The Washington critic., 1889-01-11

cliung at the foot OF tho Canada bank, across
the river There is little doubt but that the
bridge will be rebuilt The loss is thought to
be about $780, 900.
The Suspension Bridge destroyed is the car
riage bridge between Niagara Falls Village
and the Clifton House, and should not be con
founded with the railroad suspension bridge,
over which trains are running as usual.
-, a. q. in Phiiadeiphia.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has begun
work on the projected line across Philadelphia
to connect tic line with the Reading Railroad
near Wayne Junction. A conference with the
Reading officials has been held, and 1t has been
decided that the Baltimore and Ohio shall tup-
mel under the Readings tracks at Pennsylvania
avenue instead Of running upon them to
Thirty-frst street, as at first proposed. While
| rather more expensive than the old plan, there
will be no interference whatever with the
Readings traffic, and besides will give the Bal
ttmore and Ohio continuous line of its own
through to Wayne Junction.
A Steamship Wrecked.
The steamer George Appold of the Baltimore
aud Savannah Steamship Company, which
went ashore near Montauk Point, on Long
Island, N. Y, on Wednesday lust, while on
voyage from Providence to Norfolk, has
broken up, and is total wreck. The heavy
wind and sea during Wednesday night drove
the vessel on the rocks, and she began to go to
pieces. The captain, crew and Que passenger
were taken off the sinking steamer by the life
saving crew without injury. They were taken
in charge by the men at the life station, aud
their wants attended to.
The steamer was one of the oldest and
best known of the large fleet Of steamers
owned by the Merchants & Miners Trans
portation Company of Baltimore. She left
Providence for Norfolk, Va, Monday, with
full cargo of merchandise and one passen-
ger. A terrible storm struck the steamer
Tuesday night, aud continued TO Wednesday,
when she went on the outer bar about mile
aud q half southwest of Montauk Point,
There she remaineh all day, beaten by the
waves, but in no immediate danger. Captain
| Field thought the steamer would get oil at
high tide. Wednesday morning at dawn the
| crew of the life-saying station at, Hampton,
| l.. L., attempted to go out to the vessel, but
the sea was SO high 1t was almost impossible
| to reach her. The life-savers were beaten
back severs times. The signal Of distress was
| sounded by the steamer all night, and rockets
were fired to attract the attention OF those on
shore The weather was very thick, and guild
| ed only by the sound OF the steamers whistle,
| tho life-saving crew managed to reach tho
| stranded vessel. Those on board were cool
and collected as they had no fear but that
| her signals would be heard and assistance
| would arrive.
! She was schooner-rigged, and was built in
|
and was a very seaworthy vessel. She was
206 feet inch over all, 81 feet beam and l6
feet inches depth Of hold. Her gross ton
mage was 1,45610. net, S4476. She was n
screw steamer, with double condensing en-
| gines, with nominal horsepower of l,425
| The Appold has been running on the Provi-
dence-Baltimore route for number OF years,
and this is her first accident.
The Interstate Commerce Law.
The second meeting OF the bankers and rail-
way men was held yesterday at Pierpont Nor
gan's house. In New York. In addition to
the twenty-five present at the meeting on
Tuesday, there were, by invitation, the fol-
| lowing representatives of the trunk lines;
George B. Roberts, Pennsylvania; Chauncey
NJ, Depew, New York Central; John King,
Erie; Samuel Sloan, Delaware & Lacka-
wanna; Charles +. Mayer Baltimore ~ Ohio;
General Orand Smith, Baltimore Il Ohio
and L, p. Wilbert, Lehgh Valley. The com
bined capital represented probably exceeded
$300,000,000. The following official synopsis
of the proceedings is given:
The subcommittee reported that all parties
interested were In favor Of the strict enforce
ment of the Interstate Commerce act.
They endeavored to introduce in simple
form the necessary machinery to enforce the
Interstate Commerce act, and also the "agrce-
ment" of January /. To accomplish this,
they propose an executive organization and
the principle of arbitration for settlement of
all difficulties. 1t is proposed that an associ-
alton Of presidents be formed, that the highest
officials Of the various companies may be made
responsible and held to more strict and per-
sonal account.
The following resolution, moved by Mr.
Depew and seconded by Mr.. Roberts, was
unanimously passed by the trunk line presi-
dents, with the request that it should be in
corporated In the proceedings of the meeting
ResOlVed, That we are heartily in favor OF
the stl let enforcement of the Interstate Com
merce act OF the maintenance of reasonable
rates, the principle OF arbitration and the
formation of an association to enforce these
objects under the general scope of the report
of the committee of the presidents of Western
roads, ana that The trunk line presidents should
meet at the earliest possible date to form al
association to carry these purposes into effect