, 1902-02-17

Of his feet cut OFF a few months ago, re
sumed work on the Union Pacific as
an extra brakeman today.
Train No. 4 had two cars of Asiatic
freight today, ~east-bound.
Assistant Superintendent Sheridan
of Green River was in the city today
the guest of Superintendent Whitney
A. G. Shafer. assistant engineer OF
the ~interlocking switch system and
the block signals of the Union Pacific.
has returned to Omaha from Indiana
with a bride.
J. e. Markell. superintendent of the
Pacific Hotel company. has returned
from a trip of inspection of the eating
houses along the Union Pacific system.
Omaha Bee.
VIII Blalock has Yardmaster John
Crooks position in the yards. while
the latter appeared before the exam,
lining board. Mr.. Blalock is the night
yardmaster.
H.. A. Barr of ~Escanaba, Mich, agent
for the Chicago and Northwestern at
that place, is the guest of his old friend
William Daley, chief dispatcher for the
Union Pacific at this place.
Union Pacific, who has been making
a tour of inspection of the Wyoming
division. passed east today, en- route
to Denver and Kansas City. He occu-
pied official car OF attached to train
No. 4.
The Union Pacific is again hauling
water in tank cars from Evanston to
Leroy, where water fit for locomotive
consumption can not be obtained. The
company recently built a large reser-
voir at Leroy to be used in storing
water for engine use
Daniel Hardy became general super
intendent of the Missouri Pacific sys-
ten Saturday, succeeding H. G. Clark,
who resigned to become general mana
ger of a southern road. Mr.. Hardy
vas superintendent of the Missouri di-
vision at the time of his promotion.
Superintendent Whitney and Sheri-
dan, Night Yardmaster Blalock and
Conductor W. A. Jamison went to
Cheyenne on the noon train today to be
present at tonight's meeting of the
Cheyenne Railway club, when Con-
ductor Cahill will have a paper on Hot
Boxes aid Their Cause"
Conductor William A. Mills and En-
gineer H. Bickford arrived from their
homes last night and resumed the ex-
animation of railroad men this morn
ing. Assistant Superintendent Whit
ney has issued a bulletin that the ex-
animation here would end on Saturday,
when the board would go to Rawlins.
A stranger named Fran Pisop, 25
years old, was killed at the Van Dyke
mine about one mile east of Rock
Springs, Saturday. while getting off
the train going east. He was stealing
q ride in a car loaded with lumber.
He and two others were ordered of
by the brakeman. When jumping he
held on to the side of the car and was
dragged underneath. In his pocket
a letter of recommendation dated
San Francisco. January, to w. f. At
ktns, chief steward.
Shanly, the Union Pacific spotter,
did not arrive in Cheyenne until the
arrival Of No. 4 yesterday afternoon.
While he was waiting in the depot for
the Denver train to depart a large
number Of railroad men took a good
look at him and made extremely I'M
pleasant remarks for his benefit. He
so badly frightened that he had
to be accompanied to the train by Il
company detective. as he climbed on
board cries of get a rope" were
Tribune.
1t is reported here today that the Tn
ion Pacific will build coal chutes on the
main line in this city, at a point yet
to be selected. Mr.. Whitney, the as
sistant superintendent. could not say
just where the chutes would be built,
but he would attend to the matter, he
said, in a few days. ]. is also given
out that the coal ciiutes at Medicine
Bow will be moved to Hanna and that
the ehutes at Carbon would be torn
town and that station would be aban-
doned as a coaling place for the rail-
road.