The morning call., 1893-08-19
PAID FOR INJURY.
Southern Pacific Fixes a
Damage Suit.
SURVEYORS IN HARD LUCK.
Probability That the Local Passenger
Association Is on Its Last Legs.
A Withdrawal.

The Southern Pacific Company paid S.
3. Caldwell, president of the Cooperative
Cigar Manufacturing Company of this city,
the neat little sum of $500 yesterday for
damages sustained by Mr.. Caldwell while
riding on one of the company's trains
which met with an accident. and for
which the company. by its present action,
acknowledges itself at least in part to
blame
The accident in which Mr.. Caldwell re-
ceived his injuries occurred August 81,
1891. near Webster Station, little town
seven miles west of Sacramento on the
Southern Pacific road.
The regular local train coming to this
city and composed of a combined mail
and express car. baggage-car. parlor-ear,
smoker and TWO day coaches. while cross
ing trestle at the above-named station
was thrown from the track by warped
rail, caused by the excessive heat.
There were about 80 persons on the
train, and the engineer, when he dlscov-
cred the accident, pulled oPen the engine
throttle and succeeded In breaking loose
from the falling ears. the mail and express
car the baggage-car ana the parIor-car
going off the structure.
The parlor-car. in which Mr.. Caldwell
was seated, was the last to 60 over, the
rear portion of it resting against the tres
tie in such a manner as to prevent the
smoker from falling.
Mail Agent NJ. +. Quimby of this city
was the only person killed, but several
persons in the paror and smoking cars
were mUre or less injured.
Mr.. Caldwell received severe injuries to
his head. and his upper lip was cut
through, it being feared for time that the
cut on his head might result seriously.
Out of the accident grew a great deal of
litigation, and Mr.. Caldwell, as one of the
sufferers, brought suit against the com
pany for SIS, GOO damages. The case hung
along in the courts until Wednesday,
when an agreement was reached by which,
in consideration of $500. Mr.. Caldwell
agreed to stop the suit, and yesterday
he received a check for that amount from
the company.
Mr.. Caldwell carries an ugly looking scar
on his forehead as result OF his expert
ence on that mem 0rable trip.
As predicted in The CALL yesterday,
the Burlington and Union Pacific lines will
carry the party of Chinese officials with
their families and various attendants
through 10 Chicago. where the Pennsyl-
Yania Central Company will take them in
charge for the rest of the trip through TO
Washington. The party will travel in
state, in private cars, and will be accom-
panied through to the national capital by
the Burli0gLon's genial representative,
Tom Mckay. That gentleman will doubt
less give his charges pleasant journey so
far as it lies in the power of an official TO
render life agreeable while on railway
train.
Southern Pacific officials assert that they
contemplate no radical departures from
present methods in the ferry war, and will
run the Alameda tomorrow just as she
ran last Sunday.
A new branch road of the Southern
Pacific system will be completed during the
fore part OF the coming month. 1t runs
iron Burbank to Chatsworth, and it is
said by the officials Of the road TO pene-
tTate the heart of the San Fernando Val
ley, one of the richest farming sections in
the State. The work of ballasting is now
In progress, the rails having all been laid,
and travel will commence between Sep
tender l and 10.
The various surveying parties lately in
the field in the interest of the Southern
Paci system are said to be in hard luck,
a It IS reported that the company has dis
= charged about twenty different gangs, and
paid them OF In paper, which the late en-
proves are now making an effort to realize
on at some figure approximating the face
value Of these promises to pay.
The life of the local passenger associa-
ton promises from present indications to
be brief indeed. When the association
was formed two of the most prominent
n1es approaching this territory-the Cana
dian FaclRc ana y 0rtnern Haclnc-refuSed
to come in, and now the Chicago and Alton
: has served the following notice of with
dTawal as a member:
To the. san Francisco and Oakland Pdssen.
ger Associ0tiOH-The several passenger and
ticket agents OF the company having called my
attention to several points In the San Francisco
and Oakland local passenger agreement which
are not ID accordance with the rules of The
Western Passenger Associ ton, and having
objected to certain other features, / am under
the necessity OF furnishing you the required
seven days notice of the desire of the Chicago
and Alton Railway Company to withdraw from
the San Francisco and Oakland passenger
agreement.
In serving this notice / wish to advise you
= that We do not intend 10 cut rates, pay exces-
siye commissions OF to pay commissions TO any,
body TO whom we are not authorized under the
rules of the Western Passenger Association or
the San francisco and Oakland Passenger As
ISOLATION agreement TO pay commissions. On
the contrary my instructions are that rates
are to be Tigidly maintained and every rule and
agreement of the Western Passenger Associa.
ton must be faithfully carried out Yours,
@" +. B. HIGH,
Gen. Western Pass. Agt. Chicago and Alton.
This action ON the part of the Alton prob
ably indicates the early demise of the uu-
healthy yQungster, and il the agreement on
rates once becomes invalid there may be
some lively slashIng in rates. from which
:: the public may derive some benefit.