The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-15
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

return to Indianapolis tomorrow.
Col Robert Andrews, late general superin-
tendent Of the Wabash has been appointed SUI
pcrintendent and chief engineer of the Virginia
Midland
Wabash conductor, signing himself IL
VIM c." wrote love-letter to a married
woman at Michigan City, and her husband has
had the letter published.
Friendly Hand Division No. 125, Order Rail
way Conductors, at their regular meeting at An
drews, Sunday last, passed resolutions OF con-
delence over the death of Frank Dietenbach.
Paymaster Snee of the Pennsylvania liEes
paws today on the j., M. s. I. for March serv
ace, and Paymaster Hedges of the c., II. q
d. lines, on the c., Ell. & l., for the same month
J. r. Stevenson was yesterday appointed
agent of the Indianapolis 81 Vincennes road at
Newton, vice A. H. Bixier who goes to Vim
rennes to take charge of the telegraph office at
that point
Commencing with Sunday next. the express
train over the J., III. & L., which has been for
years past leaving at 6:45 P. NJ. will depart at
$50 P. NJ. week days. which will enable
passengers to make connections with the Sun
day night trains at Louisville, ny
All the roads leading from the Clay county
bloek-coal mines will show increased earnings
this month over April, 1884, as last year the
minArs' strike was The earnings of the G. 81
4. for the first week in April this year were
81 32S Al greater than for the corresponding
week 1884
May the night express trains 60 onto the
Indianapolis, Decatur g. Springfield road The
train coming east can doubtless be made hand
some paying train, so much travel is there from
Decatur to Louisville, KY, and Cincinnati,
which will naturally take this train, and 1T is
thought that westward team as WE'LL be made to
pay.
Il is stated that the Central Iowa Railroad
Company wants to secure control of the Illinois
Midland road and will be bidder at the COM
ing foreclosure sale. TO outsider it would
seem that the Iowa Central syndicate were now
deep enough in the miro not to take upon them
IN elephant Of the character Of the Illinois Mid
land road.
There was a general stampede of railroad
officials to Chicago yesterday. Among those
who went from Indianapolis lines were M: E.
Ingalls, of the c., L., ST. L. & c.; G. c. Waite
son and III. q. Diehl, of the l., B. & W.; d. l..
Doherty, of the pool L. A. Lewis, manager of
the Erie lines.
Percival Lowell, the bright and genial general
passenger agent of the g., B. e.. O., was In the
city yesterday ON official business. Mr.. Lowell is
not so sangune that travel the coming season is
40 be as heavy as the travelling passenger agents
predict it will be- still he believes the roads may
derive a larger revenue from the business, as in
citations are that rates are to be better main
tanned
There was an ugly rear collision on the Belt
road early yesterday morning, in which eight
cars of an l., b. 81 w. train and the engine of an
l. & st. L. train and two cars were badly demon
allied. Such accidents occur only through the
gross careiessness of the men in charge Of trains
and Superintendent Whiteomb, of the Belt road
will, doubtless find out where the neglect of
duty was
w H. Coburn live stock agent of the c.. l.,
St. l.. & c. and B. & O. roads, in addition to his
duties on these roads. will look after the live
stock traffic en- the L. d. e. S. road A large per
cent of the shipments of live stock off OF the l.,
ID. & S. road goes to Cincinnati and Louisville
markets. Making one person agent for the three
Toads is consequently wise move on the part OF
rho L., D. 81 S. people.
A carload of oranges from Hermosmo, Sono-
ia, came in over the Vandalia day or two ago.
coming over the Atehison Topeka q Santa Fe
and connections This is the first consignment
of what may grow into an important traffic. The
fruit is superior to the California orange. and
commands higher price in the market, and the
facilities for shipping are equal to those of the
more nertherly transcontpenta1 routes.
The limited trains put on between New York
and St Louis, over the Pennsylvania and Van
dalia lines said to be catching on timely with
the travelling public and are already more than
paying the expense attached to running them,
without drawing business from the other trains.
Travel which in the past has been going through
Chicago, to and from the Southwest and West,
is now taking this route in considerable num-
bers.
The union meeting of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers at Terre Haute on Sunday
last, is said to have been very pleasant affair.
Grand Chief Arthur was present and the lodges
of Indianapolis, Efhnghafn, Decatur, Danville
NATION Evansville and St Louis were repre-
scented. A secret meeting was held in the lodge
Aali, corner of Seventh and Main streets, in the
AFTERNOON At 7:30 in the evening open
meeting was held in the City Council chamber.
Grand Chief Arthur made forcible address and
was followed by Hon. f. V. Debs, Councilman
Sachs and others.
Too Many Wrecks OF Freight Trains from
Carelessness.
The management of the Pennsylvania lines
have decided to as early as practical equip
4heir live-st trains with the automatic air
brake, which is proving much of success on
several Western roads. This step will doubtless
be followed by their improving their entire
dreight equipment which is so extensive that it
will require considerable length of time so to
do. At the present time there entirely too
many wrecks of freight trains, anu in most cases
where they are not readily brought to a stand
still, there being too few brakemen a train,
and in many cases these few negligent in duty.
The time was when brakemen were not only ex-
4pected, but did ride on the top of their trains
That time has passed. The brakemen of the
present day think that if they are on the top
coming into stations they are doing all that is
necessary. Our old conductors were not allowed,
ner did they spend the better part of their time
Sttttng comfortably IN the caDoose with their
pipes in their mouths, which is not an unco,n
enon occurrence on many of roads at the
present day.
Many accidents would be avoided if the men
were compelled to ride on tor, except in cases
where their duty called them to the caboose
Few seconds in some cases would not only save q
great deal of valuable property but also the
lives of the men themselves. An old railroader.
who is correspondent of the Railroad Gazette
says in his opinion the brakemen should not
only be made to ride outside. but the conductor
should be required to go ont at irregular inter-
walls make signal which every brakeman
would answer, thus showing that he was at
his post. Some of the aesthetic brakemen
would probably think this very hard, but the
sooner any road gets rid of that class of men the