, 1874-05-19

Tho following is q 1fat Of tratn accidents In |
april On 70 Ids running to and from Chicago:
Early in the morning Of the 4th niue cara OF
IN oaBt-bolnd freight train on tho Air Line Div
sion Of tho Michigan Central Railroad, broke
III between Vandalia and Three Rivers, Mich,
mo rear car being q sleeping-caz, which was
going to tho shops for repairs. Before 1ag
could be put out following freight train run
into this broken or section. throwing the sleep
,rg-car over on its side, when it caught fire aud
w9s burned with two cars Of grain.
e on Is I'll t. st dssso Rs haioste1 oe ot oany
Railroad, passenger train tan through mis-
placed switch into tho head Of freight train,
damaging the engines little aud severely in
jn!ins tue passenger eqglne mal 9 "no Jumped.
Southern Railroad, near Hudson, Mich, two
ears Of n froight-trnin jumped tho track, went
down bunk, and we're wrecked.
Gu the night of the 2sd, on the Chicago, Rock
island l. Pacific, naar Altoona, Ia., there was
butting collision between two freight-trains, by
which number Of cars we're wrecked.
On tho evening Of the 28th, on the Chicago.
Milwaukee L st. Paul, at Hastings. Mimi. three
sarh Of a froight~train were backed of the
bridge o,er the Missisaippi into the river it III
sned through the carelessneBs OF the engineer.
TN ths evening of tho 29th, at tile junction OF
The Tolado, Wabash 4 Western aud Chicago,
Burlington l. Quincy Railroads at Camp Point,
ILL.,, the engine Of q Wabash express train waa
lrown from tho track by defective SWITCH
Il1e engine ran aome Ii feot from the track aud
upset.
On tho afternoon Of the 9oth the engine and
six ours Of Il freight train left tho track, and
wont int the ditch ncar El1nwooa, ILL.,, on tho
Chicago, Burlington i Quincy's Poorih Branch.
RAILROAD EARNINGS,
1lefe lH como Improvement Ill railroad ehfn-
iuas for the mouth Of April, and about half Of
the roads reporting show an increase over the
uamo months Of 1878: Tla Central Pacific the
CLcaso, Mllwaukae L st. Paul, aud n,ost Of the
ITO noticeable for a balance on tl.s side Of in
nrease. Several Of the most prominent compa-
nien have not yet reported their earnings for
April, and among these aro the Erie, aud Lake
bhoro j. Michigan Southern.
Tic earnings and expenses Of tho Union Pa
olao RallsoM for March were:
:ss s *
Net esrn.s. to17 es 74sa.4a .... t296lo7s s<
For tho three months ending March VI the rs-
port IN III followH:
Eapsi.s &C. Ssss Il
Neteuues s8ol. .7go.oy $7bo, o,slso2 slas,ll7l1 1sIs
Tie expenses wero 59.45 per cent in 1874 ant M
6C.aI per cent In 1873. The earnings wore ~ ,85i
per mile in 1874 and 91,G41 in 1879.
Tue earnings Of the Central Pacific kaileoat ~ aoa
1871. sll90, 400; ls72. belg, sos; increase, 1s7
ovtr 1873, 62.53l. or Il por cent; incrsAso, 111:
oYor 1872, e1a2, ,A02, or 191[ per cent. For th'
fur Inontllb ending April 10 tho report II: 1874
i,4,'reaae, 1874 over 1878. 3l040o or u per eant
inoreaus, 1874 oyor 1917, $e77. 7.1o5, Or 2g336 pe
ucut,
The earnings Of the Chicago, a1llwaukoo
H. Paul Railway for tho first week III May Ware
1874, $2o0eoo; 1879, sia4. 1903 increase as0, ,4o7
lr4996 por oant
The tratlo department of the Illinois Contra
lialsoAa reports earnings for April III touowa:
IN N!tnota, In lossa 7usaf,
71 miles, 4G3 1nf{<t. l. ,1U1 ul{jsa
Freight ......... g10o, ,20.00 : 7d.Gl9.Uo 2, ,a3uo
P.nHunBer1"...... pa.o1l.76 s7.Sa4.Co 13h, =
MAlls.............. 6,M6.9Q 0,e30.un o,4M2
Othsx sonrces.... 7o,d26.V9 3,tn.sG 79,4lu.7
Total, April, 7A$ $te6t t4sl.7b Slis,8soQo oyQo7
Earngs, April, III. 4s1,0o6.a9 1l9. Ii tEgolaa
3lls u III increase Of ~ pr osn. Ia tia 1lI
naia eAruin11, 4 aaa4tasa pk I'D par t<at iu Sh