The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
RAILWAY GOSSIP.

RAILWAY GOSSIP.
President Joy, of the Wabash, win sail for
Europe the later part of next week.
III. w. Hubbard, general freight agent Of the
Vandalia system, is spending the Sabbath in the
city, the guest of his brother, Yank Hibbaro.
Ben Blanchard, the highly prosperous excsr-
sion agent of Terre Haute, expects soon to TO
ceive his new So, 900 private car from the Pull
man works.
Alexander F. Banks, general travelling agent
of the Continental fast-freight line, will this
week remove his headquarters from Indianapolis
to Peoria, III.
Capt. J. B. Hagans president of the Terrs
Haute car works, who has been at Hot Springs
some weeks for the benefit of his health is ex-
pected home to-day
Enoch G. Chic, general superintendent of the
Seaboard d Roanoke railroad, died Wednesday
morning last. Mr.. Chic was for years on the IL.
81 y. SYSTEM as master of transportation.
Wick w. Ray, of tho vandaia train dis
patcher's Office, has been given sixty days leave
of absence, and will occupy the time visiting
old-time friends in the eastern part of the StatA
Commissioner Fink's salary will go on whiie
OIL duty. To the average man the way Of the
pool commissioner does seem hard, even if car
peted with $40, 900 salary and an unlimited va
cation.
f. c. Murphy, formerly superintendent of tho
Detroit and indianapolis division of the Wabash,
has accepted the position of superintendent Of
the Shenandoah d Humeston road. with head
quarters at Clarinda, Iowa
Superintendent Atherton and other railroad
officials who were left out in the cold with
President Mackey taking the homogeneous
OF the Terre Haute 81 Southeastern road.
have been on this road ten years or more.
W. s. Spiers late Division freight agent of the
Wabash spent yesterday in the city. He Sc
rlously contemplates leaving raroading and
engaging in the grain business. Should he con-
cude so to do the railroads will lose very Sapa-
BILE freight man.
The Hon. Josephus Collett, of Terre Haute.
has gone to California for several months, and
this is the reason assigned for placing the Terre
Haute 81 Southeastern, in which he is largely
interested, under the management Of President
Mackey, of the E. & t. III. road.
James Brown, parlor-car conductor on the c.,
l., st. L. q O., has been promoted to the posi-
ton of paSsenger-train conductor and has
charge of the Harrison Branch trains. James
Eden, OF this city, succeeds him as parlorcar
conductor. Both are gentlemanly fellows and
well liked by patrons of the road
The instant that j. w. Sherwood, superin-
tendent of the c., l., st. L. e c., who IL also
one of the best telegraph operators in the eoun-
try, touches an instrument, operators all along
the line recognize the fact There is positive
ness in the manner he sings lightning say the
boys, which invariably catches their ear.
j. H. Devereux, president of the Bee-line, on
Thursday last received a letter from E. b.
Thomas, general manager, now in California, say
ing his health had been fully restored and he was
anxious to be called home for duty. Mr.
Devereux said he would not call him back until
the rough weather of February and March was
over
Vice-president Wadsworth of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul, leaves in few days for
vacation until April He will strike for his
usual resting place-Florida. Mr.. Wadsworth
is a very able and busy railroad man, but has sR
idea that railroad man should look somewhat
after his health. as well as the interests of the
road with which he is connected.
The experience of Conductor Baggs on the Bee
line proper, who is of Irish descent, in the re-
cent wreck OF the passenger train, was rather
amusing. His first impulse was to cry fire, then
hearing the screams of a woman he became moro
manly, and as the coach lay upon it's side he
heard the cries grow louder, and in q loud voice
he said to her, "My good woman, am hera,
and will see that you are not hurried, F" but when
he got to her, he found her arm broken and head
bruised
John Martin, district passenger agent of the
O., l., St l.. & c., has at his Office on North
Meridian street. quite an art gallery, which at
tracts the attention of persons who call at his
rooms. He has large collection of landscapes
Mexican territory, as well. He also has a COLI
lection of curiosities which he gathered while on
his recent trip through Mexico. Among other
things, the various gods worshipped by different
tribes of Indians
Conductor John Weed, of the Lake Erie g.
Western railroad, who, It'll alleged refused to !
stop mis- train to take on Deputy Sheriff Farrell,
of Benton county, lying in freezing condition
beside the track one mile this side of Oxford, de-
MES the whole story in toto. He says he knew
nothing of the affair until his train had reachedz
Templeton junction, where the colored porter of;
sleeping car No. 81 informed him that he had
seen man lying beside the track at the place
designated. Immediately on Tearing this Mr..
Weed claims he telegraphed the facts to Train
master Brinson, of this city.
To-day several changes take effect on the
Wabash system, eastern division. j. S. Good
rich is appointed master Of transportation of tho
eastern division, except Cairo and Rantoul lines,
with headquarters at Peru. He will represent
the superintendent in all transportation matters,
except such duties as properly belong 80 the
chief clerk, and will in addition, act as train
master of fifth and sixth districts. III. n. Coffn-
berry, train master, is relieved from the care Of
the seventeenth district, and will continue in
charge of the third and fourth districts, with
headquarters at Butler. He will also have charge
of n-dispatchers and car-distribution on his
districts. J. H. McEvoy is appointed train-mas-
ter of the seventeenth district, with headquar-
tiers at Logansport, West Side. He will have
charge of the car distribution on his district and
will be held responsible for Logansport West
Side, yard, and prompt handling of fourth dis
trict trains while in that yard
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Senator Lamar's Private Life.