The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
F. C. AND P. SUED FOR $4,000
MARIA II. RAGANss CLAIM ON AC-
COUNT OF THE ANDERSON
WRECK.

She Alleges That Her Collar Bone
Was Broken, Her Shoulder and
Shoulder blade Mashed, AMI That
BESIDES Losing Her Bnggage-Oth tn
er General Railroad News.
The first damage suit against the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad resulting
from the recent wreck on that road about
five miles from the city was filed in the
city court yesterday, Maria L. Raglan is
suing the road for $1,000 damages. She al
leges that in the accident her collar bone
was broken, her right shoulder and Shout
der blade badly mashed and that she was
badly cut about the head. She states also
that her baggage was damaged to the ex-
tent of $50. Nearly all Of the other cases
have been satisfactorily settled between
the injured parties and the railroad with
out damage suits.
The jacksonville Terminal Company,
composed of the Plant system the Florida
Central and Peninsular, and the Flagler
lines viii soon advertise for bids on the
new union station to be built at Jackson
VILE The structure, which IS to be built
of brick and granite will be 3G1 feet long
by 131 feet wide
General Freight Agent Papy Of the Plant
system leaves tonight for Old Point Com
fort to attend the meeting of the Southern
States Freight Association tomorrow.
The Florida Central and Peninsular win
rebuild the depot at Mcdonald which was
recently burned The building caught IRE
from a spark from an engine.
Commissioner Thomas of the Southern
States Passenger Association has author D
4 &C. to #-l , A.
casion of the national prohibition conven-
ton May Zl-Z9.
/. Trainmaster Stuart of the Fifth divis-
ion. Plant system, was in the city yester-
day.
The Southern States Passenger Asso-
cation has appointed a committee to
consider plan for apportioning freight
traffic from eastern cities to southern
territory.
A freight bureau has been organized at
Birmingham, Ala, Mr. l.. Sewer, at one
Southern, has been appointed commits
sioner.
All the CANADIAN railroads, with the
exception Of the Intercolonial, have sign
ed agreement to charge an excess bag
gage rate Of 50 pounds for bicycles.
Mr.. ]. F. KimbalI has been reelected
president Of the Norfolk and Western.
The reorganization committee of the
Memphis and Charleston abroad, through
it's chairman, Adrian Iselin, Jr., has issued
a circular to the security holders Of the
road, advising them not to deposit their
security under the terms of reorganization
proposed ~ the committee of which Mr.
Simon Borg is chairman.
The Georgia and Alabama railroad will
put on a parlor buffet Pullman car on
trains II and 49, between Savannah and
Asrsrg ATln IA nil frsafr
gurate Pullman sleeper on trains 10
and 20. By this means, passengers can
leave Savannah in the evening and arrive
at New Orleans the next afternoon The
service will also apply to Louisville and
Cincinnati, and will be used for local
points as well
General Passenger Agent George il
Daniels of the. New York Central rail-
road, in a recent publication gives the
following five requisites necessary to the
man who desires to be an efficient repre-
sentative of the passenger department OF
a great railroad: knowledge of the line,
it's facilities and its connections; industry,