Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-27
TRACK N TRAIN

Fireman Tighe has reported.
Fireman Fletcher is on duty again.
Fireman Stevens is taking a rest.
Engineer McQuiddy is off n trip.
Engineer Kirk, who has been on the
waiting list for a few days, expects
to get out with his 1851 tomorrow.
The 1851, as spick and span in new
paint as a brand new mogul will be
released from the round house to-
night.
The 744 is apt to be considered A
Eoodoo. hereafter. This is the engine
that pulled out Engineer Wilson's
arm. 1t isn't the first time she has been
in disgrace.
Charles White, a railroad engineer
who for the past six months has been
in the employ Of the Lantrys at Belen
was rolled in Albuquerque Tues
day night BY three men who relieved
him Of $40 in coin and a handsome
upId xratnb vojuad Of xT5
A story is going the rounds to the
effect that Roy Grimes, a brakeman
for the Santa Fe at Emporla. was
standing on the top Of a freight ca
the other day when Il was bumped by
an engine. Grimes was thrown from
the top Of the ear, turned two flip-iops
in the air and landed on his feet. Roy
should be an acrobat instead Of 4
brakeman.
From the Needles Eye il is learn
ed that the Santa Fe will give mem
bers Of the company's fire depart
ment at Needles straight time for
fighting fires during the regular work
ing hours il called out at night or on
holidays time and one.half VIII be
allowed. and for fires outside The com
pany's premises they will also re-
ceife pay.
A circular was received at the san.
la Re general offices, Topeka. announc-
ing the appointment Of F. G. Petit
bone to the position Of general super
intendent Of The Gull, Colorado &
Santa Fe railway company, with head
quarters at Galveston. Texas. He has
heretofore been assistant to the gen
eral manager of the road.
Louis Piezot filed suit at FL Paso
against the Ell Paso & Southwestern
railroad for $4,000, alleging that he
sustained damages to that amount on
the 18th of February last. while work.
ing in the round house of the COM
pany at Douglas, Arizona. He alleges
that while engaged with others in
raising some heavy machinery with
derricks and pulleys an accident pre-
cipitated a large piece of machinery
to the earth and that 1t crushed his
foot.
A surveying corps Of the Santa Fe
Central railway under the direction OF
Y. r. Farwell, engineer In charge,
left Santa Fe a day or two ago for
Torrance from which point prelimi.
nary surveys will be run to Roswell.
a distance Of between ninety-fiye and
hundred miles. with a view of ey-
tending the Santa Fe Central TO the
county seat Of Chayes county. The
party will run several lines and will
be in the field some weeks. The
greatest difficulty will be experienced
in carrying water as II Is quite dry in
that section Of New Mexico at present.
Conductor Roach of the Southern
Pacific freight service and his crew
had a close call for q pitched battle.
with about ten hoboes Sunday night
at Blaisdell station n Arizona, on the
Lordsburg district. The hoboes took
possession Of a freight car and were
determined to ride TO L%ordsburg. Con-
dnctor Roach and Els brakemcn OBJ
jected and told them to crawl OFF the
cars. They refused and n Of them
pulled a big gun and another a muir.
derous looking knife. Conductor
Roach and his men pluckily made at
them and before they could use the
weapons had them disarmed. The
tramps we're then forcibly elected
from their side door Pullman.
Through an agreement for d loan
OF $i.400,0O0 the Standard Office com
pany has Paved the way for the
construction OF the proposed History
railway exchange building at the