The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-22
Coming Changes with the Erie Lines.

ties which devolve upon this Office. OF course
he makes this request on account of the physi
cal disabilities from which he has suffered for
years. 1t is more than probable that Mr.. Lewis
will he retained as an adviser for there is no
freight man in the country who has better
record Mr. Lewis has been connected with the
Erie fastfreight lines in an official capacity for
twenty six years and Shippers without dissent
ing voice, will agree that in all their
dealings with this official he has carried
opt every contract made strictly to the
letter, and by so doing shippers have turned
their business on to the line when traffic was
light as we'll as when it was heavy. Mr.. Lewis's
successor as general manager will be appointed
JAM g. There is some speculation as to who he
will be. 1t has been decided that the Office of
general manager of the lines shall be Chicago.
1t is probable, however, that the other offices,
such as car accountant, ETC.. will remain at In
dianapolis
The Barnes Spark-Arrester and Smoke-Con-
sumner.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
FoRT WAYNE, Dec. 2L-The newly devised
smoke-consumer and spark the inven-
ton of Mr. j. B. Barnes. general superintendent
of motive power and machinery of the Wabash,
ST. Louis s. Pacific railway, was tested ON the
main line to-day, special train. filled with
railway men and citizens of Fort Wayne and
Springfield, ILL.,, making rapid run from Fort
Wayne to Peru and return behind locomotive
No 1851. to which had been fitted at the Fort
Wayne shops, this ingenious appliance Those
aboard the train had been extremely critical as
to the merits of the invention, but at the end of
the trip they quite willingly admitted its prac-
ticabty and the points of ADVANTAGE
which claimed for it. In brief,
Mr.. Barnes has perfected an arrangement
by which saving in full of between % and 40
per cent. is attained The device is simple
From the fue-sheet of the box, about one
foot above the drop CRATE. begins a brick arch,
which extends at an angle Of forty five degrees
to within two feet of the top and rear of the fire.
box. From below the cab deck opens a damper,
which permits a stream of cold air to pass above
the top of the arch. and straight forward into
the 6ues. combining the smoke beneath the arch,
at the top of which is the most perfect combus
ton, and below which the cinders are con
sumed. or, If not wholly consumed. pass on
through the fues to the front extern
sion of the smoke arch, where
their progress up the stack is arrested,
and they are confined until the end of the run.
When Peru was reached less than a peck of
elders were found in the smoke-box and neither
cnders or nsmoke escaped through the stack to
the discomfort of the passengers in the coaches.
At Peru the companys hospital inspected
and its workings generally commended. AT the
impromptu meeting, over which Hon. F. P. Ran
dali presided. A committee on resolutions, of
which Col r. S. Robertson was chairman. re-
ported as follows, and the report was adopted:
1.-The guests of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pa
cifc railway, on the trip from Fort Wayne to
Peru. to test the working of the spark arrester
and smoke consumer, invented by Joshua B.
Barnes, desire to attest our appreciation of
the manner III which the trip has been rendered
not only pleasant but profitable to all. Our
thanks are due to Mr. Barnes for having demon
strated that the comfort of tho travelling public
has been greatly enhanced by his genius, and
due to the railway company, and to
w. s. Morris, ster-mechanic, for their care
for our individual welfare, we'll that of
the general public, as demonstrated by their at
tenton to the wants of the inner man, we'll
filled coaches with well-fled passengers making
the return trip more difficult and the test more
certain one. We desire especially to testify our
appreciation of the hospitabe accommodations
which prove the company not to belong to the
class of souess corporations"
The report was signed by the committee. con-
sisting of r. S. Robertson, chairman; G. H.
Davenport Springfield, Ill.,; George H. Wilson,
Montgomery Hamilton and P. S. O'Rourke- 1t
is understood that the Barnes appliance will be
placed on all locomotives in the Wabash service