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THE OMAHA DAILY BBEi WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 , 188L THE DAILY BEE , MAHA PUDLISHINQ CO. , PROPfHETORS 010 Harnnam , bet , Oth and 10th Streets , TERMS OF SUUSCniPTION One cony lyrar , In ( uliatico ( postpaid ) , . . , . . $10.00 ' C months * " ' . . . . 6.0 S months " " 3.CX RAILWAY TIME TABLE. > UC CAtll ) CHICAGO , HT. MCI. , MINNKArOt , I AX ( IMAIIA RAH.ROD. . Leave Omaha No , 2 through . in. No. 4 , Oakhml | iaiiciitn.r , 8tOn. : ! in. Arrho Omaha No. 1 , through jvvwcnzcr , 2:51 : ID. No , 3 , Oakland p.-wjciiKtr , 6.30 p. w , L1UVINU OVAIU KAtT OR HOUTU KiVKO. G , n. ft Q. fi a. m. 3:40 : p. m. . & N. W. , 0 ft. ra. 3:40 : 1) . tn. . a , H. I. & r. . 0 A. in. 3:40 : p. in. K. C. , SU J , & C. II. , 8 a in. 0M : p. in. Atrlr tiU Louis at 0S5 : n. m. and 7:45 : a. m. WKST OR SOUTHS P.ITfl. n. t M. In Noli. , Through Pjcnrrm , 8:38 : k. m It. k It. Lincoln KrUKliU-7iOO p. m. V. V RXVTKH , 1JIB p. in. O. * It. V. for 1 Inioln , 10:20 : x in. U. A 11. V , lor Odccolfi , 0:40 : n. in. V. I' . freight No. 6 , 6:30 : n. in. IT. P. freight No. D , 8:18 : a. m. II. 1' . frclRlit No. T , 0:10 p. m. emigrant. U. P. frelirht No. 11 8:28 : p. m. IA8T AMD I-OUTH. C. B. & O. , 8:00 : n. re. 7:25 : p m. O. b N. W. , 0:4B : n. u.-7:25 p. m , C. lU I. ft p. . 0:46 : n. in. 9:05 p. m. K. C. , St. Jou & 0 U. , 7:10 : ft. m.-4IG : p. m W. , St. L. ft P. , 10U : a. m. 4:2fi : p. m. ABUYINO MOM TIM ITKT AKD BOUTHWIIST. O. ft R. V. from Lincoln 12:12 : p. m. U. P. Expr < * 3:25 p. m. B ft M.ln Neb. . Through Kxproil:16 : p. m B. ft M. Lincoln Freight 8:30 : a m. U. P. Frcljiht No. 10-1:40 : p. m. No. 0 4:25 : p. m. Emigrant. No. 8 10:60 : p. m. No 12 11:35 : o. m. O. & IU V. mixed , ar. 4:38 : p. ra. Mourn. Hcbraeta Dillon ot tno St. Paul ft Sioux Citj Koid. No ! leaven Omaha 8:30 : a. m. No. 4 loam Omaha 1.30 p. m So. I arrhti at Omahaat 6:30 p. m. No. 8 arrives at Omaha at 10:50 : a. m. DOStMT TRAINS BlUWltlW OMA1U AND oouNtit , Biurrs. Loa\c Omnra at 800 , 9.00 and 11:00 a. m. l.-OO 2:00. : 3.00 , 40. 6:00 nnd 0:00 : p. m. Loaxe Council Mutant 8:25 : , 0:28 : , 11:2 : $ a.m. 1:26 , 2:25 , S'28 , 4:25C:25ond : C:25p. m. Sundays The durcmy loa\ci Omaha at O.OC and 11:00 n. m. ; 2.00 , 4 :00 : and 6:00 : p. m. Lcact Oonncll llliilli at 9:25 : and 11:25 a. in. ; 2:25 , 4:21 and 6:25 p. in. _ Opening and Closing of Mail * . 03TX. OPr.N. CL08S. a. m. p. m. a. in. p. m , Chicago ft N. W . 11.00 9:30 : 4-80 2:4C : Chtcajoru. I. & Pacinc. 11:00 9:00 : 4:30 : 2:40 : Ohlcayo , B. 4 Q . 11:00 : 0:00 4:30 : 2:41 Wabiwh . . . . 12:30 : :30 2 : Sloiu City and ruclllc. . 11:00 4:30 Union Paclllc . 6:00 11:40 : Omaha ft R. V . t.M 11:40 B.4M. In Neb . 4:00 8:40 5:30 : Omaha i Northwestern , 4JO ! 7:30 ( x > cal mails for State ot Io a lca\ but once a day , \lzi 4:30 a , in. A Lincoln Mn.ll Is also opened at 10:30 a. m. Office open Sundays from 12 m. to 1 p. m. THOS. > - HALL P. M. Business Directory. Abstract arid Real tstate. JOHN L , McCAdUE , opposite Post Office. ) W. B. BAUTLETT "Sl7 South 13th Street. Architects. DUFRENE ft MENDELSSOHN , ARCHITECTS Room 14. Crolgbton Bltck. A. T. LAUQK Jr. , Room 2. Cielghton Block. Boots and Shoes. JAMES DBYINE & co. , fine Boot * and Shoes. A good assortment o ) home work on hand , corner 12th and Harney. THOS. EIUCKSON , 3 E. cor. 10th and Douglas. JOHN FOUTUNATUS , 60510th street , manufactures to order good wort t fair prices. Retiring done. Bed Springs. J. F. LARUIMER Manufacturer. 