The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-17
RAIL AND OROSsTIE.

Mr.. =. A. Gasque has been promoted to
the agency of the Charleston and Savan-
nah railway at Ashepoo. 9. G.
The Macon NetOs of Monday saws: James
Q. Shaw, the right hand bower of the Cen
trial road, came up from Savannah ana
spent yesterday in Macon with his multi
tude of friends, who are always delighted to
see the genial gentleman.
Tomorrow is the day set for Col. e. G.
Machen and his party of northern capital
lists to swoop down on Atlanta for guarsn-
tees that If they build the Middle Georgia
and Atlantic from Atlanta to Savannah
Atlanta will give the road large traffic
support.
So many Savannah excursionists miss
their return trains from Charleston that the
Charleston and Savannah railway desires
that passengers from Savannah bear in
mind the differences between Charleston and
Savannah time. Charleston time is an
hour faster add ignorance of this fact has
caused many excursionists to be left over on
Sunday.
The Cumberland Fort Payne and Allan
tic Railroad Company, which has been
organized at Bridgeport, Ala, say they will
build line from Bridgeport, Ala, to
Brunswick, Ga. The principal points on
the line will be Bridgeport, Fort Payne,
Center and Piedmont, Ala, and Tallapoosa
Carrollton and Brunswick, GA. Surveyors,
it is claimed, are to be placed III the field at
once, and active preparations looking to-
ward the construction of the line will be
begun.
Supt. Fleming, of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, Supt. Haines, of the
Brunswick and Western railway, Supt.
Gadsden, Master of transformation Craig
and Master Mechanic Elmore, of the
Charleston and Savannah railway, and sew.
eral other officialssof the Plant system, ere
making the annual inspection tour of the
entire system. They are travelling in car
built for the inspection committees
Thei party have gone over the Charleston
and Savannah, and the Savannah, Florida
and Western branches will next be in
spected. and thence the minor branches Of
the system. They will be gone from this
city about ten days or two weeks.
The Great Northern Railway Company
has commenced in earnest the extension OF
its line to the Pacific coast, starting from
the main line at point near Assinniboine,
Mont, 462 miles from st. Paul. About 800
miles of road are needed to bring this great
system to its Puget sound terminus, but
work is in progress at both ends and it is
expected TO be completed in two years.
Track on the eastern end is TO be finished to
the foot of the mountains, It's miles from
the starting point, by January, and to the
summit Of the Rockies by spring. The
completion of this bold enterprise will add
another to the list of six railways now cross
sing the continent and terminating at the
Pacific.
The supreme court of Illinois has ruled
that one walking OH a railroad track who,
on seeing an engine approaching in front,
stepped over on another track without
looking behind him and was struck by an
mn <ha Ok
cover for the injuries. In another case it
holds that a railway company owes tres
passer travelling longitudinally on its track
no duty to furnish fagman or to ring a
bell on the approach Of a train. These
warnings are for the benefit of those about
to GROSS railroad tracks. Those who travel
on foot upon railroad tracks as highways,
are themselves guilty of gross negligence,
and the rail way company is only RESPONSE
bic for willful or wanton injuries to them,
or for injuries resulting from a degree of
negligence equivalent thereto.
A bill for cross damages by q railroad
company is thus referred to in the Ohio
State Journal: F. II. Warner, a former
locomotive engineer on the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and North Michigan road, has
brought suit for Sl21 wages he claims due
him. While Warner was an employe his
engine was wrecked, and. the company
claims, through his carelessness. and his pay
was withheld on account of damages. The
road, through It's attorneys, filed counter
suit against Warner for $500. the expense
of repairing the locomotive. The company
bases its action on decision of an Indiana
Judge. where counter Judgment was given
the railroad company against farmer who
sued the company for killing one OF his
cows. In this case the railroad company
claimed $50 damages to the pilot and head
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dent, and the court sustained the claim
INcANDEscEET LAMPs placed near the ceiling
will it to blacken, contrary to general
belief. The blackening is not due to uncon-
Sumed carbon. but to current'of hot air, which
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