The herald., 1897-12-09
PASSENGER COACHES LIGHTED
By ELECTRICITY
More Climate Refugees Arrive From
the East-Notes of Rail
and Tie

meeting will be one Of the most import
ant held for some time.
Shortly after the meeting It Is ex-
pected that most members OF the board
will make O careful inspection of the
entire Santa Fe system and will arrive
In Los Angeles during the next week to
remain several days. The party will be
headed by President Ripley, who says
that he desires to have the directors go
over the line In person. as the property
is in such excellent shape that nothing
but good reports can be sent to the for
eign stockholders.
The following Is the personnel Of the
board: Chairman Adlace F. Walker of
New York, President Edward P. Ripley
of Chicago, Edward J. Berwind, H. Rle-
man Duval, Thomas P. Fowler. Edward
N. Gibbs, George C. Haven, R. Somers
Hayes and Victor Morawetz Of New
York; Benjamin P. Cheney, George A.
Nickerson and William Rotch Of Bos-
ton; Charles P. Gleed. Cyrus K. Holu
| day and Thomas A. Osburn Of Topeka.
ELECTRICITY ON THE SANTA FE
| AS has been previously an
nounced In The Herald, the Santa Fe-
Pacific and Southern California railway
companies will soon have most Of their
passenger coaches lighted by electricity.
Yesterday morning chair car with this
new equipment arrived from Topeka.
Kan, and will depart for the east this
morning on the overland.
The plan OF lighting is known as the
"axle light" system and is placed in the
cars by the National Electric Car Light
ing company Of New York. The Santa
Fe is the first railroad In the west to
adopt it. The dynamo IL situated on tho
truck and runs by means Of belt which
runs under large pulley on the car
axle. The belts are made Of oamel's
hair and linen, rain and snow having no
effect upon them whatever. The brushes
on the dynamo, four in number, are Of
self lubricating carbon and are adjust
ed by means Of spring. the whole being
encased in q steel box to prevent the dust
ana rocks from inJuring Il The storage
batteries, Of which there are two, con-
tain sixteen cells each and when fully
charged will hold current to supply
about eighteen hours Of bright light at
ter the train stops. BY means Of an or
dinary switchboard the eight lights on
either side Of the car can be turned on
VI OAA SCpQi olCly a. WAA1. AAoy Soh a.
so be turned down very dim similar to
the way a gas Jet is regulated.
The lights are full sixteen candle pow
er and carry 20 volts. This Is not strong
enough to be Of any danger whatever to
passengers. The system Is certainly a
great improvement over the present way
of lighting and 1t will be greatly appre-
ciated by the travelling public. Mr..
NJ ~ T1,,y, r.. 11r4 loI
the car here to instruct trainmen how to
operate the lights
MORE CLIMATE REFUGEES
The following people arrived in the
state yesterday by Judson & Cos. per-
sonally conducted excursion, three
fourths of whom came direct to Los
Angeles:
W. T. Wentworth, Boston, Mass. r.
w. Reed, Waterville. Me-. S. F. Duncan,
Boston, Mass; Mrs. S. Gereh, Fall Riv-
err; Chas. Ward and wife, Mrs. E. Gal
lick, Oneonta, N. T.: Mrs. L. L. Wynn
and child, Marquette, Kan; Mrs. w.
Wilkinson, Miss ]. Wilkinson; Troy, N.
T.; Miss NJ e. Campbell, l.. Calvin, Mrs.
Knapp, Boston; Mrs. ]. M. Van Brim-
err Marquette, KAN; j. E. Locke, Mrs.
s. Locke and daughter. Miss c. Samp-
son. Miss L. Sampson, W. E. johnson,
Mrs. w. e. johnson, Master e. John
son, Miss s. Johnson. Chicago. ILL.,; ]. F.
williams and wife. Jackson, Mich: Miss
Gertrude Gates, Bucyrus, o.; A. C.
Sheppard, Mrs. A. c. Sheppard, Master
A. M. Sheppard. Z. B. Sheppard, Roch-
ester. Ind; Mrs. George E. Hatch, Ko-
komo, Ind; w. Clifford, Boston, Mass;
Mrs. c. Breckenfield. Springfield, Mass;
VIM. Jones and wife and two children,
Boston, Mass: B. r. Case and wife,
Mrs. c. E. Trebby. Mrs. A. Stoddard,
Binghamton, N. T.; Frank r. Snyder,
Petoskey, Mich; w. G. Sabin. Chicago;
Mrs. r. F. Andrews, Luvergne. Mich;
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Martin, Capac,
Mich: Miss Emma Winship, Greenville,
N. H.; Miss L. 8. Whipple, Ft. Wayne,
Ind; Miss Antionette Meinhardt, Bur-
lington, Wis; Miss Marie Lawler, Port
Huron, Mich; Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Barr,
Mr.. Alexander Miller. Miss Annie Barr,
Clinton, Canada; Mr.. and Mrs H. G..
Markley. Cincinnati. O.; E. ]. Pollock.
Pittsburg, Pa; F. M. Pollock, Eldred,
Pa: Harry Bennett. Franklin, Md;
Miss Mary Neary. Philadelphia, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Martin, Cynthiana.
KY: Harry Steinhilber, Greenville. O.:
Henry Wrightman, Jackson, Mich; Mr..
r. w. Alsbrook, Memphis, Tenn: Mr..
and Mrs. Johnston, Miss Mary Johnston.
Beaver Falls, Pa Mrs. ]. s. Egger.
Alpena, Mich: DR.. D. ]. Prather. Little
Rock, Ark. Mrs. Martha H. Burke, NAL
vern, Ark; Mr.. Y. Sawada, Texarkana.
Texas: Miss J. D. Williams, Mrs. L. A.
Martin, Chicago.
NOTES OF RAIL AND TIE
Fred w. Thomson, travelling passen-
ger and freight agent Of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railway.
leaves this morning for trip around the
kite-shaped track to look after new bun-
mess.
Division Superintendent D. Burkhalt-
er Of the San Joaquin division of the
Southern Pacific railway came down
from Bakersfield yesterday.
r. w. Blanch, passenger agent for the
New York Central and Hudson River
railway and other lines Of the Wander.