The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19

settled with. The explosion occurred some
time after the wreck. OF the seventy then
in lured but thirty have ever brought suit
against the company.
At the trunk line meeting on Tuesday,
the Pennsylvania made q strong biu for q
S15 excursion rate from New York Co Chi
cago. but No action was taken. 1t Will
como ND again at the meeting tomorrow.
Representatives of twenty lines of rail-
road. COMPOSING the South western Traffic
Association. met at 81. Louis yesterday to
elect a chairman. Many ballots were cast
without a choice. Oscar G.. Murray, gen.
eral manager of the Big Four. led the con-
test. No choice was made and the meet
ing adjourned till to-day, when Dir. Muir
ray will Gou btless be chosen.
The monthly report of the Pennsylvania
Voluntary Relief Department for August
Is out. Itshows that during the month, on
the lines west of Pittsburg, there were 81
| $50 paid out In death benefits from acci-
dents, and 1850 in death benefits from
natural causes; in dlablement benefits, S6.-
1850 from accidents. and SO. 06S. 40 from SICK
ness. making the disbursements of the
month. Sl9.Si3.90.
Between 11:45 A. NJ. yesterday and 1920
noon there were sent out from the Union
Station eight passensenger trains for Chi.
cago, four over the Big Four. hauling for
ty-four coaches; three over the Monon.
hauling thirty-one coaches, and one over
the Pennsylvania. hauling ten coaches.
making @ total of eighty-fye coaohloads of
people. The Union Station officials say
this beats all former noon runs for Chicago.
The Chicago lake aud rail lines will adj
vance freight rates within a short time to
20 cents on sixth class and p cents on fifth
ciass. The lake lines are at present doing
about all the business they can handle. and
Will In o short time be utterly swamped,
and the lake and rail lines propose to be in
q position TO make money on the business
which must come TO them ct the close of
navigation. The entire situation promises
a much more profitable season for the east
ern lines than they have enjoy cd for sew
eral seasons past.
The Western Passenger Association is
again torn up over the excursions which
are TO be run from Des Moines, L.. by q
newspaper of thar city. The paper claims
the excursions are coming over the Chi
oago Great Western. and that road denies
absolutely that 1t will have anything TO do
with the excursions. The Rock Island
claims TO know that they nre coming by
the Northwestern. and that road claims to
know that they are coming by the Rock
Island. and all insist that they are being
brought at out rates. The paper. however.
insists that it is paying full fore for those
1t sends to Chicago.
The Chesapeake & Ohio and the South
western Railway Company have ordered q
employees, from the presidents down. The
cut takes effect Oct. /. This So stem
extends from Louisville to Memphis,
Tenn. The company explained the cut
Is Del0R necessary ON account OIL the great
falling OF IN trsffic. and promise a restOrs-
tlOn rs soon as business RECEIVERS it's normal
condition. The officials of the company do
not anticipate M trouble over the cut.
for it and are disposed to quietly yield to
the demands OF the situation.
The Canadian Pacific will open It's new
southern line Sept. "A. The line practically
parallels the old line from a point near
Regina. in Assinibolne. and Sudbury. in
| Ontario. or nearly Ole-nalf fhA dlasanNa
across the continent. The new line passes
through northern Michigan. Wisconsin,
Minnesota and South Dakota. passing
through Sc. Paul, and thence northwest to
The old route will be used only for local
business. as the new line has light grades
and passes through q much better country.
This Will brlDg the Canadian Pacific in Gi.
reot competition with the Northern Pacific
and the Great Northern lines.
Tomorrow the trunk lines will meet to
decide on the making of q ffteen-dollsr
round-trlp rate from New York points to
the worlds fair. George b. Roberts. presi-
dent OF the pennsylvania lines. Is IN New
York lsborIng with the presidents of other
roads TO approve such n rate. and George
w. Boyd. assistant general passenger
agent, Is endeavoring to induce the general
passenger agents OF the trunk lines to con-
cent to such an arrangement. Since the
meeting on Wednesday last the New York
Central and the West Shore lines arc re-
ported TO nave approved the reduction. IL
Is believed such o rate wonld enable n
large number of people to visit the worlds
fair In the next six weeks.
Philip III. Boypton. a veteran engineer of
the Lake Eric N Western, died in his home
in Peru Sunday night, of q complication of
diseases. after an illness of four
weeks. aged sixty-fve years. He
was one of the oldest and best
known engineers In the West and
enjoyed a record that is probably with
q parallel in the entire history of railroad
ing. He began railroading at the age of
nineteen. on the New York d. Niagara
Falls. now q part of the New York Central.
working there for about q year. He came
West in 1851 and engaged as track layer on
the Wabash. which was then building. On
this road be worked for one year. and then
entered the service of the old Indianapolis,
Perm 81 Chicago. which then extended from
Indianapolis TO Peru. With this road he
has been engaged ever since, following all
Its changes into u part of the Wabash sys-
tenn. and finally into the Lake Erie q
Western. With the exception of some four
months sickness and disabled engine. he
has been running for almost o period of
forty years. During this time he has met
with but four accidents. none OF them of a
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