1B17 Dourlaset. Books , News and Stationery. / . I. FRUEHAUF 1015 Fomham Street. Butter and Eggs. McSHANE tc SCIinOEDER , the oldest B. and K house In Nebraska cstaMlshod 137S Onmhx OKNTRAL RESTAURANT , MRS. A. K7AN , outbwejt comer ICthaml Dodge. Best Board ( or the Money. S tletactlon Uuarantccd Meals at all Hours. Board by the Day , Week or Month. Good Terms lor Cash Furnlshnil llnmns Supplied. Carriages and Road Wagons. WM SNYDER , 14th and Harney Street * . Jeweller * . JOHN BAVMKR 1311 Farnham Street Junk , H. BET-THOLD , Ran and Metal. Lumbr , Lime nr d Cement. FOSTER & ORY corner 8th and Douglas Bt . Lamps and alassware , m J. BONNER 1S09 Banalas St. Qood Variety. Merchant Tailor * . 0. A. LINDQ.UEST , One o ( our most popular Merchant Tailors Is re- celt Ing the latent designs ( or Spring and Suniinot deeds ( or gentlemen wear. Stylish , durable , , aud prices low as ocr 216 lath bet. Douc.&Farn. Millinery. f J MRS. 0. A. HINDER , Wholesale and Retail , Fan fft cy Goods In great i arlety , Zephyrs , Card Boards , Hosiery , Glovcxi , Corsets , lie. Clieapent Houxo IK UioWeat. Purchase sa\e 80 per cent. Ordel br Mall. 115 FKteenth Street. foundry. JOHN WEAHNK & SONS , cor. 14th& Jackson sU HouranU Feed. OMAHA CITY MILLS , 8th and Funbara Sts. , Wcl&hans Drew. , proprietors. ( Jrocors. Z. STEVENS , 21st between Curolng and Izar T. A. McSHANE , Com. 23d and Curalng atrocta. Hardwaio , Iron and Steel. 3LAN & LANQWORTHY , Wholesale , 110 and 112 16th street A. HOLMES corner Iflth and CWItornla. Harness. Saddles , Ac. B. WKI8T 20 18th St. bet Farm ft Harnev. Hotels. ANFIKLD HOUSE , Oea. Canfleld,9th * Farnham DORAN HOUSE , P. H. Cary , 013 Farnham St. BLAVEN'B HOTEL. F. Blaven , lOUi Bt. Southern Hotel , Ous. llam'el.Cth & LeaveAworth , Iron Fencing. The Western Cornice Works , Agents ( or the Champion Iron Fence tc. , luuo on luuid all klnd > of Fancy Iron Fences , Greetings , Flncals , Ralllni , , eto. 1310 Dotltre stroe , apl ! Clothing Bought. 0 .SHAW will pay highest Cosh price ( or secono hand clothlnr. Corner 10th and rarnhain. : Dentists. DR. PAUL , Williams1 Block , Cor. UUi & Dodge. Drugs , Paints and Oils. KUUN& CO. i Pharmaclirts , Fine Vane Uoods , Oor. IBtb and Doutiii btreeU. W , J , WIHTEIIOUf E , Whokeale & Retail , 10th st a 0. F1ULD , 2022 hortn Bide Cumlng Street. tl. PARR , Drusrglet , loth and HottarU Street * , Dry Conrls Notions , Etc. 'JOHN II. F. LEJlMANN U CO. , New York Dry Goods Sx > r , 1310 and 1812 Farn hiraftrtit. L o. EnewoM al o boots and ulioos 7thAI'clflf hurulture. A F. GROSd.Now .n4 Second Hand Furnltiirt nd Sto\t , lilt liouwu. Hubert CMh prlc < aid lor second lianu aw. J , HONNKU 1 00 Doufi * t. Flno goodi , Ac. Mill. A. MOVER , rnamif cturcro ( a h , doors , Mlndi , rnoldings.ncwcliJjilusteri , hand rails , lurnlihlDi : rol ) wwlng , &c , cor Pixl e and 9tb trc U. Pawnbrokers. J R03ENFF.LR , 8 10th St. , bet. far. & H r Florist. A. Donahue , plants , cutflontra , f coils , boqueti itc. N. W , tor. Iflth an I IXniolas ttrceM. Civil Engineers find Surveyors , ANPUF.W ROSKWATEtt , CrelRhton Wnck Conn Kur r } > , Grade and Sc en o Sjntcina ( < pct laity. Uammlttlon McrcHnnts. JOHN 0. WII > US.UH Dodge Street. ) 11 ItKKMKR. Fnr details sco large rul crtl o ncnt In Dallr and Weekly. Cigar * and Tobacco. VEST tt FRITOJIKKtimmifftcturcno ) ! ClR r mil Wliolcvklo Dcilcrs In Tomcvoii. 