TITE OMAHA DAILY 1H313 : AVEDX1SSDAY , DECEMHUH 'J7 , 1890.
PLANS Hill ANOTHER CUT-OFF
Union Pacific Tryinc to Shorten Ita Liuo
Again Neat Oheyenno.
PARTY OF SURVEYORS IS IN THE FIELD
A'IMV Air Mmfrinn Clii'ieniH' ( it
. \tlilni mill n Ileiliu'llnn nf ilic
l're en ( ( Jriiili'M < "
. \i-eher 1IIII.
CIIUYKS'NK , Doc. 20. ( Spoclal Tolc-
gram. ) Knglncef C. II. Sawyer , with n
Inrgo Corps of surveyors , la now in the field
nftst Of Chcycmio endeavoring to fihil n
route for a. cut-off which will nvold the
hnrp curves between this point nnil Atkins ,
Mflccn miles cast , ou the main line , of tlio
Union 1'ncltlc , and the heavy grades on
Archer hill , ulght mllt east. Mr. Sawyer
thinks that by cutcrltiK Cheyenne from iho
northeast Instead of from the cast a line
with easy grades and no curves can be con-
Rtrnctud between Cheyenne and Atkins.
Archer hill has long been n very expensive
plcco of track , almost every freight train
being compelled to "double" In order to
inako the climb going cast. It Is evidently
the Intention of the Union 1'aclfle to do nway
with this hill as well a 1'Icdmonl and Sher
man. There will doubtless bu great activity
near liero In reconstruction next year , as
cut-offs to avoid Alhol bill on the south and
Sliorninn hill on the wcat have been sur
veyed.
\VII.I. AIIAMMI.N Till ! IIL'MMV TIIAIXS.
Union I'nellle Itrlilwc TriiliiH , K\eep (
TlireeVIII lie DlNeontliiiieil.
The Union I'acinc will on December 31
discontinue the operation cf the Council
llluTa-Omaha-Soutli ( Omaha "Irish mall" or
dummy trains , which have been In service
between Council muffs and Omaha for the
last quarter century and later have run
through to South Omuha. The dummy
ttaln was establshed originally to transport
passengcrH from Council Illurfs , which was
then the terminus of all the railroads run
ning to the Missouri river and Omaha.
Later as the railroads began running their
passenger trains through to Omaha the
dummy trains passed the stage of their two-
fulness and have since been accorded but
meager patronage. Hy the abandonment
of this service the HX ! trains arriving from
Council U'uffs ' , the four arriving from South
Omaha , the elx leaving for Council lilutTa
and the three leaving for South Omaha , all
dally , will bo discontinued.
In order to afford convenient and rapid
transportation for the. . laboring men from
Council IllulTs and Omaha who work In
South Omaha two morning trains and one
evening train will be continued. Trains 01
and 03 , which leave Union avenue In Coun
cil muffs and pass throu .n hero at 0:20 :
a. m. and 7 a. in. , will run as heretofoio ;
also 016 from South Omaha , passing througli
this city for Council Illulfs at ti p. in.
OFFICiilS ( J01MJ TO ST. LOUIS ,
I'liulllu n.\ireMM | Coiiiiuiny llnny wldi
( In- Work of Heniovul.
Hy reason of the removal of the general
headquarters of the Pacific Express company
from this city to St. Louis the end of this
week will find the majority of the oniclala
ot that company located In their new home.
The general offlces hero are the scene of a
busy rush now. Clerks are engaged Jn
packing up the belongings of the company
pieparatory to the move this week. Ily
January 1 It Is expected to have the now
olllces In St. Louis In operation.
About eighty olllclals and employes will
rcirovo to St. Louis. The officials and de
partment heads who will follow President
I'U'gleston , who has been located In St.
Louis for several weeks , are : W. H. Carter ,
trccHurcr ; W. D. Kenyon , cashier treasurer's
olllce ; O. P. Stebblns , traffic manager ; M ,
} ' " . Thaxton , chief clerk tralllc department ;
jBines Moore , expert ; J. A. Drowsier , as
sistant auditor ; II. II. Salisbury , accountant ;
G. L. Knapp , chief clerk ; John Haywanl ,
chief clerk waybill department ; George C ,
Metcalf , chief clerk foreign wajblll depart
ment ; S. A. Huntoon , purchasing agent.
The Pacific Express building will bo oc-
cuj led by Superintendent Gcntach and Joint
Agent AVhlto of the Pacific and United States
KxpresB companies.
1MIO.MOTIO.V KOIl HOIIKHT S.
