The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-09
weather has been named as the reason for

weather has been named as the reason for
the decrease.
S. T. Parks. newly appointed division
master mechanic for the Southern Cali
fornia at San Bernardino is reported as
being one of the youngest officials holding
this position on the system. He has been
in a similar capacity at Winslow. Ariz..
Superintendent OF Motive Power Hender-
SON.
Shopmen are gratified at the improved
service which the street car company is
giving on its Oakland line within the last
few days According to the schedule now
obtaining the last car leaves the transfer
station at Ills in the evening instead of
at II, as formerly. There is also one at
1O.45 instead Of at II, as has been the
rangement.
Twelve years ago Samuel Harris quit the
blacksmith shop here and went to the
Davenport, Ia, serving in the capacity of
foreman Thursday afternoon he quit To-
quaintance for two or three days with the
few old-timers who knew him
Albert Nelson, a mill employee has been
sick day or two and in addition to that
was mixed up IN a runaway Wednesday
ana cons1deraply bruised W nile driving
across the Yladuct the morse got excited
and whirled partly over, turning the buggy
and spDling out Mr. and Mrs; Nelson She
was more hurt than her husband but it is
not thought her condition is serious.
Newspapers of Thursday contain the ac-
count of a rice deluge which fell upon
Daniel B. Elm, a locomotive painter, and
said shower answered to the name of
Miss Minnie Johnson, but who at that time
was Mrs Minnie Johnson Elm Mr. Elm
took lay off several days ago, ostensibly
for business reasons. all of which has been
made clear since the event of Wednes-
day.
Oil burning locomotive GA which has
been in service on the coast lines Of the
Santa Fe, is on its way to Topeka shops
and is expected to arrive soon. It will be
mate, accompanied it as far as Newton
and was transferred to the southern lines,
there ultimately to find its way to Gle
burne,- Tex. One fireman came as far as
Newton with both of them, continuing his
journey with the 6S4.
Al Clark, a coach painter, and William
Puett, day yard Waterman. were acquain-
tances of the unfortunate John Parks,
sion Wednesday morning. Parks father
was well-to-do stockman of Manhattan
til a few months ago, when he had en-
tered school. It is understood that he was
on his way at the time of the accident to
take a position in Kansas City.
It is announced that freight engines of
the Prairie type are provided with the
Player traction increaser. One or two Of
the passenger locomotives of this class
were similarly equipped. the device being
the invention of John Player superinten-
dent of motive power. It's function is to
furnish means of shifting the weight Of
the engine from one set of wheels to an
other, and it has proved Of especial utility
when the locomotive has been pulling a
| load over a billy country.
Train No ran in two sections Thurs
day, the first arriving in Topeka about z
%. m. and the second using the schedule
! OF NO. ., putting II III mere at D o CLOCK III
the morning. The regular 2 was laid out
a long time by the destruction of the
bridge near Flagstaff, Ariz-, a few days
ago and into which the limited plunged
before it could be stopped. Because of the
| long distance which it travels, the COM
pany is particularly fortunate in making
a showing if this train can be put through
! on time.
There is a proposition under considera-
ton to bring 79 passenger coaches into To-
pela shops and equip them with new wide
vestibules, and if this plan is carried out
it viii give much work to departments
which heretofore had a dull season in the
summer. At one time and another there
have been changed in this respect about 50
cars and the argument in favor of the
same is that the convenience Of railroad
patrons is better served besides the end
| of the coach is strengthened and the whole
rendered safer in case Of wrecks pre-
ment which the Santa Fe has had built
/ lately has been constructed with the wide
| VeStibules.