The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-16

The Morristown and Cumberland GAP
Railroad Company is again in trouble
John Coleman one of the contractors in the
construction of the road, failed TO get his
money from the firm from which he secured
his contract, and about six months ago filed
Dill asking for receiver on the ground
that the company was insolvent. Judge Key
appointed Frank j. Hoyle to take charge Of
the property, but a few days after he took
| charge the company gave bond for its
| liabilities to Coleman and others, aud Re-
| ceiver Hoyle was dismissed. Coleman has
| just filed petition to revive the receiver
| ship, and Judge Key has issued an order re-
viving the suit in his court at Knoxville
w. S. Whitney has been appointed tenn
porary receiver of the property and will
| have charge Of the operation Of the same.
HIS salary-the salary of the employees. and
| the operating expenses of the road, must
come out of the earnings Of the property
and revenues derived from the same.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
| railway will sell from Nov. 81 to 20 in
| elusive round trip tickets TO the meeting Of
| the American Public Health Association
and Medical International Congress in the
| City Of Mexico this month for one first
class limited fare for the round trip, tickets
to be good for sixty days from date of sale
by either of three routes.
The English RdiI,ooy World publishes the
abstract of a lecture delivered by Clement
E. Stretton, c. E., giving an interesting
| history Of the Leicester and SwenniDgton
railway in England When the railway
was opened in July, 1882, the passenger
fares charged were l 4 pence per mile. There
was one class only, and passengers stood up
In an open carriage, generally known as q
tub; it was nothing better than a high
sided goods wagon, and had no top, no seats
nor spring buffers Tickets were issued to
the various stations; these were OF brass
Of octGgon form. The guard Of the
train carried a leather bag, something in
the form of collecting box. having eight
| separate divisions, one for each station. At
the end of each passengers journey the
ticket was placed in the bag by the guard,
| to be returned recorded in the books and
used again. These brass tickets remained
| in use for the ''open carriage passengers"
| from 1892 TO 1916. One of the first events
In the history OF the "Sams9n" was that it
ran into a horse and cart crossing the line
| at the Stage aud Castle inn, Thornton, the
| cart being loaded with butter aud eggs for
the Leicester market. The engine driver
had but the usual "horn," and could not at
tract attention. Mr.. Bagster, the manager,
suggested the use of a steam trumpet or
whistle; and by MIR. George Stephenson's
| instructions such an appliance was at once
uCVSu Oy q lOCaA iIu9ASot .9Oi uiiIo
maker, and it worked satisfactorily. This
| accident at Thornton is, therefore, "the
origin Of the steam whistle"
General Passenger Agent Halle Of the
Central railroad is out with an attractive
lot of advertising for the new schedules
which are IN effect this month. One of
them is neat folder with local and con-
densed time tables and a map of the Central
railroad system and its connections
Another is a handsome sheet advertising
the famous Nancy Hanks" the fastest
train in the southern states. Another
pretty little folder is a schedule Of the
through Pullman car service in connect n
with the Central, embracing its Yves I'm
and Florida route. The work was issued
from the MORNING NEWS presses.