Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15
n ROADS AND RAILROADERS.

for interchange Of traffic. discrimino.
ton in rates, the withdrawal of ioint
through traffic, and threat 10 close n
through route via petitioners line. The
federal court rules a charge, not only of
discriminauon ~ rates, but Of failure 10
provide equal facilities for INTERCHANGE
Of traffic and TO bring before the com.
mission the determination Of both Of
lenses
10 Kansas the supreme court rules that
a condition IN the vote of bonds by n
county m aid Of railroad rompspy
that u shall establish and maintain "A
DIVISION terminus nj point situated be-
tween two named cities In the countv
is substantially complied with H tbe ter'
minus Is established at n pojnt ON tho
me OF the road between the two cities
them. my ''"eei'
in Texas Il is held by the supreme
court that IN an action FOR injuries To "A
passenger ON defendants train. while
the road was operated by receiver.
Wnere. after the injury aud before suit.
tne receiver was discharged and tile prop-
erty returned to defendant, together with
all betterments made from earnincs
during the receivership. defendant rather
nun the receiver, Is liable for the IN
jury.
The supreme court Of PENNSYLVANIA
rules that whore n railroad is bound 10
maintain a highway bridge over its
tracks, Il " liable TO one injured bv the
directive maintenance OF the bridge.
and such liability is not nogatvod by the
tact that the injured party might have
sued the township for failure TO keep
the highway in repair.
FROZEN TO THE RAILS.
At noon yesterday. says The Chicago
Herald, the diamond special from 81
Louis pulled into the Illinois Central
depot several hours late When the
trainmen aud passengers accounted for
the. delay by relating that the locomotive
had' been frozen 10 the track for four
hours their friends appeared incredulous,
aud doubtless regarding them as ht sub
Jecls FOR membership in the Mnchauscu
club. SUCH however, Il said to be the
true explanation Of the fnilure of the
train 70 show mp in Chicago on time.
Coming up through Illinois the train
stopped nc water tank about a mile
and half this side of Gibson. Three
or four minutes were occupied in filling
the locomotive tender. When the engineer
gently pulled the throttle the engine
pulled yehemently and the driving wheels
whlrled around. but The locomotive did
not move an inch. The engineer whistled
off brakes and opened the throttle valve
again. The iron horse continued balky.
Sand was let out on the track. but the
locomotive still stood IN its place with
its driving wheels spinning around Ike
windmill snils in n gale
Then there was an investigation. Il
was found that the overflow from the
tank while the engine was taking water
had congenled ON the trucks of the tcn-
der and frozen the wheels fast TO the
track. The trninmen cut away the ice
and with the throttle valve and the sand
box wide open another attempt was made
10 start the train. II was all in vain.
Finally Conductor Pcclyens drew his
coat collag up around his ears aud stnrt-
cd 10 walk over the snow covered urni-
ric 10 the station at Gibson. Murcury
was several degrees below zero and by
the time he had completed his mile and a
half walk he was almost stiff from the
cold. At Gibson the conductor telegraph
cd back to Clinton for help and n loco
motive w0s sent on from that point.
lt was a big and powerful engine. II
backed up against the frozen train and
gave IL series Of bumps that awakened
the occupants in the slecping-cars. This
process was at length cffoctual The
tender trucks broke away from the track,
and when the stalled locomotive had
reached a point where the drivers could
get a good grip on the rails the train
resumed It's trip 70 Chicago.
Tho wheels had been frozen TO the
track from O'Clock in the morning
until 8. Men who have been in the
railroad business for years say thcy
never heard OF n train having been frozen
TO the track before