I.euveN Denver to llcenine I'M Ion 1'n-
ellle Traveling 1'iiNseiiKei- < * II | .
DENVER. Dec. 2C. ( Special Telegram. )
Ilobert S. Ruble , iiEslstnnt ticket agent nl
the union depot ticket office , has accepted
the position of traveling passenger agenl
for the Union Pacific Hallrcad company and
will leave for Omaha January 1 to take ur
his new duties. Ills territory will Include
Nebraska and South Dakota , with head-
( | iiartors at Omaha.
Ruble has held his present position It
Denver for nine years. Ho Is an Iowa man
Ho entered the railroad business througl
the Influence ot William n. Strong , at 0111
tlmo president of the Santa Ke railroad
Ho remained live years with the Santa l-\
company and wan offered his position Ir
Denver In 1S91.
HAILWAY 3l.\XAjnitS ( HI'V ' 7,1X0 ! LAM )
l''rey unit VoUiini .llnUia 111(7 1'nr-
clinNLiar Vellvllle , Ark.
CHICAGO , Doc. 20. A special to the
Chronicle from Topeka , Kan. , says : J. J
Vrey. general manager of the Santa Vc
railroad , and General Manager Vokum , foi
the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad , to
day purchased over 15,000 ncres of zinc land ?
near Vcllvlllo , Ark.
Soon after the big purduuio It was an-
iiQimcod that the Eureka Springs railroad Is
to bo Immediately extended Into the Yell-
vllle zinc district. Thoau two genoi-al man-
agurn bavo experts In the Arkansas district
who claim the region around Vcllvlllo Is tin
richest In zinc In the world. Yellvllle h
seventy miles from Wcot Plains , 'Mo. ' , tin
nearest railroad station.
Sliiuv CKy In < ; < ( llrinliinnrliTH.
MIN.N'EAI'OLIS , Dec. 2i. ( It Is learned or
ecml-olllclal authority that the Great North
ern expects to cimeolldato Us recent pur
chases of the Sioux City & Northern am :
the Sioux City & Western with Its twc
southwestern branches Into one subsldlar )
system , with headquarters at Sioux City
just an It had already organized the East
ern Minnesota and the St. Paul , Mlnnrapollt
& Manitoba In the north. The appolntinenl
of S. J. Deals , one of the receivers of the
Northern , us general manager , seems as
sured. The four lint's will Include-430 miles
of track , as follpws : Wlllnmr to Garrctson
12 $ ; Sioux Knllfl to Yanklon. SI : Sioux Pitj
& Northern , 87 ; Sioux City & Western. 130
Train Srrvli'iISTtemleil ,
The Union Pacific has extended Its local
trains which have heretofore operated be
tween Omaha and Oolimbiw | through ti
Grand Island. The Columbus train , whlcl
formerly left at 7:20 : p. m. , now leaves foi
Grand Island at r > :30 : p. m. No. S will con
tinue to urrlvo from Grand Island -at - tlu
same tlmo us formerly , ! > :30 : p. m. . \
change In tlmo has also been nmde In ( hi
Lincoln local. It now louvos at 1:10 : p. in.
twenty-five minutes earlier thai , formerly
and arrives at 12:25 : p. m. , l.-stead of 1 p. m
fiooil MiiMVlnur for I nliin I'lielUe ,
CHICAGO , Dec. 2fi. Advnnco coplpH of tlu
nnnunl report of the I'nlon Pacific road
fur the llscal year ended Juno SO have been
issued. They contain the following figure *
Gross earnings. J10.S11.C11 ; operuMni ; ex
penses , jn.112.16S : net earnings. $ s.3 yi73 ,
I
IntcTft , dlvidrnds and miscellaneous , | l.-
2IS.7.1C ; balances , $9,018,209 ; Interest on
funded detit , { 3,880,000 ; balance , $5.783,208.
received from Oregon Short Line. $795,160 ;
applicable to dividends , $6r > S3,3GS ; dividends ,
t\fi25.000 ; surplus , $3,958.368.
PA I L MOHTO.N .MAY III2AI ) Tim ( JflK.
IIIH .Nilnilfiinililereil ni I'ri' lilent of
tin * lleiii-ju'.nl'.eil ( iiin | > iui > .
PHICAGO , Dec. 20. The Tlmes-Hrrnld tomorrow -
morrow will say : Paul Morton , third vice
president of the Santa Fo road , may be
asked to accept the position ot president
of the reorganized Kansas City , Plttsburg
& Oulf systi'in. His name was seriously
considered lit a meeting ot the cxccutlvo
committee , tMtlug from early afternoon un
til nearly midnight , and plans were discussed
which , If carried out In their entirely , will
result In a now railroad system , which will
reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific sea
boards and to the Gulf of Mexico on the
HOUtll.
