The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
RAILROAD NEWS.

Conductor Horatlo Fellows and
Brakemen w. b. Evans, Joseph Rob-
bins and Frank Fennell. Of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, re-
turned yesterday from fishing trip Of
three days duration at La Grange.
with an excellent catch Of $50 pounds Of
eels and twenty-five pounds Of black
bass.
Contractor Conrad Schroeder was In
Carbondale yesterday inspecting the
work which is being done at the new
Seventh Avenue station. The founda-
ton Is nearly complete and in a few
days will be ready for the carpenters.
Mr.. Schroeder says the foundation Is
one Of the best ever put up by expert
enced men and also expressed himself
as well pleased at the rapid progress
being made.
According to a recent order the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western will
issue no more passes to employees ex-
cept In cases Of sickness and death or
when 1t Is absolutely necessary for the
parties for whom the pass is requested
to go to any given point. 1t will be
necessary to state the reasons in the
application for the pass. Notwith-
sta-ding this order no pedestrian par
ties have as yet been organized among
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern employees.
Reports from all sides show that the
railroads Of the country are In q more
fourishing and prosperous condition
than they have been for many years.
All the Western railroads are increas-
ing their forces. Nearly. IL not quite
all. the old force of st. Paul will be at
work by Aug. 1. The Union Pacific Is
opening its Cheyenne shops and the
Burlington Is increasing its shop force.
The Omaha and Missouri Pacific have
put on additional men to work in the
various departments along their lines.
The movement of freight from Chicago
to the Eastern seaboard during the past
week shows quite an increase over that
for the previous week and a heavy gain
over the movement for the correspond
ing period in 1894. when the great labor
strike was on. The total shipments for
the week amounted to 63,7S3 tons,
against 56,177 tons the week before and
Al, 420 tons in the same week last year.
A peculiar accident occurred at the
upper Delaware and Hudson round
house at an early hour Monday morn
Ing. While the men were turning en-
gine No. on the turntable they were
astonished to see a large coal engine,
No. 3, rush out Of the round house and
plunge into the pit. As no one was on
her and no one had been aboard her for
some time before, the men were puzzled
to know what caused her to start up.
One Of them jumped into the pit and
discovered that the throttle valve was
wide open. He Immediately closed It
and THE wheels ceased to revolve. The
engine was to have been used this
morning and one Of the roundhouse en-
plOyes accordingly built fire in order
to raise steam and get her ready for
her usual trip. The only theory which
can be advanced as to what caused the
engine to start Is that some Of the EN-
ployes opened the throttle when the
engine was without steam and when a
sufficient pressure was raised the en-
gine started without any assistance.
The only serious feature Of the accident
was the delay which was Occasioned in
getting the remaining engines which
were In the roundhouse. out on their
daily runs. Not one could move until
the engine was righted and the engi-
neers on all Of the early morning pas
senger runs were compelled to use other
engines.