The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-13
N0TABLEs IN RY.
WORLD VIEW THE
LIGHTED TUNNEL
GRAND TRUNK nv. ROYALTY EN-.
TERTAINs OVER 100 ouEsTs1N
PORT HURON AND sARNiA-
LUXURIOUS TRAVELLING.

PORT HURON, Mich, Nov. ID
Over one hundred visitors came here
yesterday to inspect the St Clair
tunnel, newly electrified. At the head
OF the first party to arrive as guests
Of the Grand Trunk Railway Co., was
K. H. Fitzhugh, third vice-president
OF the company, who came from Mon
treal with his guests In his private
car. II was. through the efforts OF MI
Fitzhugh that the electrihcatton oi
the tunnel was made. The ofncial
gave the question Of comfort to pas.
sengers travelling through the tunnel
considerable thought on how to trans
form the dark and gruesome passage
10 one of brilliancy and those who
were loud In their praise OF the efforts
OF the Official
A train Of Ave handsomely decorat.
ed cars carried the party from the
tunnel station In this city to Sarnia,
leaving the Port Huron side at
o'clock. At 2:45 Sarnia was reached
end the party was entertained at
luncheon at the Hotel Vendome. Az
ter leaving the Vendome the special
made the run to this city and to the
power house on South Military-st.
where the visitors spent an hour In
inspecting the building and the mas
sive machinery, leaving for ~csctr re-
spective homes in the eaiI SASg.
Prominent Officials. J
The officials in the party were f. H.
Fitzhugh, third vice president: w. T..
Davis, passenger traffic manager; w.
G. Davis. passenger trac manager; w.
q. Brownlee. general transportation
manager; w. ID. Robb, supterintend-
ent OF motive power: Jas. Coleman,
superintendent Of car department; ".
f. Gillen. superintendent of middle
division; +. w. Egan, superintendent
Of westrn division; Go. w. Vaux, as
sistant general passenger agent; j.
Il. Quick, general baggage agent; II.
X. Charlton. advertising agent: E. w.
Smith, superintendent OF dining car
service; Chas. Clarke. division freight
agent; j. ID. Mcdonald, district pas
senger agent, Toronto.
Other among whom were many rail-
road men and representative citizens
included:
w. w. Ashald, superintendent tele-
graph G. I. X, system. Montreal; B.
j. Arnold, Chicago; n. j. Butler, gen.
oral agent G.. L. r., Milwaukee,; A.
s. Baldwin, chief engineer Illinois
Central railway; w. ID. Boyd, Toron-
TO Railway company. Toronto; j. B.
Berry, chief engineer, c. r. I. & p.
Ry., Chicago: NJ. 8. Blackjack, engi-
neer main and way, G.. 7. r. system,
Montreal.
r. l.. Burnett, A. G.. +. A., G.. T. r.
systems. Chicago; A. 4. Beckett, So
iicitor. G. T. r. system, Montreal; @.
r.. Bell, G. p. T. A, G. T. r. system,
Montreal W. d. Cufinningworth, T.
x No. Ry., North Bay; Chas. Clark,
D. F. A., G. T. r. system. Detroit; II.
II. Evans. secretary committee city
local transportation, city OF Chicago;
q. b. Filgiano, auditor of passenger
accounts, G. T. r. system, Montreal;
l.. c. Fritch, assistant president, I'LL
nois Central Ry., Chicago; Lawford
Grant, manager br. Insulated Heisley
Gable, Ltd, Montreal Geo. Gibbs.
chief engineer Pennsylvania Tunnel &
Terminal Ry., New York; l.. r. Gibbs,
electrical engineer B. & o. Ry., Balti-
more; Ira w. CAN'T, f. A. F., @. T. r.
system, Toledo. Ohio; u. 4. Gillian, SUI
perintendent, G. T. r. system, Toron-
to; Jos. Hall, ID. p. A., M. G. r., De-
troit; JOS. Hobson. consulting engi-
neer G. T. r. system, Hamilton, Ont
]. d. Kelley, electrical engineer N. Y.
Central & Hudson r. r., New York;
J. w. Kneeshaw, assistant stationery
agent, @. T. r. system, Detroit; H. q.
Kelley, chief engineer, G. T. r. sys-
tenn, Montreal: c. 8. Lee. @. p. A., Le-
high Valley r., New York; p. j..
Lynch. assistant superintendent @. T.
r. system, Allendale, Ont: r. w.
Long. d. F. A.. G. T. r. system. Ham
ilton, Ont; J. c. Mack, signal ensi-
neer, M. G. r., Detroit; J. K. Muhlfeld,
general superintendent motive power.
b. & O., Baltimore; ID. Murphy, T. q
N. o. comm, Ottawa, Can; w. Nc
Nab, principal assistant engineer, G.
r. r. system. Montreal; p. ]. Myler.
Canadian Westinghouse Co.. Hamil.
ton, Ont; Henry H. Norris. professor
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.