The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Local Notes.

Thomas Rodd, principal assistant to the chief
engineer of the Pennsylvania lines, is in the city
OH official business
The j., NJ & depot at New Albany, is under
water to the caves, and there is several feet in
the depot at Jeffersonville
None of the Cincinnati roads are now receiv-
ing perishable freight but they all receive dead
freight, but make no promise when it will be de-
hvered.
James Brewer, who was killed in the going
down of the Chicago & indianapolis Airline
bridge at Broad Ripple, had a $1,000 insurance
on his life.
The indianapolis, Bloomington g. Western
road earned in January $19S, $50, against $24S
143 in the corresponding month OF 1883; decrease
this year. $1945S
W. A. Rhodes, agent of the Adams Express
Company, at this point, has gone to Florida to
attend the annual convention of the Express
mems Mutual Benefit Association
The remains of the mother of Marshall Man
ming of the Union Depot, arrived in the city
from the West last night, and will be taken to
Miamisburg, O., to-day for burial.
special meeting of the stockholders of the
Wabash road has been called for the purpose, it
is understood, of confirming the action OF the
directors in issuing the collateral-trust bonds.
The Vandalia is now running five fast trains
j daily between indianapolis and st. Louis. as the
section going west time regardless of its east
ern connection.
The general passenger agents Of the roads cen.
tering at indianapolis and Columbus, o., meet
to-day in Columbus, to take the preliminary
steps for organizing passenger pools at these lead
! ing railroad centers.
The Pennsylvania company has applied to the
| New York Stock Exchange to list $2,50O,0OO of
! its 1-2 per cent. bonds, guaranteed by the
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company, making total
| of Sis, 900, 600 issued.
I Col Joseph Hil superintendent and n. K.
/ Elliott, master of transportation, of the Wanda
liza system, yesterday passed over the main line
examining bridges, trestles, etc. and to-day go
over the Logansport division.
Owing to the serious trouble with high waters
at the southern terminus of the L., N. A y e..
road Traffic Manager Southland telegraphed to
New York that he would be unable to attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders.
I All bridge men and section hands on the sew
eral divisions of the l., B. & W., proper have
been transferred to the Ohio Southern road to
) aid in repairing the damages from high water.
1t is thought all breaks will be repaired by Thurs
day of this week.
! S. D. Caldwell, general manager Of the Red
! line, yesterday accepted the resignation OF Mr..
Parmelee as their agent here to take effect Feb.
Is. AS it is understood that the agency will be
continued, it is likely new man will be here
prior to that date.
WuudM u DFOMI, Cul6l SISluSef OIL Iue Eenn-
syvania road, is stil in Europe and is not recov-
ering his health so rapidly his friends desire;
and it is stated that he viii probably resign and
j. T. Richards, acting chief engineer, will be
made his successor.
Engineer Phinney, who last Saturday night
ran the locomotive equipped with the electric
headlight, states that when he slowed at the
Belt road, fully four hundred feet distance, he
could plainly read the figures on the freight cars
on the Belt road they passed over the Chi
cage, st. Louis & PittsbuPg tracks.
General passenger agents at this point were
yesterday notified that owing to the troubles
with high waters at Cincinnati the annual
meeting which was to have been held at the
Burnet House tomorrow, Feb. 49, will be held
in Chicago on the same date. Important ques-
tions are to be brought before this meeting
The management of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton lines deserve great credit for having kept
their tracks above water up to yesterday after
noon, the novel method they adopted be-
coming somewhat risky. 1t was really treste of
tracks. A layer of cross ties was laid across the
original track and fastened by iron straps, then
rails laid thereon. When the water covered the
second track third was laid in the same man
ner. The water finally covered this third track,
and the management thought it imprudent to
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