The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-05-13
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RAILROAD NEWS
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Mistaken orders were responsi.
BILE for a dreadful head on collision
on the X. " NJ. railroad near AL
bany early Wednesday morning,
in which fireman Johnstone was
instantly killed, being caught he
tween the tender and boiler head,
and his body crushed to pulp.
Engineer James Stevens, son of
the late William Stevens, of Langs.
yille, had one foot crushed and
was otherwise injured Stevens
and Johnstone were in charge of
train No. 80, going north as u
work train, and the collision was
with an Albany helper, returning
empty, in charge of Engineer Arm.
strong and Fireman Will Ohlinger.
Both of the latter jumped in time
to save themselves and thus escaped
injury.
The cause of the accident is said
to have been the result of mis-
take on the part of Engineer Arm
strong in reading the orders hand
ed him by the operator at Albany.
The order said to take the siding
at X u. M, which Armstrong
read rs a. IN. The "K" is used
in railroad telegraphing to signify
o'clock, and it was mist king the
"K" for "l5" that caused the
accident.
Johnstone was pinned between
tender and engine, and it is said
that he was crushed until he was
only held together by his clothes
Those who beheld him say that it
was a slckening sight to view the
body, crushed out of all resem
blance to man.
The dead man lived in Middle
port in one of Charley Densmore
houses and leaves wife and three
children. He had been working
for the past year as an "extra"
fireman, and consequently had but
little employment and leaves his
family in poor circumstances. He
came to Middleport from employ
ment of the c. d o. railroad, and
his wife, it is said, has neither
parents nor brothers or sisters.
The collision occurred at 1905
Wednesday morning.
While Hooking Valley officials are
hopeful as to the future, they ad-
NIT that the month of March this
year was very poor one in fact,
one of the poorest in years.
The report of the Hooking Val
ley, issued Saturday by Louis p.
Ecker, auditor of the railroad,
shows the following figures.
March, 1909. March, 1908
Total operating
revenues $4l2 219 Of 44G, ,4SO 43
Total oper-
ating ex 299, 9ss, 06 3o6,1l SIS
Net operat-
ing rev.-S1l2, 23l So $l4O,3G ss
Net outside
operations 1924 OF 525 81 /!
revenue $lO6, GOT 81 $l39,S42 81 !
Taxes ... 1871 20 IS, AGA so.
Operating
incomes 81, 4S5 81 $l21,377 81
Other in
come ........ 36,7l6 45 49,9SO II /
Gross cor.
income. 1924, 2O2 % Sill. 35s OF
Deduc-
TONS. 81, 1873 81 02.34O 81
Net corp
crate in
come---$ 26,763 20 $ 1907 so
The showing made by the X. u |
M. and the T. IL o. G. is much of
the same order.
The report of the L. Il O. G. is
as follows: Total operating rev.
uenue, 1909, 1853 939 IS; same
1908. 1886, 394 50: total operating
expenses 1909, S97, lSl 3S; same
month 1908, $lS9'6O7 90; net in.
come 1909, 80, III 96; 1908, $ll3,-
333.25.
The report of the X. " NJ. is as
follows: Total operating revenue,
March, 1909, $3.50, O99 93; 1908, /
$l44, 1913 90; total operating ex.
penses 1909, 1928. 4S7 10; 1908, /
$l0S, $50 81 net income, 1909, 49,
$50. So; 1908, SIT 07S lG
According to report originat-
ing in New York Thursday, attor-
neys acting for the Hooking Val
ley and allied lines are to file with.
in week an application for re-
hearing of the case in which the
Hooking Valley was ousted last
Saturday from owner of the Kama.
wha and Michigan Southern, the
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