The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-02
FRAGMENTS OF THE DAY.
WORK OF THE RAILWAYS.

WORK OF THE RAILWAYS.
The Excellent Manner in which the Great
Crowds Were Brought to the City.
The railroads acted we'll their part in making
the funeral ceremonies of the dead Vice-presi-
dent one creGitabe to the State and city. On
Monday Vice-president Maott, Superintendent
Whitcomo and Marshal Manning, of the Union
Railway Company, held a conference and per-
fected arrangements to have matters move
smoothly an the Union tracks aud to avoid, as
far as possible all blockades. No freights or
switching trains were allowed on the Union
track between A M, and noon. and p. NJ and
p. NJ To further relieve the Union
tracks the c., Ell. & D. people stopped
and started their trains from their city
freight depot Superintendent Whitcomb had
it so arranged that as soon train run into
the depot, a switching engine should be attached
to the rear. and the trains run back to the re-
spective yards the moment they were cleared of
passengers This greatly lessened the danger
from accidents when the trains backed out In
the same manner they run into the depot at
evening when the trains departed. By o'clock
in the morning the Union Depot was crowded
with people. and it required the utmost care to
prevent accidents The trains which
carried the Cabinet and congressional
committees were some of the attractions
which caused not only persons who had arrived
on trains previously, but many Of our citizens.
WELL to gather at the depot. At 8:13 A. NJ. the
Cabinet party's train, which came west over the
Baltimore & Ohio and c., l., st L. & c., arrived
at the Union Depot. The second section arrived
forty five minutes later, and brought members
of the City Council of Baltimore, and of the
Washington and Baltimore press. These trains
came through from Washington in less than
to Indianapolis was made in two hours
and 6fty-ive minutes. The Cabi
net and attaches train consisted of
the Baltimore q Ohio sleeping coaches. three in
number and a baggage-csr The second section
hauled the same number of cars The Pennsylva-
MIA special, which carried the committees of the
Senate and House, did not reach indianapolis until
$3.50 A NJ. The train was delayed at Knights
town, owing to the engine breaking down. and
then the committees partook of their breakfast
in the c., St. L. & P. yards before the
train was run into the city. The Penn
car, dining car and the elegant Pullman
coaches, Bavaria. Andes and Humber. Seldom
do more elegant trains run into the Union Depot
than were those of the Baltimore & Ohio and
of the Pennsylvania roads. On the several
trains which arrived here there were twenty-six
sleeping coaches and seven reclining chair cars,
and in the day coaches were those of twentv-six
railroads, which brought passengers through
from all parts of this State, Ohio and Illinois.
without change of cars. in numbers which never
have been exceeded. Of the distinguished
parties and associations brought over the c., l.,
St L. q c. road were Governor
Hoadly. of Ohio, and staff; the Jeffer-
son Club. of Cincinnati; Mayor Harrison
and City Council of Chicago the Iroquois Club.
Presidents Smith, of the c., w. & B. and In
gals, of the c.. l.. ST. l.. & G. The Bee line
brought in the Tammany party. of New York.
the mayor and City Council Of Boston. Senator
Payne and others. of Cleveland: the H. &c St l.
brought in Governor Oglesby of Illinois, the
mayor and City Council of st. LOUIS on the spe
eial trains of the c., H. & d. were judges
Dwyer and Hamon and ex mayor Mcmahon. the
Jefferson Club Of Dayton, the Duckworth
Miami Club, of Hamilton. o., and
the City Councils of Connersville. Ind. and Day
ton. o. The l, B. & w. eastern division,
brought in the Jackson Club, of Columbus, O..
and the jefferson Club. of Springfield. o. The
l., B. 6 W. western division, brought in the
Americas Club, of Peoria, ILL.,, the Jefferson
Club. of Bloomington, and special cars from
Chicago through their Chicago &, Eastern Iii
nos connection, in which were General j. nj.
SchoneIu, OulteO OtdJeS army, ana SGaH,
James P. Sanger, United States Army; Hon.
A. F. Seeoereer. collector Hon. Rensselaer,
Stone Colonel John L. Beverage, ex- Governor
Hon. w. G. Goudy and wife. Hon. James T.
Healey, Colonel William IT, Bolton
Commissioner Philip A. Hoyne. Colonel
John FL. Rea and wife, Mrs. General Mulligan,
pension agent: Gen. r. N. Patterson, Mr.. H. +.
Donovan. superintendent city delivery; Mr.. John
L. Hoyne, superintendent money order divisions:
Capt James E. White, superintendent railway
mail service and Col. r. M. Clowry. superin-
tendent registry division, Chicago postofhce;
also. the postmaster; Major general Sturges and
staff from the Pacific coast Hon. r. W. Townsend,
member OF Congress from Illinois, DR. Hunter,
of Chicago; Congressman Ward and wife. of
Chicago Hon. S. Corning Judd and wife; Rev.
DIR. Vlooert. of St Jamess Church; Mrs. VIII
bert and others. including all the federal
judges This party was in charge of Mr..
of the Chicago d Eastern Illinois railroad The
Vandalia brought in the Busch Zouaves. of ST
Louis. and made the run from Terre Haute to
Indianapolis, 73 miles, in one hour and twenty
minutes
The Wabash. the Decline and the c. St L. &
+. also brought in several Democratic clubs from
the northern part of the State Under the su
pervision of Chief Engineer Fork. of the Union
railway the Union depot was simply and appro-
priately decorated
From the table published below, it will be seen
that some 20 600 persons were brought into In
dlanapolis In the eighteen hours preceding
the funeral ceremonies, on the trains
of the fifteen roads With but one or two ex-
ceptions, the figures published in the table are
official A study Of the table shows that the
Democracy on the line of the Wabash, the c.
l., st. L. % G., eastern division, and j., NJ. 81 l.
turned out IN large numbers, and on the c., III.