The proposed transcontinental system no-
ci-flsltatfo n combination between the Harrl-
man syndicate and James J. Hill. A iniin
who Is In the confidence of the men who
are engineering the deal explained It ns
follows :
"As BOOH no the reorganization ot th ?
Gulf road and Its associated properties Is
completely effected there will undoubtedly
bo a combination with the system controlled
by James J. Hill and by the Port Arthur
route. The Gulf road people will have lines
running from St. I/nils to Kansas City and
from Kansas City south to the Gulf. Hill
controls the Great Northern , which runs
west to the coast , the Daltlmorc & Ohio and
consequently the Daltlmoro & Southwestern.
"The plan Is to have Hill come Into
Omaha with the Great Northern and make
connections with the Omaha & St. Louis
railroad , which In turn connects with the
Oulf at Kansas City , thus giving n com
plete line from the Gulf to the Pacific coast.
Coming east the combination would have the
Omalm & St. Louis road and at the latter
point the Hill system would again come In.
Hy means of the llaltlmore & Southwestern
they would get from St. Louis to Cincinnati
and there connect with the Daltlmore
Ohio , which would take them to the Atlantic
coast. "
MAUTIX MAV FOLLOW STILAVKLL.
Will Probably HeNlKii Vice ProNl-
ilenesof Ciiarilliin TriiNl Co.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 26. A. L. Martin ,
vice president of the Guardian Trust com
pany , whoso headquarters are In Chicago ,
will probably resign that position , following
similar action taken by President A. E.
Stllwell , his old associate.
"It may be that I will resign , but I
have not done so yet , " was all Mr. Martin
would say on the subject today , adding :
"It has been stated that the cause of Stll-
well's resignation was the company's treat-
i ment of me. There Is no ground whatever
for thin statement. "
Martin was the first president of the Kon-
i sas City , Plttsburg & Gult railroad , be-
comliiK vice president whtn Stllwell , promoter
meter of the road , assumed the presidency.
I He has been associated vlth Stllwell In
nearly all the latter's many financial proj
ects. Hoth arcoldtlmo Kansas City men.
ASKICI ) TO UHSTKAIX UAII.KOADS.
Petition Drawn t.'p to Pri'NiMit to
Attorney ( 'i-m-rnl ( irlKK" .
CINCINNATI , Dec. 20. Secretary E. P.
Wilson of the National Manufacturers' asso
ciation nays that n petition has been drawn
up to the United States attorney general ,
asking that the railroads be restrained
from raising their freight rates January 1
on the ground that this proposed advance
will violate the Sherman anti-trust law.
This is the result of the conference between
i shippers and the Interstate commerce com-
: mlMloncrs at Washington on the 20th and
21st lust.
llnrlliiKton K.-vtoiixloii.
DEADWOOU , S. D. . Dec. 20. ( Special. )
Colonel W. K. Cody has written to n friend
In this city that the rumor that was circu
lated a few days since that the Burlington
Railway company had let a contract to the
Kllpatrlck & Collins company to build a
railroad Into the Dig Horn basin , In Wyo
ming , was correct. Dlack Hllla people are
becoming interested In the reports that are
being received from the country. This road
Is to be 150 miles In length , starting from
Taluca , on the Hillings line , and following
up the Dig Horn river and will stop at
Cody. Near this place several thousand
ncres of choice farming land have been
redeemed by the Cody water ditch , which
taps the Dig Horn river. Colonel Cody
states that over 2,000,000 pounds of wool
j have hern shipped out of the Dig Horn
i basin the last season and the shipments
of cattle , horses and sheep have nearly
equaled thceo of the Dlack Hills. The
I country also has a future In minerals. This
Northern Pacific Railway company has de
cided to build into the district just ns soon
as pcsslble and there will be a race be
tween the two companies ts inter the basin
1
llrrt.
( Jrli'VliniTH of Itiillronil WorUrrN.
PEORIA , 111. , Doc. 20. The federated
board of railroad organizations is now In
session In Pittsbun ; adjusting a grievance
of the Drnthcrhoad of Railroad Trainmen
with the Pennsylvania. As soon as that
matter is settled , probably by the end ot the
present week , the board will convene In
Cincinnati for the purpose of adjusting the
differences between the officials of the Dig
Four system and the Order of Kullroad
Telegraphers. The telegraphers have de
manded nn advance In wages and the Dig
Four olllclals steadily refuse to make any
concessions or recognize the Order of nail-
road Telegraphers In any way.
