The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-20

passenger train day and over thirty-seyen
frnn two trains day me road eX1en oS
Lake Michigan.
w. r. Jones has received official notifica-
ton of his selection as member OF the ad-
v,sory board of the Pennsylvania volunteer
relief department. Mr.. Jones is among the
| older engineers on the Pennsylvania lines
Both pay cars of the Big -Four will be in
| the city to-day, paying employees on the
several divisions for November service. The
pay rolls are about l per cent. larger in the
transportation department than for Novem-
Der, 1887.
sign as car superintendent of the Big Four,
Eas no foundation. J. q. Van Wrinkle, gem
eral superintendent, says the report that he
has contract with the road which expires
Feb. is equally untrue.
The current number of the Railroad Ga
zette contains number of cuts of engines
plunging into drifts behind a rotary plow
on the Long Island road. During the re-
cent storm one of these plows ran through
snow four feet deep for over four miles.
In its capitalization the Chicago G. Eastern
stock and $1,000 per mile in common stock
and in the six months ending Oct. 81 earned
312 per cent. dividend on its common stock,
after paying its regular dividends on its pre-
ferred.
General Passenger Agent Daniels, of the
New York Central has hit upon a novel
advertising scheme, getting out the New
York Central folders for winter in book
form. The book contains maps and sta
tistics that would be valuable in a public
liLrary.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania has
under contemplation merging the queen
Anne & Kent, the Delaware q Chesapeake,
the Cambridge & Seaford. lines operated in
connection with the Philadelphia, Whining
ton a. Baltimore, into one. Each now has
its own officers.
John H. Dugan, former Panhandle en-
gineer, who quit railroading to serve as
engineer on the United States steamer Chi
WhO honorable distinction.
has been honorably discharged and again
taken an engine on the Marietta division of
the Pennsylvania lines.
The Pullman Company has just delivered
to the Lehigh Valley four elegant new sleep
ing cars They are seventy-eight feet long,
and have number of new and special fea-
lures. They are finished in the interior
with East India woods. These cars are
provided with a ladies' boudoir, with large
dresser and other conveniences.
The new safety paper that many Of the
railways will use after Jan. l for tickets
Will, 1T is said, prove a harder blow to the
scalpers than any national or state anti
with in the least without a conductor, when
taking up a ticket, discovering it. The
paper is even proof against acids.
Michael Roach who has been in the en-
ploy of the Panhandle lines forty years, was
fatally injured at Steubenville. train strlk-
ing him. John Roach, superintendent of
the Erie division of the Erie lines; Michael
Roach, train dispa tcher on the Erie, and
James Roach, yardmaster on the Nickel
plate, are sons of the veteran ra1lroader.
The Western Railway Club will to-day
hold a meeting in Chicago, and last night
William GarStang, superintendent OF mo-
tive power of the Big Four lines. left for
Chicago, where he will to-day present
paper entitled Tests of Coal for Locomo-
tives." 1t is expected the entire session will
be occupied in discussing the paper, which
he has prepared with careful study, and
which gives many interesting statistics.
NJ. d. Woodford president of the Cincin-
Eati, Hamilton x Dayton and the Indiana,
Decatur & Western, who is interested in the
late purchase of the Chicago division o.
to have a deed of the property and operate
it with officials of his appointing by Feb
]. The officials in all departments engaged
in operating the Indiana, Decatur & West
tern will act in the same capacities on the
new purchase. Equipment of the Indiana,
Decatur & Western will be placed on that
road. The old company owned but three
old-style engines and few cars.
The monthly bulletin of r. F.. Smith, SUI
relief department, shows that in November
there were disbursed in death benefits from
accident 81 800, from natural causes $5.24O. in
disablement benefits from accident $7,0579O
| from sickness $7827.20. making total dis
bursements of the month $21 3S5.1G There
deaths from natural causes and 1904 mem
bers during the month drew benefits Since
| July !. 1889, there has been disbursed in
death benefits from accidents $2A 257. 10. from
natural causes $641 1878, in disablement
benefits from accident $500 20, on account
of sickness $76S, 1893 so, making total disburse-
mentS since the association was organized
bers, or in case of death their legal heirs,
| have drawn benefits.