The herald., 1894-10-09
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS,
Drastic Changes Contemplated
on the Southern Pacific.
The Official Ak Looping Heads and
Salaries Together.
Exaggerated Reports of an a accident to
the Overland Due Yesterday,
But Delayed One Day
by a Wreck.

Rumors were current on the street
yesterday that dreadful accident had
occurred to the overland train on the
Santa Fe somewhere in the neighbor-
hood OF Winslow, on the Atlantic and
Pacific line OF road. So circumstantial
were the reports that many people hav-
ing relatives or friends coming west on
the train became alarmed and for time
the telegraph wires were kept hot ans
werng inquiries.
At an early hour the officials at the
depot received brief dispatch merely
telling that wreck had occurred, with
no causalties. Later particulars came
to hand. the wreck occurred to train
No. 3 at the cut two miles west of Dem
nison and 50 miles cast OF Flagstaff.
The engine, express and baggage cars
were dersiled in consequence Of the
locomotive striking a steer ON the track.
The engineer and fireman were both
slightly injured. As track could not
be built around the wreck, owing to its
situation in the narrow cut, the debris
had to be removed before trains could
pass. All is now reported clear and the
Santa Fe train will arrive about noon
today.
LOOPING MEN AND SALARIES.
The news comes from San Francisco
that the official ax will fell ON the
necks OF several OF the officials OF the
Southern Pacific road. President Hunt.
ington does not, at least, show any dis
elimination when looping off heads.
After making rather clean sweep
among the clerical aft he is apparently
going for the fat salaried men. After
November 1st there are Go be some start
ling changes. Two division superin-
tendsnts will be sacrificed and tho divis.
ions consolidated, and under this new
regime ii ia expected thousands of dol
lars will be eaved each month. The
work of other division officials will be
30 divided that another division super.
intendent can be dismissed. W. H.
Hsydock will be retired from the super
intendenoy OF the coast division, and
will be succeeded by J. l., Frazier, at
present superintendent of the San Joa-
quin division, with his headquarters at
Fresno. The Los Angeles division will
extend to Fresno, with Dennis Burk-
halter as superintendent Superirtend-
ent Wilder will control the road between
Fresno and San Francisco.
NEW RATE ON CANNED GOODS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-The Southern
Pacific announces new rate on canned
goods shipments to the east. The old
rate was so cents per 100 pounds on car
load shipments OF $4,000 pounds to New
York, which was the only terminal
point. The new rate will be rs cents per
100 pounds on carload shipments of "a
900 pounds to New York and eastern
seaboard common points, such as Boston.
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Portland,
Me. The rate 10 Chicago and Mississippi
and Missouri river common points will
be the same.
NOTES.
Baggagemsster Isaacs of La Grande
depot left last evening for trip over the
road on business in connection with his
department.. He will be absent couple
of days.
ID. Burkhslter, superintendent OF the
Los Angeles division OF the Southern
Pacific system, arrived in this city and
will remain. strengthening thinga out in
his department.. preliminary, it is said,
to an enlargement of his duties after
November Let.
Chief Dispatcher W. J. Hamilton of
the Southern Pacific was an unhappy
man yesterday, while his friends in the
office. and thew are numerous, are pos
ing ss much injured people. 1t appears
that Mr.. Hamilton ia an enthuaisstic
and skillful sportsman. His friends all
bear witness to his euthusiasm and have
hitherto taken his own word as to his
skill. All last week he looked forward
to Sunday coming. for, as he told the
boys, he was going into the country
with come friends, also ardent sports
men like himself, to pot rabbits.
Hamilton could hardly wait for work
on Saturday to conclude before he made
for home in order to get with his party
into the country and be ready for the
slaughter nice and early on Sunday. Be-
fore leaving the depot, however, he prom
ised the boys rabbit apiece. with pair
to the married men. While railroad
employees are not, any more than out
side folks, dead stuck on rabbits, when
served nicely in the shape of pie. they
are not to be despised. 1t ia not then to
be wondered at that yesterday morning
the bows waited with pleasing anticipa-
ton for Hamilton's appearance, they ex-
poctlnR TO hee uiH outei A1uoH uOWA
with smiles and rabbits.
Will it be believed, the sporting dis
patcher entered his Office minus both
emiles and rabbits. For time the Office
waa in open insurrection until Chief
Clerk Pryor brought them UP by the
round turn and quiet was restored.
Hamilton actually blushed as he WAS
compelled to confess that lie hadn't bag
cod ovau Opo uOiiterv hupnV
Ii. r. Bingham, the genial ticket
clerk with the Adonis locks at the Ar
cade depot, waR conspicuous by his sb-
gence yesterday. He went off for va
cation and his place is being temporarily
filled by Frank K. Smith.
]. Weatherby, formerly Southern Pa-
cifo agent al Salton, after visiting in
this city. has returned to the desert as
tr.- NInlnnr Gnrinna