Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-15
EN- CINES CLASH n
MILWAUKEE PASSENGER TRAIN
AND IOWA CENTRAL FREIGHT
COLLIDE AT HEDRlcK.

Engineer John Humble Of Marion Has
Foot crushed-Both Engines DemoI-
lshed-cause Of MIshap Not Known
-Nsw Burlington Official.
Milwaukee passenger train No. 103
and eastbound Iowa Central freight
train No. so collided this morning at
Hedrick, injuring Engineer John Hum
BILE. of Marion, completely demolished
both engines and derailing two stock
cars. The wreck occurred immedi-
ately in front of the Milwaukee depot
| in Hedrick. Milwaukee passenger
train No. 8. backed UP from Rutledge
to Hedrick and brought the passen-
gers of the wrecked train to this city.
arriving here shortly before IL o'clock.
Eng-leer Humble Is NOW in the OF
tumwa hospital. The traffic on the
Marion division of the Milwaukee and
the Iowa Central was cleared at 81
o'clock this afternoon, the wrecking
crew from this city being summoned
Immediately after the, mishap.
The wreck tbs morning resulted
very fortunately for both roads, The
Iowa Central freight was being pulled
by two engines and was moving along
at slow pace, when the passenger
engine clashed with the second loco
motive. Tho force of the collision
tore hole ,in the tank of the Iowa
Central engine, and the contents COM
pletely flooded the platform of the de-
pot. The Milwaukee, engine imme-
diately left the track and portions spf
the big locomotive We're scattered
promiscuously about ngineer Hum
BILE while endcavoring to leave the cab,
became fastened and the injury to his
foot resulted. The train was in charge
Of Conductor R. T. Wright, of this city.
A New Burlington Office.
4 Announcement has Sbeen received
at the local Burlington offices of the
appointment of F. j. Allen to be engi
neer Of maintenance Sof way. for the
Burlington with Headquarters att Bur
lington Mr.. Allen began his new du-
4 ties Saturday. This is new Office
for this part Of the system, and it is
supposed that the new official will
have charge of all matters in ccnnec-
ton with the roadbed and repairs.
Two General Managers.
The appointment Of two general
managers to have charge of the man
II agement of the Rock ISLAND railroad
Il system has been made.
4 The appointments are effective
Thursday. June Is. The system will be
divided into two grandyoperating divi-
sions, and general manager having
control of the main line of the road
!, from Chicago to Colorado, and to Min
neapolis and st. Paul and to Water
town, S. D., will have headquarters at
Chicago. rs 80
The general manager who will have
control of the remaindef of the system
!, embracing all the lines; west of Mem
: phis, Tennessess, st. LGtlis and Daven-
port, to Belleville, Kas., southwest to
FL Paso, Tex. and south to Dallas,
i Texas will have headquarters at To-
!. peka, Kas.
F. o. Medcher, now general super.
intendent of the Choctaw district of
, the Rock Island at Little Rock, Ark
: has been appointed general manager
: Of the territory with headquarters at
!. Chicago. ".
!. D. e. Cain, now general super
intendent of the Eastern grand divi
sion of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
: Fe railroad at Topeka, has been ap
4 pointed general manager of the Rock
Island lines of that territory, with
e headquarters at Topeka Mr.. Cain will
2 have 5000 miles under his jurisdiction
The appointment of Dan Cain as gen
, eral manager Of the lines of the Rock
Island west of the Missouri river is
), one of the first moves in reestablishine
the general offices of the Rock Islands
Western lines at Topeka, Kas.
Vice President Nudge believes in the
west He believes that future railway
development for the next few years
will be in the west, and to meet this
condition, he has decided upon policy
f of strengthening the executive stat
: and the expenditure of more energy II
s the handling of the western lines.
$ In the reorganization of the opera
J. ting department of the Rock Island
system, Mr.. Nudge will follow the pla1
n which has been found to be SO success
I full on the Santa Fee system.
t, Mr.. Nudge spent his entire railwa.
career before accepting the vice presi
e dency Of the Rock Island on the SAINT;
Fe railroad, and he is therefore thor
a oughly familiar with the plan of opera
= ton on that road
q Consequently the Rock Island will b,
divided in two grand operating divi
v sions, with headquarters of one Crane
operating division at Chicago, ant
8 headquarters of the other grand oper
g ating division at Topeka. Formerl.
: the assistant general passenger agen
/. and the assistant general freight agen
. of the system were located at Topeka
d The appointment of both Mr.. Cali
e, and Mr.. Mercher to the positions o
8. general manager of the RESPECTIVE
grand operating divisions comes as
n surprise to almost everyone il
railway circles. In all the gossip an
T. rumors incident to the matter, tn
: names Of both the appointees hav
it never been mentioned.
II AS has been announced heretofore