The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-24
SPECIAL TRAIN OF RELICS
Evolution of the Locomotive Illustrated
by the Is. & o. Exhibit.
Freight Men Looking Forward to Next Month
for Heavy increase OF Tratfic-EditOr
RoseWater en- the PsciIcs Debt.


A special train of ten locomotives and
twelve cars illustrative of the evolution
aud development of the loco .otiyes of the
world left Baltimore Saturday night for
Chicago. IL is part of the exhibit TO be
shown at the worlds fair by the Baltimore
d Ohio Railroad Company. Maj. j. q.
PanRborn. the exposition executive of the
company, has been engaged for many
months in this country and abroad In the
collection of interesting material and data
TO com plete the Baltimore 81 Ohio exhibit.
He views the traInload of relics which left
Camden station Saturday night as the
greatest possible production of the world.
Among the old locomotives are the
Atlantic" the first of the grass
hopper type. and the 'MazepDa," the
first of the Grab" type. Unlike the
John Bull, which has gone to Chicago in
the remodeled form of less. both the "At-
Iantic' and the "Mszeppa" are in their orig
insl form. The former was built In 1852
and the latter in 1886, the Atlantic" having
been in use over sixty years Among otner
historical locomotives 10 the Rocket" the
first locomotive to be used on the PhlIa-
delphis Il Reading road. 1t was built by
u,
ported here in 1856 The dragon" an old
Bald WIN locomotive of 1913, is III the train. as
is also an old Mason locomotive OF leo2;
There Is also an original Winans Camel
Of 1850; point ten- w heller Of 1867, and the
baltimore * Ohio mo. Co.," the company's
model locomotive at the Philadelphia GEN.
tennial of 1876. and the first passen-
ger mogul engine ever built
These, together with other historical loco
motives. forwarded in the sixteen-car tram
some two weeks ago. and the full-size re-
productions of motive power dating back
TO 1860. will show the evolution and deyel-
types include an eight-wheel passenger.
ien-wheel freight, and the superb one hum
dred-and-ten ton Baldwin compound loco
motive. which Is 20 bead the Royal Blue ex-
bibiti0n train. and, like it, done mp IN roy al
blue shroughout. Among the famous
AmeIfean historic locomotives produced In
fuIl STE are the Tom Thumb" Peter
Cooper's little engine of 1880. and the hrst
StorbrIdge Lion" (ls29l, the first loco
motive over seen in America; the How
ard" l1s2sl. the first locomotive
ever patented in America; the Best
Friend" C1S3ll. the first locomotive on the
South Carolina road; the York" (ls3l); the
Experiment" 1s32l, the first locomotive in
the forward part or bogie; the James
1882. the first locomotive In the world
with link motion. and the South Caroli-
ne" 1850, the first double-ender in the
world. Also in the Baltimore ~ Ohio ship
menr are the Experiment 1886. the frst
locomotive in the world with equaliaing
beams and levers; the Campbell" (lS56).
the first of the distintively American type
of eight W heelers; the original Camel
(lS4S), and the original mud-digger tlS42)
and the Lafayette Norris famous l0como-
motive of 1887. In all there will Dc fifty
ak full-size examples on the Baltimore IL
Ohio floor space, which exceeds $4,000
square feet
Satisfactory Freight Tranio.
The train records show that In the week
ending May % there were 222 fewer loaded
cars received and forwarded at Indlanapo-
lis than in the week ending May 10, but
the movement. when compared with the
corresponding weeks of 1892 and 1891. shows
an increase, this year, of 262 and 296 loaded
cars. Through traffic is disappointing In
Its volume. especially east bound. ship
ments of grain and live stock falling con-
slderabIy below those OF the correspond
Ing period of 1892. Among freight men
the opinion prevails that next month will
show a marked increase in the shipments
of grain, and that by June the shipments
of live stock will largely increase. The
shipments of corn products. such as cereal
inc, homlny and starch. are in excess of
the corresponding period last year; also.
hour anu Tie ldst AcW ud5 cApoEb Duolucso
has increased perceptibly. The west-bound
tonnage is by no means heavy q last
month, yet is well up to the usual April
volume The tonnage of the lower class
freights keeps mp much better than of the
higher class. It Is noticeable that o good
deal of machinery manufactured In the East
for new Western industries Is being ham
died by the through lines. 1t is said that
the billing shows that rates are being more
strictly ad hered to than at any time for
many years Local business IL heavy.
Local agents are working more platform
men than ever before, and are then obliged
to work the freight-nandlers and clerks
overtime.
Below is gwen the number of cars re-
ceived and forwarded at this point for the
week ending April %. as compared with
the corresponding weeks of the preceding
two years