The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-29
RAIL AND OROsSTIE.

@be convention on schedule of the Allan
!. Coast Line and the West India fast mail
.opte which was adjourned on Oct.
reassembled on Friday, the oath, In
Nv York. At this meeting it was de-
Nod that the Florida special train known
!. The vestibule train will commence on
Tar 10 to run tri-weekly between New
York and Jacksonville, leaving New York
!, $40 a. No., arriving at Jacksonville be-
veen 5 and 6 o'clock the next day. The
r.weekly trips will be continued until
Fsh 9. when this train viii run
ialv, except Sunday, until the first Sunday
h April, when the trips will be reduced to
ri-Weekly ard confined as long as may be
issned necessary to meet the wants of the
za7sing public.
]. A. Engl-rth. who was formerly in
charge of the up freight department of the
/ Central railroad, and more recently agent
Of the Central at Macon, has been put in
charge of the general accountants bureau
at the Central railroad wharves. The
bureau attends TO the billing of all freight
i by the Ocean Steamship lines or by the
ECentral railroad. After leaving the Cen
xtrsl railroads employ at Macon Mr..
4 E glerth went west to Fort Scott. Kan,
where he had some real es ate interests.
&Hs intention was to make Kansas his
&home. The climate was not suitable to his
H. lies health, and while on a visit to his
Edaugh Inter in Savannah recently the railroad
offered him the position of general &C
zcountant of the steamship wharyes.
j Charleston is happy over the concessions
Eeranted by the Atlantic Coast Line in refer
ence to Ashley Junction, a report of which
has already appeared in the MORNING
News. The Netrs and Courier says: "The
Enformation was given that the vestibule
brains will hereafter run into the city, and
Einstead of making the transfers at Ashley
Function will do so at the union depot, in
*Cbapel street. But the coming of the vesti-
*tue trains into the city is not all. The
Sseepng car service is to be increased, and
Hereafter two through specials will run di>
Erectly from New York. OF course, the
Eyestlbule and sleepers will all come into the
Eety on their north-bound trips. For this
+ bit Of good fortune special credit is due Gen.
eral Manager Halnes of the Charleston aud
/ SaVannah railway. Col. G. S. Gadsden, SUI
perintendent OF the Charleston and Savan-
|lah railway, also did good work in the In
/ terests Of Charleston
radical change has been made in the
vestlbuled trains on the New York Central
road in compliance with the decision of the
court sustaining Mr.. Pullman's claiInSas
patentee of certain important features of
tie vestibule system heretofore in use on the
Wagner p lace cars. Everything above the
car platforms, claimed as Pullman inven-
I ton, has been removed from the Wagner
Fears. The principal Pullman appliances
Were the Stoutsteel face plates, which, with
Ifheir connections, are designed to diminish
tue friction and overcome, to a certain ex-
|tent, thu oscillation of the cars. Now the
"a agner vestlbule is made of canvas. stained
black. There are two top pieces. and g
|sldes which drop from the car hoeds are
Hhlrred and allowed to play on rubber bands
when are fastened to upright brass rods
Fslng from the platforms to the hoods of
Each car. The canvas pieces are so adjusted
chat in case vestibuled train should nart
suddenly certain ends of the canvas sides
And top would be released automatically.