Heppner gazette., July 25, 1907, Image 8

THEBREJKDOWH GANG
Quick and Hard Work When a
Railroad Smashup Comes.
THE ROUGH AND READY CREW.
They Board the Wreck Special and
Arc Speeded to the Scene of the Ac
i ciaent The Rush, the Peril and the
i Difficulty of tho Work They Do.
Ifi.l yon ever hojir of the inlnnto
Tmu of the breakdown gaii!; the IV1
nvs wli;) are the rouh and readies of
the line? In the roundhouse or repair
ehop you see them linumierinp, rivet
Ineu perhaps running the drill press or
plate cutter. "Then in rushes the call
U,x. Not stopping to get out of Jump
er and overalls, but grabbing their'
caps, off they run to the wrecker.
' A bowlder fell on the track. The
switch handle -was turned the wrong
way. A loose spike may have mis
placed the rail But it is not for them
to stop and learn how it happened.
The shapeless mass of torn and twist
ed framework, which a few hours be
fore people called a train, must be at
tacked with chain and rope, bar and
ax burned, sr need be to open the
way, for until they have performed
their duty the line is blocked, and the
wheels of perhaps a thousand cars
oease to turn. So away goes the break
down gang at breakneck speed. Or
ders have gone ahead for a clear track,
and even the limited and fast mail
must take the siding until the minute
men have passed on the way to the
'rescue.
You don't hear much about them un
less you are a railroader, but the su
perintendent, the manager, perhaps
some of the directors, know them. Se
lected from the veterans in the shops,
they are all round mechanics, but
liia'ins as well as fingers are needed,
and a man has to be quick witted to
get into this gang.
In the fifteen or twenty which make
tip the average crew you can general
ly find two or three little men; for
there are tight places In a wreck where
Ihey can do considerable work in prop
ping up or loosening a part, crawling
Into holes which no one else could
Teach. The boss wrecker tries to get
two or three left banders also, as their
services are valuable in hammering
away In corners where a right handed
(man would be useless. Some of the
jbest wrecking crews in the country
Include a number of sailors. The half
(hitches and other knots that only the
eeamen can make are of great service
In securely fastening lines to portions
of the -wreck and to the crane or lo
comotive used m pulling it away. The
old salts are familiar with the assist
ance that a combination of pulleys will
jive, for they have been taught it on
shipboard, while usually they are very
strong and wiry. Consequently a man
cf this kind who is out of a job at
IBny time can frequently go with the
wrecking crew.
I Their limited is .not much for looks.
JJke .the men, it is also rough and
(ready- Down by the division round-
bouse or repair shop it stands on a
eiding where it can take the line at a
aninute's notice. There is nothing un
psual In its appearance except the
Crane car, which, carries the heavy ar
tillery of this little ! army of rescue.
fTwo or three Hat cars, a box car or
fio and at tbe nd a passenger coach or
caboose make rop the train, but every
article It carries, from the extra' truck
fwheels to the -coupling , pins, has been
-loaded wtfib. ucb car that every man
knows wtere to put his hands on what
be wants. Usually :the running gear
gets the wwnrt f tt in a wreck, so one
f the flat cars .contains extra trucks
and wheels to 'be substituted for the
broken ones. Next to this car is placed
the big steed crane, which yanks masses
of wood and metal about as -though
they weighed pounds instead of tons,
and Is capable f lifting a fifty ton en
gine. f Enter the box car :and 70a .see a
miniature lumber yard square pieces
of timber an the way 'from an inch to
a foot through. They are wanted tor
propping up the wreckage, which may
be holding down the living as well as
the dead. These props may . aid in sav
ing life, but tbey .alMtaw'oandy to hold
op coaches when therew are putting
jwheels or other parts In place. In one
corner are coils of ope an ilnch or
more thick. Boxes of bolts and nuts
-and screws lie side by side on the
Boor. On the walls hang hooks, pul
leys, saws and axes. Heavy steel
crowbars are piled in another corner.
In short, this is a repair shop and
Storehouse on wheels.
ff'Any old coach win .do for the crew,
provided its wheels and axles- are
sound. Taking out some of the seats
gives room for a table where the men
can tat and play cards if tbey don't
want to pet a nap on the way, but if
tbey have time for a little sleep half a
dozen wooden bunks round the sides
five them a chance. Sometimes an end
In partitioned off into a galley where
they can make a pot of coffee or fry
& steak while en route.
