The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24

Mr.. Dun was GA years of age at the
time of his death He was born in
Chillicothe. o., in 1874 and received in
addition to his public school education
degree from Miami university at OK
ford Ohio.
After his graduation from college Mr.
Dun entered the railroad work in the
surveying department. His first exper-
fence was as a chairman with an en-
cheering corps on the old Indianapolis
and Cincinnati road in 1866. He was an
assistant engineer with the Atlantic &
Pacific railway from 1867 to 1871 and
for the following three years held a
similar position with the Missouri Pa
cific railroad. From this position he
became engineer for the Union Depot
company in st. Louis and continued in
that capacity for three years. In 1877
buildings on the Frisco road.
Mr.. Dun came to the Santa Fe as
chief engineer of the A. T. & s. F,
proper, with headquarters here in To-
peka in the early eighties. He had
Just prosecuted to a successful con-
clus1on the construction of the St
Louis & San Francisco system, Of
which he was chief engineer
Along in 1898 when many new and
important extensions to the Santa RE
system were being projected it was
found that this work of construction
the chief engineers of the various
parts of the system SO the position OF
chief engineer of the entire system
was created with headquarters in Chi
cago and Mr.. Dun was appointd to
the place. In that capacity he has
had charge of all the new construc-
ton work which has been done in the
extension Of the various parts Of the
system and the building of. new lines
as Well as a general supervision Of the
engineering work of the entire sys-
tenn. AS chief engineer In charge of
this construction work Mr.. Dun met
with remarkable success. Some OF
his undertakings were of monument
tai proportions and he held pre-
eminent place among the railroad en-
gineers of the country.
Perhaps his greatest piece of work
was the conception of the engineer
ing details for the construction of the
Eastern Railway of New Mexico, the
official title of the famous BeIen cut
off. This piece of road, crossing the
deserts Of New Mexico from Texico
to Belen, is from constructive
standpoint one Of the most remark
able pieces of railroad building in the
country. 1t is now nearing compile
tfon-some of it Is already under OPP
eration-and although only a couple
of hundred miles long will have cost
when completed about SIC, 900, 900.
Mr.. Duns connection with the
Santa Fe terminated in 1906 when he
retired from the service and was sue
ceeded by w. B. Storey who now
holds the position of chief engineer.
Mr.. Dun was regarded as one of
the leading authorities in the country
on engineering matters. He held a
conspicuous place in engineering
councils. He was a member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers,
the Western Society of Engineers.
The American Railway Engineering
and Maintenance OF Way association,
of which society he had several times
held the office of vice president, and
Of the St. Louis Society Of Engineers.
He was also q member of the Chi
cago and Onwentsia clubs and was
very prominent in social life in Chi
cago.
The deceased was twice married.
His first marriage took place at
Springfield, Mo-, in 1885 with Mrs
Belle r. Otterson as his bride. In
1899 at st. Louis, Mo-, he was mar
ried to Mrs. Lucy J. Rucker, who
with one daughter. Miss Mary E.
Dun still survives him. His address
at the time of his death was sos
North State street, Chicago.