The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05

Of adopting automatic devices 90 tho e,e-
clusion of human agents
\ Washington man has recently ok
hibited "A block signal apparatus which,
II he could insure It's being always in per-
fect order. would solve tho problem d. ID
am electrical apparatus SO arranged thar
there is contact between the rail and
bell and light in the locomotive cab. As
soon as a train enters n block upon which
there Is another train. the electric bell
in the cab begins ringing Ike "suro
alarm" clock. It does NOT stop
ringing until the enginenan stops it or
until the block becomes clear The color
OF the light which shows simultaneous
~ with the ringing OF the bell tells the
direction OF tine other train II IL ls
approaching head-on. a red light shows.
II IL IS running in the same direction Il
white light shows. This correspondent
has seen the model, and IL works per
fectly. But railroad men have not taken
II upon the ground that the system Is SD
complicated to always be likely 20 Eot
out OF order, or TO be easily put out OF
order by some malicious person along the
unprotected right Of way.
Wireless" a Solution.
Last year the Chicago and Alton, one
OF the most progressive roads tn the
West. equipped several OF It's trains with
wireless signaling apparatus. At the
umc statements We're given to the press
20 the effect that the experiments thus
lar had proven a success. and that with
At every train could know the direction
and location Of every other train I'm the
division II is believed in WASHINGTON
that this will offer the final soiution 1f
the question. and that the Improvement Is
which are being made in wireless tcle-
graphy will enable Il TO be generally
adopted I'm the movement OF trains in
the near future.
There is a feeling OF disappointment
among Southern officials over the fact
that the Thanksgiving Day accident hap
pened as a result OF "a mismana cement Of
their block signal system. That they
thought they had a system that would
effectively prevent accidents I'm the
handling OF trains is shown by reference
70 their advertising matter They show i'm
that a commendable priue in having com
pleted a block signal system all the
way from Washington TO Atlanta and
railroad men everywhere declare that the
southern system is as perfect as human
ingenuity can make it.
There has been considerable stir here
over the report from New York that J
Pierpont Morgan has about decided to
secure the presidency of the Southern for
Stuyvesant Fish. the deposed head Of the
Illinois Central II IS generally agreed
that Mr.. Fish Is one OF the leading rail-
road men OF the country. bat most Wash
ingtonians hoped 10 see a. Is. Andrews or
w ". Finley land the place.
1t IS an interesting fact that when l.
Flerpont Morgan ana Eugene Hartman
two OF the four greatest financial men in
the railroad world. attended the Spencer
funeral they did not speak to one an
other. They went into the church within
five PAGES OF one another and when they
went out Dir. Morgan left by the side en-
trance. and Mr.. Hartman by the front
entrance. Hartman IS about the smalIest
man Ia point OF physique in the railroad
world Most of them are great big. six
footer, Northumberland men. but Har-
riman is not over Five feet six" and
weights about 80 pounds He wears
glasses Of the old-fashioned grandpa"
kind. a low-laying collar and a plain
black bow tie. such as can be bought
for . cents IN any store. He wears about
a 81 sized hat.