The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-16

son and Destroying The cart. NO cons rs
cerned, has been very good, SO e uof for
less that first fatality has not o oaIIed at
gotten. The road tHat was as oo hang
first the st. Paul & Phcif1c latea Iate
ed its name and that Is why tne Is. CT
st. p, M. & NJ which means l ore
Paul, Minneapolis & Manieoua, me-
written on the tender under her ls'l on.
AS the road began to grow 90, a,au to
gines multiplied, little No. l peg ,1 ar
find herself pusheda to the wan, -, !,
rather, off the track One mgnt VIZ" 10
the roundhouse was burned sne
caught in the flames, and Wnlle an en
CINE cannot burn. SO much VI ~ ~,
was harmed by the fire that sue .r,t
almost entirely rebuilt. Inc iacl &c t,os
she was now more modern restoreo nc
usefulness, but it wasn't long peiore
No. was sent to the coast for hy-
draulic work. This was a crusnlng
blow, and from that time on NO. was
doomed so far as active service on
the road was concerned. she had Deen
sent to the repair shops many times
for repairs, but finally she drlfted IN
there" one day never to come back.
sne q Now Sees Strange Sights.
She does not lack for entertainment, for
all sorts and conditions of engines and
trains are switched into the yards OF the
Great Northern repair shops. whenever
there is a wreck on the road the wreck
ing train brings the disabled cars and en-
gines here, where they are thoroughly
oVerhauled. If No. 1 has any spiteful feel
fngs concealed away in her fire box 1t
probably gives her some satisfaction to
see the engines that puffed out proudly
IN thorough repair come back disabled and
ailing. But it is not wrecks alone that
No. 1 witnesses from her vantage point
H. Tho 900
cars and engines built from the wheels
up, old fashioned engines remodeled. cars
made to look up to date by fresh paint
and yarnish. And then she can see en-
wasted sold for scrap iron or, If the en-
CINE is still capable of work, sold to firms
whose business it is to supply lumber
firms with engines for their logging
roads.
The old Red river cart has had many
outings since it took up quarters in the
yard of the Great Northern shops. It has
made a number of trips to the state fair,
and in the celebration of the completion OF
the Great Northern road to the coast in
1898 it took part in the procession, but
since No. l was pronounced unit for
| further service she has never left the yard.
| 1t is not improbable, however, that day
of triumph is coming for No. J. 1t is I'M
derstood that the engine is to be restored
| SO that it will look exactly like the en-
CINE that started out from St. Paul on its
| first trip in 1852. Just what will be
| done with it when this is accomplished is
| not known, but there is no doubt that the
engine will then have suitable quarters
| In spite of the fact that No. is so small
| that it would easily fit in the cab room
of one Of the moderneengines, it is alto
/ gether too unwieldly AN object for the
| State Historical society. In fact, were il
presented to the latter the society Nigh
feel that it had a white elephant on its
hands. But Minnesota's first steam en-
CINE has historical interest, and whatever
its home hereafter this fact should not
| be lost sight of. ~