Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-03

and its employees in using init mater
ial and failing to TAKE proper precau-
lions.
Engine No. ss7. used as a helper on
Ration hill. ran into the pit OF the
turn table at Ration Monday and put
that necessary machine out of BUSH
ness for several hours.
An idea of the heavy traffic being
handled by the Santa Fe ver Ration
mountain is shown by the fact that
from Monday afternoon until Tuesday
afternoon of this week, seventeen
westbound freight trains Were brought
over the pass.
John NJ. Horton, a Santa Fe brake
man who had just been released from
the county jail at San Bernardino'
Cal, la been re-arrested there
charged with holding up Mike Carroll,
a prospector, who, 1t is alleged Hor-
ton robbed of $40,
V. c. Proctor, the popular general
foreman Of the Santa Fe department
of bridges and buildings at Winslow.
is rejoicing over the arrival at his
home Of a fine e-ight-pound boy. The
young man was born on July p and
Mr.. Proctor is being congratulated al
along the line.
r. A. Moore, an old-time Santa Fe
engineer, and for many years a resi-
dent of Ration, is noW superintendent
of the Parral and Durango railroad
in Mexico. He has been visiting
friends in Ration and along the New
Mexico division of the Santa Fe for
several weeks.
The Ration Range is responsible for
the story that Fireman 6. G. Barden
of the second district of the New Mex
leo division, Is laying off because Of
a badly scalded face. Barber was not
in a wreck, nor did his engine blow
He was merely boiling some eggs
when In some manner h water was
thrown into his face with serious re-
The monthly inspection of watches
of the Rio Grande division Is on The
local inspection will end tomorrow
evening. ON sunday and Monday the
inspectors will be at "A Marcial, and
Tuesday they viii inspect the time
pieces of the trainmen at Rtncon,
Deming and whitewater. meeting in
FL Paso on the 9TH.
T. J. Tonge, for some time past a
ter mechanic of the Santa Fee Central
W lll AdhAAlal ~ IT q 49, 'Nt
resigned to take a similar position
with the Eel Paso and southwestern
with Headquarters at TucumCarl. }.
s.. Baker, who has been an emploNe
Of the mechanical department of the
Mexican Central, las been offered the
vacant position on the Santa Fee Cen
trail.
w. +. Cate, a local Santa Fe plumb
er, met with an unfortunate accident
Wednesday, while repairing a bathtub
IN the AlVarado hotel. He was as
sisted in the work by a native work
man. and i'm some manne h native
let the support to the heavy tub fan,
tub falling on Gates right had.
Two fingers were crushed SO badly
they will have 10 be amputated-
He is at present at the Santa Fe hos
pital.
Accidents followed each other
tuickly on the Santa Fe the first of
his week. Sunday Thomas Smith a
nachinist helper. was badly injured in
he Ration shops by having his head
between the window of a L.
,omotive cab and "A holsting machine.
Monday. George Bell. a fireman. fel'
.nto the water tank of his engine al
Maxwell city. and in climbing out fell
etween the engine and ears and Was
badly cut and bruised, while Tuesday
Martinez, a thirteen-Year-old
boy. was struck by a runaway car IN
and very seriously injured.
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