VANDALIA / MIDLAND Railroad - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

 

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The traffic on the Vandalia is so heavy that the company will at once take steps to further increase its power. The company is now running more passenger trains than at any other time in its history and its freight traffic is heavier beyond precedent. Passenger engines are making extra milage so that some of the heavier ones may be used in hauling freight. -kbz

NEARING THE END. The Famous Midland Strike is Soon to be a Thing of the Past. Special to the Journal. WAVELAND, June 2.—To-day will probably see the end of the Midland strike. It will end if the Crawford's live up to the contract agreed to Saturday between Dr. Moore and the strikers. No one knows just what the contract is but Ad Hanna and Dr. Moore, but the general supposition is that the Midland is to pay in full at once all debts that have been contracted in the last year and pay the old grade debts just so far as the thousand dollars they owed contractor McCalmet will go, be it 50 cents or dollar for dollar. Everything is quiet this morning and the pay car is looked for to-day, as not a wheel of the tied up trains will be moved until the men are paid.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SITUATION. A good deal has been said in the various newspapers of late in reference to the Midland strike at Waveland and all have been unanimous in denouncing the conduct of the road, not hesitating to express sympathy with the strikers. However there seems to be two sides to the matter and friends of the road are beginning to bob up. Said a Midland employee to a Times reporter yesterday: "There is but one employee of the Midland in the strike at Waveland. The strike came up in this manner. Crawford let the building of the extension from Ladoga to Waveland to a contractor, who was to build it in a certain manner. The road was constructed but not in a satisfactory way, hence the company refused to pay the price asked, when the contractor sued for the account and the case is in the courts now. The contractor refused to pay his men who in turn sold their accounts against the road to men in Waveland, and it is these men who have the road tied up there, expecting the company to pay the contractor's bills. Trains are running regularly between Anderson and Ladoga and the men get their pay regularly, a pay train going over the road every month between the 20th and the 25th. The strikers at Waveland have one train and two engines tied up. Yes, the company will build into Brazil without any trouble. There are twenty eight cars of steel on the side track at Ladoga for the Brazil extension and men are working this way steadily. The facts of this strike have been misrepresented and the false accounts had had the effect of getting a number of Brazilians down on the road.''

NO SETTLEMENT. The Latest From Waveland Shows the Strike is Still on in Force. Special to The Journal. WAVELAND, Ind., June 2, 2 p. m.— The Midland has failed to keep the promise made Saturday as no pay train has arrived to-day. When the 10:28 a. m. train arrived on the Van it became quickly known that Ad Hanna had returned from Crawfordsville. He was quickly surrounded by an admiring crowd of strikers and citizens eager to hear the latest concerning the strike. The Crawfords failed to make their appearance at New Ross yesterday. A settlement is apparently nearer than it was a week ago. Mr. Hanna has secured an enviable notority as admiring crowds flocked around him where ever he went to see the man who could down Harry Crawford. A meeting of the strikers will be held at Bank Hall to-night to discuss plans for future action. Mr. Crawford will learn now if he has not ere this that not a wheel will be turned until the men are paid.

STUBBORN STRIKERS. They are More Determined Than Ever Not To Give In. Special to The Journal. WAVELAND, Ind., June 3.—The meeting of the strikers at the bank hall last evening was attended with great enthusiasm. The several speakers were all heartily endorsed and the sentiment of the meeting was unanimous to the effect that not another wheel should turn on this end of theline. Midland until the money is deposited in the bank

to pay the men. The tie up is now more secure than ever and no prospects of an end are apparent. ONE MORE BLUFF FAILED. Moore Makes More Promises But the strikers Want to See the Color of His Money. Special to The Journal. WAVELAND, Ind., June 3.—Dr. Moore came in on the Vandalia this morning with another weak bluff and tried to got the train out. He said they would pay all claims against the new road and give a note duo in six months without interest provided the strikers would1allow trains to run out to-day and give Mr. Crawford one week to fill the note, get security on it and deposit it in the hands of the county clerk. He also appealed to the business men of the town to help him and see that Mr. Crawford stood by the contract. He also promised to return the train to the switch here if Crawford did not come up to the contract. The strikers said a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and as to keep them until they are paid', be that is soon or late.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1891. MR. DAVIS' STORY. Deputy Sheriff. Charles Davis, states that he served legal notice on A. P. Hanna. of Waveland, Tuesday at the Junction. He stuck the summons in Hanna's pocket and that gentleman withdrawing it threw it upon the ground. Mr. Davis states that this was legal notice, however, and Hanna will have to answer. He indignantly denies that he called upon the conductor to stop the train, as that worthy, under the law would have been obliged to do so.

