorded against
him for allowing wheels to slide fiat
on part of train under his supervision.
An engineer cut his engine off and
ran to first tank, distance of six
miles for water; upon his return for
train az midday he collided with 1t
with sufficient force to damage engine
tank and first car to the tune of over
300, and gave as an excuse that he
could not control the engine, rs brakes
did not seem to take hold. He should
nave lOunu IulS OuG LII tluC W hdN0
prevented the damage Indicated
thirty days bulletin suspension.
An engineer has been suspended If
teen days for breaking left back up
eccentric strap on his engine.
A section foreman received fifteen
days bulletin suspension for permitting
his hand car to be run into. No flag
out.
An engineer is suspended fifteen
inc q
safety switch. He states that he d i'd
not quite bring his engine to stop as
he expected every minute that the
fireman would get switch over. He
should have stopped until the switch
was properly thrown.
A brakeman noticed some cars stand
ing on a grade siding that had not suf-
fcient brakes set TO hold them, in fact
one of them had already been set in
motion By the prevailing high wind.
He ran and stopped it and left the en-
tire lot in safe position-ten days
credits.
A brakeman has received ten days
credits for prompt action upon discov-
cry of broken rail, to have necessary
repairs made and to flag following
trains.
A passenger engineer has been given
ten days credits for doing necessary
switching at a terminal In order to
avoid DELAY to his train.
The members of q train and engine
crew have each been given ten days
credits for discovering broken rail,
stopping and making such repairs as
would insure safety to following trains.
Ten days credits have been given a
brakeman for firing the engine on his
train distance of 40 miles when the
fireman was disabled on account of in
jury.
An engineer has been given ten days
credits for making up his train at q
terminal at a time when the yard en-
CINE was 9TH wise engaged.
An engineer finding pump shut
down at an important water station,
account crown bolts leaking, went
into fire box and calked leak, leaving
boiler in good condition; fifteen days
credit.
a brakeman has been given ten days
credits for firing engine on his train
distance OF Is miles at time that re-
gular fireman was i'll and unfit for duty.
The members of a train and engine
crew are each given ten days credits
for setting out cars at terminal to
avoid delay when 1T was founded that
they were overloaded.
A night switchman has received
ten days book suspension for causing
derailment of the switch engine by sig
making sure that the switch was
thrown.
Two engineers aud three 6remen
have each received ten days bulletin
suspension for signing board orders
contrary to bulletin Instructions.
Three firemen have been given ten
days book suspension each, accou OF
could not be found when wanted for
duty.
car accountant is given ten days
bulletin suspension for failing to re-
port prom pity to the managers Office
the arrival of a car as per request from
tha5 office to do so.
CHIHUAHUA BULLETIN
During the last fifteen days en-
ployees on the Chihuahua division had
been discipline ed for the following res-
sons.
A conductor has been discharged for
refusing to go out. 1t is useless to
state that the first obligation of an
employe in to obey orders given to him
by his superior.
1t has been necessary to discharge
another conductor on account of pre-
vious record. Men with bad records
ON other roads will not be employed.
A conductor has been discharged for
burning of a journal; the conductor In
this case was very careless and was
not watching his train. He was also
running at an excessive rate of
speed.
Two brakemen have been discharged
for intoxication. 1t seems impossible
that after observing in all the late
bulletins that various measures will be
taken with all who get intoxicated
there are still some employees who
lapse into such error.
It has been necessary to discharge
brakeman for derailing an engine
and it is superfuou5 to say that the