The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-18

earnings. Concerning the number of ac-
cidents to employees the showine made
by the safety appliances is gratifying
the decrease being large. Likewise the
number of passengers killed in 1901 was
only seven as COMPARED with that of
1878; and it should be kept in mind that
there was only a fractional part of
traffic then that there is at the present
time.
Reports from the Union Pacific show
that there has been a great increase in
the volume of the lumber and mining
traffic OF the northwestern territory
contiguous to the Oregon Short Line
which is a part of the Union Pacific.
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE
Joseph Tally began work as a scrapper
Wednesday.
Claude Maze of the boiler shop is the
father of a baby girl.
Fred johnson, hammersnith on No. 2.
sickness
During Ed McIntyre's vacation, which is
being spent in Chicago, John Smith is di-
recting the sheet iron gang in the boiler
shop.
Two new brass lathes have been received
and set up for operation in the brass cor
ner under the jurisdiction of Gus Os-
man.
Secretary Prout of the Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. has been sitting up wearing his
clothes within the last few days. His im-
provement is steady at present.
-
was reported south of Cieburne, Tex. nor
from certain points IN Oklahoma.
Locomotive $685. large eight wheel
Baldwin compound, which has been stand
| ing over the pit in the south shop receiv-
| ing heavy repairs, has been sent out for
| trial trip.
]. A. MacNeill of the tests department
has gone to Pullman, H.. to inspect the
| cars which the company is getting out for
| the Santa Fe.
There is expected to commence today an
| exceptionally heavy shipment of green
| fruit from northern California there being
| upwards of hundred cars a day for tho
next twenty days.
| Charles Hinchman a blacksmith helper
| is. anxiously awaiting the arrival of his
| wife and daughter Saturday from San
visiting for few weeks.
| Russell Barber, assistant chief clerk in
the office of Superintendent Of Motive
for Los Angeles, Cal. where he will meet
his wife and return the latter part Of the
month.
the south shop, who was pushed out of
| a window some weeks ago and suffered
to return to the hospital after working a
few days.
John Crawford, a switchman who took
| his folks and went to Winterset. Ia, some
days ago for vacation, has sent back re-
questing an extension of his leave. owing
i to the sickness of one child He did not
indicate that the illness was serious
Mrs. J: l. Sheets and family left We'd
nesday for San Demanding, Cal. where
| they will join Mr.. Sheets, who is employed
as a millwright in the shops. He was for
merly Topeka man, but was obliged to
leave here on account of falling health.
Osman Bates of the machine shop is still
navigating under difficulties. Bates drop
ped pump bracket on one foot the other
day, MASKING the little toe and otherwise
bruising his foot. He is assisting with the
repair Of the yard engine of which he is
to have charge and expects to have it
| running hV. the first OF next month.
It is understood that Fred Gilyeat, who
used to have a clerkship under Division
ed only a few days ago from Las Vegas.
N. NJ, where he has been timekeeper, is to
& nf on Zones az this
city.
One day this week the record for freight
business on this division u OF the e, santa re
.. traffic went over the line, mostly cattle
from the west and southwest On Tues
| day the Kansas City stock yards had the
. car loads of stuff handled from all direc-
lions.
Mrs. e. B. Nash. her daughter, Mrs.
, Fred Swanson, and Mrs. Swanson's s-year-
:. old daughter left on No. l of "Wednesday
visit relatives for month. Mrs. Swan
son and child will remain there, her hus-
freight car ar sheds here, being similarly EN-
ployed in the San Bernardino shops.
All the educational classes of the Rail-
L. u.
regular prosecution of the work as ar,
ranged by the international committee OF
enrolment enr iil' pro promises to be larse feach-
ers have been secured for all the branches
man who wishes to better his condition to
do SO by fitting himself for higher duties
by study.
There was noticeable absence of men
from the planning mill and the car shops
generally Wednesday X 1 large number m lay
| VIC vlna oHjpjSt Weeks
had charge of a machine in that depart
ment for 20 years or more and was at MS
when he was taken to the hospital and re
manned until his death from Brights dis
ease early in the week
Enginemen all along this part of the
Santa Fe sympathize with Engineer Eo
WEIGH of Argentine, whose s-year.ole
! by a switch engine in the yards. Monday
night. The child jerked its hand free from
of the moving engine. and before the par
r ent could do anything toward rescuing he,
daughter the , terrible accident had hap
few hours after being run over
Forty years ago Wednesday, H. G. Rust
ss ge5eTss peRa and Mo
: a participant in the decisive battle OF An
tietam at sharpsburg a Nd. , It was on
!. though Mcclellan, the union comma nder
had gained. Engineer Rust has mos
> interesting reminiscent lecture on the en-
gagement illustrated by stereopticon, ant
> enhanced by the plain story told by a par
: | ticirant. Last summer he delivered It a
0 a number of civil war soldiers gatherings
E. e. ives the middle division trainmas
ter, who was run over by switch engine
' | in the west end of Emporia yards Mon
!, | day night was buried at Emporia this at
! ternoon at O'Clock the funeral being II
: | ~ years old and for 20 years had beer
! | with the Santa Fe- He began as a brake
! man out of Newton and kept at It steadil.
: | until he reached the position which h
| held at the time OF his unfortunate death
| He leaves wife, two daughters and a son
E. A Austin, the Topeka trainna ster. VIII
: | was talking to Ives at the time the switch
!. er struck him and who himself was slight
Z | " injured, was at his desk "Wednesday
2 | He complained Of his back hurting hin
: and says he suffered minor bruises. whicl