The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-01
RAILWAY GOSSIP.


JOHN Walker, IT,, agent of the Wabash road
at this point has gone to Chicago to spend Sun
day.
T. A. Lewis, general manager Of the Erie fast
freight lines. viii return from Chicago this
morning
Mr.. Doferty, commissioner Of the Indian
apolis east bound pool will return from New
York tomorrow
J. D. Wade Of tfIs Decline auditors depart
r1ent Cleveland, o. Is in the city spending
the Sabbath with friends.
Fl. c. Diehi general freight agent Of the m
diana Bloomington & Western road, is expected
home from the East to-day.
II. Moore, H. d., Of Sheridan, Ind. has &c.
cepted The position Of soliciting passenger agent
for the L., N A. & G. Airline
Dave Eamunds. formerly with the Bes-line,
to-day assumes the duties of western passenger
agent of the Chesapeake s. Ohio road.
d. H. Conkling. receiver of the Illinois Mid
land road, is credited with having planned the
present system of train 6espatching
W. B. Strong, of Boston, Mass, president Of
the A., T. & S. F. road, came West on Thurs
day to look after the interests of the property.
President Adams. Of the Union Pacific, is
made to say that the retirement OF Messrs
Gould and Sage from the directory is more than
possible"
V. T. Malott,. vice president and general
manager of the Union Railway Company, has
gone north for a few days rest. He will be home
about the middle Of the week
John Decker. for some years past a baggage
master on the c., l., st. L. d G. road, has been
promoted to a passenger conductor and is rum
nlng the Lafayette accommodation.y
Richard M. Stadden has been appointed suiser-
intendent of the Colirna division Of the Mexican
railroad, with headquarters at Manzanilio. He
will take charge of the division on March l.
p. }; Flynn, late general agent of the Atchi.
son, Topeka y Santa Fe at Salt Lake, waD IN
the city yesterday ON his way to Cincinnati to
accept the promotion recently rendered him.
Fl. B. Durham, travelling freight and pas
senger agent Of the c.. Mt. " e D. r. r., mt.
Vernon route, with headquarters at Akron, o.,
is spending Sunday with friends in this city.
Supe rintendent Spoor, of the Wagner, now
the New York Central Sieeping-car Company.
goes to Chicago day to assume the position
of general superintendent Of the territory west
Of Buffalo.
j. ID. Vail. recent trainmaster Of the eastern
division Of the Wabash road, headquarters Tele-
do, is spending the Sabbath in the CITY. Mr..
AL was on the Wabash road twenty six years,
commencing as freight brakeman
The recent changes on the Wabash have prscl
tically dropped r. M. Hawley. late trainmaster,
out John McKenna, master mechanic. is the
only official of the old l., p. &, c. now in the en-
pfoy of the company, and he is reported to be On
the ragged edge
q. F. Kelley, assistant general freight agent Of
the G., l., St L. 81 c., headquarters Chicago
has decided to remain with that company until
May lst, on which w. G.. Hobbs. assistant general
freight agent, headquarters indianapolis viii be
transferred to Chicago.
G. j. Hepburn, late superintendent Of sAe
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton SYSTEM, writes
n rnVHd int l,f of Eat>
he goes to Buffalo, N. Y, for tfeatme0t His
paralytic troubles, he writes, are no wofDe, and
he cannot say that he is better.
Andrew j. B;ckert the newly appointed mas
ter mechanic at Mount Clare, of the Baltimore &
Ohio road, has taken charge Of the shops. He
succeeds Mr.. l. N. Kalbaugh, who has been pro-
NOTED to be master of machinery Of the Pitts
burg division, and has already gone to assume
his new duties
Geo Tyre for some thirty years past
employed OH the c., l., st. L. & c., and for some
fifteen years past passenger conductor ON tho
road, is to be given easier position in the serv
ice of the company. NJ. Tyre has beer faith
full servant of the company, and deserves to be
we'll cared for.
Chief engineer Arthur, of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Eng ineers, was for many years an
engineer on the New York Central He says
that while there he never saw worse winter
than the present The winter Of 1856 was
colder for short time, and in 1857 it was very
cold, but the seige was not equal in length to
the present year.
At the recent annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Boston d Albany road d fesoiu-
ton was adopted instructing the directors to
carry out the recommendation Of the Railroad
Commissioners, that they confer with the New
York Central ana Hudson River. and other con-
Meeting lines, on the abolition of Sunday work,
as far as practicable.
NJ. r. Spelman, superintendent Of the New
Orleans Shell Beach road sends the time table for
running trains over thatroad, the most noticeable
feature of which is that he runs more trains on
Sunday than on week days. At 10 A. NJ, daily, q
special excursion train leaves New Orleans.
running to Shell Beach on the Gulf of Mexico.
and good view Of the Mississippi river 10 OBJ
tanned.
1t is said that Colote! A. G.. Heryeys chief
business in the South was to harmonize the diff
ferences between some contending factions in q
railway interest, and this business he succeeded
IN doing to the entire satisfaction of the syndi-
cate with which he is connected. The Terre
Haute Gazette says: ut may be added without
disrespect to other successful gentlemen, that as
a pourer of oil upon the troubled waters Mr..
Hervey has no superiors."
Charles Paddock the engineer of the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road, who was killed
by his own engine running over him, will be
buried at Cleveland, o., to day, under the aus
pieces of the Locomotive Brotherhood. The de-
ceased was one of the oldest engineers on the N
Y, p. q 0. road. He is said to have arrived in
Cleveland about the year 1863, and commenced
work almost at once on that road as brakeman,
and of the twentyone twenty-five years
since spent IN connection with the same road ne
has for sixteen years run an engine. He had the
of being of the most careful men
on that road and it is even thought possible that
his extreme caution helped to bring about the
mishap which at last cost him his life.
Like NJ E. Ingalls,. president of the Cincinnati,
St Louis e. Chicago road S. s.
Merrill. the late able general manager of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road, had great
control over his men; and was highly respected
by them. Even on that extensive system there
were but few, if any, men in the employ of tho
whom. when Manager Merrill met.
he could not cali by name; and in this
manner as a railroad official he did much to com.
mand the respect and faithful service of his
now tina. the great railroad manager is dead, are