The Railroad Telegrapher from Peoria, Illinois • Page 24

100 THE RAILWAY TELEGRAPHER. MARCH 15,1890. Railway Geo. W. has been appointed general manager of the entire "Maekey System" wi.h headquarters at Chicago, 111.

I). 'Patterson has bf-en appointed general superintendent of the C. K. C. I.

C. E. T. E. and E.

with headquarters at Chicago, 111. Beaumont station, has been chaged to Woodland Park. Manitou Park is about six miles north of this station. Stages connecting these points are run daily. The manager of one of the Nebraska roads, the Elkhorn extension of the Chicago North- Western system, has made the liberal proposition to build cribs along the line, in which the farmers can store their corn free of charge until the market price will warrant its shipment.

A French electrical journal estimates that the total length of the telegraph wires (including submarine cables) of the world in use at the present time exceeds 500,000 miles. Four- Jifths of the land wires are in Europe and America. All the submarine cables together give a length of 89,050 miles. A Montreal dispatch says that it is the intention of the Canadian Pacific, as soon as one of its new Pacific steamers is completed, which will be about November next, to carry the first Canadian excursion party around the world. It is estimated that the round trip will be made within sixty five days.

The superintendents of the railroads centering at Peoria, 111., have formed an association for the more uniform and better conduct of the railroads centering at that point, and Mr. E. N. Armstrong, of the Toledo. Peoria' Western road, has been elected president Eleven out of the roads were represented at this meeting.

A bill lias been introduced in the Ohio legislature providing that 12 hours shall constitute a day's work on all railroads, and prohibiting any railroad company working its trainmen longer than 24 consecutive hours, after which 8 hours lay-off shall be given in aJJ cases. It also provides for extra pay for each hour over a day's work. A straw which shows very clearly which way the wind is blowing, in the of new construction, is the demand for machinery used in excavating, grading and contract work in general. One manufactory of steam shovels has taken orders for of these machines since December 1, 1889. These orders are, it is reported, all for railway companies.

The great Fourth bridge, over which trains commenced running some weeks ago, has a total length of 8.920 over a mile and a half but is especially remarkable for its wonderful spans, two of which are each feet in length. The longest span of the great Brooklin bridge is 1,595 feet and the total length of the bridge being less than 0,000 feet. Engineer Seth Twombly and Fireman LaCioche, who were indicted for murder in the case of the Rock Island wreck at South Englewood, September 27, have been acquitted, the evidence showing that the semaphore had nut been thrown in time to allow the train to be stopped, although had it not been running ahead of time sufficient notice would have been given. The Fitchburg railroad recently built a very large and heavy flat car for sending a wire cable from Worcester, to Colo. The car is 28 ft.

long, ft. 9 in." wide and has 8 sills by 11 in. The car is mounud on two G-wheeled trucks, having axles in. in diameter at the wheel-fit, with journals 4.J by 8 in. It has a carrying capacity of 100.000 Ibs.

The Iowa authorities have brought suit against several companies to compel them to answer certain questions propounded some months ago by then Governor Larrabee. He demanded that the roads state the salaries they paid to general olli the number of attorneys they employed and what they were paid, the names and postollice address of all the Stockholders, the number of mileage books they issued, etc, Vice President Holcomb, of the Union Pacific, has issued a circular which reads: To general managers and heads of departments: Hereafter, when selecting men to fill positions made vacant by resignation or other cause, you will please consider for such places men who are already in the employ of the company. If you know of no suitable man in your division refer the matter to me and I will secure one." An engine driver on the Central Asia Railway, who sustained concussion of the brain in a serious accident on General Anuenkoff's line some time ago, has just sued the railway oflicials for damages in a court at Samarcand, and obtained very satisfactory and somewhat original compensation. The court decreed that he should be paid 7,000 rubles down at once, and in addition should receive tfl) rubles for every child which might be born to him. A nine-year-old lad recently prevented a disaster on the West Shore road near Kingstown, N.

by fiagging a passenger train which was about to run into an obstruction of rocks and dirt which had fallen on the track in a deep cut. The engineer saw the little fellow standing on the track vigorously waving a red handkerchief, and stopped the tram. The passengers, when they had discovered their narrow escape, gathered around the young hero and made up a handsome purse for him. The Wagner Palace Car Company have recently turned out a new boudoir and bullet sleeping car for service between Detroit and Cincinnati over the Michigan Central and the Cincinnati, Hamilton Cayton railroads. The car is one of the longest in use, being about 78 ft.

over all, and is fitted up in the most elegant manner. The car contains 12 regular sections, having in all 29 double and one single berth. It is said that the lamps in the car are so arranged as to be automatically extinguished in case of an accident which would start a conflagration. Special pains has also been taken with the heater and the heater closet. In Memoriam.

At a regular meeting of Meadville Division No. 71, O. R. held Feb. 19, 1890, the following premable and resolutions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to remove from our midst our late Brother, George A.

Newell; and WHEREAS, Being our duty, it is but just that a fitting recognition of his many virtues be had; therefore be it Resolved, By Meadville Division No. 71 on the registry of Grand Division of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, that, while we bow with humble submission to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our brother who has been taken from us. Resolved, That in the death of George Xewell this Division laments the loss of a brother who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy to the needy and distressed of the fraternity; an active member of this society, whose utmost endeavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity; a friend and companion who was dear to us all; a citizen whose upright and noble life was a standard of emulation to his fellows. Resolved, That we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased on the dispensation with which it has pleased Divine Providence to afliiet them, and commend them for consolation to Him -who orders all things for the best, and whose chastisements are meant in mercy. Resolved, That, as a mark of respect to our departed brother, the Secretary be hereby instructed to order our charter draped in mourning for a period of days.

Resolved, That these resolutions of our heartfelt sympathy and sorrow be placed upon the records of the Division and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of our deceased brother, to our official organ, the RAILWAY TELEGRAPHER, and to the newspapers of Meadville and Greenville. THOMAS B. MACMAHON, CHARLES W. BOSSARD, JOHN C. O'NEIL, Com..