Arizona republican., 1919-01-06
LOCOMOTIVES SENT
 INTACT TO FRANCE
 GREAT ARMY FEAT
(New York Times.)

Shipment of American built steam locomotives, each weighing seventy three tons and assembled all but the smoke stacks and the tenders, so that they could move under their own steam within few hours after their arrival in France, is among the accomplish ments of the United states Army Transport force under stress of war and las since been continued.
 More than four hundred of these To- comotiyes were so shipped from New York in few months, it was learned here with the lifting of the war cen sorship regulations, and these were in addition to 1,200 which were shipped in seCtions-nine sections 10 lOcomo- tive-packed in cases. The ships used to transport the locomotives, complete, were of a special type, with three holds, each measuring 50 by 102 feet and en- tered matches 39 feet wide and Az feet long.
 Into each of the three holds were placed twelve locomotives-th thirty-si to a ship. For a ed or flooring on which they rested for the voyage more than 5000 tons of steel rails were used. The locomotives when in position were hraced with heavy wooden beams and the space between the boilers to the level of the. top of the steam dome was packed solid with highly compressed bailed hay.
 on this hay another flooring was laid. and on this floor were placed the tenders and the smoke stacks, with more baled hay or other light cargo. On top of the tenders was packed still more cargo to the deck level, and dur ing the rush days" the above deck h tod lrTl ls1ra When completely loaded with the thir- t--six locomotives and other cargo each vessel was carrying a dead weight of 14,000 tons in addition to ship ma chinery, bunker coal and crew sup plies.
 The loading of the locomotives is an interesting sight. Steel railroad barges, carrying fourteen of the steel mon Sters. are made fast alongside a 100- ton capacity floating derrick in turn made fast to the ship. An ordinary sling of steel wire is placed around the forward end of the boiler, another under the supports to the cab, the sig - nal given, and the locomotive lifted forty to fifty feet in the air, swung over, and gently loaded into the ships hold. The whole operation required but twenty minutes, and it was ac- complshed with the same ease and with the same lack of excitement as prevailed on a steamer at an adjoining dock which was taking on board 800 pound bales of cotton.
 The idea of shipping locomotives complete was conceived when army transport officers were informed that England was shipping them across the channel ready to move away on ar rival If England can do it, so can America an officer said, and he straightway communicated a fleet ot ore carrying vessels which were con. structed with matches large enough tC permit the handling of such freight.
 When the movement was at its height the following time was recorded for the movement of a locomotive iron the builders to it's base of action be hind the battle lines. Shops to New Jersey terminals 4 hours; from raj to barges hours; from terminals tt ship side, 2 hours: barge to ship, 2 minutes; New York to France, days ship 10 army rail lines and hooked tt a transport train bound for the front hours; a total of less than F days.
 Handling of seventy three ton loco motives as if they were but one -tentl of their weight is only a small part O the tremendous work that has beer under way at army transport pier