ChliMiuo A Priirlii Ini-oriiorntcN ,
SPRINGFIELD , III. . Dec. 20. Articles of
Incorporation of the Chicago , Peorla & St.
Louis Railway company were filed with the
county recorder today. The capital stock
Is $7,350,000. It Is the purpose of the new
company to purchase the Chicago , Peorla
& St , Louis and St. Louis , Chicago & St.
Paul on January 9 and to operate them
under the one name , the Chicago , Peorla &
St. Louis.
To lli'orunnliU'lNtrrn ANNi
CHICAGO , Dec. 20. At n meeting of the
general passenger agents of the roads be
tween Chicago and St. Paul In this city
tomorrow an attempt will be mndo to re
organize the Western Passenger nfflocla-
tlon so It will Include the Wisconsin Cen
tral , Minneapolis & St. Louis and Great
Western roads , which have Ignored this or
ganization hitherto.
Month VUllN nt Miiiii'lr.
Mt'NCMK. Ind. , OPC\ -First ( Assistant
I'ostimiKtt'r Cenoral Perry S. Heath arrlve-d
home from Washington ibis afternoon. At
the Klrby house tonight there worn
suoechcM , music und a humim't In honor of
llcatb nnd Congressman Cromer. Mara
than SfO representative business men wcro
proFont , the affair being in c-liar o of the
I'omniorrlal club. Toasts were responded to
by A. W. Dradv. c. C. Sherrott , Jntuus C.
lloyoe , F. t ? . Hall and the two honored
guests.
Hi'i'i'i > Ciiiiti-nint C'iiNt <
TOPKKA. Kan. . Pec. 20Tho licarlns of
the babens oirjius case of John P. Itocro ,
the IOV.M member of the United Mine.
\VirKirn' Association of America , who was
Bent to Jail nt Fort Scott for contempt of
the Cnlted Slates court , originally fet fur
tomorrow lu-fure Judge Thayer nt Ht. I.oula ,
Ims been continued until January \ .
Mint' \\iii-Ui-rx Si-lri'l ii runiiiilf In * .
INUIANAI'QLIS. Ind . Don2fi.At the
nai ! null headquarters of the United Mine
WnrUers of Amerli"i word was received to-
< ' iv thui iho Illinois C'nul Operators' ntuM-
< 'iilnn n.is olivtvd un executive committee
\vh ( 'i w'li a. t as , iilo i - > ir.mlltft > nt the
joint ( .yiifin .vo In Indianapolis January 21.
HEROES OF THE SEACOAST
Thrilling Doeda of Life-Savers Who Buffet
Stormy Sons.
REWARDS OF McRIT FOR THE BRAVE
Tonli of Stiitloiii nf the Servloe
.Mri-H-lilnir l.lliililnlle Alonu
llu * L'linitN Mi-ilnl for aWe
Wo in n n.
The recent award of gold medals by the
Treasury department to members of the life
saving service hau once more quickened
popular. Interest In that wonderful system
that IE stretched llko a glrdlo around the
roasts for the- protection of those who trust
their safely to the shifting winds a d chang
ing tides of the ocean. Since 1S7L Wihen
Superintendent Klmhall became Incumbent ,
relates the- New York Tribune , there has
been a general and wholesome reform In
the methods of the service , which has ren
dered It nt once the most complete and the
most efficient of any In the world. The
station houecs. which are so familiar as to
render any description superfluous , extend
down along the edge of the cca from Canada
to Florida , from Florida to Mexico nnd again
from California back to Canada on nn average -
ago of twenty-llvo miles apart , though this
varies somewhat with the nature nf the
coast. Each station has Its captain , a man
especially fitted to his position by training
and record , and a picked crew of six in on ,
who are on constant duty , prepared nt a
moment's notice to bravo the dangers of
the fiercest storm In the pursuit of their
humanitarian calling.
The work Is pursued quietly and the pub
lic at largo hears very little of the brave
deeds wrought by this noble body of men ,
but their efforts do not go unrecognized ot
unrewarded , as the government grants In
cases of signal or unusual gallantry a gold
medal that Is prized ns the Victoria Cress
and n silver medal In cases that exceed In a
smaller degree the high standard of action
expected nnd required as a matter of course.
