The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-04
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Fatal Accident on the G., M. & st. p.
Road.-Other Notes.

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A fatal and rather singular accident
happened on the Chicago and Council
Bluffs division of the c., N. s. st. P. road
on Saturday. Freight train No. Ia leaves
Savanna every morning for Chicago.
Condctor Albert Brogley was in charge
Saturday and his train was followed by
No. IA extra. In some unaccountable
manner the extra ran into the regular near
Leaf river and wrecked the caboose badly.
Conductor Brogley was instantly killed
and his brakeman injured Engineer
John Nelson, who was pulling the
extra. was badly cut about the
head and shoulders but will recover.
The strange part of the affair is that both
trains were running when the accident
occurred The regular was undoubtedly
slowing up, and the engineer on the ex-
ira thinking it was farther along, was
sending his train along at lively rate
The funeral of Conductor Brogley oc>
Cured at Savanna today. where his wife
and child reside He was formerly
brakeman on the Illinois road, but had
worked for the st. Paul company for
some time back He was well liked along
the road
No. 3, on the Rock Island 6 Peoria
road, has just come out of the shop look
ing as fresh as daisy.
There is new dude on the c., M. &
st. P. road. Its number is 253 and Tom
Carroll sits on the right hand side as
proud as girl with new dress.
Some miscreant threw stone through
one of the coaches doc" Bush's train
Saturday aud came near striking a pas
senger in the head Doc" has organs
lied his crew into military company in
order TO protect the passengers.
DOC" Grissinger, son of Mr.. Henry
Grissinger, baggageman on Conductor
Perrett's train, met with serious acct
dent in Racine on Friday. He was in the
act of jumping from c. & N. W. train
at Twelfth street, when he fell, and the
wheels passed over the right leg above
the ankle. Amputation was found to be
necessary. The young man is about 20
years of age, and has been learning tele>
graphy,
| An immense amount of freight is being
carried over the Rock Island and other
western roads as a result of the freight
war. Most of the roads are still quoting
10 cent rate on competitive business
between Chicago and Council Bluffs. The
Rock Island, St. Paul and Northwestern
were making cent open rate indepen-
dent of classification to Moline, Rock Isl,
and, Davenport Clinton, Lyons and Full
ton. The Burlington, which prscipitated
the rock bottom rates by cutting St. Pau
to 10 cents, is quietly allowing its COM
petitors to carry all the freight. and l.
, practically out of the Council Bluffs bust,
ness. The other lines, while not anx,
| ious to carry freight at present rates, are
, having 1t poured in on them in large vol,
: umns by shippers anxious to secure the
3 benefit Of the lowest rates ever known il
the west. So far Southwestern poo
business has not been affected, but tn,
decentralization is steadily spreading. ant
as the most important competitive bust
. ness throughout the west and northwes
is being carried at a positive loss, tn
>. earnings of the roads interested must sool
A begin to show the effect The manager
4 begin to appreciate the gravity of tn
situation, and call has been circulate,
for a meeting of the managers of tn
lines members of the Northwestern
: Traffic association. The attempt will b
n made at this meeting to restore rates an,
: tt is safe to say that everything will ad
Y vanced to tariff or nothing at all will b
h done. The Burlington will never agre
to advance the rates to St. Paul until III
other roads agree to restore rates at Coun
Gil Bluffs. Des Moines and Ottumwa, an,
the Rock Island will take the same posi-
ton regarding its Davenport and Roc
l. Island business. The reduction of rate
to 10cent basis to Des Mpines does no
seem to trouble the Burlington roa
much, as that company has made no al
tempt TO meet them. The Burlington,
IS is understood, will insist upon the road
u which are now cutting rates evening IL
n in the pool at full tariff. None of tn
roads gave notice of their withdraws
Is from the Des Moines pool, and unde
II pool provisions will have to settle up q
: full tariff rates. 1t is considered ths
l. most of the roads are tired of carryin
IS freight at a loss. and a temporary restora
: ton of rates is not improbable, but ho'
: the question back of the rate war will b
settled, or whether they will be settled 9
j. all, is an open question.
Visitor.
Mr.. ]. B. Barnes, of the Peoria Dali
Journal, graced the city with his presenc