Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-30
FAST TRAIN RESUME En-
TWENTIETH CENTURY LlMlrsn
ON l8-HOUR SCHEDULE.
Famous New York Central-Lake Sho.,
Train Now Making Regular Trims Re-.
tween New York and Chicago in 10
Hours-AccidentN Not Due to Speed,

The famous New York Central-LakaS
Shore Twentieth Century Limited
train, which was wrecked by runniDg%
into an open switch at Mentor. Ohio
has been restored to the position o;#
the fastest long-distance train in theS
world After an extended conference
with his staff, President w. II. New
man issued an order which places the
Century" on it's former eighteen hour
schedule between Chicago and Nev,S
York.
This action was taken after most
rigid and searching investigation into
the facts, which resulted in the unanl
nous conclusion that speed was in MOI
way a factor contributing to the disas,
Ter at Mentor. Tor this reason, and
his alone, President Newman ordered J
she restoration of the old schedule.
Had there been the slightest doubt
in the mind of a single operating off 4
cal of any of the New York Central i
tines upon this point the twin Cen
Jury" fiers would still run between \
Chicago and New York on a twenty,
hour schedule. In determining the I
issue, safety, and safety alone, was
The paramount consideration
In arriving at his decision in the u
matter President Newman did not rest
content with the judgment and opin,a
ions Of his operating staff nor upon the I
evidence of the investigation that was
conducted and concluded by w. H.
Marshall and staff of the Lake Shore
and by the detectives employed By tee
railroads. Commissioner Morris of the s
Railroad Commission of the State Of
Ohio and w. O. Jackson, chief inspec \
tor Of railroads and telegraphs of the
State of Ohio, went to the scene of the
wreck, and upon their official reports
President Newman in large measure
based his action in restoring the "Cen,y
fury to its former running time.
Inspector Jackson's report is sweeps
ing and conclusive upon the most inn
portant points in connection with the
wreck. He declared that there was.
no doubt that the switch was opened
maliciously and Intentionally, but was
unable to determine whether 1t WasS
locked or open. He further states:
Il do not think that the speed of the
train had anything to do with tho
wreck or with the number of persons
killed The number killed was due to-
the fact that the dinner was just fin. \
ished, and the men had gone forwards
to the smoker. Fast trains are no mOVN
liable to accident than others, for they
make fewer stops, and many accom-
mediation trains run as fast between
stations as the Twentieth Century
Limited"
Commissioner Morris statement Is
equally strong upon the point Of speed
not being a contributing factor, and
upon these official statements PreSi8
dent Newman feels that he can rely
to show to the public, first, that TIL
only thing for the management to d.
after the wreck was to return to thu
former schedule until the facts wer
determined, and that the only losca
thing to do now is to revert again tM
the eighteen hour schedule.
Had, however, the conclusion re
garding the cause of the wreck been
different, and had the State COmmis#
SIGN and inspector decided that speol#
was factor, President NewmMH
stood ready not only to continue the
Century" on a twenty-hour schedu9
but also to go over his entire train ser
vice list and revise it wherever th8
speed of trains came into logica! con-
fIict with his action in the matter OHl
the Century" N