Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-31

RAILROAD NOTES

There was large car OF stoves and
ranges bound west this morning from
Quincy, Ills.
Engine 81 which has undergone
extensive repairs. was broken In yes.
terday.
Jonn a. Ross. travelling engineer
for the Santa Pc. came down from
Las Vegas last night.
Engineer w. G.. Mearns Is again on
iuty after having been of short
tine on account OF sickness in his
family.
b. w Robbins. general freight and
passenger agent OF the Santa Fe
central. mas gone uown the line TO
torrance.
Superintendent of Machinery Lowell
Of La Junta. who was an Albuquerque
visitor on MONDAY, returned to that
place yesterday
The Conductor Leseney story of
''ifteen" and sixteen" was FIRST pub
ished in The Citizen, and credits be-
longs to this papa~.
Engines SEQ end 75l have been re.
ceased from the shops and are again
ready for duty. The latter will be
sent to Las vegas.
Deforest Phelps, an employee OF the
local railway shops. has gone To Sill
YER City to look after some mining
claims In which he Is interested He
will be absent for a couple OF months.
Word comes from Germany OF 100
miles an hour made by an electric
train. The greatest time ever made
by a steam locomotive was on the
New York Central. for a single mile
at the rate of 1l2A miles to the hour.
The Santa Fe has completed It's
construction on the line from Ripley,
o. T., TO Shawnee as far as Tecum-
sch The road runs down the Pauls
Valley and taps a very rich country.
The remainder OF the construction
will be completed in about a month
and train service will extend over the
entire line.
A careless and ignorant native.
employed at the local station, took
chances this morning. which might
have proved fatal. The soft plug OF a
Baker heater, used 10 heat water for
warming the chair car of No. was
melted off by the extreme heat OF the
fire and the lack of water Steam
was discharged in puffs. The man
probably not knowing that an explo.
sion might follow turned cold water
into the heater from above.
The santa Fe freight officials have
received notice thGt the advance in
lumber rates scheduled 10 become ef'
fective November mad been post
poned 10 December 81. II is for rates
on lumber from Texas originating al
points of OF the Santa Fe line. The
notice Is in accordance with al agree
ment reached at conference be
tween w. II. Biddie, freight traffic
manager OF the Santa Fe, and the al
rectors OF the Lumperman's associa
| ton a week ago.
Alfred Kregier, the young machin
| list who had one of his eyes injured
/ by otis of steel tiying into II, has re
/ turned to Las Vegas from the Topeka
hospital, says the Optic. The sur
geons removed two flakes OF steel
but a third Is lodged just behind tn,
pupil and II is impossible to get at 4
without running the eye. The doctors
hope that the piece will work ou
and the sight which has now left the
eye will then return. There Is nj
uanger to the other optic and II !:
expected Mr.. kreiger will be aOle e
go to work again within few weeks
A grievance committee OF th'
switchmeus' organization called upor
General Superintendent T. d. Dollar
Of the Colorado & Southern at Den
yer and asked leniency for some o.
the men recently discharged by tn,
yardmaster in Denver for violation o.
the company's rules. 1he committe,
had quite lengthy conference wit,
the official, who stated after The
meeting was over that the adjust
ment OF differences would be mad,
without any trouble. and that there
was not the slightest danger OF {
strike. The switchmen ase undel
Z NbhfAG'Af az hi VI 6hhi6hesOht WIN Wv
road and are jealous of men OF othel
organizations, notably the trainmen
finding amploymc II as switchrrn
Cause OF many Wrecks.
In Analysing the railroad accident
which occurred during the year end
ing March 81, 1903. the Railroad Ga
zette makes the statement that aft!
wrecks. causing 1870 deaths. injuries
to 4A7 people end a property loss o
$4,000. would apparently not hav'
occurred had the block system been II
force The wrecks referred to were al
occasioned by misapprehension of or
ders or disregard Of the same and b!
failure 10 maintain a space interva
between trains instead OF time in
tcrYal