LOOKS LIKE THE END. The Midland Strike Will Probably End in a Short Time. Special to The Journal. WAVELAND, June 4.—The Midland strike is still in status quo but prospects for a settlement are getting brighter. The $750 with which to pay all the late claims against the road is still lying in the bank and Dr. Moore is still hustling around looking up security for the 81,150 with which to satisfy the old McCalmet judgment. George Seybold and Robert Oldshue, two prominent citizens of Waveland, counseled the leasing of the tied up property last evening, but as they would not go the road's security no attention was paid to them. Mr. Johnson, of Pawnee, is expected to arrive to-day to go the road's security for the 81,150 and as soon as he does the strike will be a thing of the past, for as soon as the men are assured of their pay they will release the engine and cars and let the road severely alone.

THE STRIKE" ENDED. The Midland Will Be Doing Business at the Old Stand. Special to The Journal. WAVELAND, June 4.—The men were only waiting to hear that the McCalmet judgment was paid. Since that is settled up they say all further hindrance to the traffic of the road will be withdrawn.

THE McCALMET JUDGEMENT PAID.

Dr. Moore Says the Money Will Now be Available for the Strikers. Dr. Moore met Henry Crawford at the Junction June 4 about 1:30 o'clock as per agreement made by a telegram from the latter to the former. Dr. Moore came up from Waveland in a buggy and Mr. Crawford came over from Indianapolis returning on the next train. But during his short stay he turned over greenbacks enough to Dr. Moore to settle the McCalmet judgment. Dr. Moore immediately went to the Clerk's office and settled up, the exact amount paid being $1,399.12 which includes costs. This money he says will be turned over to the men as fast as they present their claims in court. "Will this end the strike doctor?" "I'm sure I don't know," said he There is nothing more the road can do that I can see. However I am only an employee like the rest doing as I am ordered, so I will not be in Waveland to see whether the strikers let the trains move or not. I presume, though that an effort will be made to start the rolling stock again. All these reports about my being badly treated in Waveland are all wrong. Both the railroaders and business men have always acted in a most friendly way, excepting once when they thought I had sworn out an affidavit for their arrest." Dr. Moore is fat and jolly and does not look as if he had lost much sleep over the strike. He will return to Rockville this evening where he is overseeing the extension work. The men there are being paid regularly every two weeks. Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Crawfordsville 12 August 1898 p 5 The north bound Vandalia passenger train No 5 had a collision with the second section of No. 3 at 5:45 o'clock last Friday a mile and a half south of Waveland. No passengers were seriously hurt but engineer Higley of the passenger train and Fireman Wittig of the freight, received fatal injuries. pounding against each other. No one was particularly disturbed until the announcement of the collision was made. Then two or three women began to cry and declare that they were going to be killed right off. All the men made a wild break for the doors, and the peanut boy, leaping through an open window, disappeared in a corn field. He showed up last Saturday in Terre Haute, having walked every foot of the way.

The Crawfordsville men hurried forward after getting off and assisted in rescuing the injured train men. Higley was found unconscious in the ruins of his engine. His leg was crushed to a pulp and his skull was fractured. All blackened and torn he presented a ghastly sight. Harry Little and two others picked fireman Ed Wittig out of the fire box of the freight engine. He was being slowly scalded to death and being terribly ruptured was unable to move. Engineer Bairdorf was found standing upright at his post. The top had been burned from his cab Rod the iron ruins of the wreck were jammed about him. He seemed to stand in the only spot in which was immunity from a horrible death. His hand grasped the throttle as he hung unconscious to his post. An iron rod had pierced his head and he was badly cut and scalded besides having internal injuries. Mr. Carroll and others lifted him down and laid him on the grass on the road side. Lee Trout, the baggage man, was sitting in the rear of his car and when the accident occurred the car was thrown with a whirl to the side. Trout was fired through the side door as from a catapault and sent with a bang up against the water tank of the passenger engine. He sat there dazed until picked up. Charles Wilhoit, the express messenger, and John Hardwick, the mail clerk, were thrown about in ugly style but escaped any material injury. The news of the accident, quickly reached Waveland in grossly exaggerated form and the whole town was soon on the scene to lend assistance.