' Bueh is the usual makeup of the
'wreck special," as the railroader
forms it. When called into service, a
liig driver engine backs down to it and
Couples on. There is no need of any
Speed orders. Those are understood in
advance. On the straight track the
man In the cal) opens his throttle to
the last notch, and the telegraph poles
Bt the side of the line flit by so fast
that they feem only a dozen feet apart
Only on the shorter curves and on the
down grades and bridges Is the throt
tle again moved and the air put on
until the heap of ruins, from which too
often arise flames and smoke, come !
tato view.
f The first thing to find out Is If any
thing human Is underneath. Whether
dead or alive it must come out, and
the gang need no urging at the task,
even if they hear no moan or cry co
hasten their rescue. Then the next job
is to clear the tracks. Iloldiug up
trains for even five or six hours means
a big loss to the company, and they
don't stop to save anything that takes
to? long. Beams, wheels and rods,
tire cars, are thrown down
embankments if necessary to open the
ripht of way. When a car has merely
I been derailed ft Is of course an easy
matter to replace it: then it is run to
the nearest siding, but it is the unex
pected that happens in railroad acci
dents. A locomotive may turn Iwttoin up on
the track, with the driving wheels in
the air. Then it must be turned over
and pulled to one side of the railroad
until there is time between the pass
ing of trains to right it if it can be
righted. ''Cars may be swung directly
across the track, lying on their sides
r ends, possibly ground into a mere
mass of splintered timbers, or literally
reduced to kindling wood, their con
tents scattered a hundred yards about.
The wrecker who has been in the
business for any length of time can
tell In a moment the most difficult
task before him and, if possible, goes
at that first If a loaded freight car
prevents him from reaching the part
ly demolished engine, he sets It afire.
One of the greatest delays, however, is
caused by the track being torn up, for
new ties have to be put in position and
perhaps a dozen rails weighing a ton
apiece cut and straightened in order
to form a foundation on which to
move.
Everything goes with a rush from
the first news of the accident. Once
the wreckers get busy there is no stop
ping for, rest or refreshment, although
a man may have to work all night or
all day. With the broken and twisted
mass of steel and wood piled on one
side of the roadbed, however, there
comes a breathing spell, and the su
perintendent or other officials look over
the debris to see what is worth saving.
Going from pile to pile, they soon de-1
cide what to pull out and block up,
and then the wreckers get to work on
this. If there is an engine, it Is gen
erally secured first Perhaps it was
Imbedded in two or three feet of mud
or ten or twelve feet down an embank
ment Here the little men come in
handy. Worming themselves under
the boiler, they scrape holes beneath,
so that the steel tendons of tho crane
can be passed round it
Now the crane goes Into action. If
the embankment Is sloping the usual
plan Is to drag the locomotive along,
allowing the earth and ballast to as
sist in supporting it until the top is
reached. But there are places where
it has to be lifted clear of the ground,
then swung over on the track.
Machinery has done much to aid the
breakdown gtrng in recent years. But
away ,back in the early days of the
way of steel they were called to many
a disaster, for then, as now, trains
sometimes butted into each other on
the same track. To clear the road the
locomotive of the wreck train could
sometimes be pressed into service, but
many a derailed car or engine was
pulled back on the rails merely by hu
man muscle. Here again the sailor
man came In very handy, as he knew
so well how to arrange the ropes and
pulleys and to make lines fast around
the car or engine that . had tq be
moved.
One of the curious methods of em
ploying the locomotive of the vreck
train was to make It move a car for
ward by starting the locomotive hack
ward. Fastening a tackle securely
round the car, It would be passed
through a pulley fastened to a tree or
post in front of It, and the rope then
led back to the locomotive. Reversing
his lever, the engineer of course polled
the rope around the pulley on the tree,
thus forcing the car ahead. By this
novel plan, which Is still used occa
sionally, much of the debris la trons
of the wreck train could be cleared
away.
There are times, though, when even
the most careful riggers make a mis
take. They have not realised the strain
which the tackle must stand when
things begin to move. Then, Ilka the
crack of a rifle, snap goes the line.
More than once a loose end has caught
some poor fellow round the legs, break
ing the bones like pipes terns. Many
a man on the railroad's payroll who is
fit only to wave the signal flag at the
street crossing was among the wreck
ers until the day the rope broke. Day
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notice.
Department ol the luterior, United States
Land Office.
La Grande, Oregon, July 8, 1W7.
To Whom It May Corcern.
