Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-02

practicai as the electric headlight
which is now being used on the Bald
win engines of the Burlington.
Further steps, it is said, contem
plate the establishment of electric
headlights on freight engines and on
the cupolas of way cars.
Bill for Railroad Men.
Representative G. v. O'Connor, of
Belvidere, will next week introduce
in the house of representatives bill
which is of much interest to railroad
men and also to the general public,
looking to the comfort of the first and
to the safety of the second.
1t is to be bill forbidding railroad
companies to work train men more
than IL hours at stretch.
Often when there is rush of work
men are forced to work TO the very
limit of endurance in order to keep
up with the rush. A sleepy man in
the cab of an engine is menace to
every person in the train. 1t is the
purpose of the bill both TO protect the
trainmen from being overworked and
to save the public from the danger of
having a man who is exhausted and
sleepy with his hand on the throttle
of the engine.
Cleaned From the Rock island.
Yesterday the first of the new type
of engines of the 1900 series, the No
1901. pulled freight into Rock Is.
land from Chicago. The machine is
a monster and something unique in
locomotive manufacture. Its most
striking features are its trailing
wheels following the drivers with the
wide firebox extending out over them
on each side. The CRATES and ashpan
represent new ideas also. The en-
CINE is of the single expansion pat
tern. the cylinders being 20 inches in
diameter with 20 inch stroke 1t is
very heavy affair and is designed
for the passenger service. The boil
ers are made to Withstand an ordi-
nary pressure of 225 pounds. The
1901 will belong to the Illinois divis-
ion and will pull freight trains only
till thoroughly broken in.
Engineer Ell Rinkley has been reg
ularly assigned to No. so.
Train Dispatcher w. II Alley re-
joices in the arrival of twin girls at
his house yesterday morning.
Engine 933 has been transferred
from the Illinois division to the Iowa
division and is in charge of Engineer
James Shehan and Fireman Tom Cor
don.
Night Caller Albert Bruner has re-
signed and Harry Peterson has taken
his place. John johnson is day
caller.
Brakemen Billings and Wilhelm are
new names on the boards.
Those laying off during the past
week are Conductors G Nj Frew, Guy
Settle and F. M. Reddy, Brakeman
Joe Ames. Engineer Hotchkiss and
Firemen Rain, Pete Flemming and Z.
Remes.
Those who have reported during
the past week are Fireman George
Weyrauch. Conductors George Foster.
C. Hubbard and A, I. Rohwedder and
Brakeman Nagle.
Fireman b. E Newmire has gone to
Caldwell, Kas.. where he will work on
the new extension of the Rock Island
road.
ON the O.
Conductors are no longer obliged TO
cali their trains, as there are two
official announcers at the new depot.
This has been made part of the duties
of Night Porter Lon Williams and
Day Porter j. H Slaughter.
Switchman Darling is back after a
2-weeks' illness.
Master Mechanic j.. A. Carney was
in the city Thursday.
j. G Medley, company store keeper
at Beardstown, was in the city Thurs
dav.
Hostler George Mckee is back at
work after a trip to West Virginia.
Wiper Arthur Howard has reported
after over two months illness with
typhoid fever.
Switchman A p. Keefer is sick.
Brakeman Fred Pollard is ready to
report for duty after a 2-weeks' tussIe
with the grip.
Night Clerk GUY II. Rains has re-