New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
GENERAL JOURDAN HURT.
THE FRACTuRING OF HIS WRIST DELAYS
ELEVATED RAILROAD RE-
ORGANIZATION.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE KINGS COUNTY ROADS
NEW EXTENSIONS AND THOSE PROPOSED
WILL PUT IT ON SOUND FfNAN-
CIAL BA SiS.


The work Of reorganizing the Kings County
Elevated Railroad Company and OF bringing the
receivcrship to a close has been delayed for
about two weeks by an accident, as the result OF
which General James Jourdan, receiver and
president Of the company. fractured his wrist.
General Jourdan last Thursday visited the
plant Of the East River Gas Company. in which
he Is financially Interested. The works are
situated in the northern end Of Long Island
City. While returning he caught his foot In the
tracks OF the Long Island Railroad Company. In
front of the Manhattan ave. bridge across New
town Creek The result painful fracture
Of his wrist
A carriage was called and General Jourdan
was taken to his home In Tompkhsville, >. l..
There he is under the care OF his famiiy phy'-
clan. who says his patient must not leave the
house for two weeks. Nothing can he zone az
regards the Kings County Elevated rec'iVersh'p
OF course. until the General is In position 10
attend to business: no date has yet peer set
or discussed for reorganization mcctins'
Az soon as General Jourdan has recovered
sufficiently TO attend 10 the ahair' Oh '"e
ceivership "A special committee VIII u" iPpo'"'.'
to recommend q plan Of settlement he'"re" '""
creditors and The r. al ard to direct feo'F1n-
ization. The various parties Interested VIII "'
represented on this board
Tho directors are hopeful for the future Oh 'ie
connon, The annual receipts more IMAM 'i'"
.h. r,.nrny expcnses hut. II course. they AZ
,,,, nav sufticien; to meet the fixed charges u"
.,,o hordea Indebtedness. II is estimated now
~ ,hat nc soon as th- electric "Ntehsio" -
o,s,.d tho income from that an" H"'i' WV
,.,b.or Ecach extension VIII give Il" 'N
-, ;rco,,a suffit lent 10 enable II 10 H''"' az
-. and interest readily and put " VII
-, s,,rciaI bass The Brighton Beac" ~
..,o,, has not paid much this year pu' VIZ"
49,. ,,,or..,.. =. If summer homes alonG us NV
,,, .,... more. and more Of Il money man
r,.a o,,oans County Electric ROAD WIN
-, TN. EASTERN terminus 81 the e''N '
-, hos haen running 20 the village 81 ''
- - time an its tracks are conS'ruc''" -
, ,,.i,.s east OF Jamaica. IT Is 20 cohhec' VIZ"
.,o, civ Hempstead. ROckaWay ana n"''''
-. ,,o,r,e along the south shore ana -
49,, H. we'll patronized as it will meet the
,..-, r,r., ~ thc Long Island Railroad VII"
cn"ap fares . ,,,act with the ele-
IN, WI So. man, ~ an incline. the fouhdd-
ts Co... his incline have already been puiIl' anu
,.o,., j. being pushed "n the IRON Nv'M
when the contracts have already p'eh 'e, ,,, 80.
soon as the incline is built through 'a.s Omears
ernn, the ferry and the Bridge out INTO Vue'i9
c',rt, IL first electric cars VIII De hl'chTo -"
-. the elevated trains for passage over III" u"
yated structure. ,,. r-,,,,a, sd
I'D 10 nrnhablv doomed The directors of the
road have long been interested in the eXpet'-
ments with electricity and compressed ar ds
motive mower on elevated ROADS SOME VI t,ie
dire.tors said yesterday that the putting ot the
road into the hands Of receiver was a'hoS'
certain 20 hasten the introduction or some
cheaper motive power than steam