The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-15

After spending few hours here they will
return to Cincinnati.
Citizens of Marion Ind, are showing APP
probation of the Big Four's new depot at
that point by furnishing the road with
marked increase in business. The new depot
is an attractive building, cost $4,000, and IS
within two squares of the courthouse, which
is in the center of the town.
The first eleven days of this month the
Big Four handled 13 per cent. more loaded
cars than in the corresponding eleven days
Of November, 1897. and the Peoria & East
ern did still better. handling 70 per cent.
more loaded cars than in the corresponding
eleven days of November, 1897
]. r. Cavanaugh. car service superin-
tendent of the Big Four lines, on Sunday
returned from the East He states that the
lines between Buffalo and the seaboard are
able to furnish cars. are paying storage
and insurance on freights to be moved
later.
Next Sunday the Cincinnati Hamilton &
Dayton will run its last cheap rate excur-
sion from Indianapolis to Cincinnati at 81
for the round trip, and the Big Four its last
cheap excursion on Sunday, Noy q: The
two roads have this season carried from In
dianapolis to Cincinnati on the 81 round
trip rate 1s472 people.
J. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
Of the Big Four. says that business on
their lines is at it's maximum. Yesterday
there was not a locomotive standing in any
roundhouse here or a car on a sidetrack,
stored, awaiting business. to move, WHICH
Four or any other system OF roads.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and
the MOnon are running TWO SleeperS De-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago, ana the
Monon one between Indianapolis and Chi
cago The business of the latter is so sat
isfactory that a sixteen-section sleeping car
has been substituted for a twelve-section
car between Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Bushrod Taylor. superintendent of the
Louisville division of the Pennsylvania
lines, has gene to Pittsburg for a time
table conference. He is DESTROYS of shorten
ing the time of some of the trains and max
ing some radical changes in the methods
of running them, should his supertors APP
prove of his new time schedule.
n. w. Taylor, general freight agent of
the Vandalia. is in the city. He states that
the shipments of cotton east are now
heavy. reaching on the Vandalia 100 to 125
Mobile & Ohio roads delivering cotton to
them at st. Louis and the Illinois Central at
Efflngham.
There was conference of leading rail-
road passenger officials at Pittsburg yeSter-
day, but nothing of special Importance was
accomplished. George II. Daniels, or the
New York Central, said differentials were
not discussed and that most of the meeting
was taken up with discussion OF matters
connected with the summer excursion bus
mess.
Mrs Way, widow of Truman Way. who,
for twenty years, was general roadmaSter
of the indianapolis, Peru & Chicago, now
the Lake Erie & Western, has been visit
ing friends. in this city for several days;
Mrs. Way is now eighty years of age and
is making her home with her son-in-law.
Charles Stewart. formerly agent OF the
American Express at Terre Haute. but now
engaged in business at Memphis, Tenn.
According to the returns filed with the
secretary of the State of New York, the
New York New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company paid out on account of acct
dents and wrecks during its last fiscal year
for personal injuries the largest sum of any
road operating in that State, notwithstand-
ing the fact that practically 1t has not
grade crossing in that State, the amount be-
ing $248, Ala for personal injuries and Sit, 6SI
for wrecks. The Lake Shore paid $l766 o6 FOR
injuries to persons and $40,346 for wrecks
persons and $17,701 for wrecks. The Fitch
burg road paid $116,166 for personal injuries
and $6,S31 for wrecks
The ventilation of coaches is now receiv-
ing much attention. on the part or the
Pennsylvania officials in the car building
and chemical departments. G. B. Dudley the
chemist of the Pennsylvania lines, recently
read a paper before body of learned men
on this important question and explained at
length the difficulties experienced by the
railway mechanics in their endeaVors TO pro-
vide perfect ventilation and at the same
time avoid unhealthy drafts and preserve
the requisite degree of heat. The many num-
dred cubic feet of fresh air which must be
forced through a coach per hour, without
chilling the passengers in winter time, sug-
gests to the experienced mechanic the DIFF
ficulty of the problem which confrontS the
chemical department of big road. Dr.
Dudley after demonstrating that the pres
ent Ventilating arrangements are far from
perfect is experimenting with various de-
vices and is still hopeful of making the
modern railway coach perfect in its sanitary
conditions.