11105 Doiitfhl ( V. V , I.OIULNZKN mvmtactiinr 614 10thstreet Cornice Worki , Vcstcrn Cornice Avorl < , Manulacturcra I rot "ornlcc , Tin , Iron and Ulato UooniiiK' . Onlcn rein any locality proniptlv cvccut 1 In the IXMI nanncr. Factory and Oil cc 1310 Dodge Street. laUanltcd Iron Cornliia. Window Cnpi , etc. iinimtacturctl anil put tip In any part of tin ranntrv. T. SINHOI.l ) tlO Thirteenth utrcct OrocVery , I. BONNER 13t Doucini ttroct. Good line. Clothing and Hurnlihlng Qoods. JKO. II. 1'CTKKSON. Also Hats , Cap * . RooU tbocs , Notions and Cutlery , 804 S. 10th street. Fence Works , OMAHA FKNCti 00. JUST , FRIES & CO. , 1213 Hartley St. , Impro\c d Icj HOXCS Iron and Wood Fcnrrs , OlHo tallltm. Counters of Pine and Walnut. Relrlceratorj , Canfleld's Patent. 3. F.GOODMAN llth St. l > ct. F rn. & Harnoy Show Case Manufactory. ) O. J. WILDE , ilannfacturcr and Dealer in all kinds ot Show : ascs. Upright Cues , a : , 1317 Can St. FRANK L. QCRHARD , proprietor Oraiht ihow Caao manufactory , 818 South 10th street , letttccn Lctvvcnworth and Marcy. All goodr warranted flrst-cliss. Stoves Bim Tinware. A. BURMESTER , ) ealcr In Stoves nnd Tinware , nnd Manufacture ) f Tin Hoofs and all kinds ol Building Worl. Kid Fellows' Block. i. BONNEtt. 1309 Douelas St. Good and Cheap Seeds. ' . EVANS , Wholesale and Retail Seed Drills ana Mltlrators , Odd Fellows Hall. Physician * an1 Surfieon * . V. S. Q1BBS , M. D. , Riom No 4 , Crelghton ( lock , 16th Street. P. S. LEISENR1NG , tf. D. Masonic Block. ! . L. HART , M. D. , Kyc and Ear , opp. postoBtci DR. L. B. GRADDY , Icullit and Aurlst. S. W Kith and Farnham 8t Photoerapner * . GEO. IIEYN. PROP. Grand Central Gallery , 212 Sixteenth Street , icar Masonic Hall. First-class Work and Prompt icsti fruarontccp Plumbing , dan and Steam Fitting. ' . W. TARPY & CO. . 21012th St , bet. Fornhan nd Douglas , WorK promptly attended to. D. FITZPATRICK. 1409 Douebu Street. Painting and Paper .Hanging , HENRY A. KOSTERS. 1412Do.lce : Street. Shoe to res. hllllp tang. 1820 Farnham 8t. bet. 13th & 14th Second Hand Store. 'ERKINS & LEAR , lllfl Douelas St. New anc ccond Hand Furniture , House Furnishing Good , c. . bout-lit and sold on narrow mnnrlns. Ualoonx. HENRY HAUFMANN , n the Dmv brick block on Douglas Straet , hat Just opened a most elegant IScel Hall. Hot Lunch from 10 to 12 e\ cry day. ' Caledonia " J FALCONER. 670 IBth Street. Undertaker * . IHAS. RIEWE , 101'J Furnliaui bet 10th k lltd P. PEMNER , 303J Tenth street , between Farn am and Harnev. Does vood and cheap work. 00 Oent Store * . ' . 0. BACKUS , 1205 Farnham St. . Pancv Ooo.l KENNEDY'S EAST - INDIA tl BITTERS ILER & CO. . Sole Manufacturers. OM 4.HA. Fo Nervous Sufterers THE GREAT EUROPEAN REMEDY. ) r. J. B. Simpson's Specific It la poitl ] > ecure ( or Spcrnrntoirhoa , Bemlrut ircokncga. Imx | > tancy , ami all cllsiascs rcsultinj om Ktll-Alitisc , an llcntal Anxiety , Lota- leoiory , I'alnn In the Hick or SIJc. dn < l dlsoMct 'hat lead K Connunptloi Insanity am early gnu < The Mcdlclno li with woniler ( ul success. . _ _ Pamphlet cnt free to nil. Write lor them auJ get lull par Iculan. Price , SjwcIDc , fl.OO per package , or ilx pacl croe ( or (5.00 , AJdrcsa all onlcra to U. HIMSON MEDICINE CO. Not. 104 and 106 lliln St. Buffalo , N. T. Sold In Omaha by 0. F. Goodman , J , W. Del' ' . K lab , and all druffglatsevery where , d B iwl John G. Jacobs , ( Formerly o ( aish&Jacoba , } JNDERTAKER 'o. UlTFarnhamSt. , Olil Stand o ( JaroliGln ty Order * livTisIcffraphHnllelUirt aplT-U Heading and Elocution TAUGHT BY FULIA B HARDENBEJROrH Voice Training , Private Lesions and Classes , SOU Can Strict , between 20 and 21 > t. 3RS. COFFMAN AND THOMPSON , Physicians and Surgeons. OrriCE , ( her Crulckthank , IMh St. , lift. Farntiatn and UouKlas. u'JMtn TROt ! EKED. BYRON REED & . CO. nUWET 1WTAI1UJIIXU ieal Estate igencj IN NEHKAHKAI Keep a cnmpltto al tract ul tltla to all Rral itt < iln ninaiaaml Doiigla-n-nnnlv Dexter L , Thomas , ITTORNEY AT - LAW , GRAND GAME. 