Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-01
AL N s
BUR|ES ITSELF
n THE MUD
"WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
THAT2p SAYS ENGINEER
Schade Feared He Would Be
Inferred Without Proper Ger
e%mony-NaSty Wreck of No,
7 Here.

"Wen, consarn it. what do you
think of that2"
The speaker was Engineer George
Sehade, Of Santa Pc locomotive No.
l4ib. The time was about 3.30 yes
terday morning. Mr.. Schade stood
with a lighted torch surveying COM
~miseratingly his big engine, one of the
huge balanced compounds used to pull
the passenger trains over the Albu-
querqge division. 1t was just under
the Coal avenue viaduct. No. 14l5,
Wheeling d%eafeningly through a brok-
en- steam cock, was f%loundering on
one side in five feet OF mud, in he
middle of the right of way. Behind
her were several cars of stub No. e.
which was starting for California
when a terrific jolt and a sudden stop
threw the passengers into confusion
and brought them running out of the
train to see what was the matter
ahead.
II was one of the nastiest wrecks
that has occurred in the local yards
for a long time. Just before No. Z
started out, a light engine took the
switch under the viaduct and evident
~ the man throwing the switch neg
lected TO close 1t properly after the
engine. When the 14t5 came along
the front wheels struck the points of
the switch and started off on The sid
ing, the drivers remaining on the
main track and the twist throwing
the ponderous machine off the rails
onto the roadbed, made soft by the
recent reballasting and frightening of
the main line. As the engine lurched,
the connection with h tender broke
and 5000 gallons of water from the
newly filled tank flooded the hole
,.a.I- Lr ELx faa,uYa,fs4FA anHFatnr IAg
to sink deeper until her right drivers
were over the hubs in the mud. As
the wheels of the i415 are nearly
seven feet in diameter, 1t means that
the engine buried itself about. five
feet or more.
Fireman Touch was thrown across
the cab and managed to scramble out.
Engineer Schade had no chance to
get out. and simply sat and waited to
buried. He clambered out when
engine stopped. with perfect cool
ness. lit his torch and made the re-
mark referred to. Engineer Schade
is one Of the coolest headed engineers
the system. and If takes more than
a locomotive burial TO bother him.
The train was pulled back on an
other track and soon after started
west with another engine. At 6 o'clock
night "a large force OF men were
still at work trying Ia get the engine
nut of her wallow. The machine was
raised finally on hydraulic jacks set on
,ribbing. and at last accounts they
were trying to pull the pony trucks
rom M bottom of the slough with a
hahn hitched to a goat" when the
pony trucks are disinterred and a new
built under The engine, she can
Dc moved.
1t looked last night as If il would
AXE most OF the night to get the 14l5
IF the main line. Meanwhile trains
handled on the adjoining tracks.
The wreck whistle blew as soon a.
he deafening hiss of the steam from
he broken cock was heard, n tho
was on the spot In ten minutes
Tuesday nights No. Z seems ia have
,een followed by a hoodoo. the reg
liar train having beer wrecked at
AS Animas. colo. and reports Of fur
her grief are being waited for as No.
proceeds westward.
Car shop Foreman Buzzcll came
cry near being seriously injured last
While directing the operations at
he engine. A rail being used as u
sprang back suddenly striking
ar. Ruzzell with great force acres
he shoulders and knocking him "a
istance of several feet. He WIS on
INJURED except for some painful
ruises and a bad shaking up
Superintendent of Motive Power
fired Lowell Of the Santa Pc system
it'll headquarters at Topeka, arrived
4 the city yesterday morning on pri-
car 16 and left last night for tie :
est.
Work is proceeding rapidly on the
te Of the tie treating plant south Of
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