The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-28
CURRENT NEWS.
RAILROADS.

James E. Abbott, chief engineer Of tho Cor.
dnental railway, died at Akron, o.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad company had
decided to issue $25, OOO, 600 of bonds. The
canadian Pacific railway track is completed to
Image creek, twenty miles west Of Portage La
Prairie.
The Boston 4 Albany railway wero selling
last week tickets as follows: To Chicago, $40:
St Louis, $lG. 25; Detroit 50, aud proportion
ately tc Other points, These tickets are limit
ca to two or three days.
Tho managers of the Chippewa Valley 4
Lake Superior road have signed tho first con-
t.t ats tor grazing work on the projected line Of
were the successful bidders, securing the
between Wabasha and Eau Claire.
The regular passenger trains of the Northern
Pacific road will begin running to Glendive on
August l. Regular mail transportation will be
trains are running to Glendive but the officials
OF the road do not wish to accept passenger
traffic ahead of accommodation for it at Glen
dive.
:. The lightning express from New York over
the Deleware u Hudson Canal railroad struck
plung into the lake. Tho engineer, Charles
Garswell, was killed and the fireman injured.
Two passengers, named A. II. Foss Of Spring.
field, Mass, and H. L. Gittleson OF Alexandria.
y. l., we're cut and bruised.
a Saratoga special train from Nor h Adams
colllded half milo east Of Zoar station with 4
west bound accommodation train on the Fitch
burg railroad Both trains were going at full
speed. The engineer, Jas. Wood, of tho &C.
conlmodation train and Chas Prescott, fireman
on the Saratoga special were killed. A. T. Cor
i'se, engineer OF the Saratoga special was also
killed. The damsge to the Fitcllburg CON-
paDy's rolling stock is estimated at $7O,OOO
The collision was caused bv Epciucer Corliss
running by Zoar station contrary to orders.
Milwaukee special eays: 1t is understood
by railroad men here, that the Saltwater ex-
tension Of the St. Paul road is intended rs a
connecting link between that road and the
Northern Pacific, and is to be built for the pur-
pose OF preventing tho Wisconsin Central from
maklng tile projected connection this side Of
Ashland, as the Northern Pacific will not need
to build the Ashland extension if tho st. Paul
furnishes an outlet for its winter carrying from
Duluth. In connection with this, it may be
stated that E. II. Hall, who claims to be in the
confidence Of Mr.. Henry Willard, states posi-
lively that the Northern Pacific will not build
plans will be stated officially in few days.
Col. John Macguire and J. V. Brewer are
no" IN the field with corps Of engineers To-
eating the Sauk Centre Northern, which will
ieave the main track OF the st. Paul Mipueap-
Oils Manitoba, near the steam mill at Sank
Centre, thence across the Ashley river near the
hendota bridge, to Long Prairie, via tho west
side or centre OF Round Prarie. The present
arrangements are to construct this road imme-
dlately to Long Prairie, distance Of twenty
miles, having the cars running thereon, il DOS
sible, before the snow flies, and next season the
line will be pushed through the fertile region
con oenterlag around the Eagle valley to The west
sono point on the Northern Pacific railroad, to
he hereafter determined.