Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-05
BRAVE BRAKEMAN
AvERTS WRECK

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Oct. A.
The old adage that it is best to return
good for evil was never more fully ex-
emplified than it was this afternoon
when Chauncey Green who was re-
Gently discharged by the Rio Grande
Western because he had participated in
strike in Texas years ago risked
his life and stopped a runaway string
of cars just in time to prevent wreck
on the road, the managers of which
had discharged him.
Some time ago Green came to Grand
Junction from Texas and secured a
position on the Rio Grande Western.
Later he was fired and he always main
tanned that he was blacklisted because
of his having participated in strike
in Texas. This morning he was at the
lower end when he saw a string of four
cars coming and on closer inspection
he noticed that there was no one on
them and that they were running away
Consulting his watch he realized that
the eastbound passenger train would be
due in fifteen minutes. Although the
cars were running at rapid rate and
were swaying back and forth he decid-
ed to try and stop them. Running along
at their side for a few feet he grabbed
the hold rod on one and was banged
against the side Of a car with terrific
force but he held on and climbed to the
top and set the brake. The cars had
gained such momentum that the one
brake had little effect and he was com
PEELED to go to another.
The speed of the runaway train
made walking dangerous and he got
down on all tours and crawled from
one wheel to another until Just as the
four cars were at the station of Bow
ner, west of Grand Junction, Green sue
ceeded in stopping them. He had the
red signal and five minutes later No.
6 came to a standstill and the wreck
had been ayerted.
Without doubt the railroad will re-
iDstate him for his heroic deed.
In the Office of General Superintend-
ent W. Z. Maxson of the Santa Fe at
Galveston, under the direction of A. w.
McElveney of that Office, there has
been installed an engine board, the
purpose of which is to indicate on what
division of the road every engine be-
longing to the company is. There are
$50 locomotives on the lines of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, and these
are, of course, scattered al over the
line. Daily reports from the division
superintendent to the office of the
general superintendent here indicate
where these engines are located. The
BOARD IN the ONCE or the general su.
peTintendent is arranged with little
holes bored, and in these are insert
ed small pegs indicating the number
of the engine.
The board is arranged IN such a
manner as to indicate just where all
! the consolidation engines, the ten
wheel locals, the eight-wheel engines,
the 400 class, etc.
| The purpose of this board is to in
dictate just where is located the power
of the road. If it should be found that
I on the extreme northern end of the
lines there is an unusually large ton
mage quick reference to the board
will indicate where the engines are to
be procured for moving it. If it can
be found that in the southern division
there are a number of engines suitable
for the moving of the freight then
B some Of these can be transferred. After
this manner the power can be equal.
lied and placed just where it is need
! ed most