The Indianapolis journal., 1897-10-08

as among the best equipped and largest
railway repair shops in the South. The cost
OF the building and equipment was 100000.
w. G. Bailey, recently transferred to be
division superintendent of the St. Louis di-
vision of the Big Four, one of the hardest
divisions IN that system to operate, IS max
ing a fine record, say his superior officers.
The Sunset Limited OF the Southern Pa
cific will leave Chicago over the Chicago q
Alton, and run over the Iron Mountain and
Texas Pacific, connecting with the South
ern Pacific at III Paso. The train will make
its first trip Oct. 28.
Indiana railways are experiencing a good
deal OF trouble from fires along their lines.
Section men on the Big Four the Wabash
ana the Vandaha are kept busy hghtlng
fires The grass along the line is so dry
that it easily catches fire.
On the first of Eext month the Baltimore
& Ohio will begin the use of electric
motors exclusively in hauling both passen-
ger and freight trains through the Belt
Line tunnel Three powerful motors are 10
be used III hauling the freight trains.
The miners strike cost the Wabash $27 600
more for its fuel for locomotives in Sep
tember than would have been the case had
obliged to pay more because it was not
able TO secure its supply from the usual
sources.
During the depressed times on several of
the roads in this and adjoining States sew
erdl stations were closed as an economical
measure Now that times have improved at
Such small towns the citizens and the
farmers of the surrounding country are
urging the railway companies TO re-estab-
lish such stations
w. w. Heafford, district passenger agent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee q St Paul at
Milwaukee, and a brother to General Pas
Senger Agent Heafford, of the same road
died yesterday of heart disease: Prior to
being employed by the Milwaukee q St
Paul, he had been on the Chicago 81 North
western and the Chicago & Grand Trunk rlIilht
passenger agents in the West.
Edward d. Adams has resigned as chair
man of the board of directors OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, and the of
flee has been abolished Mr.. Adams re-
mains director of the company. The di
rectors reelected the retiring executive
officers Mr.. Adams stated in his letter of
resignation as chairman of the board that
the purpose for. which that office was Gre
ated had been fulfilled.
The fast freight east over the Bee-line
division Of the Big Four on Wednesday
night was hauled from Bellefontaine to
Cleveland in five hours; distance 40 miles
The train consisted of twenty-eight cars
and was hauled at an average speed Of
twenty-eight miles an hour, stops to be de-
Quoted, which comes near making the
speed of the train thirty-seven miles an
hour
Train on the Vandalia made a record
breaking run on Wednesday night. Just
after leaving st. Louis the train was de-
tanned fifty-nine minutes by freight wreck
and for other causes and the 240 miles from
st. Louis to Indianapolis were covered in
five hours and sixteen minutes stops at
railroad crossings and those required at
stations to be deducted, making it one of
the. fastest runs. ever made over the Van
dalia, by regular train.
1t is reported that the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad Company is
making efforts to secure control of the
Easton & Quakertown Railroad and con-
tinue the line building between
Quakertown and Riegelsville to Easton,
Pa. This would give the Lackawanna peo-
pie a route to Philadelphia. 1t is also said
the Lackawanna Company is trying to ef-
road or a right Of way over the bridge
about to be built across the Lehigh river
at Easton.
John o. Conner, who has been depot
master of the Big Four at it's Indianapolis
city freight depots since 1869, stated yester-
day to a Journal reporter that in his long
service on the road he has never known
so heavy tonnage handled as at present,
and more trucSmen are now employed than
at any former period. ]. Q. Hicks general
superintendent of the yards, states that
they are now loading and unloading at the
two city freight depotS of the Big Four 300
70 325 cars a day, and on one day recently
$50 carloads of freight were handled.
The executive committee of the Northern
Freight Association yesterday adopted
resolution to raise the rate on flour and
other grain products 213 cents per one hun
dred pounds. The rate from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to New York by rail, lake and
rail lines viii be 25 cents on and after Oct.
%. Beginning ten days earlier, or Oct. l.,
the rates from Duluth and from Chicago
will also be advanced a corresponding sum.
This will make the rate by lake and rail
from Duluth to New York 20 cents, and
from Chicago and Milwaukee to New York
17l4 cents The all-rail rates from all the
points named will also be advanced 214
cents
Quite a little row is now in progress be-
tween the local ticket agents of the roads
centerlng at Buffalo over the closing of
the offices on Sunday and on holidays. The
first Sunday before the Grand Army En-
campment week nearly all the offices were
kept open, there having been no arrange
ment made previously over the matter
further than the LackaWanna gave notice
that should the Erie keep open that Sunday
the Lackawanna would then be open every
Sunday of the year. The Erie kept open
and the Lackawanna now keeps open every
Sunday until p. M, carrying out its
is a good deal of i'll feeling between the two
roads,
The Indianapolis & Vincennes had a sim
gular wreck on it's road yesterday A freight
train of twenty-five cars was coming. east,
and near haywood the train broke in two;
the first eight cars were equipped with air
brakes, and at this coupling the train broke
in two The engineer noticed that there
was trouble and pulled ahead to keep away
from the rear end Of the train, which had
of the grade the air hose burst and the en-
gine then broke loose from the forward
eight cars. the air setting the brakes solid
on the eight cars. Three minutes later the
eight cars equipped with afr brakes and
being loaded with heavy stone of large
dimensions it resulted in an ugly wreck
but no great loss of property only the
trucks were torn from under the cars by
the rear part of the train, telescoping the
forward part. The engine was at such
distance as not to be in the least damaged.
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