The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-30

locking plant on the middle division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the telegraph oper-
ators OF that division have been notified
mat FEB l they will be placed on an
eight-hour schedule. The large increase in
the number OF automatic signals and inter-
locking switches on this division made II
too trying on the men TO be IN service
twelve hours.
William S. Gordon, ST., died at his home
in East Milestone n. j.. on Wednesday. be
was for hfty-six years continuously in the
employ or the Pennsylvania as fireman anc
engineer. He was the first man 10 be put on
the pension list of the company. and his son
is now running an engine drawing last
train on the Pennsylvania.
For some days past the Findlay, Fort
Wayne * Western has been transferring its
through passengers for about a half-mile
across the Auglaize river. near Cloverdale'
by wagon. The railroad bridge at that place
was partially destroyed by recent high
waters Fourteen miles of the company
tracks was also damaged by the Hood but
mas since been repaired.
The Springfield division of the c. H &
D. is handling large amount of live stock
and grain, and had the company cars and
power to move them il would be doing
double its present business. The C, III. q
ID. proper has turned four of its locomo-
tives over to that road for freight service
70 help out, and Superintendent Gray says
he could use six more engines 70 good al
vantage could the company furnish them
General Manager w. A Garrett. of the
on the Chicago and Florida special service
with mechanical device attached 10 the ten
der 10 automatically pick up what is known
in tn, railroad world as the electric train
staff While going sixty miles hour The
high speed staff catcher picks up the orders
from stands built along the track, on the or
der OF the mail bag stand. All other trains
pick up the train staff by means Of hoop
made OF small rubber hose.
Charles Pepper, who has made tour OF
almost all South American countries as
special railroad commissioner sent out by
the United States government for the purc
pose OF ascertaining the exact status OF
the intercontinental railway project. which
Is TO extend from the Straits of Magellan
to the great lakes, has returned 10 WASH
ington. He Travelled something like lSOoO
miles He gives an encouraging report Oh
the attitude of the South American coun-
tries toward the project.
Wabash railroad representatives have
been successful in securing options on I'M
portant sites for the extension of the sys-
TEN TO the Susquehanna river. These sites
are in the northeast manufacturing sec.
ton of York. Pa, surrounding the tract OF
land now used by the Pennsylvania as a
roun dhouse site for the reposseSsslon OF
which the York county poor directors
have resorted to legal proceedings: rms
land, with the territory already under OPP
ton by the Wabash, is an important stra-
| tegic point in the fight of the Wabash to
reach the Susquehanna river in opposition
| to the Pennsylvania.
| With one of the driving wheels of his
| engine more than half gone, Arthur L.
| Shaffer, engineer in charge of passenger
! train on the Panhandle division OF the
| Pennsylvania, managed TO pull his train
| safely into Logansport, Ind, on Thursday
| morning twenty minutes behind time and
| without any additional injury or damage
| to the engine, train. trainmen or paSsen-
| gers. Just the engineer slowed down
| the engine suddenly gave jar, and. realiz-
| ing something had happened to the train,
| il was brought to a standstill. Investiga-
| ton showed that one-half of one of the
| driving wheels on the right side of the en-
! CINE had fallen to pieces and the wheel was
entirely useless. After studying the situa-
! ton for moment, Engineer Shaffer con-
| cluded that it would be safe to continue the
| trip to the passenger station without call
] ing for further assistance. BY the time the
| depot was reached there were only three
| spokes left in the wheel. What caused the
accident is a mystery to trainmen.