Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

Edwin Rowe, Milwaukee switch
man, had narrow escape from death
Thursday while working in the juno
ton yards in the West End of the city.
The switch engine was pushing
string of cars when he fell from the
top of the end car alighting between
the rails Four of the cars passed over
him before the engine could be stop
ped, but he was only slightly bruised
by being struck by the brake beams of
the cars
Rowe was taken to his home on
West Park avenue and DR.. S. A. Spill
man administered the necessary medi-
cal attention. He is reported to be
but slightly injured as a result of the
accident and it is expected will be able
to resume work in few days.
A Wonderful Engine.
An engine said to be capable of
hauling 20,000-ton train from the At
lantic to the Pacific without stop at
the rate of 100 miles an hour, has been
authorized to be built by President e.
H. Hartman and will soon be turned
over to the Southern Pacific. 1t is be-
lieved it will revolutionize railroading
The engine is a tireless, smokeless,
waterless power house on wheels. 1t
needs no coal, drops no ashes, throws
no sparks or cinders. The builders
| say 1t can carry enough fuel for q
5000 mile run and it needs no water,
SO there would be no occasion for a
stop between San Francisco and New
York if it were possible to get clear
track. Theoretically this has all been
! figured out to mathematical certainty.
1t remains to be practically demon
| strated
| The new engine uses a combination
OF compressed air, fuel, oil and electric
power, and is an application of the
Diesel type of engine to a locomotive.
1t is now being built at the Corliss
shops at Providence, R. l. 1t embraces
some remarkable features.
The Diesel engine, which heretofore
has been used for stationary. work
only, is to be used to drive a dynamo
which will provide the electrical power
for the locomotive. A speed of from
100 to 100 miles an hour Is expected
on the trial run. There is said to be no
limit to. the speed it might develop,
provided roadbed and other conditions
permitted.
1 When the models and the principle
of the locomotive were explained to
President Herman he was immedi-
ately struck by the possibility of the
idea and determined to try it on the
Southern Pacific. Railroad engineers
throughout the company are watching
the outcome of the experiment with a
great deal of interest
East Burlington Abandoned.
East Burlington, on the Illinois side
of the Mississippi river, opposite Bur,
| lington, is to be abandoned by the
Burlington road There the road has
its stockyards. They are now sadly in
conveniently situated to warrant re.
building. So the yards are to be
brought over into Burlington.
Railroad Notes.
Milwaukee passenger No. 8, Wednes
day morning had a tourist car attached
carrying twenty-five persons from the
east, bound for California. This is the
first of the Judson excursions, recently
secured by the Milwaukee, the bust
ness aggregating about 100000 an
nually.
Superintendent g. Laas of the Mil
waukee is in Chicago on business.
G. w. Messenger, Chief dispatcher
of the Burlington has returned from {
| few days visit in the west.
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