CiiNt on the "Craml Illn. "
In the nnnale of the service few cases of
life-saving are moro conspicuous for con
tinued Belf-sacrlflco and fearful exposure to
the Inclemency of the weather than the rcs-
cue a few years ago of seven men from
the wreck of a schooner off the Vineyard
Haven station by Keeper Chase nnd his
men. Dy some means Iho keeper of the
vineyard lighthouse discovered a schooner
cast up on the "Grand Rip , " as It Is called ,
n rocky ledge miles from the nearest shore.
The vessel was being pounded to pieces , so
he Immediately telegraphed to the llfc-sav-
Ing station crow , who , with all possible dis
patch , though appalled for a moment at the
awful fury of the waves , launched their
staunch llttlo boat nnd put off In the direc
tion of the wreck. After seven miles ot hard
pulling the schooner could bo fairly din-
corned In the oiling , with only one mast
standing and the crow huddled helplessly
In the rigging. Eight more miles brought
them within hailing distance , a rope was
flung on board and they were told to at
tach it to the cross trees and one by one
slide down it into the life-boat. However ,
the poor wretches , half crazy with cold , ex-
oosuro and the fear of death , were past
reasoning , nnd with feverish haste they be
gan pulling the boat hand over hand upon
the rocks. Realizing that this would mean
certain death for every one , Keeper Chase , a
man of Immense physique nnd commanding
presence , jumped to his feet , whipped out
a knife and in stentorian tones threatened
to seven the line If the boat were hauled
a yard nearer. Ho was too much In earnest
to be doubted , so their weakest was sent
down the rope and Into the strong arms of
the crew , and slowly , stiffened with the cold ,
the rest of the crew followed , creeping
down Into the comparative safely of the
boat , the captain , true to his post , being tbo
last man to leave the hulk.
All this tlmo the great quivering piles of
water were smashing frantically over the
reef , and It required all the strength ot
the devoted statlonmon to prevent their
craft from being lifted and dashed against
the sides of the wreck , nnd now all their
efforts could not avail to move them away
nnd back Into the teeth of the storm an
Inch. Thirty minutes later the mast of the
schooner fell , 'but ' for hours they still
worked In the very hand of death until nt
last , the wind a little abating they cleared
a course for the shore. Keeper Chase dared
not leave his guiding oar for a moment
ho went blind In one eye , yet still he stuck
to his oar. The crow wcro constantly drop
ping off to sleep with an overpowering
drowsiness that they could not resist , but at
last they reached land after twenty-three
hours of exposure In their open boat. Ona
man dead , another soon to die , frozen hands
and feet , Ice four Inches thick on the backs
of some these were the consequences of
that terrible night , but the bright gold
medals which they , with a Joking Irrov-
cranco that only covers a deep feeling be
yond expression , call "tin plates" were the
rewards.
AVomaii WliiH a It-dill.
Mrs. Martha White of North Deach , Wash
ington , Is QUO of the few women who hold
the gold medal. One night In January , 1S92 ,
the Drltlsh ship Ferudalo was wrecked off
North Deach and Mrs. White and her hus
band went down to the shore to render what
assistance they might. Her husband went
further up the beach to rcscuo anyone who
might be washed ashore , while Mrs. White
patrolled the Btretch of eand immediately
before tholr residence. While walking up
and down waving a wulto cloth and occa
sionally discharging a musket she carried
to encourage the unfortunates on the wreck ,
she spied a man struggling In the breaker * .
Without a thought of herself she rushed Into
the water , seized him and dragged him up
on the sand , whence oho assisted him to
her house. She had hardly returned ere
she saw another man , unconscious and help
less , washing about In the undertow and
quickly drowning. Again she plunged Into
the foaming sea nnd , reaching him after n
hard struggle , dragged him out like the
first and carried him to where the light
nnd warmth might revive him. Although
her exertions had taxed her strength so.
verely , nhe once more heroically returned
and , In n few minutes , made out the Irdy
of a man , whether dead or allvo she could
not tell , much further out than either of
the others nnd In Imminent danger of be
ing washed out to sea. Hastily divesting
herself of a portion of her heavier clothing
she swam out and seized him , and clung ten
aciously to him , though the Immense break-
crs repeatedly knocked her down , until they
reached the shore , where she lay completely
exhausted until her husband , returning from
u fruitless quest , found her. There can
not be the least doubt that two of the
sailors .would certainly have perished had it
not been for this noble woman , and It Is very
uncertain whether the first could have buf
feted the waves successfully without as
sistance. For a strong man to accomplish
what Mrs. White did were sufficiently
courageous nnd remarkable , but for a
woman It 1s worthy of all honor and all
praise.