'UtmUuRtho ' Elephant in Ornml > o < Itiiul , Africa- Corre'pomlcnco Cleveland PMmlcaltr. I little uxpuctud wlioti liatuning tc 'Artonnn ' Wunl'H live minutes' lectun in AfricH thnt I would over bo fount in its jungles shooting oluplmnts , Hoiia ind otliur small nmne , Mr. Ward , ii lis brief remarks , nmdu n sariou ! ihindur wlion hu B id Afiica wns colo' mitud but for onu thing , nnd that wiu die ro.su meaning , ns ho oxplnined it , the negroes , Much na has buuu writ ten on the subject , nnd gr.iphicnlly M many parts of it IIHB bucn dcacribcd , there yet ruinnins at lunst ns much un did. i could 1111 my paper with my mir-brendth escapes , personal en counters with the noble kings of tin forest , and ctlior equally unpleasant .vud annoying comunnionsj doscribi- the character and peculiarities of the dillcront nations , the rivers , lakes and general appear.inco of the country , but will at present confine myself to my first elephant hunt. Onu word in to- rard to Capo Tovui. It is about tie iltliy and undcsirablo a place for a , ) crmvnent residence as could bo found under the BUII. Its populutiou of .ibout 40,000 is composed of about as notloy n. lot na over existed in onr , ) lace , one-fourth white and the rest Malays , Hindoos , Madag.iscars , Mo- [ zambiquors , Kitfnrs , llottontola , 'Arabs ' , St , Helenans , and a mixture of the whole , every shade of color from white to coa black , On landing you u-o shouted at in every imaginable onguo for the privilege of carryinjr ; our lujigngc from the dock to tin lotcl , The houses n o mostly om ind two Btnrics , built of brick , atuc : ocd and whitewashed on the outside. . with stoops projecting into the streets which are , with one or twooxccptions without sidewalks. There is no sys em of sewerage , which accounts fo ho filthy condition of the place. The morning was clear , with tin usual accompaniment of intense Afri an heat. Wo loft camp at daybreak ind passed through a densely woodcc jountry ior two days , when wo nrrivec it some largo rain pools , where w < discovered that elephants had but re ccntly slaked their thirst. NVo found some bushinen in the vicinity , and from them wo learned that about five miles to the northward there wa : watorj where the elephants had.beor drinking every nightforabouta week. Cjcaviiif ; the cart , wo walked over neai ; he water and encamped there tor tin night. Early the next morning SOUK of the bushinen went to the leviathan drinking and bathing place , and soon returned with the cheering roporl that about fifteen elephants had beci there dunng the night. By sunrise iv o wore us and ready for the fr.iy. We started on the spoor ( Dutch foi track ) , and from that time , with tin exception of a few brief broathini ; spells , wo kept up the march until near 1 o'clock , when we overtook , oui game. The sun was pouring his blistering rays down upon us at abou L10 degrees. The animals were lira discovered by one of our bushinen who had climbed a tree take obacrva lions , and vioro standing contented ! } and on good terms with each other ii : the shade of some large trees. It re called to my mind youthful obaorva tiona on the first elephant I over saw. Mid could hardly realize the fact thai [ was about to test with load the capacity of the elephantine hide. After a preliminary rest and con mltation wo crept forward to within ibout fifty yards of whore the ole pliant stood. On account of my leader ship I was given the honor of having the first shot. I cast my eyes ovpi the herd , and selected the largest in