Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-15
MANS new ENGINES.
Rock island Selects Those Who
Are to Control Big 400
Locomotives.
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST DIVISIONS
Twenty-Five of the Machines
2unning.-News of the
Railways.


Island are all now regularly manned.
The engines they have displaced,
with one or two exceptions, have
gone to the divisions west of the Mis-
1ouri river. There are 10 of the new
machines on the Iowa division and
II on the Southwest division. All
are freight engines, and of course
none of them stop at Rock Island
now. Following are the engine
crews, the first name in each pair be-
ing the engineer and the second the
fireman:
Iowa Division-14l3, w. Williams
and IL. Wright; 14l4. w. Gilmore
and c. w. Reede; l415, Tom Dunn
and f. Pierce; 1416. Frank Means
and F. Kelly; 1417, John Kane
and George Weyrauch; 141S, &.
Sam Trevillyan and Carl Oden; 1920,
Jerry Cunningham and F. Rain;
1921, ii. Pratt and Peter + eming;
1922. a. Rough and II. Geisenhagen.
Southwest Division 140I, Smith
and Towers; 1902. Stone and Hagg;
1903, Weyganst and q. L.. Ner; 1904.
Nelson and D4lZell; 1905, Milks and
r. Vass; HOG, Scheffer and Riesch:
1407. Owens and Simmons; 14OS,
Tufts and Phillips; 1909, Hull and II.
Neff; 1410, Arenshield and Dooley;
1411, Duffy and Yoder; 1912, Finney
and Schultz. ALI the southwest divi-
sion men live at Eldon, Iowa.
Removal of Old Roundhouse.
The demolition of the old round
house is proceeding rapidly, only
portion of the wall now remaining.
Two stalls are being left to accommo-
date the st. Paul engines, which are
still housed there.
The long yards now usually pre-
sent q totally deserted appearance.
Last evening at one time il was
noticed that there was but one Rock
Island car on the tracks between the
| Q. crossing and Thirty eighth street,
and that was coal car loaded with
scrap iron from the demolished
roundhouse.
An additional 10 stalls are to be
built on the Rock Islands new round
house in Moline.
1t is announced that James Walker.
foreman of the local Rock Island
II
Eldon, Iowa. and is to be succeeded
here by Claude Arnold, promoted
from the position of machinist. and
that P. j. Colligan, for several
months in charge of the Chicago
roundhouse. is to be given the fore
| manship of the roundhouse at Haw-
thorn.
The St Paul trains coming down
II -
to stop at Twentieth street to let pas
sengers off.
Accommodations to Hawthorn.
j. F. Lardner. general manager Of
the Tri-City Railway company, stated
today that his company was consider
ing favorably the request fer the rum
ming of cars hourly through the night
between this city and the Hawthorn
yards, Moline, for the accommodation
of Rock Island railroad crews residing
here affected by the recent removal
of terminals to the new yards. If the
arrangement becomes effective it will
be with the understanding that it will
be temporary, as the company will
not continue the service unless it is
profitable financially. The men who
are required to 60 to Moline TO take
their trains are complaining bitterly,
those having short lag lovers being
obliged to sleep in cabooses instead of
going to their homes and families.
They are all worn out and are hoping
that something be done to relieve the
situation. Many are installing tele-
phones in their homes, yet this con-
venience does not serve the purpose
in all cases, as, for instance, if man
knows he is TO be called at midnight;
he is obliged to leave for Moline on
the last car. about IL O'Clock, or run
the chance of having to walk the dis
lance. And Furthermore, those of the
men who have endeavored to find
homes near the new yards have been
unsuccessful. Most of them have
comfortable homes here and would
prefer to remain in them il an ar
rangement could be made to get them
to and from the Hawthorn yards at
night. Another move is under way
to have the Rock Island put on stub
trains between this city and Haw-
thorn yards, one night and one day,
making hourly trips, for the accom-
mediation of the men. until such time,
at least, as they may find homes or
other accommodations nearer the new
yard and roundhouse.
Ambulance Record.
Miss Matte Gregg, typhoid fever
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