The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-24

about 1900 feet from the crossing, one on each
side, thus giving ample warning of the approach
of ali trains, at ordinary country highway cross
ings. Some of the strong points of the invention
are that it is compact. durable, cheap:y main
tanned, requiring but little care and that which
can be given by the usual employees of any rail
road. There are no batteries TO maintain. and
it is constructed to protect single as well as
double track roads. It's cost is only about that
of a gate, and the wages OF a man are saved.
The same company has an electric switch sig
nal, which. the moment the switch Is turned,
displaysa danger or safety signal at any re-
quired distance. They also have an apparatus
adapting the dynamo system to the uses OF block
signals along the track"
The General Passenger Agents Return from
New Orleans.
General Passenger Agent Brown, OF the l.. B.
e. W., and a number of the Northwestern pas
senger agents, reached here yesterday on their
return from Southern pleasure trip All report
having had grand time. The party left
Cincinnati on a special train, March ID, which
consisted of two Pullman sleeping coaches, and
Mann boudoir car. At Louisville third Pull
man car was attached. The patty took supper
at Nashville; breakfast, at Montgomery; dinner.
at Mobiles supper, at Pass Christian,
where they were very handsomely entertained
prietor The party arrived in New Orleans on
the morning of the 18th, in time for breakfast
| remaining in New Orleans two days, attending
the convention and visiting the great exposi-
ton, in which all were very agreeably
disappointed. All bear witness that the
exposition is wonderful display, and in many
things surpasses the late centennial exposition
at Philadelphia. On the l6th at Ii o'clock p. NJ,
the special train, to which was added Mann
boudor car, filled with Eastern general passen-
40 4talrn A1<s~ tO had
arrived other trains, left New Orleans for
Pensacola which was reached the next morning.
and after breakfast as the guests of the
hickey Hotel, at Pensacola. were taken on
board Il steamer and made trip to the mouth
of Pensacola bay, visiting the navy
yard and Fort Pickens At Southern Chau-
tauqua stop was made of several hours
Leaving there about P. NJ, River Junction, the
end OF the L. q N. system distant eighty-one
miles, was reached in one hour and forty min
utes. which included three stops. one for wood
and water Taking out the stops made the speed
was about one mile per minute. From River
junction the train was taken by the $. +. &. w.
railway to Jacksonville. After breakfast the
party were given the choice Of two side trips.
The day was very agreeably spent. some of the
party going on steamer up the St Johns river
to Magnolia and returning by rail- the larger
number, however, going to st. Augustine via the
j., st. A. 81 III R. railway. After viewing the
wonders of ST. Augustine, the old Spanish fort
and Governors residence, the orange groves ar
tesian wells. ETC.. the party returned to Jack
sonvie. Tho three Pullmans were then
taken by the S. F. & W. railway, to Savannah.
where day was spent as guests of the S., F. &
w. and Central Railroad of Georgia, under the
kind attendance of Messrs. Taylor and White
head, general passenger agents of their respect
i've roads. Leaving Savannah at P. NJ, on the
2lst, the train was taken by the Central Railroad
of Georgia to Atlanta, for Breakfast, and thence
via the w. & A. to Chattanooga for dinner, and
from there, via the NJ, c. & st. L., to Nashville,
thence northward to Louisville. The several
passenger men who were in the city yesterday
say the whole trip was one Of the most en- joy
able that could have been planned, and reflects
great credit on the management oe the several
| roads, and particularly On G. P, Atmore general
passenger agent of the L. & N. railroad, who
conducted the management of the entire trip
from beginning to end