. The locomotive engineer . caville roiid she run 11 milesin 13 minutes, with a ten-ton car of water, andstopped for sheep at that. She struck a flock killed 21 of them ; but Oltl BiIs. has neverkilled or crippled a human being. An Esamiile. The value of signals and safety swilchen was wellillustrated the other day on the Long Island train rnn by the signals at Newtown Creek —thedraw wasjopeo—and the safety switch put themonto the Around. The best of signals without thosafety switch woultl not hlve prevented a bad acH-dent—^we need all the safety appliances. The engi-neer and U
. The locomotive engineer . caville roiid she run 11 milesin 13 minutes, with a ten-ton car of water, andstopped for sheep at that. She struck a flock killed 21 of them ; but Oltl BiIs. has neverkilled or crippled a human being. An Esamiile. The value of signals and safety swilchen was wellillustrated the other day on the Long Island train rnn by the signals at Newtown Creek —thedraw wasjopeo—and the safety switch put themonto the Around. The best of signals without thosafety switch woultl not hlve prevented a bad acH-dent—^we need all the safety appliances. The engi-neer and Urcmin were discharged. The h. I. usevacuum brakes. Some Show of Economy. The Pennsylvania Company make out a fuel Railroading in Jamaica. Mr. .1, E. Sague, General Master Mechaaie ofIhc GovcrnmcQl Itailroadson tbclsland of Indies, recentlygave ns a call, .famaira is anEnglish colony, and the road ii only some eightymiles long, employing flfteen engines. Both en-gine and train crews are colonid men, ami Mr. built by the C. P. road in 1SS4. and her rear truckby the M. F. G. in 1874- •■ Her boiler has a 83-inch barrel, and is 8 feet 4inches long, containing 111 3-inch flues, the fire-box18 2 feet 8 inches long,4 feet deep, and 22 inches wide. The link hanging to her stack is to hold thetrap up to let her breathe. There is no sand-boxnsed. She weighs, car and all. 21 tons with herlank full of water, 750 gallons, and 800 pounds ofcoal on. Her caboose ciirrles 26 paanengers. ■■llur finil running in California was on the Mar-ket street road in San Francisco, where she ranfrom Vilincia street junction to Point Labos ; thiswas in 16T2. In 1884 she was running on the Va,»a-villeroad. and went from thereto the Oroville road, She was brought to Sacrameolo for repairs,in 1884, and then went to nin on the Visalia Goshen to Viaalia. She was condemned anddiscarded in 18S«, but in 1888 they commenced tobuild the road from Tulare to Visulin, and OldBet
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