Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1884 — Railrond Matlers. [ARTICLE]

Railrond Matlers.

The Chicago & AtlAntio Ry. Co. .tii.-ea'cne 1 lo prevent tho Louisville, i Sew Alban j & ( hicago • i!y. t <>• from running tiiier trains over the road of tho former Co. a few days since irulhe town of Hammond. It appears that the L, N. Ah & (Ry. Co. have a contract With the. C. & A. for the use of about one mile of their -road, for '“wHelithey pay a certain per, cent of t!ie earnings of the road. The agiee* ment provides that reports of the business of the. L , X. A. & C. road ever the C. & A. road shall lie made at stated times and payment made. Whenever there is f, desire by either party to terminate the arrangement <SO days notice must be given, in writing, and. ta Settle a«3 r diffeieuces tile iuattor in dispute shall be referred to three referees—one to bo chosen by each party, and a third person'jlo be chosen i by the two. The E., N. A. & C, pro- ! cured an inianetioa. from Judge Field I - • : °,v. 1 to prevent tlie C. & A. (Jo. Irom interfering with the tunning of trains of the L., N. & C. Co., over their road, I according to contract. The ease was tried before Judge Field last Saturday, but i 1 id cement in the ease was deferred but contaiuiDg the restraining orde|j in force until the final decision it made. It is probable the restraining order will be made perpetnak—fCrdwn Point Register., Anoth:• 11 WiiECK.—T!io north j bound passenger train which pasj ses Rensselaer at 5:28 p. m. met- ! with an accident last Friday eve- ; mug, three miles this side of Fair j Oaks. The forward tracks of the ; baggage car ran off' the track and ■ were alt'broken to pieces, and the trucks of the engine were also badly damaged. A locomotive was : sent from Lafayette to haul the i train into Chicago. The accident delayed the tram for. about eight i hours, and also held the south : bound night train back for about {bar hoars. - j . ' ... ~•" ... •; ■. ..lyc - F .■ • And Still Another.—Freight ■■Lrain riHra'laer ‘2sj iliarartß?f n p!B: Humtav mgirr met with an accident about three ' miles south of town. By some means 'the track hod been slewed out of line about a foot, probably by the south bound passenger train a short ; time before. The locomotive and -18 cars passed over the defective track in safety but the last two : cars of ike train, a loaded lumber car and the caboose were thrown from the track. The trucks of the lumber car were broken in ' peices and the caboose was turned l over. Four men were inside the caboose, all of whom were more less braised but none very seriously i hurt. The train was delayed : about two hours by the accident. ! The wrecking car came, up from. Lafayette to clear up - the dibris, Dan Carr, the conductor of the freight train,‘is well kuown in ! Rensselaer. j * . J ..... : v -V—- ■ I