The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-18

menis from Chicago voluntary kelleL
company made ND largely of railroad
men has been organized TO establish .
furniturs-car line similar to the refrigera-
tor and other railroad lines. The oom-
psny will build ct once one thousand cars,
sixty four feet in length. and of the most
substantial build. c. +. Wheeler, who on
May leaves the Lake Shore road as it's
car accountant. will be general manager
of the line. with headquarters at Indispap-
oils. The cars are TO be 80 constructed as
TO carry tine carriages without being taken
apart. One end OF the car dfoDs out and
can be used 81 q platform to run the car
rage on the car. 1t 10 the purpose OF the
line TO move cars promptly. For instance,
If carload of furniture is sent 60 San
Francisco. the oar can be loaded right back
over either Of the transcontinental lines.
which often cannot be done with cars OF
acme ono Of the transcontlnensl lines. 1t
10 expected 60 get the line IN operation Dy
June !. The general manager IL 10 be To-
cRfod at Indianapolis. as it 10 q convenIent
point to distribute cars from. Indiana has
reached point where it 10 the lsrgestf rnl-
tnre manufacturing State In the Union.
John Bull Coming West.
The quesrest railroad train that has been
seen in many q long year drew out of the
Jersey CITY depot of the Pennsylvanis at
I0:l6 yesterday morning. amid the cheers
of q big crowd of curiosity seekers. The
train consisted OF engine No. of the Penn
s,lvsnia railway and cars Nos. and 8.
Engine No. of the Pennsylvania road 10
also engine No. l of the United States.
being the first railway locomotive used on
this side of the Atlantic. 1t is called John
Bull" and started yesterday morning TO
puff it's way to the worlds fair, where it
will be an object of wonder TO milllons.
John Bnll shows no sign of his great age.
except his antique construction. He Is
painted. and polished. and FURNISHED. so
that be shines as fair as the latest born of
modern locomotives. The coaches look
like stage coaches on railway wheels.
They, too. are IN gala attire, being
painted bright green, with the In
scription John Bnll Train" The
tram is manned by W yetsran raj. IaiI-
since 1850. The brakemen. Jonas HaQsr
and Thomas Gall. were brakemen IN 1873
The engine driver. a. 5. Herbert; drove the
man. was such IN 1867 Car Inspector ID. IL.
Baker. who goes along. has been foreman
OF the Jersey City car shops since ls49.
Acting Assistant Superintendent James *.
train. has also been railroad man over
tifty years. 1t 10 expected that the John
Bull train will carry some dlstin guished
passengers before it reaches Chicago. The
railway officials They included General
Superintendent 4. w. Jackson. General
Passenger Agent George W. Boy and Cen
ersl Passenger Trainmsster i. /. Mander.
who will ell 90 clear through 10 Chicago.
When the John Bull started, it pulled more
smoke in o minnie than all the rest of the
engines at Jersey City in an hour.
Esst-Bound Shipments from Chicego.
The total amount Of east bound ship
ments from Chicago last week was only
O.. s34 tons. against 70.s7o tons for the pre-
ceding week. This is about one-third less
than the roads were handling Immediately
after the raisIpg of the blockade about one
month ago. When the blockade was raised
the roads were anxious that the opening
of navigation should come quickly to re-
Iieve them of little of the congestion
which was expected to occur, aud which
they were a little fearful that they would
not be able to handle with necessary speed.
The present condition OF affairs is sorely
disappointing to them. and they would like
she straits of Maekiuaw TO remain closed
for some little time. as they have no
trouble in handling all the freight that
comes their way. The shipments last week
were divided as follows Michigan Gen.
tral. 900 tons: Wabash. 4,S24: Lake Shore,
II. 706: Fort Wavne, $3.50; Panhandle. 5. 1885,
BAIT more * Ohio, 3,410: Grand Trunk, T.
262: Nickel-plate. 1901; Chicago & Erie, o.
25s; Big Four. 1881. The total amount OF
shipments of flour. grain and provisions to
the Atlantic seaboard was IS. 7sS tons,
against 81. 4OS tons for the corresponding
week last year.
No Trouble on the baltimore & Ohio
The trainmen on the Baltimore & Ohio
are dispiessed over the untruthful dispatch
cent over the country that there was to be
general strike of trainmen on those lines.
j. j. Clair. chairman of the Baltimore d.
Ohio's engineers general committee. in
speaking of she rumor said that 1t was
sample of the ohestnuts that are going the
rounds regarding the poor workingman
Now. there is not the least sh adow Of pos
sibility of a strike as far as the locomotive
engineers are concerned, either for the pur-
pose of more wages or other advantages
during 1oeS. The same thing can be said
with certainty rs regards the conductors
also. There will be no strike of engineers
OF conductors on the Baltimore & Ohio
during 1893. The officers of the Baltimore
q Ohio have always promptly met and
satisfaction existed heretofore. and have
always aimed to settle the same in a man.
ner fair and just TO all parties interested.
Voluntary Relief in March.
r. f. Smith. superintendent of the volun-
tary relief department of the Pennsylvania
lines west Of Pittsburg. has issued his
monthly bulletin for March. which shows
that $4,000 Was disbursed in death benefits
resulting from accident. and 1000 for nat
ural causes: Iu- disablement benefits
81 ISL. %: in sickness benefits 80 354 ma Kin u
the disbursements of the month ssI sos IS
There were twelve deaths. 400 accident and
$40 sick benefits paid during the month
making total of Lila members who re-
ceiyed benefits in March. In the forty.
five months the relief departments has been
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