The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-13
Personal, Local and General Notes.

The paymaster of the vandalia is on his
monthly rounds and this month pays off
largely in gold.
Auditor Lishawa, of the Cincinnati. Ham
ilton & Dayton lines. was in the city yes
terday. last night going to Chicago
c. Boyd and ]. Mcclure, conductors on the
Nandalia, have returned from a two weeks
pleasure trip through New York State.
The passenger agents of New Orleans
have an association and have elected II. c.
I.eake. of the Illinois Central, chairman
y. H. Crawford. general manager of the
Lackawana fast freight line, was in the
city Yesterday, the guest of Local Agent
Wilson.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
first week of July .099. a decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week of 1897
of $3.50.
The receipts from sales of tickets at the
outside office of the Big -Four at Indianapo-
lis are the largest of any point on the Big
Four system.
Joseph Dugan, the Panhandle engineer
who recently Joined the navy. is now
board of the recruiting ship Vermont at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
The advance in Western freight rates,
which becomes effective July %, ranges from
40 to 30 per cent, according to the classti-
cation of the freight
s. P. Bush, superintendent of motive
power of the Pennsylvania lines west has
with his family gone to Mackinac for a
three weeks sojourn.
The Brice people deny the report that the
Pittsburg & Western is to be consolidated
into their system. 1t will continue Balti-
more & Ohio property
c. c.. Waldo, general manager of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines will next
week go north on his annual vacation. He
will be absent two or three weeks.
Harry S. Moore who last week resigned
as assistant engineer on the Vandaia lines.
was on Monday installed resident engi-
neer of the Wabash lines in Illinois.
Albert Shoemaker, the wel-known pas
senger conductor on the Columbus, San
dusky & Hooking road, has retired from the
service to engage in mercantile pursuits.
A. B. Atwater has been appointed assist
ant general superintendent of the Michigan
Central not general superintendent. as has
been stated by one of the Chicago papers.
John Jackson. an old-time engineer on the
Wabash died at E'lkhart on Monday. For
employ of the Lake Shore road as a ma
chinist.
The employees of the Baltimore & Ohio at
the Mount Clare shops have fitted up car
mounted II with cannon A large American
flag floats from its stern.
oo W. w r Wsnt5i IT, a,s secretary of RE
& st. Louis. has been appointed assistant
superintendent Of the Lehigh and Susque-
hanna division Of the Jersey Central.
Chairman Tucker of the Central Freight
Association, has called special meeting at
Columbus. o.. on July 10, to consider rate
matters in that territory. The request for
the meeting came from the Baltimore &
Ohio.
William III. Hagner. who had charge OF
the engine which drew the train on which
President Lincoln rode when he passed
Baltimore In 1861, died at Baltimore on Sun
day. Ile had been an engineer more than
forty years
Captain S. Il. Porter, who for years was
prominently identified with the Old Reliable
Conductors Insurance Association, and was
at all OF its annual conventions since the
association was organized, died in northern
Ohio on Sunday
James McCrea. first vice PRESENT of the
Pennsylvania Company, yesterday. with
subordinate officials. inspected the Grand
Rapids q Indiana. which has been greatly
improved since coming under the fun control
Of tho Pennsylvania.
Paul ]. Richason. a conductor on the Chi
cago x Alton. on Monday fell from his train
while IL was In motion and broke his neck
The remains will be buried at Logansport
to-day The deceased began service with
the Wabash in 1878 and worked himself up
TO tho position of passenger conductor. At
the time Of The Dcbs strike he was running