Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-21
Notes from Correspondents

There is apparently something "do-
ing" in Santa re business out west.
All the brass collars are assembling at
Los Angeles.
G. s. Sutton, formerly auditor OF
freight receipts for the Santa Fe. is
now the general auditor of the Next
co, Cuernavaca & Pacific road.
J. J. Hurley, a Santa Fe switchman
at Kansas City, had his left arm torn
off above the elbow Monday evening
while on duty. He was taken to the
University hospital for treatment.
George H. Van Tassel, one of the
oldest engineers of the service of the
New York Central railway, brought
the Empire state express into the
Grand Central station, New York, and
on his way to his home dropped dead.
He had held the throttle for thirty
years.
Thirty miles an hour may not seem
very much of a running record in this
day of high speed on railroads. yet it
is an excellent figure for a freight to
reach and was attained by Engineer
Jackson and Conductor Caldwell on
an extra coming east from Emporia
recently. Sixteen loads composed the
train.
By sending the new wrecking crane
which was recently in the yards here
to Needles. Cal, a wrecking crew is to
be stationed at that place to work from
there west. Heretofore the A%lbuquer.
que wrecker has done all the jobs
which the one lately established at
Needles will share with it.-Topeka
Journal.
George Bunce has taken nine tele-
graph linemen to Maxwell City. New
Mexico. where the wires will be trans
ferred from their present location to
the other side of the Santa Fe track.
At that place the Rock Island crosses
this line, and it has been found expedi-
emit TO move the wires for a distance Of
two or three miles.
One coach loaded with soldiers 60
ing t. Fort Apache, Arizona, passed
through on Wednesday, and Thursday
some or the hospital corps went west
on their way from Washington to San
Francisco. The Eleventh infantry,
which was to have been transported
across the continent before now, will
not be moved until April.
j. G. Hutchinson, roadmaster for the
Santa Fe, was painfully injured yester-
day near Isleta. He and n of his
men were travelling toward Albuquer-
que at a rapid rate when the gasoline
motor left the track. Mr.. Hutchinson
was on the front seat and was thrown
in front of the car. His left leg went
under the wheels and his ankle was
painfully bruised, but no bones were
broken.
AS the result of experience begun a
year ago., the Santa Fe is to continue
the use of electricity as an illuminant
for it's passenger equipment. In ac-
cordance win that decision, the Pull
man company, which is operating TWEEN
ty-nine cars, upon which apparatus for
axle lighting was placed, to remain
provided the experiments were sue
c~essful, will purchase the dynamos,
storage batteries and other parts, out
right.
Nearly all the ice which the Santa
Fe stored during the winter weather
has been packed in saw dust and is
now in first class shape for preserva-
ton until it will be used. The seaso
just closed has been one of the best
for harvesting that has been experien'
ced in the whole country for years and
none of tn corporations will share the
excellent results more than the rail
roads, which were threatened last sum
mer with a serious shortage of refrig'
Grant.
The Topeka State Journal says:
Jas. A. Taggart, who has been inspect
ing cars for the company at East Yard,
CAL, has returned 20 Topeka and is
now expecting his family to come
down from Meriden, where they have
been visiting for a short time. Mr..
Taggart has a desk in the office of +,
N. Ristine, mechanical superintendent,
the statement regarding the removal
of George Symmes, clerk in the Offices
of Cal Shops Foreman Manson being
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