The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

pointed assistant general manager OF the Atchl-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railway, in place of
George Harris, resigned.
,'ohn Hurley whose son was killed by the falling
OF the bridge over Deer creek, near Delphi,
reesntly, threatens to bring suit against the L.,
n 4 & c. railway for $50, 900.
lord Sackville Cecil, of England, is making a
tour of this country, gathering information in
regard to the railroads of this country in general
and railroad engineering in particular.
The Terre Haute & Indianapolis people have
repainted a couple of hundred of their newest
cars, and placed them in their Union line quota,
lettering them to correspond with Union line
cara
The Lake Shore is using block coal entirely
fer their locomotives on the western, ana
fae Terre Haute q Logansport is delivering
thirty cars per day to the Lake Shore at oouth
Bend
Under the recent change in running trains on
Che c.. l. St l.. d c., western division, the only
trains making connection with those OF the
Tnsado. Peoria 81 Western road are the night
express trains.
A M Breckenridge, for many years ticket
agent of tho Pitt.burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
road at Fort Wayne, Ind, resigned yesterday to
asceDt the position of travelling passenger agent
on the Wabash
s. H. Wenck auditor of the Erie fast-freight
VI.
Of &he New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road
who have been in the city couple of days, re-
tEraed last last evening.
The c.. l., st. L. & G.. company is doing some
substantial work on the western division
Among other things all wooden culverts are be
ing replaced by stone work, and ample room IS
given for the water to flow.
The assured success of the Vanderbilt West
Shpre scheme leads to the belief that the next
step IN the matter will be the restoration of rates
Of local business. both freight and passenger,
and as far as possible on through traffic.
a J. Smith, secretary of the National Asso-
citation of general passenger and ticket agents.
gives notice that the semi annual meeting of this
association will be held at New York, at the
Windsor Hotel, Tuesday September 10, at IL
O'Clock A, VI.
The Terre car works will next week complete
Che 100 refrigerator cars they have Deen building
Tor Southern road, and will then build twenty
fya refrigerator cars of their own pattern, to be
FQa specially In the dressed meats trade between
St. Louis and New York
The plans for hotel of 100 rooms, at Lake
MaKnk uckee, have been drawn, and to-day the
contract for erecting the building will be let.
Ohxner Bro s, the owner OF number or railroad
restaurants here, have leased the hotel which is
10 be erected by AL Tones for five years
There is being constructed in the Altoona
machine shops the largest freight engine ever
aurned out there. 1t will belong to class II, and
l.,
to work a revolution in freight locomotives The
diameter of the boiler is more than five feet.
An ex brakeman of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad has Just obtained Judgment at
WyandOtte, Kan, for $50 900 damages for in
jgT5es received in the roads service in 1888
This is said to BE the biggest verdict ever re-
1Rrned in the United States in personal dam
age case.
Is is understood that the Waring Bros
who are the largest bondhoders of the Illinois
Midland road. will not be bidders at the coming
foreclosure sale. They feel it is stated, that the
United States courts have treated them shabbily,
and now never expect to realize much for their
Interests IL the property.
Col +. G. Hervey, who is now interested in
the building Of a railroad in Alabama on capital
of Canadians, is expected to return from Canada
to-day. The Canadians and Alabamians, as
well, said to take good deal of stock in
Colonel Hervey, so much Of a success is he as
nS builder of railroads with small amount of
money.
Il is claimed that the agreement between the
New York Central and Pennsylvania people will
be so farreaching in it's influence that the public
Will be astounded when its full scope is made
known. 1t is. according to the chroniclers, to
create sort of railroad millennium, harmonic
ing all the divergent interests in the Atlantic
States, to hear the friends Of the scheme
TELL it.
The Toledo Commercial Telegram says: ct is
road will make connection with the Indianapolis,
Bloomington q Western road at Findlay by the
1st Of next month. 1t is expected that this con-
neckion will give much increase to the business
81 the Toledo, Columbus q Southern, and that
1t will also bring fair volume of new business
to Toledo
The Office of assistant superintendent Of the
Pittsburg division has been abolished and that
OF trainmaster of both the Wheeling and Pitts
burg divisions substituted. Mr.. W. J. Bonner,
nf al pu1f &, r;oin
been appointed to the position, and has
taken up his headquarters at Connesville. Mr..
Bonner is one of the most experienced train
runners on the Baltimore q Ohio.
P. Crane, who is securing the right of way
for the extension of the Chicago & Great
Southern road to the coal fields of Clay county
As IN the city. Mr.. Crane states that he has Sc
cured ut trtiing cost, the right of way for 80 per
ceaS of the distance from the present southern
terminus OF the road to Brazil. When completed
fhS distance from Brazil to Chicago over this
road, IN connection with the L., N. a. 81 c. will
ba lo5 miles, which will be eleven miles shorter
than any existing line, and with no heavier
grades than has the Chicago 6 Eastern Illinois,
The (. d q. ). will cross the Vandaa, T. II. &
Ia division, at Sosedae.
Agents continue to complain that consignees
OF freights are so dilatory in unloading cars and
while it is unpleasant for them to force parties
who are slow in this matter, to pay demurage
charges, now that there is big demand for
cars, more especially for which are set
apart for local business they feel that something
must be done in the matter. At a number of
railroad centers side tracks leading to extensive
platforms and buildings adapted to storing
1relghts or bulk property are used to great a6-
vantage, and if unanimous action can be taken
there is possibility that, as Il relief from this
growing evil, the roads will adopt like measures.
Suit has been commenced by Charles Gorge
against the c., l., St l.. & c. railroad for dam
ages for personal INJURIES demand being made
for $40, COO In July George boarded one of the
maj! or baggage of the passenger train, at
kAnkakee. His statement is that a
porter, or some other employe of the
road whose duty it was to prevent persons
from stealing rides through from one station to
another on the trains. saw the plaintiff board
the car, and ordered him off He did not heed
the order and the porter shot at him, the ball
entering the right hip. The ball has never been