Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
TEST NEW MOTOR
Fl. MADISON BRANCH OF THE
BURLINGTON MAY HAVE
NEW EQUIPMENT.

New Gasoline Car Was Given a Test
in the Aurora, H., Yards Of the Bur.
llhston and Proved Great
Success.
According to a recent test given the
new motor car, which the Burlington
is having constructed for the purpose
OF competing with the many inter-ur-
pan lines that are cutting down the
trainc receipts, the gasoline car is a
success and will soon be installed on
various branches of the Burlington.
II this car is the success the Aurora
Beacon claims for it, it is thought by
local officials that the Ft Madison
branch will be equipped with it in the
very near future. For some time the
question Of using gasoline motor car
on this branch of the Burlington out
of this city has been matter of con-
sideration of officials of the Iowa lines
and after further experim ent, If the
machine is found practical the resi-
dents OF this city and those of towns
on the TT. Madison branch will have
the advantage of much better equip
ment, more desirable service and
multiplicity of trains.
The Beacon says:
The new gasoline engine and motor
car recently set up in the Burlington
shops was given it's first trial trip In
the company yards yesterday morning
and proved a success.
"The car was in charge of Chicago
men who are experts in this line and
several of the local officials witnessed
the trial trip.
"The engine has been in the locomo-
tive shop for the past few weeks un-
dergoing slight repairs and testings
by local machinists. 1t is thought
that the engine will be kept in this
city for short time and then sent to
one Of the smaller branches for pas
senger and mail service.
THE Burlington is the first western
road to use the motor cars and if it
proves practical many of the large
railroads will fall in line with the Bur-
lington.
THE officials of the l., I. &, M. rail-
road have already announced that the
motor cars would be used exclusively
for passenger service OH their lines.
THE car in the Burlington yards
yesterday morning created great
deal Of curiosity and many thought it
was new style of street car to be
street cav in , r,a ,,,,e Sa Ss - se'o'es
Man Crushed; Cars Smashed.
Second No. 69. through Milwaukee
freight train. filled with merchandise
from Chicago, collided with a work
train three miles east of Powersville.
Mo-, at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
and j. GRAY. q bridge carpenter re-
siding at Harris. Mo, was probably ia
tally hurt. None of the crew on either
train was hurt.
The freight train was going SLOWLY
and the engineer was looking for the
work train when the latter came tear
Ing around curve at speed of forty
five miles an hour, The engine was
pushing the five cars and caboose
which composed the train and the en-
gineer did not see the danger until af-
ter the crash come Riiev Norman
the driver Of the big freight engine
reversed his engine and jumped His
fireman also Jumped as the two trains
The mogul on the freight ploughed
through caboose and three cars of the
work tram be1Ore tne TWO tralnS came
TO a standstlll. Gray, vita another
1shI pt LII, was t,, ~ capoose'
a ga and ,vhe,, fornd Nc No W., W. . Nv WV. I'm
conscious with heavy beam
across his neck. The other escaped
injury by lying fiat on the floor of the
caboose While the engine and cars
"e.ia oNer nm;
on ny 1,,or. tot, an dA ~ itia,,
disclosed terrible INJURIES to his skill
and a deep hole cut in his side.
The cars on the work train were
smashed into kindling wood. but the
e en- , Was not damageo on account OF
fre,pbt ,,a ~ m Nv 1Uee sti o ILL, ne
front. smoke STACK hell ard sand how
The collision was due to n mfsun-
derstanding Of tagging orders.
e. R. Armstrong, of Chillicothe. Mo-,
was conductor on the work train and
freicht MS s ~ ~ 'n,s ely ef'st,leeI, Inc
Fl. &, Beeler o11.o'
An investigation of the accident is