The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-06
ALL ARE RECORD BREAKERS
What President Thomas, Of the Eric Rail.
road, Says About Clerical Tickcts-Jer.
sey Central Wants to Enter ha.
zletou-Itcms Of Local Interest.

broken by another engine, and Will
then give the 999 an opportunity to
enter the record breaking business
again.
Engine SSS and $40 came out of the
New York Central shops. at West AL
bany, where the 999 was built. The $40
will be re-christened, and will be
known as the III. They are now run
ming regularly on the Empire State eN-
press, and the company is experiment.
ing by running them first on one divi-
sion and then on another, under differ
ent engineers.
At present the 999 takes the Empire
State express from New York to AL
bany, the SSS from Albany to Syracuse,
and the $40 from Syracuse to Buffalo.
The engineers of the three flyers are:
999, Archie Buchanan and Dennis Cas-
sin; SSS, Thomas Dormady and Edward
Chase: $40, James Foyle and Mathew
Reagan. The other day Mr.. Chase left
Albany with the Empire State express
thirteen minutes late. The distance,
ninety-five miles, was made in ninety
six minutes. Mr.. Dormady claims that
he made the run from Utica to Albany
in ninety minutes a few days ago, and
adds: II made thirteen miles in ten
minutes last week, and l could have
kept up that speed all day. Consio
ering the run of ninety-five miles Ia
ninety minutes, / believe that | could
make 1870 miles in 175 minutes. That
may sound like Dragging to some people
but | am sincere in making the state
ment, for | made the 95-mile run with
out the least bit of trouble, and could
have done it much quicker"
The difference between the speed
which an ordinary engine can make
and the average speed of the 999 Is
shown In run made by that engine
last Thursday week. The engine left
Syracuse one hour and ten minutes late
with the st. Louis express. The train
consisted of eleven cars, and had two
stops to make. one at Utica, and one at
Schenectady, and arrived in Albany on
time, the one hour and ten minutes
having been made up in run of l35
miles. The engineer of the ohio of
Scranton declined to back his engine
to break this record.
OF a Local Nature.
Frank Koone, who runs passenger
engine No. SO on the Delaware and
Hudson between Carbondale and
Wilkes Barre, comes from family of
engineers. His father is still one of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
engineers. and claims that he can give
his son, Frank, ten yards in a 100 yards
handicap. Frank Koone also received
his training on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, and is popular
among the boys through the valley.
William Stilwell, painter, who for
many years was employed in the car
shops, died at an early hour yesterday
morning at the Moses Taylor hospital.
Mr.. Stilwell had suffered severely from
a dropscal attack and for some time
his friends had despaired of his re-
covery The remains will be taken t.
Balyidere, n. j., on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western 8 o'clock
train this morning for interment in
that place.
Assessment No. Al has been issued by
the Mutual Aid society consequent upon
the death of Michael V. Smith, who
died from congestion of the liver. The
amount is for 81 900, and the limit eX-
pires on March 20.
No. 81 engine of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western is in the machine
shops for general overhauling.
Rev. Thomas Bell will address the
noon meeting at the machine shops
today.
General Railroad Notes.
President Thomas, of the Erie rail-
way, was recently interviewed in rela-
ton to the abolition of clerical half
rate tickets on through trunk lines,
including the Lehigh Valley railroad,
and said THE practice of issuing half
rate tickets grew up in the early days
when ministers had to make the rounds
of their circuit and preach in several
churches every week. There is no rea-
son at present, looking at the matter
from business point of view, why
minister should be given more privi-
leges than are extended to the other
professions.
The annual report of the Delaware,
Susquehanna and Schuylkill railroad,
just completed, shows some interesting
statistics concerning this baby" road,
which Is owned by the Coxes. The
cost of the road is given at LIE, ,742.14:
equipments. 1896, ,20S.l4; material and
supplies, $l2,3s2 49, cash and current as
sets, S764 ,9l2.70. Its capital stock Is
given at $l5OO,0OO. The report shows
1t has 372 employees, who received $l9l.-
6l1.O3 in salaries during 1894. The total
tonnage carried during the year was:
Freight, 39,527 tons; coal, 1,91S,90S tons.
There were 1860 passengers carried.
The company operates 3,940 miles of
telegraph and telephone. There are
twelve general officers, who receive an
average of sS.72 a day. The road paid
a A per cent. dividend last year
The announcement is made by Cen
eral Passenger Agent c. G. Hancock,
of the Reading Railroad company. of
the appointment of c. ]. Wickersham
as travelling passenger agent of the
company, with Office at 40 North Sixth
street, Reading, to succeed Hayes Dick
inson.
A Hazleton dispatch says: "The
Central Railroad of New Jersey Is pre-
pairing to come into Hazleton. con-
tract between the Delaware, Susque-
hanna and Schuylkill railroad is now
matter of consideration between the
officials of the two companies. The
Central will build a belt line around
Ha2leton."
To ease the minds of its employees,
the Grand Trunk has issued a circular
notifying them that there will be no
further reduction in the working or
clerical force.
Mail bags can now be taken on and
delivered from trains running sixty
miles an hour. This has been done
recently on the Lake Shore by a new
device which will soon be put on the
market ."