The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-07

1t appears that the Panhandle people
look upon the electric headlight with iavor
Several of their engines have already been
equipped with this light.
Dave Edwards, formerly connected with
the Bee Line, and well known in Indienap.
oils railroad circles, has been appointed
Westers. agent of the C.. and o., with head
quarters at Cincinnati
1t IS understood that the system OF paying
Oh employees by checks, thus abolishing the
psy-car, will soon be introduced on the c.,
u. and ID. This system is in vogue on the
j., Is. and w, Bee Line aud msny other i'm
Jortant roads, and has given great sstisfsc
ton TO all concerned.
Chalmers Bro ED, the well-known Big Four
passenger conductor. will tomorrow succeed
George Reck as City Passenger Agent. Mr..
Reck takes service with the Pennsylvania
Company. The Big Four freight deosrtment
Is also to be reorganizsd, and Mr.. Hobbs, As
sistant General Agent, Will probably remove
his headquarters TO Chicago.
The Vandalia's threatened withdrawal
from the pool was thoroughly discussed yes
ferdsy, bat the opinion prevailed that no
such action would be taken. The complaints
made were acknowledged to be true to great
extent, but the smallness of the percentage
roads should concede something to the weak.
st. Louis Exchange.
There was time when the majority OF
tne IndiansponIis roads used wood in their
engines altogether. Coal was then very
scarce. while timber was very plentiful. 1t
j. Just the reverse now, and none OF the roads
J, aiding from this city use wood. The coal
fupplv Is now far in excess of the demand,
end in fact the great commercial centers
ere overstocked with it, as was stated IN
lengthy article which appeared In the Sen
1inel some time since.
as the rumor to the effect that Colonel
William Dowd will be offered the Presidency
of the Monon at the coming annual meeting
true?" was asked OF a gentleman conyersant
with the affairs of that road. II should
Judge" replied he, ''from what have heard
that 1t is. hope there Is some truth in it,
Tor Mr.. Dowd is just the man for that posi-
ton" On being asked IL he thought that
Mr.. Dowd would accept the position the
gentleman replied in the affirmative It is
understood that General Manager Carson is
anxious for the appointment of Mr.. Dowd.
1t is generally conceded that the Indiana
and Illinois Southern has not been perma-
nently abandoned, and many believe that
there is some foundation for the report that
the vandalia people intend to purchase it,
while others are of the opinion that it will
fall into the hands of a syndicate of Eastern
capitalists. A few thousand dollars will
place the l. and l. s. in as good physical
condition as tie majority of the smaller In
diana and Illinois roads, and with good
management it will become q paying prop
erty.
An eminent physician writes q lengthy
article in the current number of the Popular
Science Monthly, on the sight and hearing
of railroad employees. in which he says: 1t
has not been the duty of the writer to inyes.
iieate cases of accidents which might have
ieen caused Oy defects OF sight, but be
has peen assured by officials that a
solution will hereafter be found In them
for those hitherto insolnbe mysteries where
men, otherwise credible. have so & atty
contTacictea themselves and the circum.
stances of the case. By one prominent officer
Le was ted that, being upon train at
night, delayed by some slight accident, he
himself took red lantern, and going a
proper distance back, placed himself on the
track IN the way OF an encomlng train, but,
hLdiTg his light not observed he was com
pelled 20 dash it into the cab to attract the
engineers attention, and arrest him in his
progress TO a collision. Upon the examina
lion OF another engineer, his superior officer
being present and convinced of his marked
color blindness, remarked that, bat a short
Ime before, the man had run iato the
rear Of train properly protected by
red light in the hands of a brake
man some distance in the rear
that the most careful investigation had re-
shifted only in the suspension OF the brake.
man for not having gone far enough back.
but that he was nov satisfied ia ~ the color
blindness of the engineer mad bsen the real
cause OF the accident. Some slight or tnnor
accident recently led 10 the discovery that
another engineer had by some oversight not
been tested in his division, and this led to
his examination and detection there, and to
his CONVICTION Dy the writer as color blind
Sull another case now presents itself An
engineer some time ago ran over and killed
q brakeman holding a danger signal on the
track IN front of his engine aud no satisfsc
tory explanation could then be given; but
tie division examiner predicted that be
would probably be found color blind, and
on his examination this proved to be the
case.
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.