The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-01
TRAIN pIsPATcHER's TROUBLES.
w. r. Dorm Composes Few Verses at
Newton.

Newton.
William F. Dorm, train dispatcher in
the employ of the Santa Fe. has contrib
uted the following poetry. entitled Ine
Train Dispatchers Troubles" 10 the
Eagle:
His record shows he belongs down east,
but finally sought the west.
And later wandered north, then south,
with spirit of unrest.
He has watched them dance to a SEIZED
ule. "in the good old summer time
And in the winter stall with snow and ice
as hills they tried to climb
And in bad foggy weather, on a wet or
frosty rail.
Slipping in. pulling in on siding, and &c
laying the limited mail.
He has ordered out the wrecker more
than once TO clear the track
Where-a fagman had neglected to go the
proper distance back
Out along the line it's dark and cold, the
wind is sweeping strong,
And the snow is drifting badly, and every
thing goes wrong:
The road is fairly swarming with on
overdue lot of trains
And the busy wires are popping out their
frosty humming strains.
With every faculty alert. a cool and
steady nerve.
Watching close the order book and train
sheet. both which serve
To keep him well in touch with what has
already been done,
and know with what success trains are
accomplishing their run.
The sounder clicking madiy from that
strange, invincible power
Tells the varying condition, as they
change from hour to hour.
He takes the key to answer. as an office
down the line
Announces 255 as ready, ahead Of No. 3.
Immediately calling Hobbs with 81 and
using s.
Instructs that No. will run fifty minutes
late.
And that No. % will run to Gray's ahead
of No. .,
Meet ~ at Clsrk's and extra 50 east at
Pine.
Extra lbs and - doubie-heading west
VIII meet No. A. and extra 50 east at
Breast;
No and No. will meet at Bsraboo.
And Sandy on the local wants sometime
on No. ..
A ham breaks in and trieste say that 81.
at Tyre.
Must run 10 Tate's for water, or Will have
TO pun her through:
An order quickly given TO nun 20 Tate's
/ and back.
Then extra No. 70 wants an order 70 run
double track.
He calls "K-T till his arm IS broke and
the air is solid blue.
/ But he finally gers them started When
the 20 burstsfa fiue.
And dies a horrible death. with half her
] train out on main track.
/ So the local in behind EN- has 60 cut and
pull EN- back
7 The extra has till 1918 to make Blair fof
No. 9.
Ard coal train extra GO east will i'll out
at Willow mine;
No. % and No. 81 VIII meet at Copen
hagen.
No % runs ahead of No. IS til over
taken
No is reported out with a heavy pull
ing train.
With orders to ruin two hours late ter
rninaI at Payne.
/ The man az Ream calls Up and says
man that walked from Payne
Reports that nearly three miles out ~
found a broken rail-
4 bulletin quickly issued 20 reduce e
careful sped
Z And the section men are hustled oct y
ca=e az Urgent need
Nc. g with thirty loads az stock s1t
persshabie freight
Is given until l..is 20 make Zozr for g.
The local wars on order 20 pass extra :
at Breast.
Conductor says unless they get il yo'
can mark en- up for rest
+ Plymouth says ths; No. - Just arrived
report the tart
Ths. sleepy smith New OF q car AZ.
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