sight. I raised my gun and blazoc away , the natives following with their tihots immediately after. Part o the herd , when they discovered tin condition of affairs , considered thai discretion was the better part of valor , md rushed away. But 1 soon found that I had as much as I could attend to without observing the actions o : ny companions , for the elephant that I had wounded cocked his oars , ole yatcd trunk , and with a loud trumpet ing rushed straight for me at the top of his speed. I soon found that the condition of affairs had been some what reversed ; instead of mo hunting ; ho elephant , the elephant was exert- ng no inconsiderably amount of spued in hunting mo. I did not stand long m the order of going , but fled with n speed that would have won at least second prize in a go-as-you-please match. By keeping to leeward ) f him and dodging among the lualios. I got out of hia aight. lie 'ushod' impetuously by mo , over thorn niah and young trees , perfectly crazed and mad with rage. Presently 10 returned on bis treck , and after cautiously following him n short dla anco I got another shot at him. He turned and charged again , and I had ibout the sharpest race for a ( juarter if a mile I ever had in my life. He lion gave up pursuit and turned back. [ followed in his tracks , which wore covered with blood , and soon overtook lim. I prepared for u desperate encounter counter , gave him a shot that broke lis shoulder , and preventing hiu charging again , loft him hora do com > ut. lilood w.is streaming from him , md ho was hardly able to move. lame waa still in his eyes. Approach- ng within a few yards of him I gave itm two more shots , and ho sunk on ns knees nnd buried his long tusks n the ground. Ho inado several in- jffi'ctuul attempts to rise to his feet , mt fell over lifeless. It was by fai ho meat exciting hunt I ever had , ind you may believe I waa npt a little jlalud with my success. During the battle I had hoard whoh it times from my companions , who vurii pursuing the herd , and soon iftor they came staggering in and ve- xirted having killu'l ' two elephants a mil and iv cow. The one I killed was i largo bull , with fine tusks , which ivuigliud fifty-eight poundu each. The jihuis were smaller. Cow tusks rarely jxceod fifteen pounds. Leaving the jlopliuntH , wo made our way back to .hu water , wlieiu wo ni lived after lark , tirc-d and hungry , Tlio next lay wo sent for the cart , and the poo- ilo \ > ent out to out and dry meat from .ho eleph.mts wo had killed. When hu cart c.uiio I went nut vuth it and 'ound meat prepared to load nnd umps of it a cat to rod over the ground. \foHt of my people ual n host of iiinliiaon who hud como to the fenttt voro goiged with eating. 1 never : ould understand how thq bushmen Ind out tlmt nn elephant has been dllod in the vicinity , You will not | sco n sign of them , hut when t laughter takes place they como vM the vultures and hyenas , all ready t < partake of the banquet. After cut lint , ' out the tusks , which are imbed ilud in the soft bono of the head foi half tholr length , wo hndod the carl IN it h meat and went Imok to the wu < ler. L'ho next day T wont to anothoi ivator , seine miles nway , to look foi ip'jcir , but. found none. The tlvy foi lowing biuhmeu that I had flout inn o.inio in and reported havinc soon rlo ( ihant tracks , nnd thnt the nninuU wen * heading for a water ( hat ln\ vboul two hours' walk beyond. 