The wounded were carefully born to the Waveland hotel and there placed under the care of the physicians, being laid out on stretchers in the office. Several of the ladies on the train were among the most efficient in lending help to the wounded, notably Mrs. Dr. Caplinger, of Marshall. Conductor Caskey came up as handsome as ever and had a busy night of it caring for his passengers and superintending the affairs in Waveland generally. A wrecking train left Terre Haute forty minutes after the accident and was soon at work. The wreck WBS cleared from th6 track before day break on Saturday and the passenger trains were only a few minutes late. The engines will never be used again. Both are telescoped their entire length and it would be hard indeed to imagine a more complete wreck of the powerful vehicles. After the first excitement the cause of the wreck began to be inquired into and all were agreed in laying the blame on the freight crew.

Conductor Wm. Ross, of the freight, last Friday told THE JOUNAL that his train should have stopped at the stock switch which is just south of Waveland. When Bairsdorf ran by he was surprised but supposed that he was running for the Midland junction switch a mile further on. Hut Bairsdorf did not stop there he went shooting gaily on by and then Ross was scared. He began to signal and rear brakeman Dan Donovan, a Crawfordsville boy, says he fairly tore his arms off trying to signal the engine. "He had a green smoke and a green fireman, though, and I guess he didn't see me," said Donovan, "he kept right on and had evidently forgotten all about the passenger train. His engine hadn't gotten away from him for ha didn't call for brakes or make any sign but that he was going right on through."

Donovan spoke feelingly and his mashed nose and a fearfully blackened eye showed that he had cause. Some of the trainmen seemed inclined to shield Bairsdorf and it was stated that he had lost control of his engine on the down grade but as he did not call for brakes or give whistles to warn the passenger this idea seems untenable. Brakeman Donovan and J. W. Connelly of the freight tell a pretty straight story of the affair and it reflects very little credit on "Speck" Bairsdorf.

NOTES. Waveland did a big business last Friday night. Engineer Higley died last Saturday at about 1 o'clock. His family did not reach his Bide before he died. L. A. Swift was the only one of the Crawfordsville contingent who feels any results now. His back was badly wrenched and ho has an ugly cut his hand. Charles McLaughlin, of this city, slept through the whole thing and did not awake until after all the passengers had left the car. The fast lake train south bound ran from here to the scene of the wreck Friday night and picking up the passengers of Cat-key's train brought them on here.

The party got in about midnight. Mrs. Puett of Lafayette, a sister of ex-Governor Wright, was on the train, being enroute home from a visit in Rockville Friday was the anniversary of her marriage and she now feels that she has double cause for remembering the day. Editor Del Woodward, of the North Liberty ? , was on the train and was sweetly bu/./.ing an angel from Evansville when the smash came. Woodward rescued the lady in approved style and spent the night in Waveland nursing a sore toe. After the wreck a sweet young lady threw her arms about Harry Little's neck and could be quieted only with great tenderness and considerable difficulty. Howard Sergeant had a somewhat similar experience but as he is married he wished the matter kept quiet. Engineer Henry Bairsdorf lives in Terre Haute, while Whittig and Higley came from Logansport. Higley was the oldest engineer on the line. Lie was formerly on the ? Handle but went out in the strike of '73.

He drifted to this city and ex-Mayor Carr loaned him money and tied him over until he got a job of firing on the Van. He had an engine in two months and kept it until he mot his death. Ho was regarded as a splendid engineer.

The Terre Haute press of Saturday says: Whileit was not stated positively last night, it was given out semiofficially that the accident was caused by the interpretation of orders on the part of the freight crew. The freight train was running on passenger train's time, and on its crew will be laid the blame for the loss of property and probable IOSB of life. A railroad man said last night Bairsdorf was always considered as being one of the most careful engineers on the system, and the conicals of the Michigan division always felt absolutely safe when he was at the throttle of the engine which drew the private car of the road. Bairsriorf'ts record for careful work is excellent, and his fatal mistake on this occasion has caused much wonderment among the railroad men.

There are few new developments in the matter of the Waveland wreck. The road has not yet held its official investigation and that is about all that remains to be done. Fireman Wittig is reported as still alive although quite low. The Terre Haute Express Monday speaking of the injured men, says: "Ed Whittig was brought in Saturday night and taken to St. Anthony's hospital. There are deep cuts all over his head and his face is literally cut to pieces. His lips are split in three places. It is impossible as yet to tell whether or not his skull is fractured, but it is thought it is not. He was able to talk some, though the swelled condition of his face made this painful.

