National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-12
RAILWAY NOTES.

Among the bills recently passed by the vlr-
pinia state senate is one TO incorporate the
Chesapeake, Norfolk and Carolina Railway
Company.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
yesterday began the sale OF tickets from New
York TO western points a. the iollowlnS through
slS.60-a cut OF 80 ~ each point from standard
tariffs As result, all of the Baltimore aud
Ohio offices In New York did rushing busi'
ness nom the moment when the doors were
opened,
The railroads were stlll suffering yesterday
from the snow blockade in the vicinity Of
Pittsbufg. All trains were several hours late,
roads, and II IS expected that by this evening
everything will be running smoothly. The
eastbound limited express oil the:FOrt Wayne
road jumped the track near Leetsvlle, Pa,
early yesterday morning, but no serious dam
age resulted The temperature at noon was
one degree below zero.
The shareholders of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company held their annual
meeting at Philadelphia yesterday. The meet.
ing was remarkable for the restoration of eX-
President Franklin B. Gowan, who two years
| ago was relieved irom the management The
| GOwan ticket, which was the only one voted
on, was as follows President, Franklin b.
| GOwan managers, j. V. Williamson, John
Wanam0ker A, J, Antelo, Peter G. Hollis, Mark
| W. Harkncss; secretary, William H. Taylor.
~
| raid that the ticket brokers of the city re.
| garded the cut made by the Baltimore and
| Ohio as the entering end OF tho wedge which
| would eventually break the railroad pool which
! was recently established. As long as the Bal.
! iimore ana Ohio tickets were sold at So less
| than the tickets by the other trunk lines, the
| bulk of the passenger traffic would be detected
to that road despite the efforts of the agents to
| retain their share. should the other trunk
| lines meet the Baltimore and Ohio rates
| lively railroad war might be expected.
The coIoner's inquest upon the victims of
| Saturdays railroad accident at Wilmington,
| Del, was commenced yesterday and an ad'
| iouInment was taken until Monday evening
| next. This was done TO allow time for Assis-
| tant GnrdmastCr John L. Gerry TO recover
sufficiently 10 testify. Gerry Is regarded as
TIE most seriously injured Ofthe survivors of
the accident, aud his recovery is yet in doubt,
but his testmOuey, if 1t can be obtained, is
| fed that he was acting under Gerry's orders.
| ana nom the evidence thus far submitted
rascs the pGesnmpton that Gerry gave those
orders ON his own responsibility. Nine Wit
| nCsEes were examined.
The deilciencyin fixed charges of the Buffalo,
| New York and Philadelphia Company during
| the pRst ycnr was sG5. The gross earnings
were S2,398,i37 and expenses 81, ,7Bi,i al and the
earnings S62S,9g0 Deducting rentals, taxes,
Sc the net earnings were s0l2 2lIO being u de-
crease Of fs56,i6i as compared with the previous
year There was decrease In gross earnings
entirely in passenger and express business,
due, II Il said to n change in the location OF
| Inc oil Dplt ana hl increase III operating eNs
penses, attributed TO a shortage OF ears. The
company has Kept It's current obligations foT
labor aud supplies within reasonable limits,
The effect of the Baltimore and Ohio roduc-
llOn on the business of the other trunk line,
has not as yet been made fully apparent, but II
Is expected that It will make serious lnroad'
upon their tralic, An Official Of the Baltimore
and OhlOTOad sald yesterday that the company
would undoubtedly adhere to It's purpose Ia
fight the other lines. The general eastern
passenger agent Of the New York, Erie aud
Western railroad said that he had not yet re-
ceyed any orders to cut rates TO meet those
made 10y the Baltimore and Ohio. Nothing
could be done until aitcr the trunk line passeu
ger agents had held meeting to talk over the
situation,
Yesterday morning the West Newton aG
cOmmOduJion on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road ran into the rear of tho MckeeSpOrt Hc
COmmOdatlOn train, which was standing at tho
salt works station, seven miles east of Pitts
burg The West Newton train was going at
high rate of speed, and the engine crashed
through the smoker of the McKeespon train
hlling II with steam. Fortunately, The passen
gers had been notified Of The danger before tht
trains came together and By Jumping from the
cur escaped serious injury. A number of them
however were slightly cut and bruised. one
man had his right leg broken, aud another
sustained a fracture Of the nose. The seeonC
train was filed with school chlldren, who be
came panc.strlcken and were with dimeultl
prevented from jumping from the Windows
The accident was caused by n snow blockade
which delayed the McKeespori train an holr'