The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-27
was considered q good showing; now IL
ranges from zoo to 200 per week.


Personal, Local and tIenerai Notes
ID. 3. Martin. general passenger agent of
the Big Four. left for the south on Satur-
day. accompanied by his family.
ID. L. Whtcomb. snperintendent of the
Union Railway Company. spent Sunday
with his brother in Columbus. q.
George H. Bowman, of New York city.
spent Sunday in the city. the guest OF i.
Layton local superintendent of the Pull
man company.
Z. A. Peck. late superintendent of the
Big Four who has been ut hot Springs for
five weeks. returned yesterday much I'M
proved in health.
The Big Four is getting the material on
the ground to construct it's cutoff over
Pogues run from the Union tracks at Del
aware street and its main line.
+. A. Ford. general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines. who has been on
the Pacific coast and in Mexico for six
weeks Will return on Thursday.
Lewis Burgess. engineer, and Charles
Turk. HE fireman, on the VandalIa, have
obtained two months leave of absence and
Will spend the time on the Pacific coast.
The Pullman company has placed the
new sleeping cars Simoda and Trina on the
Monon TO run between indianapolis and
Chicago. They are very complete In every
respect.
Most of the roads will this morning put
on additional section men TO get their
tracks in good condition for the prospect
I've heavy traffic OF the coming summer
and fall
Alexander German. for some years special
detective OF the Pennsylvanis Company
at this point has taken the position of
superintendent of the street railway of
Richmond. Ind.
James MoCrea. first woe president of the
Pennsylvania Company, and Joseph Wood,
a Gar " N w ar m a
greater part of last week, returned to
Plttsburg on Saturday.
4. q. Darlington. superintendent of the
Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines. went to Pittsburg last night to at
tend meeting of the superintendent OF
the various Pennsylvania lines.
j. F. Cassell has been appointed engineer
OF maintenance of way of the Pittsburg
division of the Baltimore & Ohio. vice L.
Z. Elwell who has taken q similar position
on the New York, New Haven d Hartford
The Vaadalia management has decided
to extend the Center Point branch to Owen
county. The branch IS proving valuable
one to the Vsndalia. Fully one hundred
carloads of coal and produce are shipped
out daily off this branch.
The two new fast trains each way. which
tho Big Four is to put on between Cincin--
the spring time table. will stop only at
Greensburg, Indianapolis. Lafayette and
kankakee In making the run.
ID. j. Mackey. president of the Louisville.
Evansville * St. Louis. promises TO build
some large railroad shops at Princeton.
Ind. providing the township will give the
ground and vote a per cent. tax. The cit
lZens are taking hold of the matter.
II. X. Dering assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsy lvania lines. epent
Sunday in the city with his family. He
says passenger rates are now better held at
D.,
and Indianapoli than at any time in the
last five years.
Another new engine was delivered by the
Pittsburg locomotive works on Saturday
to the Cincinnati. Hamilton d. Dayton for
the indianapolis division. making six re-
celved. all of which are built for service
on this division, being adapted to it in
weight. size of wheel, etc.
It's understood that the position of me-
chanlcal engineer on the Big Four, made
vacant by the death of +. F. WorthIngton,
will not be filed William Garstang the
Ing after the duties of that Office. as he has
on the Chesapeake Il Ohio road.
j. j. Turner, superinuendento of the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania lines,
has now become authority on signal serv-
Ice and train rules. and the books he has
published on such matters are in the hands
OF most railway officials who have any thing
TO do with transportation matters.
The remains of j. Monoham. the con-
ductIon killed a few days ago on the Santa
re, arrived in the city yesterday, and were
taken charge OF by committee of the
Order of Railway Conductors. he being
member OF that order HIS funeral will Oc-
cur at st. Johns Church this morning.
Richard Harris. the engineer on the
Peoria ~ Eastern who. last week. had his
foot cut Oft by the breaking of O parallel
rod on the engine he was running. has been
Obliged to have his leg cut off Just below
the knee. He is at ST. Vincent Hospital,
and doing as well as conld be expected
after so painful an operation.
A party of general passenger agents re-
turned on Saturday from the South ac-
cOmpanied by their wives. They stopped
q short time at Indianapolis, and started
for their respective headquarters The
party consisted of G. L. Stone and wife. of
the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois; j. G.
Pond and wife. of the Wisconsin Central,
and j. Z. Hannegan. of the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids & Northern. All were un-
der the escort of James Barker. general
passenger agent of the Monon.