Tut. Tiiuoinu DUiiklrr ,
For grim determination and bulldog
tenacity no case of which the department
has any knowledge exceeds that of John
Bergman In connection with the Tacouui
disaster of 1892. The Tucoma was a new
iron steamer plying between points along
the Pacific eoati and was wrecked In u hur
ricane , her hull breaking clear in two. Her
crew nnd pufKungers congregated on the for
ward part of the wrei-k and U was in that
critical situation they were found by thellf.s
saving crew. Dcrguiuu attempted to luum-h
again and nualn squarely In the face of the
raping tempest , but ouch time unMiccPim-
fully , until nt lnt the boat was stove In.
Nothing dauntod. he procured the next day
a fisherman's boat and , thoiiRh falling In
reveral efforts to launch , during one of
which the boat capsized , severely Injuring
one of his men , lie at last put off to the fnst
bi caking hull nnd succeeded In rescuing
twenty of thc. e on board. The fOllowlnR
day the steamer weakened under the strain
nnd went to pieces , all on board perishing
hrforo ho could complete his wnrk. He still
remained on the beach until after the storm
had subsided , collecting the dead to glvo
them decent burial.
XIMV llnulnnil Dlxn.xter * .
The terrific storm of November , IS ! > ,
brought fortli much hciolc action on the
part of the heavily taxed life saving crows
mid Indeed there was plenty of chance for
It. In the memory of .the oldest nnd most
garrulous Inhabitants and they frequently
possosa most elastic memories no such
storm hud ever visited the Massachusetts
coast. I irgo vessels llko the Portland , of
sad memory , that were built to withstand
the roughest weather , were tossed about
llko dust before the whirlwind ; the coast
line , oven , was changed , new bays und Inlets
appearing nnd familiar features vanishing
and an Immca&urnblo amount ot damage was
dcno to ohtpplng and shipping porta.
ProvlncctO'vn harbor had always been con
sidered one of the safest refuges ror be
lated ships on the New England coast , but
on the night of November 27 nothing could
resist the horrible hurricane the blew
eighty miles an hour across the water. Every
viescl In the harbor was torn from her moor
ings , many wvrc thrown on the beach , where
their crews escaped In safety ; one was
landed high nnd dry almost a mile Inland ,
but another , the Jordan L. Mott , foundered
and sunk bcforo she could bo beached , and
all on board were obliged to clamber Into
the rigging , which was not submerged. As
sooif as the wreck was discovered at the
station the crew made nn effort to launch
the surf boat , but the wind would raise It
and hurl It Inland llko a dry leaf ; It was alt
they could do to hold It to the ground , much
less get It Into the water. Seeing the futil
ity of trying to put to sea with the gale
bcforo them , they gradually worked around
to leeward , constantly and always unsuccess
fully essaying a launch , until they gained
a position almost opposite from that whence
they had set out. Hero they determined at
all hazards to make for the wreck , nnd with
the help of some fishermen they double
manned the oars , which were constantly
blown from the oarlocks , and after three
mighty efforts finally got the boat well upon
the water. After taking the benumbed
crow from the rigging of the sunken
schooner they beat about for hours before a
safe and suitable place for landing could bo
found , thus making It fully ten hours , un
der the greatest stress of physical exertion ,
that they had been without refreshment.
Gold medals wcro recenty awarded to Al-
vln Cleveland , Isaac Norton , Horton John
son and Stanley Fisher for their heroic res
cues from the schooners K. J. Hamilton , An
nie A. Bcoth and Leonora M. Thurlow.
Thcee gallant men put to sea In an old dory ,
hardly seaworthy , which had been hastily
repaired for the purpose , and took from the
first vessel live , from the second vessel six
and from the last vessel four men , one ot
whom , the captain of the Thurlow , soon ex
pired from the effects of the exposure. The
full particulars of this notable case were
not carefully reported , but the department
gathered enough to understand that It de
served the highest recognition In Its power
to give.
One Man'H Heroic AVorU.
