Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-09
NEWS
Edward Wilder, Venerable Keeper Of Santa
Fe's Purse Strings, in Failing Health.

road service with heavy trains. The
tests will be conducted for several
weeks and, II they prove successful, 1t
is believed that not only this but also
other railroads will equip their loco.
motives with the new brake.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Fireman King of 1901 has reported
for duty.
Meals at all hours. Chilli o carne,
1Oc. Railroadmen's Rest. 11-103
Lewis Ban Arsdale, a former boiler
maker helper, has gone on the road
firing.
The fire box Of engine. 921 has been
patched and is now ready to leave
the shops.
Fireman Schemeley, who has been
on the extra board, has been assigned
permanently to engine 1905.
Engine 1905 will be ready to leave
the shops tomorrow having been
fitted up with new coal passer hinges.
Engine 1911 has been In the hole
for a rehauling for several days and
Machinist King announces that it is
now In shape for another record
breaking "Scotty" rum. g
Engineer Charles Croy. former
ly employed on the Santa Fe, but for
several months has been running the
mountain engine skidding logs down
the mountain on the Zuni mountain
railroad.
A gang Of hoboes, reported to be
armed with revolvers. were dispersed
near Rio Puerce' Thursday by Officer
Charles Mainz, who was summoned
from Isleta by wire by residents, who
feared that the tramps might commit
violence.
General Manager J. E. Hurley OF
the Atchison. Topeka g. Santa Fe.
left this city west bound early this
morning, from Topeka, probabl on his
way to the Belen cutoff. His
special train also carried the car OF
r. J.. Parker. general superintendent
of mechanics Of the western division.
The officials attended the smoker at
the Commercial club last. evening.
Henry Jansen met with q painful
accident at the shops last night. but
his injuries were not serious. He
poured hot babbett metal into a pull
ley, which happened to have some
water in 1t and an explosion followed.
The molten mass was blown In every
direction and Mr.. Jansen had his
face burned slightly by the flying
metal. His injuries do not prevent
him from working.
All traffic on the Santa Fee road be-
tween Trinidad Colo. and Ration. was
blocked Wednesday or over eight
hours, caused by three box cars
loaded with iron rails, jumping the
track just the other side Of Ration.
The box ears we're derailed and the
track torn up badly for about 100 feet.
Three Of the west bound passenger
trains were held at Trinidad until the
wreck was removed.
The recent tie.up Of traffic on the
west end, caused by washouts, Is now
being felt in this city. A large accu
mutation OF freight resulted, especi'
ally "red ball" stuff. This IL being
rushed through a speedily Al posi-
bic, while all freight not %perishable II
sidetracked until the blockade Is clear
ed away. Wire for the line Of tht
Colorado Telephone company from
this city to Santa Fe, Is tied up some
where on the road.
+. M. Caul, foreman Of the SAINTS
'Fe at Earle. Colo, Is thought to have
been fatally injured as the result oil
falling from a hand car. Eleven mer
were on the car riding down a grade
and Caul sat In front. One leg was
broken, his left arm was badly LAGER
ated and he received scalp wounds
and bruises about the fact and body
The front wheels Of the raj passed
over his legs and he was dragged 1o'
feet before the car was stopped. eau
was taken to the Santa Fe hospital a
, La Junta.