1 took the hunt to that phco , mid the s.tnu night n herd of thirty or lorty were Irinking there. Next morning we 'took ' the trail and overtook them .ibout 10 o'clock , aud began the light soon after , keeping it up until about 1 o'nlock'p. in , , when from sheer ox- jliautum wo g\vo up the chase , having ikillcd six clephv. ts , two of which fell to my share. Four of Iho six were cows , consequently Iho yield of ivory Vaa small. Moat of this herd were cows , some of them with calves. Onu of the cows killed had a calf. It ! stopped by the body of its hfeles.v parent , and it waa indeed a. pitiful iittht to see the little orphan in the fruitless attempts it made to arouse the dead mother. It was too young' ' to feed , and knowing thnt it nouldl perish , I had it killed. Cows light ! [ with a desperation , I think , exceeding - ] ing the bulls , One of them came very nenr ending my elephant-hunt- 'ing ' , nt least in this world , that day. [ had to throw my un away and run ] for my life. There waa not much un derbrush , nnd I had a long run before I could got out of her sight. If any one can imagine a locomotive clusim : him through the woods , nnd bnrelj escaping from it , they can have some idea of the charge of n wounded and infuriated elephant. It is not every man who has the nerve to hunt ele phants nt nil , nnd but few will stand A second charge or risk it. To got within roach of nn elephant' ) ] pro boscis is certain death. Although a ] very dangerous sport it is most excit ing , and must say I was proud of my victory over my first animal , a tremendous deus brute , standing nt least ton or ! twelve feet high. Whan enraged the ] elephant stops at nothing. Bush and trees nro no impediment to him , un less of largo growth. Before closing this letter , and for ! the information of those who may ] contemplate visiting South Africa for ] sporting purposes. 1 will give them an idea of the kind of arms and ammu nition I used. Guns used in Africa' ' hunting arc of various calibre , and ] each man carries two or more of them. Ostriches are shot with rifles of any kind. Double breech-loading rilles.j carrying a ball weighing eight , ton and ! twelve to the pound are used for clo- | phanta , ghaOes , hippopotami and other larrgo gamo. Elephants have been killed with military breechloaders ers , such as the Snyder , Westloy , Richards , Winchester , and Homing- ton , but those nro not to bo depended ] on. They penetrate well , but do not scorn to produce shock enough to ] cause speedy death. Both round nnd conical bullets are used , the laiter ] sometimes stcolpointed. Lead for all ] large gaino is hardened by the addi tion of tin or type-metal. Pure lead would not break bones , and when an elephant has just como from a mud- nrallow , it would hardly penetrate tlio liido Dispatching Trains by New Vork Sun. A wild-cat train used to bo the dread of railroad men. Now every freight train on n great many roads is a wild-cat. Yet it runs with mort safety to itself nnd to other train than when it used to be time-tabled [ t starts out when it can , and there after runs or lies still on sidings undo orders received nt the stations. This stnte of affairs has beet brought nbout by the increasing us of and dependence on the railroai telegraph lines. But to secure safety the telegraph must bo ckcd out witl the ilag , The engineer can bo com municated with only by flag or lantern Telegraphic communication stops n the stations. Three years ago every flagman 01 the Erie railroad was summoned ti the superintendent's oflico mid then madoto'show ' whether or not ho un derstood the rules of the road ns tc flagging trains. If it was found tha ho did understand them ho was al lowed to go back to work after signing i statement that ho understood them It is said by rend