The herald., 1896-10-15
Grand Trunk Directors Hold a
Meeting
THE HORIZON IS CLEARING
And q Revival Of Railroad Business Is
Promised
Santa Fe Overland Flyer to BeSPut On
Again-Bad Wreck On 1.-THE Flor
ida Central

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Oct. 14.-There was large
attendance today at the meeting Of the
Grand Trunk railway. of Canada. Sir
Charles Rivers Wilson said he had been
accused of ordering an expensive new
car. Such car, he admitted, had been con.
structed, but he. added, he did not think
any intention would have been paid to
the circumstances had 1t not been for
the lively imaginations Of Canadian re-
porters. Continuing, the president said
it was also charged that he was Amer1-
canizing the system, while as matter of
fact very few American officials, consid-
ering the large staff, had been appointed.
Later Sir Charles begged the stockhold-
ers to be patient, pointing to the fact that
the times were unpropitious. but the
horizon. he said, seemed to be clearing
The Americans, he explained, were in
the throes of financial crisis. but in
few weeks the crisis would be over, from
information he had received. He be-
lieved that the result would be triumph
for sound financial principles which
would in his opinion, bring about re-
vival Of business in which the North
American railroads would share. FL
nally the president said that he wished
III to be understood that no scheme for
recognition would be entertained by the
board of directors. The annual report
was adopted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-Attorney-
General Fitzgerald has filed an opinion
that the California railroad commission
has power to make the Market street
railroad render statements to the COM
mission, and has power to fix rates on
street railroads. He says the commits
sion has power to punish Secretary Will
cut for contempt in refusing to anwser
questions about the Market street rail-
road, but he does not deem it advisable
for the board to punish him. The COM
mission took the same view.
THE OVERLAND FLYER
CHICAGO, Oct. A.-Beginning No
vember 4th, the Atchison will re-estab-
| lish it's fast train service between CAL
| ifornia and Chicago. The fast train will
| leave here twice week, on Wednes-
days and Saturdays. and arrive in Los
| Angeles in seventy-two hours. The east
| bound through train will arrive in Chi
cago on Mondays and Thursdays. the
time for the eastbound trip being the
same as that of the west-bound train.
A BAD WRECK
COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct A.-Through
misunderstanding of ORDERS the north
and south-bound trains on the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad had a
head-end collision early this morning
just south of Swansea, about thirty
miles from this city. The trains came
together on an embankment. The en-
gineers and firemen jumped and es-
capped injury. The engines of both the
trains were demolished and the tender
of the east-bound engine telescoped in
to the combination mail, baggage and
express car. Baggage and Express Mes
sengerW. D. Lines and Mail Agent L.
A. Thomas We're pinioned in the wreck,
which caught fire from the coal oil
lamps. The crew Of both trains tried to
cut them out, but the flames spread so
rapidly that, though the rescuers were
stimulated by the piteous appeals of
the two men, they could do nothing to
| aid the unfortunates, who were roasted
to death. Flagman Ulmer was stand
ing between the second -class and bag
gage cars, and he is supposed to have
been burned to death also. Two other
cars were consumed, but no passengers
were injured.