Notice Is hereby given that the State of Ore
Ron, made application, on the 8th day of July
1907, for the following described lands, bb in
demnity fur the designated losses sustained to
iti grant of public lands lor common schools,
made by the aot of Congress of Aug 14, 1848, and
acts supplemental and amendatory thereto, and
agrees to accept the same in full satisfaction of
the losses assigned, to-wit; SEJ4 BWfc Sec 2t
Tp S 8. R. Sfl E. W. M.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office during the period of publi
cation. E. W. Davis,
Register.
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Redemption Notice.
Holders of Northwest Timber Co. Bonds are
hereby notified that Interest ceased upon said
bonds July 9th 1907.
AU bonds held by parties whose patents have
been recorded in the country, in which their
entries were made will be redeemed at par with
interest added, by sending said bonds either
direct or through local bankers to the Traders
National Bank, Spokane, Wash.
-' David Wilson, President,
July-18 Aug-1. Northwest Timber Co,
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
Land nice at The Dalles, Oregon, June 20, 1907,
Notice Is hereby given that James L. Kirk, of
Heppner, Oregon, has filed notice of his In
tention to make final five-year proot In support
ol his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 9,000,
made February 13, 1901, for the 8WJ4 SB!4 of
section S3, T 3 South, Range 26 East, Lots 2 and
3 and SV? NEJ4 of section 4, Township 4
South, Bange 86 East. W. M., and that said
proof will be made before J. P. W illiams, U. 8.
Commissioner, at his office in Heppner, Oregon,
on August 17th, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of the land, viz;
Jeff Jones, Henry Scherzinger, John Bprowles,
George Smith, all of Heppner, Oregon.
July 4-Aug. 8 C. W. MOORE, Register,
4-347.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at La Grande Oregon.
June 7, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Mahlion Hawortb,
of Heppner, Oregon, has filed notice of his in
tention to make final five year proof in support
of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 10425
mde Julv 9. 1901. for the Lots 8 and 4. Sec. 7,
Tp 3 8., R. 29 E.. EH 8E4 See. 12, Township S 8.
Range 28 E. W. M. and that s2id proof will be
made before J. P. Williams, U. S. Com , at his
oilice in Heppner, Oregon, on July 20, 1W7.
He names the following witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Paul Hisler, Ad Moore, Vesta Carrand Will
iam Williams, all of Heppner, Oregon,
E. W. DA VId, Register.
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior,
C. 8. Land Office, LaGrande, Oregon.
June '.D. 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by Joseph Doherty, con
testant, against homestead entrv No 11483, made
May si, lwm, for NWl4. Y'A aw Becuou
8. Township 2 8 B29 W. M. by Charles Fortune,
Conteatee, in which it is alleged that Charles
Fortune has wholly abandoned said tract;
that re has changed bis residence theretrom
for more than six months since making said
entrv: that said tmct is not settled upon andcul-
tlvated by said party as required by law; that he
nas never resided upon said land, ana that saia
alleged absence from said land was not due to
his employment in the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States.
Bald parties are hereby notified to appear, re
spond and offer evidence touching said allega
tion at 10 o'clock a. m., on Jury 29, 1907, before
J. P. Williams, U. 8. Commission!-, at his
office at Heppuer, Oregon, and that final hear
ing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m., on August 8,
1907, before the 'Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in La Grande, Ore
son. The said contestant having. In a proper
affidavit, filed Hay 8, 1907. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
June 27 July 26 E. W.DAVIS, Register.
A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver.
towards UMsunlLI
Many people who are neglecting symptoms of
drifting towards Bright' s Disease, which is
Notice of Sheriff's
Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale duly issued by
the clerk of tho Circuit. Court of tne 8 tite of
Oregon, (or Morrow County, ilnticl tho- lMh dnv
of Juno, l'jv;, in ai'er,a:n action in the Circuit
Court for said StHte iiml County, w dentin L. 1'.
Davidson and KU Duvids n l'lHlnttlls, recov
ered decree against, Mary K. ilMvUlsou, Jessie
M, Davidson. Hertie L. Davidson. Bessie r.
Davidson, Letlie b Davidson. . Violet Davidson,
and Lewis E. Davidson, minors, and Mary E
Davidson aa the General Guardian of the said
minors, defentants, ou tlie-H'th day of Mny.lOT.
