The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-05
Illinois Central Reported to be
Successful at Last.
President Fish Coming Here Tonight
--Supt. Renshaw is Delayed
and Has Not Come.
OTHER LATE RAILROAD NOTES

Mr. II. O. McCourt. assistant gen.
eral manager of southern lines Of ths
|. O., passed through the city this
morning at 1850 o'clock en- route Il
Evansville. He Travelled in his private
car and was met here by Trainmaster
Henry Scheuing and Master Mechanic
Turnbull the latter accompanying HIN
to Evansville. Mr. Scheuipg went to
Central City ON business.
Mr.. McCourt is on a business trip
to Evansville and il is said the mis-
sion IL an important one. A well
known official stated this morning
that he would not be surprised IL the
deal which has been on foot for sew
orsl years by which the l. O. will be
permitted to run over the l.. aud N.
bridge at Henderson to cross over and
get into Evsnsville, will not be closed
before long
"This deal" he explained. has
been>on foot for several years but no
termination of the negotiations re-
suited. Matters are such now that the
deal will likely go through, but there
have been so many wild reports rela.
tive to this aud all failed to material.
lie and il il presumed the public will
take little stock in IT,.
The transfer boat At Henderson will
be brought here II the deal goes
through soon enough as Psducah needs
transfer boat and the company does
not desire TO 20 to the expense Of buy
ing another when the Henderson boat
will be out Of service IL this deal is
put through.
Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish. president OF
the |. O. road, will arrive in the city
this afternoon at O'Clock from Louis
willie on a special train. He will be
accompanied by Ut. Harahsn, second
vice president, and John Jacob Astor.
the millionaire. These gentlemen are
on an inspection tour OF the Southern
divisions aud will run through to
Memphis without stops. They will
run as the first section Of No. l0i, the
fast Louisville and Memphis passen-
ger train, arriving at 6 p. m. The
regular train. running as second sec
ton, will arrive ten minutes later
Mr.. William Renshaw, superintend-
ent Of machinery of the l. O., will
not come to Padrcah today. being
sgsin delayed on his inspection. The
shop men have everything ready for
the inspection. The shop men have ev-
erything ready for the inspection out
have twice been disappointed. He did
not say when he would arrive. but is
expected tomorrow.
The carmen will meet again tonight
and have several new members to mi
tate. This order has been on the
constant increase in popular favor, and
the membership is now three hun.
drsd. The matter OF organizing the
trades council will be taken mp again
tonight, il enough time can be secur-
ed aside from the limitations.
Thomas Nuckolls, colored, q switch
man employed in the Memphis yards,
was brought to the local |. O. hospital
last night for injuries to his knee The
negro was injured while jumping
from caboose. and the knee is dislo-
Gated. He was injured Sunday bnt
the knee had not been dressed OF set
until he reached Paducah.
Colonel John X. gendrick went
to Gilbertsville this morning to ap-
pear in the condemnation railroad
suits. one of which will be tried this
The suits are for the con-
domination of property to secure
right Of way for the l. O. to cross the
Tennessee river one mile south of its
present bridge.
Superintendent A. II. Egau, of the
division Of the /. @. will
arrive in the city this afternoon late
ON President Fish's special train. He