The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12
RAIL AND CROSsrIE.

III macon Is TO be rebuilt on the same site
In the year ending June so, 1921, the
freight trains on the Chesapeake and Ohio
road earned 81 SO per mile run, against
81 20 the previous year.
Inc officials Of the Louisville, Evansville
and st. Louis railroad are confident that an
increase III earnings OF over e4O0, 900 will be
shown in 1891 over 1890.
E. 4. kershaw, rate clerk OF the Monon
route In Chicago, and formerly with the
Central railroad in Savannah, who has been
mere several days, returned to Chicago last
night.
Superintendent Of Railway Mail Service
Terrell returned yesterday from an official
trip over the South Bound railroad He
has sent In his report to Washington. and it
is expected that regular mail service, local
and through, will soon be established over
the route.
5. ID. Hardwick, assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Richmond and Danville.
has Just issued instructions to ali passenger
agents that that road will not accent any
cars not provided with Janney or combina-
ton couplers, automatic air brakes and air
whistles. This applies also to theatrical
companies carrying special baggage cars.
James L. Mallette has been appointed
master machinist of the South Bound rail
road with headquarters in Savannah. Mr..
Mallette Is Savannahian and served his
apprenticeship at the Central railroad shops
in Savannah. He atterward ran as en-
glneer on the Central aud latterly on the
Savannah, Florida and Western. He was
master machinist of the City and Suburban
railroad few years ago.
There is considerable talk about Cecil
Gabbett returning to the Richmond and
Danville. The fact that he declined to ac-
cept the general superintendency Of the
Central railroad after having been general
manager makes it appear improbable that
he would accept any office inferior TO that
which he before held. If he is to be con-
.nected at all with the company it is ex-
pected that iu will be in some high connec-
nection, or if otherwise that it will only be
temporary.
An important question has arisen in con-
nection with baggage claims, brought about
by the recent burning of che depot at
Macon. The Telegraph saws it is under
stood that an effort will be made to hold the
Richmond aad Danville road responsible for
all baggage lost, whether intended for that
road or another. Parties who had baggage
in the shed at the time of the fire, having
either come from off the Georgia Southern
road or intended for transportation on that
road, and which was destroyed In the fire,
have filed their claims, but in each case
have been referred to the Richmond and
Danville officials. The latter road will re-
fuse TO pay these losses until the matter is
contested and decided.
George Bragg, a trainman on the Central
railroad, was severely and possibly fatally
injured on his train night before last. An
east-bound freight train broke in two near
Toomsboro. As soon as this was discovered
Bragg ran back toward the rear end to APP
ply the brakes In order to prevent q coll
lision between the two sections He miscal>
culated as 10 where the train broke, and
before be was aware Of his danger had
plunged off the rear OF the first section to
the ground, while the second section was
coming only few yards behind Luckily
when Bragg fell his body struck the corner
of the car aud he was thrown to the side of
the track. His injuries are internal. Bragg
was carried to Toomsboro, where medical
attention was given him.
Here are some different figures which
change the aspect of thinns with the Macon
and Birmingham road. In publishing the
reports of Receiver Sparks the Macon TeLe-
graph gave the resources and liabilities of
the ROAD, and, from the character of the
entries, they were mistaken for the earn
ings and expenses, showing discrepancy of
over Sl2, 900, which caused it to appear that
the Macon aud Birmingham was sinking
money. Traffic Manager Knapp furnishes
figures which show to the contrary and
while the earnings OF the roai have been
small, it has earned above expenses during
the quarter ending Sept. 30. Maj. KnapD's
figures show the earnings of the road to be
800, 7SS 81, with expenses at 1891 81,
making the net earnings for the quarter
81, 1856 46.
Engineer Gibson, Of the Central railroad i,
averted what probably would have been a
serious accident at Macon day before yes
terday. As the passenger train from Sa.
vaunah was coming around the curve and
on to the bridge the engineer saw a switch
engine coming over the Ocmulgee river
bridge with number of freight cars, as is
done daily in switching cars in the Central
yard at that point Quick as a flash, he re-
versed his engine and stood firm at the throt-
tie The train rushed on a short distance
carried forward by its momentum, but in a
few moments it came almost to a stand
still, and those that witnessed the sight gave
sigh of relief when they saw the accident
averted. The driving wheels of the engine
were turning backward at lightning speed
and seemed desperately bent on holding
back the train loaded with people. who
might otherwise have been dashed into the
river.
John II. Inman, president of the Rich.
mond Terminal. has not smiled so much in
six months as ne did Monday, according to
the New York Herald. He has succeed cd
in raising big loan to- pay the Georgia
Central floating debt, or at least part of
it. THE plan, az outlined in the Herald
some time ago. MIR. IDman said, will be
carried out. Bonds will be issued for 50. 700,-
600, and they will be taken by a banking
firm. They will bs per cent bonds, will
run year and half and 211 per cent.
commission will be allowed for placing
them. We have been at work all day on
tie matter and everything will be COM
pleted on Wednesday" 1t is understood that
Spever & Co. will take the bonds. mr.. In
man added that the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia will not be segregated from
the Terminal system. He said: II have a
majority of the proxies to be voted at the
annual meeting OF Nov. IL, and there will
be no change in control. There will proba-
bly, be O dividend of 215 per cent"
A German authority atflrms that four
flfths of the steam engines in existence have
been constructed within the past twenty
five wears. France has 1850 stationary
engines. {. ZOO locomotives and ], $50 marins
engines; Germany $1,000 stationary ems
gines and boilers, 10 coo locomotives and
100 marine engines; Austria only l2,OOO
stationary engines and 2,oUO locomotives.
Excluding locomotives, the force of the
steam engines OF the United States reaches
1900. 600 horsepower. OF those of England
z, .OJO 900: of Germany 4.500,OOO; OF
France s, 900, coo, and of Austria 800, 600.
At the beginning of 1890 the worlds loco
motives numbered 10000, representing
from 8. SOC, 600 to 7,O00,0O horsepower.
The total horsepower Of the steam engines
and locomotives on the earth may be ttken
as 40, 900 600 This represents the working