official * that this proceeding so impresses the Hagmoi with the importance of their dutiei that there has never since boon nn ac zidunt caused by a flagman's careless ness , such as was said to have c msod the accident ut Rye , on thoJNow Havoi railroad. There uro four whistle sig nala. Ono whistle , continued for aboU Two ecounds indicates that brakes must bo turned on to stop the train , Twt whistles is the signal to let oil tin brakes. Three whistles is the signa that the train is about to bo backed , ind also for the flagman to go back , Whether the train IB backed or not. . uid under any and nil circumstances' ' the flagman must leave the cabooseoi \ freight train , or the rear cur of t passenger train , nnd hasten back three-quartern of a tnilo or n mile ii readiness to stop any trains that maybe bo approaching. Hu must stay there until ho has stopped nn uuproachin ; . train or until ha hears the signal t ( 301110 back. This signal is four wltis ties. When the engineer has given 'tht lignul for the ilugman to come in it > > y no means follows that the train nust wait for him. The flagman gets jack if ho can , If he cannot , hi nust follow on the next train ho can ; ot. His flajr is n pass on any train , jomotimcs , when a fog lies on tht Jersey Meadows , an Erie train cumes n with only the engineer and conduo -or in charge of it , every other em- > loyo having boon left behind with a Thu signal for flagman to go back nust bo iivon ; by the engineer every inio the train stops , unless it bo at > no of its regular stntlona and on .iiiio. If it in not on time iv flagman iiust bo whistled back. More than his , whenever n train stops , except it n station on time , the flagman must ; o back , whether hu hears the uiuiml 0 do BO or not , and ho must stay .hero until ho guts the signal to ro > urn to the tr.iin. If ho does not get 1 signal to reluin , ho must stay back in the track until ho stops u train. I'ho thuory is that if n flagman lees his full duty thuro is hardly n possibility of one train crashing into another. There are 130 laily passenger trains scheduled on the tnno-Ulilcs of the Erie oflico These must necessarily bo run accord ing to n hint ) schedule. Of the num ber of freight trains only two nro now scheduled ; nnd it is said that this ii n uero form , since it is impossible thnt huy should run on time. The enl ) /eiier.il rule of the road ns to the run- ] iiing of trains not carrying passenger * is tlmt right of way slull nlway * be { ivon to stock over nil other trains. A.H freight trains may bo said to bt run under the eye of n train d'.tpntch i > r , whoso business is to study the ] 'train ' sheet. This is n very large [ ruled sheet of card board , on which the telegraphed time nt which over , tr.iin on the road passes iv station : put down nH soon on it is received L'his sheet informs him just wher [ every train on the road nt any give time is Some roads mnko thotr trni ' dispatchers out of the telegraphers i 'tho dispatcher's ollico. It has bee ; tlio policy of the New York , Lnk Erie nnd Western mil road , however to make them out of conductors on the principal that thn du patchcr ought , in case of an nccidon or other disturbance of the ruiiniii of trains , to bo nblo to call up to miu every inch of the rend , with over ; witch nnd siding , where the Ion fast-time stretches , and where it i impossible to mnko good time. Hu must know where to lay up nn unini portunt freight train , nnd where ti itop n stock tr.iin temporarily , sc that n passenger train shall lese nt time , if possible , nnd the stock trail will lese ns little time aa