The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-15


pela, Tuesday and a Santa Fre switching
crew had to go over and assist in adjust
ing affairs.
w. H. Firth, general passenger agent for
the Chicago Rock Island and Texas was
a Topeka visitor Tuesday, passing through
the city on his way home to Fort Worth
Tex, from Chicago.
James Anderson, jr., a son of the water
service carpenters, who ten days ago was
accidentally shot while hunting north of
town, has improved sufficiently that he is
able to be out of doors.s
There has been scarcity of stonema-
sons for the work of reconstructing the
force ran out of cement and then the ma
sons went elsewhere for work.
E. A. Waterstreet, who recently quit his
position as telegraph operator for the
Santa Fe at San Bernardino, Cal. has
come as far east as Pueblo Col, where
he will take similar position for the
company.
Ration is to get a new turntable, excava-
ton already having been commenced 1t
is one of the many points to feel the need
of such in order that the mammoth loco
motives of the time may be accommo-
dated
Engineer Young and Fireman Steel of
Emporia have gone to Neosho Rapids TO
take charge of a work train locomotive.
branch and their places are being taken
by Colvin and Offert.
Fireman Rockford of the Cottonwood d.
vision brought two dead engines from the
to be overhauled in these shops and pre-
sumably will go to some other road after
being fixed UP fol. service
c. J. Moore, clerk to Mechanical Engi-
neer Grafstrom, who has been in the hos
pital for some weeks with typhoid fever,
is reported as doing as well as the doc
tors have had reason to expect He spent
a restful night Tuesday night.
Representative Harris of the Damascus
Brake Beam company Of st. Louis, Mo,
tests with the product OF his house So
far as is known the experiments were sat
isfactOry.
Topeka shops will construct two marine
boilers to be used in handling the Santa
Point Richmond to San Francisco, Cal
on the steamer ocean Wave" They will
be of about 125 horse power each.
One Of the coolest places IN the whole
shop plant is the car sheds, and it is not
yet too early for the building to be so
chilly throughout the day that the differ
ence in temperature of it and the other
buildings is easily noticeable.
It is expected that in short time the
winter weather will begin sending private
cars through here on the Santa Fe main
ifornia points where families of many
eastern railroad men escape the severity
of winter at their homes by going to the
Pacific.
John Espelin, jr-, a Santa Fe nachinist
at Fort Madison, Ia, and Mrs. Espelin
are here, as is also Ernest Espelin of Ar
gentine. They came to Topeka to be ON
hand during the sickness of their mother,
Mrs John Espelin, ST., upon whom an
OpCfdllO1l was pSIlOAI1SO 1ucSQdy
Most of the outside body carpenterins
on the 223 special, which is being rebuilt
in Topeka shops to be assigned upon COM
pIetion to A. G. Wells, general manager
of the coast lines, has been finished. It
will be some weeks yet, however, before it
will be ready for use.
O. A. Bradford, who died Monday in
Shorey and whose funeral occurred this
afternoon, used to be a Santa Fe car re-
pairer at this point. 1t was about II years
ago that he withdrew from the service.
and since then he has been with the Rock
Island a part of the time. the rest on con-
tract work
James Baird, a coach carpenter who has
been faithful to the Santa Fe in that ca
pacity for about ten years, has drawn his
he first got employment Here. but never
has been able 10 stay away from the San
ia Fe for any great iwhls11 sG-ts
General Secretary T. E. Prouts of the
with1typhoid fever for about two months,
is now able on pleasant days to walk part
! from his home on Jefferson street;N he
gives it out that he expects to be in
charge of his duties next week.
Engine 435, which arrived the other day
from the western grand division. comes
as near being stripped of its machinery
as any locomotive that recently has, en-
has been ripped off except one or two
pipes. some bits of tagging and the driving
wheels of the machine
Frank Hammond, who has his force of
steel bridge builders on the transfer table
between the paint and coach shops, Will
probably divide his force in a few days,
part of the men going to Pueblo, Col, for
service and the others remaining in To-
peka. 1t is expected that the extension
of the turnt&ble will be finished in a day
or two.
Chairman w. H conry of the educa-
tional committee of the Railroad Y. NJ c.
A, reports excellent progress being made
in all the branches which the students OF
the association are pursuing He finds
nx-a hofn a annPATS
classes this winter win not be as large as
they were last season.
Capt w. H. Jacques was here Tuesday
in the interests of the Solar Motor com
pany of Boston, Mass. and it is probable
that the Santa Fe will be induced to take
for testing one of the machines built by
his company Capt Jacques was formerly
in the service of the government and is
regarded as an expert authority on ord
nance.
Thomas Woods. the Santa Fe fuel fore
man at Corwith. a station short distance
out of Chicago, was caught IN a coal coal
pinched that he probably never will be
able again to go to shoveling coal He
was taken to the Fort Madison hospital of
the company but he is to be brought to
this city as soon as he can stand the trip
Likely the latter part of this week.
Santa Fe coast lines, was billed to reach
Topeka this morning from st. Joseph, Mo.
in Santa Fe Pacific business car 80. and it
was expected that he would transfer at
once to the main line. ready to take No.
for the west Mr.. Wells came east about
two weeks ago accompanied by his fam
lily, spending the time since then in recrea-
tior.
Locomotive Ills went off on the ground
at the usual place for such events, that IS
at the sharp curve south of the paint
shop Tuesday forenoon. Fortunately the
engine was not going fast and did not get
in as bad shape for replacing as was the
case with some others which have left
the rails there. 1t was. on again in a few
hours This is the fourth accident of
this kind at the same place within two
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