The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19

who was thrown from his car while on his
run, Is in a serious condition at a Harris
burg, Pa, hospital.
J. ]. Frey. formerly general manager of
the Santa Fe. is dying at his home, in Sc
dalia, Mo-, of uraemic poisoning. He Is in
terested In q transatlantic railway through
Alaska to Behring strait.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more directors have declared a semi-annual
dividend of ? per cent. This is the first
dividend on the new stock. which is all
owned by the Pennsylvania road.
The Panhandle yesterday received three
more II GA freight engines from the Al
toona shops for use on the Logansport di-
vision and two from the Baldwin locomo-
tive works for use on the main line.
The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania has compiled valuable
and issued Ii in convenient form in refer
ence to the opportunity and advantages for
industries located on the company's lines.
The June number of the Four-track News
of the New York Central contains enter
tanning Illustrations Of scenery and life
along the line. The descriptive matter is
educational and is presented very attrac-
lively.
The Monon this week received twenty-five
miles OF new steel rail TO be laid on the
indianapolis division. When this is in the
track the road will be laid with seventy
hve-pound steel rail from Indianapolis to
Chicago.
4hC oiS EOuI Will u aSDtCldl III
from Cincinnati TO Columbus on Sunday,
carrying members of the Cincinnati and
Hamilton County Commandery of the
knights of st. John to the conclave at CO.
lumbus.
A. G. Mitchell. superintendent of the
Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania,
has appointed U. G.. Ryan and c. F. Kis-
senger trainmasters of the road, which has
recently come under control of the Penn
sylvania.
r. L. Williams, city passenger agent of
the Union Pacific at Chicago, was in the
city yesterday, aiding other Union Pacific
next meeting of the Modern Woodmen for
San Francisco.
Superintendent Quigley, OF the Hooking
valley road, has so far recovered from an
operation for str%angulation Of the bowels
that he has been removed from the hospital
to his home. but it will be some weeks be-
fore he will be on duty again.
Officials of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road estimate that it will take ST.
100000 TO repair the damage done by the
floods in the road's territory. The worst
damage is at Ottumwa, Ia, where the ap-
proaches to the bridges were destroyed.
The Train Dispatchers' Association of
America, In session at Nashville, Tenn,
elected the following officers: President, f.
II. Heldy, of Pennsylvania; vice president.
j. X. Love, of Canada; secretary and treas
urer, ]. F. Mackie. ST. Louis was chosen
as the next place Of meeting.
Charles II. Wright, formerly cashier Of
the American Express Company at Cincin-
natl, and now route agent in charge of In
diana lines, was married recently at Gin
cinnati to Miss Barker, of that city, and ].
H. Payne. assistant cashier at the same
of1ce, was married on June 5 to Miss Mar
tina Carsten, another young lady Of Cincin-
natl.
Passenger men of the trunk lines are
busy arranging for equipment for handling
the heavy travel and the summer excur-
sion ira file fO Atlantic Civ and other sea-
shore resorts. The Baltimore e. Ohio will
run the first on June II from points where
that company completes with the Pennsyl-
vania, and after that the Pennsylvania will
alternate with the B. & o.
Robert Westcott. son of the founder Of
the Westcott Express Company, who is en-
ployed by the L~ackawanna in charge OF its
milk-carrying trade, and who sued for dam
ages on the ground that he had a contract
with the road which had several years to
run. has been awarded $4,000 by the New
York Court Of Appeals. He claimed that
he had increased the business from 10000
to 100000 cans per month.
TIL large passenger locomotives running
on the Chicago & Alton between Bloom
ington and Chicago are giving very salts
these engines. which are the largest pas
senger engines in service in the country.
They weigh 219.o0o pounds, 141 700 pounds
being on the drivers. The total weight Of
these locomotives each is 17 tons. The
drivers, of which there are six, are eight
feet high.
Traffic at the Union s~tockyards is the
largest of any June in the history of the
yards. This week the receipts are averaging
10 carloads a day, stock coming in from
the north, south and west. Better prices
are now being realized in this market than
at other stockyards. The receipts of hogs
the corresponding period last year, and the
receipts Of cattle and horses are hand
somely in excess of last year.
The following officials Of the Lake Shore
road, which controls the Lake Erie & West
ern, yesterday inspected the main line of
the latter: Vice President Brown, General
Superintendent Marshall and Assistant Gen.
eral Superintendent Moon and other Lake
The party travels on a special train Of
three private cars, drawn by the new in
spection engine of the Lake Shore, SO ar
ranged that officials can ride on the engine
and inspect the track.
H. e. Williamson, recently appointed
agent of the United States Express Com
pany at st. Louis, began service with that
company in 1881 at jamestown, n. Y; in
1887 he was appointed travelling auditor.
The next year he was made route agent at
Sandusky, o. Later he connected himself
with the Big Four freight department, but
later, with headquarters at Dayton, o. Ed
ward Card, whom he succeeded at st.
Louise, resigned to become superintendent
of the new st. Louis City Mission.
The Vandalia will join the Pennsylvania
in an exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
Space has been allotted in the transporta-
ton building. While the general supervi-
sion of the work will be in charge of Theo-
dore N. Ely, chief of motive power, F. d.
Cassanave, formerly general superintend-
ent of motive power of the Pennsylvania,
and w. c.. Arp, superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia, will have much to
say in relation to the exhibit and the ar
ranging for it. One of the Vandalia's new
Atlantic type engines will be built this fall,