Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-15
TRACK AND TRAIN


Fireman Wiggens is off.
Engineer Garyin is taking a lay-off.
Fireman Trainer is enjoying a rest.
Engineer Bursk is on the sick list.
The pay checks arrived on No. i
this afternoon
Engineer E. F. Wilson is still sub
ject to the Doctors orders.
AdoIphe Crespin and Pablo chaves
are new men at the ash pit.
Fireman Hansen was marked up
this morning for a short vacation.
Jas. Lowe, a machinist's helper is
back at work in the shops after two
months in durance vile in the hos
pital.
Some of the enginemen feel aggriev-
ed because several of the best EN-
gines of this division have been order
ed east. Among the travellers are
the rEo ond thn ro1 IT, ronartna ~
new engines for this division have not
yet materialized.
Antonio Garcia, a freight truck
man, while at work in the yards of
Garcia, N. NJ, met with quite a SER
ious accident, from which he will
probably lose three fingers on the
right hand, Mr.. Garcia was at work
repairing the flange on the car and he
accidentally caught his hand between
two moving wheels. crushing his hand
severely.
An appointment and a promotion
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that will please many an Albuquerque
railroad man was announced yester.
day, and will be made official today,
says the Journal-D Democrat. This is
the appointment of James Carroll of
Albuquerque to be travelling engineer
of the Albuquerque division Of the
coast lines Of the Santa Fe, succeed
ing William Daze, who has been trans
ferred to the third division. Mr.. Car
rolls appointment comes as a deserv-
ed recognition Of long and faithful ser
vice. He has been an engineer run
ming out Of Albuquerque. He will con-
tinue to make his headquarters here.
There was something of a gathering
Of Santa Fe officials in Albuquerque
yesterday and last night. The heads
of departments drifted in from east
and west until half a dozen gathered
in the Alvarado lobby after dinner.
They included General Superintend
ent F. j. Shepard OF the coast lines
who arrived in the morning with Di-
vision Superintendent /. L. Hubbard,
Of Winslow. accompanied by their
stenographers and chief clerks, and in
the evening Chief Engineer James
Dun of the system. with his chief
clerk and assistant. A member Of the
party said last night that there was
nothing beyond routine business in
the visit and that the gathering was
not by appointment. AT least one ap-
pointment, however, is known to have
been announced yesterday-Journal-
Democrat.
The regular Sunday blaze arrived
q little ahead Of schedule time In the
Santa Fe yards yesterday afternoon.
Fire was discovered In caboose No. 63 j
at about 4:30 o'clock. There was 2
quick run by the department and the I
blaze was quenched with slight dam !
age. Like the others which have oc-
CURED with regularity for the past !.
week, It is believed to be Of incendi. !
airy origin, and the case Is becoming
a puzzle not only to the Santa Fee ON B
GERS who have been patroling the
yards for several days, but to every !.
one else in any way connected with :
the railroad there. The fire in ca 4
boose No. So, like all the rest would d
have been serious had II not been dis 4
covered in time. The car was stand ]!
Ing directly In the rear Of the Gross. =
Kelly warehouse on the east side Of :
the yards. The men who are In a po-
sition to know do not believe that so
many fires could result from the acct
dental starting Of fires by hoboes. es- a
since every possible hobo =