, 1881-03-07
Death Of L. B. Boomer, tho WeI.knoWD
Chicago Brldge-BuiIder, from
Apoplexy.
a Great Crowd Witness tic
Start IN the O'Lcary-leow-
eli Wnlking-N1ntcll.
incoming Vessels Report Very
Boisterous Weather and
Heavy Fogs.
4 Nan Throws His Wifo Out Of the Third
Story Window Of Their Home.

THE RAILROADS..
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON 4 BALTIMORE
RAILROAD.
Special Ditpaith t. Tit Chfeaeo Tribune.
NEW YonK, March G.-Cot. II. s. McCo,nb, Of
the Delaware ituilronl, speaking OF tho Will
nlinEtUn klilWty PURCHASE tU-day, said: 1t Is
Fnrt thut Mr.. trhnycr, of Boston, hAs agreed tu
deliver controlling interest In tho stock
OF tho 1'niindclph!n. WILMINGTON & Haiti
more Rarund Intu tho hnntls OF
syndicate, represented by Drcxcl. Morgan s. Co.,
at tile price OF so per share. Tho agreement
w0s that control should be turued over by this
time. and TINT the owners Of other shnres should
hAye until March IL to sell to the syndicate ut
tho Hatnc price,
"Are they likely to avail themselves Of tho
chnnce to sclI?"
III they are
ALIVE TO T1iE1R OWN INTERESTS
the5 will. Tho survey Aul location Ut Tho new
rond Will begin as soon Us the weather IL fayor-
able. 1t Is 10 run between Philadelphia and Ball
tltnorc, md ncnrly In tho sumo direction
ns tho old road. being separated from 1t from
half milo TO eight or ten miles. It will be
about the sumo lcnRth.''
Is thore my ono nssocfntel with you?''
: Yes; the largest capitalists In tho country"
In whose interest wns tho control of tho
Philadelphia, Wilmington s. baltimore pur-
chascd7"
"The New Jersey Central mud Baltimore s7
Ohio were In our project for building n new
road. Tho chance 10 buy up the Philadelphia,
Wilmington i baltimore Induced their With
drawnl from our syndicnts.'
"What do you think tho purchase wns mado
1orP"
ITO get a speedy outlet
For THE uALTIMollE 4 OHIO TO NEW YORK"
II hnve been Ill at ho,no for tho Inst three
weeks" sntd Mr.. W. II. Vanderbilt this aftcr'
noon, "but shall gladly answer nny questions
you mny like to ask me- Mr.. Vanderbilt,
as ho said this. stretched out Ills tcg5
comfortably In largo n.d.fushiouel .Nrln-c chair
In his lEbrary. which ovcrlooks Fifth ayenuo aud
Forticth street,
''Let rue first ask you about the railroads, Mr.
Vanderbilt" was tho first suggestion OF tho In
teryIewer. "In what condition aro they,aud what
nro their prospects7"
ave havc had a very severe winter" blr,
Vanderbilt replied, " md railroads
HAVE HAD 4 u.tltD TIME.
Tho constant succession Of storms hne block
aaed traysi and M , Gaussa 70 nany accidents to
has been suD|ecsel. that tho railroads bnyc
been Kcnsrally Affected By tbs very larHe
aud those roads thnt Aro Mt III short ot loco
motives 3nS, etc' layo probnbiy suffered
unusually hcvy, ind there Is plenty Of oi troIsht m
now to be moved i tho weather 10 favorable, 90
TINT the Probabilities aro tho ralrouds Will hayo
orrin1r or s1,,urn,.r 20 n",tt,c ttas. - ~
nttaS ,vl1i bnrtir .,to ~ NJ .sasmIlo.a I u, tno
H. tMAsa VIA nntuy open ~ tAFIy as usual
~ oes9 ea,.sss nn'e spealea urge acnsanus upon
~ ~ ~ toc'%nnotisG % muERH atiu cnr eolni,ah!es
" ~ .tt tne euuntI3, utiu MnlntAtn tnnk u
~ sns te ain9se @ in,poss!n.o to enter ~ ofuct
nE ~ iEueo'oos'es lot 1ae PscseuI 'ea1' anu auay
"oFAs ..
HAVE LARGE ORDERS Fol. 1881
,,sE "Then the 81 ous'ness outtak generally nay bo
ta Ss F rcp,c
,t ~ ~ ~ a'.ius see'ns ~ W 1ar!!n9 nnu
encouraging. reui,u II q agpI,eruI thing arc at.
!chulhR 10 tne!r btslileat anu Aru happy. Hut
~ ~ countries thttt; II! always oe found few