Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-03
BRAKEMAN'S ARM TORN WHEN
BIG. ENGINE GOES TO PIECES


BRAKEMAN'S ARM TORN WHEN
BIG ENGINE GOES TO PIECES
Further particulars of the peculiar
accident at Adamana, AriZ., Thursday
morning, i'm which a brakeman lost
his left arm. we're received here last
night. The brakeman was riding in
the cab of the engine with the engineer
and fireman when the huge locomO-
tive stripped itself. When the acct
len occurred the unfortunate rain
man vas hanging on the steps to the
cab, n before he could spring into
the cab, he WAS hurled to the ground
by a piece of the heavy machinery,
one arm being torn from the socket
ON account of the mans injury he
was rushed to the hospital at Los An
geles.
c. F. Miller, of Aurora. Ill, and w.
J. Dowdell, of Detroit, Mich. have
joined the staff in the pipe shop at
the local shops.
Mrs. Alfonso Kobell, wife Of Tank
Shop Foreman A. Kobell, has gone to
Coronado Beach, Cal, for a two
weeks outing.
c. A. Morse. chief engineer OF the
Santa Fe system. with headquarters
in Topeka, arrived In Albuquerque last
night and is a guest at the AlVarado.
y. NJ Rice. general storekeeper Of
the Santa Fe system with |headquar-
ters at Topeka, passed through Albu-
querque yesterday morning. en- route
east. ,
Fred Haun. formerly machine shop
foreman of the El Paso and South
western shops at Tucumcari, has ac-
cepted q position in the local machine
shops.
H.. c. Herby. chief clerk to Master
Mechanic Harlow, will leave tonight
for a three weeks vacation to be spent
in Newton, Topeka, Kansas City and
Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Raitt. wife of Engine
Inspector Raitt. and Mrs. Samuel Mil
Ter, wife of Freight Conductor Miller,
have left for Montreal. Canada, on a
months outing.
l.. II. Harlow, master mechanic at
the local shops, who accompanied l.
j. Custer. general s~torekeeper of the
coast lines. to Gallup and Winslow
this week, returned to Albuquerque
yesterday morning.
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Peter McCullum, machine shop
foreman, and chief of the shops fire
department. left last evening for st.
Paul, Mimi. TO join his wife and fam
lily, who are spending the summer
there.
s. Overstreet, for some time regu-
lar brakeman on the limited trains.
Nos. 3 and 4. between Albuquerque
and La Junta. has been transferred to
trains Z and 3, between here and
Winslow.
Joseph r.. Johnson, assistant general
boiler inspector of the coast lines.
with headquarters at san %Bernardino.
Cal. is visiting in Albuquerque. MIR.
johnson was formerly boiler foreman
at the local shops.
/. p. Hubbard. general superinten-
dent Of the coast lines, and f.. j. Glib
son, superintendent of the Albuquer-
que division, will arrive here this
morning on No. 2 on an inspection
tour over the division. !,
A. ]. Mitchell. foreman Of the
bridge and building department of the
lines, arrived in the city yester-
day morning. He is to have charge Of
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house in the r%oundhouse yards.
John Fisher. railway postal clerk
between la Junta and Albuquerque.
Is seriously ill with typhoid fever at
his home I'm La Junta. Mr.. Fisher
formerly lived IN Albuquerque. having
a run between Albuquerque and El
G. +. Gaul. assistant machine shop
foreman, returned yesterday from a
vacation spent in Cleveland.
ohio. During the absence Of Peter
McCullum he will act as machine shop
foreman. with Charles Brant as as
Paul Scott. clerk TO General Fore
John Conley. Of the local shops.
who was compelled TO return to his
home IN Indianapolis on ac-
count Of sickness. is reported as i'm
proving. Mr.. Conley received a letter
from Scott this week. to the effect
he would return 10 work in Sep
Word was received at the shops yes
Of the death al Winslow 81
Mrs. w. r. Van Wrinkle. wife Of W.
Y Van Wrinkle. a clerk there. and for
lnerly employed In the local offices
body will pass through Albuquer-
que this morning on Va. . for south
ern Indiana. where the body will be
,
John a. Flanagan. ono Of the best
known hremen on the santa Fe's
mountain division. was %instantlvl %
az Starkvllle Tuesday afternoon
the end Of a parting cable struck
him IN the face. crushing his head inta
an unrecognizable mass. Flanuigan
was engaged with others in pulling
derailed ears back onto the
a heavy cable being attached
.o the ears and a powerful locomo-
live. A. the cable drew tight it parted. ,
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