The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-16

Paymaster Medary, of the c., H. & D. lines,
paid for July service yesterday on the Indianap-
oils division.
The great need of a more commOdous Union
Depot and extensive system of tracks in the
vicinity of the Union depot was never more ap-
parent than yesterday.
The ST. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute, western
division of the I. & st. L., increased its net
ings the first six months of the fiscal year $780,
200, not SIS, 600, as some of the Eastern papers
have stated.
Barney, Smith &c Co. are binding for the Wood
ruff Car Company two pariOr cars, to run be-
tween Cleveland and Pittsburg of the same
Cincinnati. indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago
road.
The first carload of Delaware peaches this
season came in over the Chicago ST. Louis &
Pittsburg yestesday. They were shipped from
point on the Philadelphia. Wilmington &c Balti-
more road i'll a car specially built to carry
peaches,
Five years ago there were no passenger engines
running on indianapolis roads which weighed
over thirty-three to thirty-hve tons. Now there
are twenty or more in service that weigh forty
two to forry-fve tons, and three which weigh
fOrty-seven tons.
On next Sunday the c., L, st. L. 81 C. will run
its last excursion over the west end to Acton
camD-meetinR. The tram will be in two
sections one starting from Lafayette and the
other coming from Seneca and Kankakee, thus
lnsuFing prompt time and ample accommoda-
tons.
For five months past the fast mail trains COM
ing west over the Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg
road have reached Indianapolis, with but a
half dozen exceptions, on time Besides pleas
ing business men by the promptness with which
they receive their mail, their passenger bust
ness is steadily increasing, so excellent the
c., st. L. q p. western connections. The time
made is the more creditahle from the fact that
trains of all the trunk lines running into Chioa-
go are invariably one to three hours late.
The inventor OF the Wooley electric head
light for locomotives Tuesday evening
made further experiments with the device over
which he has been pu2Zling his brain for months
past. The ordinary light used on locomotives is
thirty Candle power, the WoOley electric light
3000-candle power. On Tuesday night the
CINE did not perform well, yet the light
strong that names on signs onefOurth OF a mile
distant could be easily read, and when the full
power is on, an object could be seen on the track
One-half mile ahead, it is claimed; ana it is
stated the light will shadow several miles ahead.
On Tuesday evening. the inventor demonstrated
that the jarring or movement of the locomotive
when moving over rough track rapidly would
not effect the light
For a year past the Pennsylvania lines
west OF Pittshueg there has been in very
simple but effective device to avoid accidents at
their covered bridges, by alarms placed at dis
lance of 200 feet from either approach to tine
dangerous man-traps. Strong posts are set up
right In the ground, and an arm extended from
them runs directly across the track, so high up
as to he out of reach. Hanging from it
pieces of rubber hose or rope, placed to-
gether and hanging down to come within
afew feet of the top of a boX-car. Should
brakeman be on top of when he reaches
the alarm the hose taps him on the head, and he
KNOWS dangerls near and drops to his hands
and knees until the bridge is passed. The eff
cheney of the plan is shown IN the fact that since
this life protector has been used not a man has
been killed by being struck with a bridge, while
In the year preceding five lives were lost in this
too common way of killing off freight train
brakemen.