The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-26
THE 1S HOUR TRAIN PUT BACK
PRESIDENT NEWMAN YIELDS TO
WESTERN RAILROAD MEN
After . Five Hour Conference in which
They Represented That 1t wouldn't
DO to Call - Miles An Hour Unsafe
and That in Fact II II Not Unsafe

The Twentieth Century hier to Chicago
will resume its eighteen hour schedule to-
day. After the wreck at Mentor. Ohio,
President w. H. Newman Of the New York
Central peremptorily ordered II back to
the twenty hour basis. But the operating
and traffic officials OF the New York Central
| lines in the West objected decidedly to
President Newman's action, and out OF
the West they came for a conference, which
lasted from II o'clock yesterday morning
until o'clock In the afternoon. After .
warm discussion; to which most Of the
Western gentlemen applied themselves
in shirt sleeves, the following statement
was given out:
TO De Press and the Public:
The rigid Investigation Of the wreck on the
Lake Shore road at Mentor. Ohio. which has
been made BY the offlcials OF the Lake Shore
company and by the State Railway Com
missioner OF Ohio. who. with the Chief In
speotor Of Railways for that State, made .
personal investi cation at the scene OF the
accident, having shown conclusively that
the accident was not caused by the speed OF
the train, II IL now decided unnecessary to
longer continue tho slower schedule Of the
Twentieth Century train. the time Of which
was heightened pending thorough In
-
schedule OF eighteen hours between New
York and Chicago will be resumed Monday.
June 20. w. II. NEWMAN,
President.
When asked about the trend OF the dis
cusson General Passenger Agent Daniels
blandly replied
.Oh, the decision was practically unani-
NOUS
1t took five hours to attain to the blessed
state Of unanimity. At the opening Of the
meeting it was understood President New
man still oh; ected to resuming the eighteen
hour schedule. He had never been In favor
OF it and had deferred to his staff in the first
instance because, it Is said, the staff voted
solidly for such train to meet competition
OF President Newman's STAFF there were
present yesterday Vice President w. G.
Brown, General Manager A. H. Smith and
General Passenger Agent g. H. Daniels.
Among the Westerners present were c.
F. DAILY, passenger traffic manager OF the
New York Central lines west OF Buffalo;
C. E. Schafi general manager Of the big
Four Warren J. Lynch, general passenger
agent Of the Big Four" A. j. Smith, general
passenger agent and W. II. Marshall, general
manager OF the Lake Shore.
insisted gently but firmly that the wreck
had nothing to do with the speed OF the
train.
The Lake Shore people brought with
them the reports OF their own investiga-
lions and the conclusions Of the State Rail-
way Commissioner Of Ohio. The idea was
that President Newman was. 30 to speak,
from Missouri and that they would have
to show him. They showed him their re-
ports and their own conclusions and pointed
out that the action Of the president In
lengthening the time was IN reality, how
soever unintentional a reflection on the
other railway mana gements IN the country.
IL not on the New York Centrars within
the State An average OF hfty-four miles
an hour they held, could not ohhand DO
declared to be a disregard Of public safety.
The Westerners stated, moreover, that
from every side and from every kind OF
business and professional men they were
receiving protests against the frightening
of the time. They added as a clinohes
they were convinced Of the entire safety
Of the eighteen hour speed.
In the end President Newman yielded
and gave out the above statement. Tho
Western men declined to discuss their
victory They did not deem 1t victory.
they wished it understood. They merely
congratulated themselves and each other
ON the presidents magnantmity.