Of all cases which have ever come within
the ken of llfo savers none are admitted to
have been moro truly marvelous than that
of "Rasmus S. "Mldgett , Surfman No. 1 of
the Gulj IsliijJJjifo | ; Saving Station , " as the
report designates him , who , slnglchandod ,
actually saved from death ten men off the
coast of the Carollnas during the long-to-
be-rcmcmbercd Porto Rlcan hurricane. He
had begun his patrol on horseback to the
southward of the station. The darkness
was intense and Impenetrable and the waves
dashed over him ns ho made his way
through water sometimes up to his horse's
belly , but as the dawn broke cold and gray
ho began to see whcro he was going. Soon
he discovered evidences of a nearby wreck
and n llttlo further on , hearing voices callIng -
Ing for help , ho dismounted and made his
way In the direction of the sounds , when he
made out a pleco of wreck thrown close up
to the bank and with several persons
crouched on It , Lieutenant Johnson says
In his report :
"Realizing that there was no time to report
the disaster , Mldgett approached as close as
the surf would allow and shouted to the
men to stand by to jump Into the sea. He
then watched his chance and as a big sea
would recede ho would run down the bank ,
calling for one man to leap. Ills Instruc
tions being carried out , he would dash Into
the surf , seize the man nnd drag him up
the bank before the next sea could break
over them. In this manner ho rescued
seven of the ten survivors. The other three'
were so bruised and exhausted that they
were unable to help themselves nnd Mldgett
had to make his way right down to thp
wieck , drag them elf and carry them bodily
up the bunk at the imminent risk of their
lives and his own. It was a hazardous
pleco of work , but ho was an old hand at
the business and ho finally succeeded In
Betting them all ashore. Seven of them
were nblo to walk to the station , but Mldgett
had to tnko tliu others to u place of com
parative safety nnd leave them while ho
rode to the station for help. "
MOVI.Vti TIMIOPS IX MASS.
Iteeorit of Hie American Civil AVnr UN
Vet I'lilirolien.
During1 the present year immense num
bers of troops have been conveyed by
water nnd rail over distances reaching us
high as 10,000 miles , reports the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Last year a quarter of n
million of Eoldlcre wcro transported from
point to point all over the United States , to
the West Indies on the east nnd the Phil
ippines on the west. In 1899 nn army of
20,000 has been brought homo fiom the Phil
ippines nnd replaced by ono of 60,000. Not
a troop ship has been lost and railroad
fatalities were few. A problem of n similar
kind confronts the Drltlsh government. It
Is assembling an army of over 100,000 men
in South Africa and hurrying them to the
front over long lines of railway. Goner.il
Mcthuen's advance Is COO miles by rail from
Capetown und General Duller has behind
him a long stretch of railway. The rapid
movement of troops by steam transporta
tion has become of the first Importance to
modern armies. Skill of the highest order
Is requisite In providing the cars and shlpx.
running them safely nnd securing properly
the health and comfort of the men. Com
manding genoralrf especially appreciate ( bis
kind of ability when thoroughly proved.
Dut after all that has been done In IS'.iji
nnd 1S9U the world's record for transport
ing a large body of troops over a long dls-
tancu In the shortcut tlmo Is a part of the
hlblory of the American civil war and a
former citizen of St. I ouls was the organiz
ing genius who accomplished It. General
Lewis II. Parsons , by direction of the sec
retary of war , made .and carried through
till the arrangements for transferring SI-IKJ-
fleld's corps , the Twenty-third , numbering
0,000 men , with their artillery and 1.0UO
animals , from East port , at the head of nav
igation on the 'lYnnosteit river , to a camp
on the Potomac , netr Washington. The dis
tance was 1.-IOO miles , the timv ( be middle
of a bovore winter. January , JN65 , and iho
Journey one of mixed rail und tiH'umlio.it
transportation The Upper uhlo rleraa
closc-1 by running i'-e In less than four
teen da > n the feat was pcrf-jrrned with t < io
loss of only one man , who rccklthsl ) Jumped
from a car. All the material of the r < irps
nnd every animal were delivered safely
When the movement was complete nnd Gen
eral Parsons called nt the War department
Secretary Stanton snld to him : "Your sue.
cc * Is without a parallel In the history
of armies. I wish you to make nm lil
report. " This document , with accompany
ing statements , Is found In the iilnely-nlirh
volume of the Rebellion Records. It lin *
aroused great Interest In foreign war olllces.
ns It sets forth fully the task performed
nnd the methods of currying It through.
This was not General Parsons' first
achievement In the same Hue by any niptun
Ho took charge of the movement of troops
nl St. lyouls early In Iho war , having had
a previous training In railway construction
and management , lu December , 1S02 , Grant
directed him to have river transportation
nt Memphis within six days for 40,000 men
nnd their material. Thrro were but eight
steamers at St. Louis , but Parsons Impressed
others by telegraph and was on time nt
Memphis with over seventy boats. A later
rapid movement by n number of the same
transports resulted In the capture of Ar
kansas post , with 6.000 prisoners. At the
end ot the w-nr General Grant wrote a per
sonal letter , expressing his approval ot Gen
eral Parsons' work lu n position "second In
Importance to no other connected with the
military service. " The civil war holds Us
place as the chief modern creative period
In army nnd navy operations. General Par
sons still survives among the honored vet
erans of that era. When the transportation
of troops Is the subject his name continues
to lead nil the rest.
i'i\sH\s : \ii.iici\n MK.V.
