The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-23
RAIL AND CROSsrI

The organization of a railway mems saw
jugs End loan company, with a capital stock
$4,000, is being discussed at Flo
Worth, Tex.
General Manager W. H. Green. Traffic
Manager Sol Haas. General Pss>enge'
Agent j. l.. Taylor and Assistant Traffic
Manager J. NJ. Culp are expec.el in Savan-
nah tomorrow.
The Brotherhood Of TelegrAphers and the
Order OF Railway Tel4graphers have ar
lived at an agreement for tue consultation
Of tho two organizations and application
will be made for admission into the Fed
Grated Order OF Railway Employees.
The first local time table issued by the
Richmond and Danvills railroad, giving
the schedules between all points on the
Richmond and Danvile, the Central and
the Georgia Pacific systems since the con-
aoiidation, appeared yesterday. The time
table is large twelve page folder. Another
time table will De issued shortly showing
the map of the combined systems.
The report Of the board of trustees Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers, COW
ering period of ten years, has just been
made public. II shows that the member
snip increased during that period from $40
10 %, 900. During tue ten years the total
disbursements were $2,7O4, 1886, of which
SAC, 400 was paid on account of the Eur-
lington strike and SlS75,252 was paid in
10 'etits. The report shows that the vote Of
the 46S lodges throughout the country has
resulted in decision not to erect the head
quarters building. A two-thirds vote was
required but the vote is about even for and
against, all but few Of the lodges having
been heard from.
The electrical street railway dates back
as an esta blished commercial success only
to 1883, and YET there are now in operation
"A cttah dc - IL
and 4,5l3 motor cars. Meantime, however,
The proposed application of electricity to
the locomotive in place of steam, for which
80 much has been expected and promised by
| electricians, from Edison down, does not
seem any nearer at hand than when first
| suggested. The apparent cessation Of in-
ventive labors in that direction, the Railway
Age remarks, is strangely in contrast to the
activity which prevails in regard to the ap-
plication OF electricity to other uses, and
| does not encourage the belief which many
have held that the substitution of electrical
power for Steam in the operation OF our rail-
ways was matter of only few years.
The fast time fever continues, and now
that two roads have demonstrated that a
$peed OF ninety miles an hour is possible
on exceptionally good track-several mas
ter mechanics aver that they are going to
build engines that will make 100 miles an
null ~ 40 Quito AAkoAJt tuo aye
thinks, that some Of the various improve
ments in valve gear will make increased
speed possible and that engines may be
Quilt TO run at that fearful rate, but 1t is
very much question whether such achieve
ments are desirable. The speed of fast
passenger trains on all frst-class roads is
already about as high as either roadway.
rolling stock or the safety and comfort OF
passengers will stand, TO say nothing Of the
heavy increase Of expense involved in OK
cessively fast running.
The Cincinnati Enquirer tells the story
Of a remarkable act OF bravery on the part
OF Engineer Martin Winters OF the Pan
Handle road. Sixty miles east of Colum->
bus, o., the driving rod of an engine pull
ing an excursion train broke as the train
was running at q speed of forty miles an
hour. In its revolutions it broke one Of the
driving wheels, badly disnantled the engine
aad demolished the cab. Yet the engine
did not leave the track. The accident had
destroyed the appliance for setting the air
brake. and with the engine webbing TO and
fro as 1t spread along the track the engineer,
with monkey wrench in hand, climbed
down under the first car at the peril of his
life and set the air-brakes, which brought
the train to a stop The passengers came
out OF the cars TO ascertain what was the
matter, and when they saw what a narrow
escape they had had, tbs accident haviug
occurred on high embaukment, they were
o thankful that a handsome sum of money
was raised for the heroic engineer.