Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-13
ALONG THE RAILS.
interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

Architect Whittlesey will return to
morrow morning from Santa Monica,
where he had accompanied his family
last week.
James Sheldon, formerly connected
with the shops in Topeka, has accept.
ed a position here and will report for
duty in a few days.
Asa Strong. who has held a posi-.
ton at the Springer depot for owe a
year, has accepted a position as ex-
pressman In this city.
Switching is so heavy in the local
yards that three switch engines are
almost constantly employed to han.
die the business Of the road.
II is reported in this city that the
plans for the local shop improvements
have been accepted by the company,
and work will soon be started.
F. c. Fox left Las Vegas in n pri.
vate car for a trip to ration. He was
accompanied by his father, J. W. Fox.
who is visiting with his son from
Marysviile.
Nowadays Passenger Brakeman w.
C. Miller on the Albuquerque-El aso
run. is putting In overtime, he having
discovered n gold mine In the vicinity
OF the hot springs. near the Meadow
city.
A couple OF nights z Messrs. AL
T. Taggart. John Holt, w. Washburn.
F. A. Bates, John w. Bird and Emil
Anderson. formerly employed at the
shops in Topeka. passed through
this city on their way west. where
they have been transferred to the ter
minal repair shop on the west end OF
the Santa Fe Pacific.
An uncommon sight was noticed
by the railroad men in this city yes
terday. An orange train arrived from
the west which required three en-.
gines to haul the load. The drag
was o much for two single engines
in that many sections and not enough
for two double headers, so the string
was pulled through the country by
three machines.
Work on the Alvaredo hotel 10 Gid
ing along at a very favorable rate
now. Building material in small guam
titles is arriving daily and is being
fitted and placed in position about I'D
soon as II is unloaded. A portion OF
the switches has been torn away IL
admit the workmen to lay founda
tions for the depot. and ground has
been broken for the Wells-Fargo Elk
press company's building.
The boys in the Office Of George w
Smith are making preparations to bt
transferred to their new headquarters
In San Bernardino. r. J. Turnbull o.
, Richmond, Va, has arrived and Il
learning the duties In his new position
t as manager Of the Albuquerque Office
Among the number who are to leav'
for the California town are Messrs
r william Johnson, F. NJ. Well, Franz
r Harris, Il. b. Harris, James Smith, |
: NJ. Smith, L. II. Bartlett. c. Il. Au
e bright, G. ID. Webster. II. Hillyer an,
!. II. b. Gregg. The above gentlemen
are well known In this city and thei
many friends here wish them all kind,
r of prosperity In their location.
A short distance this side of Ii
Joya on Monday morning. before day
light, a large Mallard duck iev
/, through the front window Of the cal
; of the engine which was pulling Nc
, 22 passenger train. 1t came through
, the window on Fireman GARRISON
5 ireman's ear In several places. II
asked Engineer Ed Manning II he ha,
, struck something, w%hereupon the lat
D ter replied that he had not, and turn
I ing around discovered a large strear
OF crimson trickling down the nee
OF his fireman. On the deck there la,
4 a fine large Mallard duck. slight,
t stunned. but otherwise uninjured
j Clarkson picked up the fowl. tied II
= legs and wings and brought II to thi
city. That day the engineer and fire
man had roast duck for dinner.