KaetM About ( lie PeiiiiN.rlvantn Plan ,
nil'eetlve Xe\t Month.
An agreement was entered Into last Mon
day , reports the Washington Star , between
the several companies comprising the Penn
sylvania railroad system east ot Plttsburg
and Erie , establishing on January 1 , 1900 , the
Pennsylvania railroad pension department.
The board of officers for the year 1900 Is
Charles E. Pugh , second vice president ,
chairman ; John P. Green , first vice presi
dent ; S. M. Provost , third vice president :
Samuel Ilea , fourth vice president ; J. H.
llutchlnson , general manager , and M. Rlebe-
nack , assistant comptroller , eKcretnry.
The object Is to provide for the retirement
and n reasonable pension for all those faith
ful employes who , having spent the greater
part of their lives in the service of the com
pany , have reached an age when they are
Justly entitled to relief from the strain of
active duties. The plan Is in keeping with
the liberal policy toward Its employes which
has ever characterized the management of
the Pennsylvania railroad , and Is good cauec
for congratulation on the part of the em
ployes tbcmselvcH , as the pensions are pure
gratuities from the company , and Instances
of such generous and considerate acts by
largo corporations are Indued rare.
The plan provides for the retirement Jan
uary 1 , 1000 , of all officers and employes of
the Pennsylvania railroad east of Pittsburg
and Erlo who have attained the nge of 70
years , and the payment to such employes of
a pension equal to I per cent for each year
of continuous service of the average salary
for the last ten years. Thus , by way of Illus
tration : If an employe has been in the serv
ice of the coniapny for forty years and had
received on nn average for the last ten
years $10 per month In regular wages , his
pension allowance would be10 per cent of
$ -10 , or $1G per month.
It also provides for the retirement of all
officers nnd employes between the ages of
03 and C9 years who , having been thirty
years In the- service of the company , are
physically disqualified , and the payment to
them of a pension computed on the same
basis. These pensions will be payable at
the same rate during the lives of the pen
sioners , provided the total amount for pen
sions shall not exceed the sum of $300,000
per annum. When the total expenditures
for pensions exceed the above sum , n read
justment of the pension roll on the basis of
a lower percentage will bo made to bring
the amount within the maximum limit.
All officers and employes not yet 70 years
of ago will be retired nnd pensioned in tlu-
sumo manner on the first day of the month
following their attainment of the maximum
nge.
nge.In
In addition to the pension allowance , the
employes relieved from the service on ac
count of nge limit who are members of the
relief fund will also receive from the In
come of the surplus fund , acuumulatcd dur
ing the last fourtc-en years , an additional
allowance each month.
The plan also provides an ago limit for
the employment of new men , no new em-
ployo being taken Into the service of the
company who Is over P 5 years of age.
There will bo about 950 employes retired
and pensioned under the above plan on Jan
uary 1 , 1900.
SlKMVHllile at ( ilneler.
VICTORIA , B. C. , DPI20. . The telegraph
operator ut Olacler , in the Rocky moun
tains , reports that an Immense avalanche
bus swept down the mountain , covering n
lotiff section of tratc-k and knocking ( > wn a
large number of telegraph polea , rendering
the wires ot no service. Trees twelve Inches
thli-k were observed In the slide and It Is
not known what e > lse may be covered by the
snow or what is the condition of the track.
The snow covers the track from llvo to
twenty feet deep.
Coininerelnl TenelierN * Federation.
OHK'AGO. Dec. ai.-'J'ho fourth annual
convention of the Commercial Teachers'
federation began tonight. 200 commercial
teachers from all parts of the. United States
being iiresent. A. II. Hevell of Chicago de
livered ( in address of welcome , U. J. Shoe
maker of Fall Illver , Mass. , reppondlni ; .
The annual address of President A. N. Pal
mer of Cedar Ku-plds. la , , was then read.
The meeting will continue tomorrow.
Voluntary Incn-ime In
1IAX.ELTON , Pa. , Dec. SO.-The l.STO men
employed by the LeJiIgh and U'llkesbarrc
Coal company and the Silver Drook Coal
company were notified today of an Increase
of 2 pc-r ent 111 tlH'lr wutes The new WCIKP
srulu wont Into effe. t Di.'eiijibi-r 1.
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