Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1911 — Delphi Elevator Firm Sues Railroad for Fifteen Thousand. [ARTICLE]

Delphi Elevator Firm Sues Railroad for Fifteen Thousand.

Delphi Herald. " >t Wm, Donlin and Thomas J. Ryan filed, through their attorneys, Judge Gould, M. A. Ryan and John H. Cartwright, a $15,000 damage suit against the Wabash railroad company in the Carroll county court < Wednesday mot-ning. The in their complaint aver piat on the 7th of Oct 1911, contrary to the ordinance passed by the common council of the city of Delphi* the Wabash railroad, through their agent and workmen, run a freight train consisting of 30 cars at the rate of 40 miles an hour through the city limits. Six miles per hour is the maximum lawful rate. As a result of such speed the train in some way left the main track, ran down a switch track leading to Donlin & Ryan’s elevator and there left the rails, plunging into the elevator and damaged It to the extent of $15,000. The elevator was valued at $20,000. Donlin & Ryan will try to recover damages to the extent of $15,000.