The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
TRAINS UP
JAMES RIVER R
Both Freight and Passenger Traffic
Has Been Resumed.
DAMAGE TO TRACKS HEAVY.
officials have.as Yet Formed No Estimate
Of The Amount-No Trace of bedies
Of Messrs. Whitaker aud
1hOmpsou.
DAMAGE.

Trains over the James River Division
ran yesterday nearly on scneoule time
The slight Decays that occurred celnS &c
.casloned by the, necessity OF running
slowly over parts OF the tracks that were
dana sed.
Both passenger and freight Gafnc Tas
resumed along the whole line, but the
buckingham branch was not In opera
ton yesterday. This branch is not ma
terially dana ged, but the officials are
waiting until the rest Of the line Is
working normally before resun1ins opera
ton Of tbs branch line. Trains were,
however, run on the Alberene srancn-
No estimate OF the amount OF damage
done has as yet been formed by the
officials, though thsy admitted that it
was heavier than they at first supposed.
General Superintendent Walker returned
yesterday from the scene Of the wreck
at Reusens. There was nethins new to
be said about tbs sad affair. A force
OF hand. has repaired the line ct that
point, this work being asainly the re-
moval Of debri. from the track
Regular frefsh, and passenger traffic
will now be resuna ed on the line, while
the work Of putting the track In thor
ough rep5ir will IS steadily On.
! No trace has been found Of the bodies
o. Conductor p. A Whitaker and Bag
sagemastcr W. N. Thompson. who lost
their lives at the Reuseas wreck and
were washed down D. the surEins tor
rent OF water. The bediss ray have
washed far Down the stream or have
lodged in some hurrueck close TO tae
scene OF tae disaster.
Ths restaurant and dinins-ha1l at the
ofy -
and Ohio and Ssabeard Air Line roads was
opened yesterday n1erninE to the travelling
euhlie, The cpenin= hiss been delayed
from time to tin1e on account OF failure
is in place and the department SO equip
pad that 4 most excellent service will Sc
given:
restaurant man and who for some time
was In the dining ear service. Is IN charge
and will give his personal supervision
This furnishing of the dinins-hall and
lunch counter are handsome and deco
rative, while the ehinaware and silver
Earnings and exl -nses Of the se.board
Air Line System:
Month Of Observation-Disclosures 1901.
| $500; 1900 $500. Gross earnings: 1901
ss3341s7: 1860. $3.50. t2s; increase. ss4.7os-7.t
per cent. Opera ting expenses and taxes:
1901, ss4255s: 1900 500, us; decrease, s5S.oo6
-ss per cent. Net earnings: 1901, s2s157s;
1900. $50. 514; irx ease, s1c5 .t47s.s per
cent. Ratio expenses to earnings: 1901,
ss.s per cent: 1900 so.s per cent.
July list to November soth-Grcss earn
ings: 1907. s4.7os.sI,; 1900. s4.se5,547: In
crease, 800. s2s-s.s per cent. Operating
expenses md taxes: 1861 ss.15555s 1860
! ss,52s, 75:; decrease, sses.1s3-11.1 per cent.
Net earnings: 1901. H,57o.sl3; 1909 ;77s 7aS:
| increase, 1874. o1s-1t,.2 per cent. Ratio
expenses to earnings: 1851, 66.6 per cent;
| 1874 s2.o per cent.
January 1st to November stth-Gres,
earnings: 1901, s1o,4soo11; 1900, ss,15s,547;
/ increase. 1870, 45tt-1s.s per cent. oner-
ating expenses and taxes: 1901, s7,oI0,521;
1906 .s7.ae,ssa;, decrease. s1h,s7.-1.s. Per
cent Net earnings: 1871 ss.:ss 4A; 1919
s1.s47,14s increase, s1,412,337s6-725 per cent
Ratio expenses to earnings: 1891, e'.3
per cent; 1900 1871 per cent.