Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-25
CONDUCTOR INJURED
c. A. BoLTz HAS HEAD CUT BY
FALLING FROM .cUPoLA OF
HIS WAY CAR.
Accident Occurred Near Charlton
New Executive Offices Created by
the Rock Island Railway Company
Railroad Notes.

From Tuesdays Daily.
G. A. Boltz, freight conductor on
the G. B. & @. Ry., was severely in
jured last night by falling from the
cupola of his way car while his train
was running at high rate Of speed
down Whitebreast hill few miles
west of Charlton. Mr.. Boltz sustained
severe cash in the head and was
bruised about the body. He was
brought to this city on Burlington
passenger No. 2, last night and taken
to his home on the corner of Jefferson
street and Kruger avenue. DIR. s. L.
Hauck, medical examiner of the BUR-
lington attended the injured man. This
morning Mr.. Boltz was said to be get.
ting along as well as could be expect
ed and 1t Is thought will be able to re-
sumo his duties in q couple Of weeks.
New Rock Island Officers.
Three new executive offices were
created by the Chicago, Rock Island 81
Pacific Railway company yesterday,
The new offices. with the names Of
the men appointed to occupy them, fol-
lows
General Superintendent of Transpor.
tation-C. q. McKim; office in Chicago,
Supervisor of Mails--E. F. KearneyJ
Office in Chicago.
Engineer of Tests-F. o. Bunnells
Office in Chicago.
The first office, that of general super
intendent of transportation, will be
next in Importance to that Of general
manager, as all of the general super
intendents Of the company will report
to the former official instead of the
latter. On most railroads the superin.
tendent of transportation is the exectl-
| tive officer In charge of car service
only, but on the Rock Island he will be
a much higher official, his Jurisdiction
covering the entire operating depart
ment.
G. p. McKim, the incumbent OF the
new office, comes from Philadelphia,
where he was superintendent of tele.
graph of the Pennsylvania railroad.
/ q. F. Kearney, who Is to be the gu
pervisor of mails, was formerly super.
intendent Of the st. Louis Railway
Terminal association.
1 F. o. Bunnell, who will have charge
of tests, has been in charge Of the tele.
graphic service of the Rock Island
road for several years, and his new pc
sition is a promotion.
1t Is said that one of the objects O
the creation of the Office of superin
tendent of tests Is to experiment witt
electricity asaapplied to railroad ser
vice. The bulk Of the work COMM
under the new Office howeyersEa.H
in the line of signal am. >felegraphiS
tests for the good of the service.
In addition to the changes named Fl.
#. White, engineer Of maintenance of
4. y 4 IL.
cular naming the following division
superintendent, who will report to
him:
w. L. Hope, Chicago, l.. B. Holt, Des
Moines, Ia; H. M. Stone, Fairbury,
Neb.; A. B. Warner, Goodland, Kan. /;
j. M. Brown Cedar Rapids. Ia; J. A.
Martin, South Esthville, Ia; X, J. @.
Zinck. Des Moines, H.; w. A. Van
Frank, Kansas City; w. @. Taylor.
Topeka, Kan; A. s. linn, Chickashas
I. r.; and w. M. Shumway, DalhartI
Texsas.
Mr.. McKim is the third high officer
of the Pennsylvania road that hat
taken service with the Rock Island
since Mr.. Loree was elected president
of the latter.
Railroad Notes.
Fred Hiskett has accepted the POI
sition Of day caller at the Milwaukee
junction. William Smiley who has
been acting in that capacity temporari-
ly has resumed his duties as yard
clerk.
4, o. F.sBoling of Oskaloosa. has taken
the position of day operator at tho
Rock Island freight house. O.. W. Mo
Carly will act as cashier during thu
. absence OF Mr.. Bird.
; Frank G. Bird. cashier Of the eRocI
: Island freight house will leav(
tomorrow to enjoy a two weeks vaca
ton at Eft. Worth. Texas, and 'othet
southern points. He will be accom-
panied by his wife.
Herbert Kline, trucker at the NIL
waukee freight depot, Is visiting thI
week with. relatives and friends Il
.. Carrollton, Mo. Il.
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