Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-07

Rio Grande division, was up from san
Marcial yesterday.
J. C. Rose. of FL Paso, general agent
of the Atcnison. Topeka & Santa Fe
railway, at hat point, is in Santa Fe.
Henry Baca, who is employed in the
store of the Santa Fe Central railway
at Torrance, is spending a few days
with relatives in Santa Fe.
Harry Alexander. so the New Next
can is informed, has resigned as gener-
al manager of the Santa Fe Central
railway, and left for Ell Paso.
The boys of the b. of II. T. have is
sued invitations announcing a grand
ball at Colombo hall, January 10. 1t
will be a very enjoyable affair.
The first through train from Tucum-
carl to Dawson passed over the road
Sunday. 1t was a mixed train and
largely loaded with native laborers.
h E. Chrystler, round house foreman
at Las Vegas for many months past,
has been transferred to Ration, where
he will assume the same position in
the shops there.
The fire fighting department of the
Santa Fe, maintained at all important
points where much company property
is located, is just now being improved
all along the line.
The last rail has been laid on the
Dawson branch of the Rock Island sys-
TEN and it is expected that traffic over
the entire line will be inaugurated
within a few days.
Harry Demarets, who formerly ran
an engine out of Needles, Cal, on the
Santa Fe Pacific, arrived in Las Vegas
a few days ago and has accepted a po-
sition as engineer out of that city.
@. r. Joughins, superintendent of
machinery on the Santa Fe coast lines,
is here from San Bernardino presuma-
bly, to look after matters in connection
with installment of the new foremen
of the local shops.
The largest engine in the world, or
the Santa Fe's white elephant, the 1851
was sent u east for the first time in
five weeks, it having been laid up at
the Las Vegas shops awaiting the ar
rival of a new crosshead.
George E. Roe, division passenger
and freight agent for the Santa Fe
with headquarters at Ell Paso, passed
through the city this morning en- route
to Santa Fe and Las Vegas. He eX
poets to return to Albuquerque about
Saturday.
Fireman Bunnell, who fell off of ar
engine while taking water at a station
above Las Vegas and injured his
hands severely. will be laid up fol
some time it is said, as it has beer
found necessary to place his hands il
a plaster cast.
G. w. Patterson, night operator a.
the Western Union telegraph Office
Las Vegas, is afflicted with partial par
alysis of the throat and his position i!
being filled by w. E. Atchison. Man
ager Brooks has been on duty both da!
and night, filling the delinquency.
There was a wreck on the Rock Isl
and system at Santa Rosa on Saturday
which completely demolished one en-
CINE and partly wrecked another. TIL,
passenger train ran into an opel
switch on which was standing
smaller engine. No one was injured
but several hours were required t.
clear the track.
Here is the verdict returned in a re
cent suit against a railroad in Pennsyl
vania: IF the train had peer run a
it should have been ran, if the bell hat
been rung as it should nave been rams
if the whistle had been bowed as i
should have been blew-both of whicl
they did neither-tne COW would no
have been injured when he was killed.
]. L. Ward, telegraph operator TO
the Santa Fe Pacific at Winona, Ari
iona, accidentally shot himsel
through both legs Wednesday night
He was lying on the bed playing witt
a 45-caliber revolver when it was dis
charged, the ball going through boil
legs above the knees. The wounds ar,
not serious. Wr. Ward was taken +
Flagstaff and is at the home OF G. W
Pattee.
Rev. Carlisle p. 3. Martin, L. L. D.