Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-20
COMPRESSOR
WILL INCREASE
PRESSURE
MASSIVE MACHINE TO
BE INSTALLED IN SHOPS
Erecting Engineer VIII Arrive
From Topeka Today to
Supervise Placing Of Big En-
CINE,

J. Dwyre. erecting engineer Is eX-
pccted to arrive hero today from To-
pcka to supervise the installation of
the massive new compound steam
and two stage air corhpressors In the
power plant at the Santa Re shops The
new machine which supercede5 the
old duplex steam and two stage air
compressor is manufactured by the
Laidlaw-Dunn-Gcrd0n company OF
Cincinnati and Is fully equipped with
all modern Improvements. 1t VIII iuf-
nish a pressure of 400 cubic feet per
minute more than the old machine the
capacity of which is 1890 cubic Feet
OF free air per minute. The tofee
of mon who will assist in placing the
machine have already arrived, the
greater part of the apparatus IS READY
on the ground to be placed IN posi-
ton. 1t will occupy the space IN the
big engine room occupied by the pre-
sent compressor, it is understood. TINS
machine furnishes air under pressure
for the operation of the pneumatic
drills and other machinery IN the ma
chine shops, air for the operation OF
the safety gates at the Central ave-
crossing, for air motors ana testing
ears, and is piped for various purpos-
es to all parts of the santa re yards.
old machine was MANUFACTURED
by the Rand Drill copany OF New
York and has don duty Tor many
1t Is a sixty revolution engine
the new n being q faster speed ma
chine. CHIEF Engineer Williams, En-
gineer John w. Askren and the force
Of men expect to have a busy hme wan
the new compressor for the next sever
al weeks and it Will likely be a month
or two before it is ready for business
santa Fc shop Notes.
.Ioe Jones, maehinist left sunday Tor
Eel Paso, on a short leave of absence
ana there are various rumors in CIR
enlation as to the cause of his visit 70
the Pass city.
Mrs. l.. f.. Fletcher. wife of wreck
foreman Fletcher, is in the Guy
a few days from her home IN En-
elmo, y. NJ
preparations are being made to re-
move The santa re depot at itea
in preparation for the ereetl'Il
of the new building, the contract .o'
which has been awarded to the fel-
lows company. the concern "hlch
the new s%torehouse IN san
+ Ost. storckeeper for the OIL de-
of the santa fr, seriously
Injured near Richfield by being thrown
from a motor ear, is resting easy An
X-Ray examination of his loot re-
the fact hat although two
were broken they were ho'
rnshed 1t was necessary to sew vi
his head in three Places II VIII ne 1t
number of weeks before the ih1uI1
official will Doe able to use ms 'e''
again,
authority for the work on the mueh-
talked-nhout ladies waiting room u
Iho santa Fo station at san Bernarol-
ma has been finally received IN.
viii get busy within a sn"it
tmc on making the much uo9lI'"
change
p,d Incident on HoCk Island.
r,' Dc,.nnd section of Rock Island
No. ~ bnViiN l''
n.as wrecked several days ago hrar tl''
tttlc station of Romeo, just "N'r '''
r.v,s-\ev Mexico line, and
Jenkins was killed and brAh'p'"n
charles Parsons was seriously lhJu''"
me train was running about I" wv
miles an hour when a ~prak'h'a'"
ON a car of coke, just in front OF W.
caboose dropped loose. and the uutN1
hmped from the track also tlro"'.'A
ih, ,aboosc or while the tram was
nossing over a bridge.
The ear of coke came uncouplyu a'''
fen with the ouboose off the prluS'
which was about forty-iive t''' nlE"'
them both. Conductor ne"
kins was caught in the smash up anu
sknl Was crushed. killing him ~
.taniiv Brakeman Charles : Parsons
0us seriously injured. but may reco>o'
several of his ribs were broken anu
some painful cuts were discovered up
Oh examination.