Notice is hereby given that. I will on the 3d
day of Anguat 1907, at two o'clock P, M. of said
dav at the from door of the Court House iu
He"ppner, Morrow County, Oregon, sell at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, the following described real property to
wit: The southwest tiuarter of the southeast
quarter, and the south half of the southwest
iuarier. and the Northwest ijuurter of the
southwest quarter of section one, the south half
of section 2(1. tho southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter, the east half oi the southeast
quarter, and the sonthwestquarterof the south
east quarter of section 27, the northeast quarter,
the north half of the southeast quarter, the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, the
northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of
section 84, the east half of the northwest quarter
and the east half of the southwest quarter and
the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter
of Section 85, the southeast quarter of section
36. all in township 3 south of range 23 East of
the Willamette Mer.dian, also the northwest
quarter and the southwest quarter and the west
half of the northeast quarter, and the west half
of the southeast quarter of section 6, and the
west half of section 7, all in towDshlp4 south of
range 24 East of the illimette Meridian, also
southwest quarter of section 11, township ft
south of range 26 East of the Will"mette Merid
ian. East half of the southwest quarter of
section 27, and the east half of the northwest
quarter of section 34, and the south half of the
outheast quarter ofection 35, all in township
8 south of range 23 Last of Willamette Meridian,
also,
"The following described real property situ
ated in the town of lone, Morrow County,
State of Oregon, to-wit:
"All of lv numbered 4 in Block numbered
fifteen in Will s addition to the town ot lone
according to the maps and plats thereof on file
and of record in the office of the County t lerk
of Morrow County, Oregon, excepting and re
serving a strip of ground on.- and being the
north end of said lot, such strip being forty feet
long and twentvhve feet wide, also.
"Twenty five feet front in Park Block and be
ginning at the West side ot tho Odd Fellow's
lots, and bounded on the north by the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company's richt of
way, on the southJLiy Main street, on the east by
the Odd Fellow's lot and twenty five feet ou the
west.
"lsothe following described real property
situated in the County of Gilliam, 8 ate of Ore
gon, to-wit:
"Lots one and two, the south half of the
northeast quarter, and the southeast quarter of
section one, enst half of section 12, east
half of section 13, the northeast quarter of s- c
tion twenty-four, lots three and tour, south
half of the northwest quarter, and the
southwest quarter of section oue.
lots three and four and the south half
of the northwest quarter and the south half of
section two, lots one, two, three and four and
the southeast quarter ot the northeast quarter
and northeast quarter of the the southeast
quarter of section three, lota two, three and
four, and southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter, the south half of the northwest quarter,
the north half of the eonthwest quarter the
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter and
the west half of the southeast quarter of section
four; lots one and two, and the southeast quar
ter of the northeast quarter, and the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of section Five,
the LOrtheast quarter of the northwest quarter,
and the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section ten, all of section eleven,
west half of section twelve. te northwest quar
ter of section thirteen, the southeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of section twenty-two,
the east ha f of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-seven, the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter, the north half of the south
east quarter, the southwest quarter and the
southwest quarter of the southeast qnarter of
section twenty-six. the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter, the northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter and the north half of the
southwest quarter of section twenty-five, and
all of section thirty-six, the northwest quarter
of the nort west quarter, the east half of the
northeast quarter, and the north half of the
south east quarter of section thirty-five, all in
township fonr south of range 23 East of Will
amette Me vidian;
'Also the tollowing described real property
situated in the Ciiy of Condon, in Gilliam
County, State of Oregon, to-wlt:
Lots three and four in block seventy seven In
Lancas'er's addition to the City of Condon.
Taken and levied upon ag the property of the
said plaintids and the defendants, Mary
E. Davidson and Jessie M. Davidson and
Gertie L. Davidson, Bessie F. Davidson, Leffie
F. Davidson. Violet Davidson, and Lewis E.
Davidson, minors, and Mary E Davidson, as
the General Guardian of the said minors, to
satisfy the said decree in favor of L. P. David
son and Ella Davidson, and against said
defendants, together with all costs and
disbursements that have or may accrue.
E.M SHUTT.
Sheriff of Morrow County.
By A. M. Mallory,
Deputy. June 27-July 25.
4-847.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
Jane 5, 1907.
Notice la hereby given that Marlon A. Bates,
of Hard man, Oregon, baa filed notice of his
Intention to make final five-year proof In sup
port of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
9914 made Not., 4, 1901. for the NH 8E4, 8ES4
BE of 8ection 25, T. 4 8,. R. 24 East and Lot 4
of Section 10. Township 4 South. Bange 2KB.,
W. II. and that said proof will be made before
J. P. Williams, U. 8. I'omm'r, at his offioe In
Heppner. Or., on July 19, 1907,
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residenee upon, and cultivation
of the land, vis:
Hlratn Tash. Dan Rice. John P. Had ley and
Creed Owen all of Hardman, Oregon.
J la-July 18. C. W. MOORE, Beglster.
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