New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

Many railway companies now have regularly or
ganized pension funds. under which employees retire
at stated age upon pensions.
RAILWAY The Chicago and Northwestern
PENSION Railway said George B. Burt OF
SYSTEMS Chicago. at 5he Imperial Hotel
yesterday, has recently made a
change IN its pension plan which consider an ex-
celent one Mr.. Burt is in the accident insurance
business, and does a large business among railroad
men The new rule on the Northwestern" con-
tinued Mr. Burt is that employees who have been
with the road tor twenty years eligible TO retire
upon PENSION This affects twenty-hve thousand
This gives chance for man to retire at com
paratively fair age. 1t makes way for younger
the service until their physical ability is greatly
impaired"
z. J. Radcliffe (not the actor. formerly Of New
York, who went TO California some years ago for
his health. is in the city visiting
INDIANS friends. At the Imperial Hotel yes
AS terday Mr. Radcliffe talked
LABORERS. Enthusiastically about Southern Cali
forna. He has a large vineyard
there. He says the climate is superb. the soil rich
and the life interesting "One drawback" said Mr..
Radcliffe, I'm operating the vineyards has been
la5oT n1Sn The MexiGaRs are worthless lot 70 work
ever, many or the vineyard owners have been ex-
RermenIlng with Indians as lanorers and the result
eeptibe OF high degree Of mental culture. but ne
patiently and cheerfuily There seems TO be some
tnlng ,s m tor the poor Indian to DO in this line even
James P. Reilly. of Kenosha. Wis who for many
years has been in the railway supply business.
with Headquarters in Chicago.
SIGNALS the Holland House yesterday. com
MADE NO menting upon the wreck in the
IMPRESSION. Park-ave tunnel said:
The officials of the Central seem
20 blame the engineer. So far as reports go IL
would seem TO be Just accusation. 1t appears
that the engineer disregarded a normal danger
signal. or a signal 10 slow up and keep sharp
watch; a home signal. which meant to stop com
pleteyi a torpedo exploding under his engine; the
waving Of a red lantern by a fagnan; the shouts
Of his own fireman and two lanterns hurled through
the cab. 1t would that would be enough TO
stop any one; yet he didn't stop. Sometimes you
cannot account for what person ordinarily eau
tious and trustworthy will do. Some years ago
there was accident the Chicago and North
western Railway No hurt but the engineer
was brought up on the carpet He had good record.
extending over several years. II seems that he
dead against him, and allowed his train 10 be de-
rallied II just ahead of open drawbridge.
The first signal set against him to him
that the bridge might be open, and 10 slow up. The
railway company had a derail switch put in for
just such emergency engineer running
past both signals. In this way the train would be
derailed instead OF running into the water this
asked the engineer il he had the signals. The
engineer admitted that he had both signals.
Asked why he didn't stop, he said simply, don't
know, and that all they could get OF
never explain his action. and else could. 1t
would seem that his mind dormant leth-
argic just at that period and signals made i'm
preston on him. This may be duplicate case"