possible. In sucli n juncture the dispatchc lias no time to plan. All stations ar notified of the disturbance nnd ever } moment comes n statement from on of them that ftttuh or such n train i there and wait ill' ' for orders. Onl , ana brain can do the work nnd n man who has not in his mind n vivid picture turo of the roads , ouch as n conductoi has , would find himself at n disad vantage. There is n record of tht orders sent out by n dispatcher to the Erie ollico in case of accident several years ago , showing that frcquontlj during a period of eight hours tht dispatcher sent out us many as three telegraphic orders a minute. The ob ject is to keep as many of the import iint trams moving as possible. The complex work sometimes re quired it is impracticable to illustrate , but the dispatcher's method may be shown as follows : Suppose , on a single track nectior. of the road , train 1-14 moving east ward ought to meet train I If 7 atEnglc < rood , and that train 137 moving west ward has the right of way. Now , i the latter train is nn hour late , it ii plain that train 144 will bo delayed an hour if it waits for 137 nt Englewood [ n such n state of aflairs the train dia patcher prevents the delay of trail 144 by issuing orders as follows : Conductor nnd engineer , 137 , J. 0. ( telegraphic name for stntion that train 137 is yet to pass ) : Do not pass Uorgon until train 114 arrives there ; 31 ( telegraphic question moaning ' 'How do you understand this ? " ) . E. O. II. , Superintendent. S. S. , Train Dispatcher. Train 137 is now flagged , nnd boll her conductor and her engineer ontoi the station. They read the dispatch , write 32 on it , and sign their initials. The number 32 happens to moan in the code of signals , "Wo understand us follows. " The dispatch , with those additions , is now sent back to the dia patcher. If it comes back to him jus , is ho sent it , ho then knows tlmt botli the engineer and conductor have sen it , and that it has been transmitted tn them just as ho sent it. Ho then sends back the letters "O. K , , " whicl the operator puts on the paper , witl liis own initials , and shows to the engineer gineor and conductor. The message is then filed. Until the " 0. K. ' conies from the dispatcher the trail must stand on the track , if it is al ! day.This This order provides n stopping place for the delayed train nt u poinl as near as possible to the place whore the two trains would naturally moel if both kept running. As soon a ; this transaction is completed the fol lowing order is sent with like can and formality "Conductor and engineer of train L44 , wd. ( symbol for a station ) , rui. . to Bergen regardless of train 1)7. ! ) " Accordingly the cnu'incor of trail 144 rattles by Englewood witluml fear. fear.Tho The train dispatcher must always be at his post , and must always decide 'juickly. ' In the Erie oflico ( hero art three of them , each one on duty eight hours n day. In each freight caboose there is r machine which records all the move inentH nnd stoppages of the train , The revolution ot un nxlo of the ca boose moves n piece of paper , and c pencil is moved by clock work. If ihe caboose stands still it records ox- ictly nt what time it stops and lion long it stands , because the pencil keeps moving , If it starts , the time is recorded by a divergence in the pencil mark at a certain point upon the pnper , and if it backs the paper moves backward , causing the pencil point to make u truthful record. This machine compels onginooru and con * luctors of freight trains to perform their duty. 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