The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-03-25

Mandamus proceedings against tn
Eureka-Nevada Railroad Company t,
compel it to operate its trains be
tween Palisade and Eureka will b.
instituted unless service is resume,
at once, according to announcement
made this morning by Chairman F.
Shaughnessy of the State Public Ser
vice Commission. which will insti
tute the proceedings.
TRAINS DISCONTINUED
All train service on the road wa
discontinued yesterday and all EN-
ployes discharged under orders re
ceived from J. e. Sexton, genera
manager, who was in San Francisco
but who is now on his way back II
Nevada. In a telegram to J. B. Rice
auditor and trainmaster of the road
Sexton ordered him to close down tn,
road indefinitely. This telegram wal
received by Rice yesterday morning
while Mr.. Shaughnessy was at Pal
isade conducting rate hearing anG
general inquiry regarding the eff
cheney operations of the road.
ORDERED TO RESUME
Immediately Mr.. Shaughnessy, act
ing in behalf of the Public Service
Commission. sent the following tel
egram to Mr.. Sexton and to George
A. Whittell, president of the railroad
company:
Right in the face of the be-
ginning OF the water runoff from
melting snow which, unless TAX
en- care of, will result in thous-
sands of dollars in damages for
reconstruction of your line later.
your order discharging all en-
ployes is the most extraordinary
and inexcusable action that has
ever come to our attention.
"Only one section man was
working on the line between Eu-
reka and Blackburn yesterday,
and as a result your passenger
train was derailed. With a work
train, crews of men, ties and
materials the line can be reop-
ened for service in a few days
and heavy damages toyour prop
erty prevented by reasonable
maintenance and attention.
Eureka, with 400 or 500 in
habitants, will be out of food
and supplies in a short time and
from my personal observation l
am satisfied there is no excuse
for the action which you have
taken to-day, which II followed
will result in the line being
washed out so badly that it will
be impossible to repair it for
several months.
I'VE formally request that
work be started on re-establish-
ment of service at once, other
wise it will be necessary for the
commission to begin mandamus
proceedings forthwith to enforce
the obligation of the Eureka-Ne-
- vada railroad to the public.
SEXTON ANSWERS
In reply Mr.. Sexton wired from
Sacramento this morning as fol
lows:
Have received your wires to Mr.
Whittell and myself" and Mr.. Whit
tells secretary wired last night from
San Francisco that Mr.. Sexton was
leaving at once for Eureka.
Mr.. Shaughnessy and e. H. Walk
er arrived in Reno this morning from
Palisade where the final hearing in
the rate case was held yesterday.
TRAIN is DERAILED
On the trip from Eureka to Pal
isade on Thursday the train on which
Mr.. Shaughnessy, Mr.. Walker and
ten other passengers were riding, ran
on the track near Blackburn, TWEEN.
ty-seven miles from Palisade, where
the road had been washed out. Nc
one was injured but the passengers
were badly shaken up when the cars
left the rails.
They walked three miles before q
train sent out from Palisade picked
them up. 1t could not get within
three miles Of the derailsd train be-