"Henry ("Speck") Bairsdorf, the engineer of the freight train, was also brought back yesterday and taken to his home. He was able to stand on one foot. The other limb is mashed. Like Wittig, his head and face were cut in several places. He was asked to make a statement relative to the wreck, but ho said he would make no statement until the official investigation was held. "Ed Wittig is well known about the city. He is about 25 years of age and last winter was employed at Geisselbrecht's theater on Main Street. He has been on the railroad for a number of years.

Three different times he has worked for the Vandalia, having gone back to the road about three weeks ago. To a friend he said, '1 guess I'll end my days railroading.' That he came very near doing 60 is attested by his present condition. Whittig, though a young man, has had trouble. He made an unfortunate marriage and the union resulted in his murdering a man at Columbus, Ind four years ago, so it is alleged. He was once divorced from the woman now his wife, but married her again. The second marriage resulted only in misunderstandings, and to-day divorce proceedings are pending at Columbus. John Davis is the man he killed four years ago and friends of the young railroader say the shooting which resulted in the death of Davis came about through-alleged intimacy between Davis and Mrs. Wittig.

A trial for murder followed Wittig's arrest, but he was acquitted, the jury finding that the shooting was in self defense.

PART SECOND Wittig's parents reside in Michigan." The Logansport Reporter speaking of Engineer Higley bays: "The body was taken to the Higley home at 202 Sycamore street, where the bereaved wife was waiting. Deceased was 50 years old, and his wife, formerly Miss Sarah G. Seybold, is the only immediate member of the family, as they wore the patents of no children. Mrs. Higley is a sister to the proprietors of the Trade Palace, and the Big store was closed this afternoon. Mr. Higley was a veteran in the service of the Vandalia railroad company. For twenty-eight years he has been a valued employee of the road, and not an engineer on the great line was considered more trustworthy than John Higley. liver faithful to duty, he heroically remained at his post to the last and mot death with his hand on the throttle in a vain endeavor to avert the calamity. Mrs. Higley's sorrow is increased, if indeed her grief could be deeper, by the knowledge that Mr. Higley had already filed his resignation to take effect September 1st. He had recently completed the erection of a handsome dwelling and was pre-* paring to retire in the full consciousness of a life well lived and to enjoy the fruits of his labor. That his life should be exacted at this time by an accident seems to his relatives an almost intolerable visitation of misfortune." Dr. Hutchings, who in the absence of Dr. Barcus is acting as coroner, did not hold an inquest regarding the death of Engineer Higley and probably will not hold one. He was not notified of the affair and did not hoar of it until he read it in the papers. A coroner's verdict might place the responsibility where it belongs better than an investigation by the railroad company.

THE POW-WOW, Those who went from this city to attend the Red Man's pow-wow at Frankfort last Thursday returned at night, tired but perfectly satisfied with the day's sport. The weather was ideal and the accommodations provided were all that could be asked for. Frankfort was equal to the occasion, which was no small one, and proved that she can entertain when she has to. About the only criticism was the fact that the town was too wide open and altogether too many gambling schemes of a thoroughly disreputable character wore openly run on the streets. Probably 5,000 people visited the place, and as may be imagined there was no lack of diversion. The scheduled amusements were decidedly of the fake order as they always are on such occasions, but they braved the: purpose of getting the people together and the people had no kick coming. They didn't go to see those races and athletic contests anyhow, but to mix with the push and to have a jolly good time. It was voted to hold the nest, pow-wow in Terre Haute and the Terre Haute Express last Friday speaks exultingly as follows: "Terre Haute was therein full force. Everything came her way. The next pow-wow was captured for this city. The Chieftain's League, under the lead of Captain Feltus, won the 830 prize given in the drill tournament, and the Ringgold band took the §35 prize in a contest of over twenty bands. The old town did not send quite so large a delegation as was expected, but it was a crowd bent on business as well as a good time, and what it wanted it got. About 700 went from here.

Nine hundred sallied forth from Crawfordsville with the intention, as it was learned later, of getting next year's pow-wow for their own little town. But they didn't do it. A very warm contest between Terre Haute, Crawfordsville and Kokomo resulted in a victory of two votes for Terre Haute."

Engine No. 11, which has been running freight on the east-end, is laid up for general repairs. Engine No. Ill will be completed and ready for service Saturday. She will be placed on the Logan division. Vandalia west-bound passenger No. was two hours and fifty minutes late yesterday, owing to an eastern delay on the Pennsylvania. Engine 17, which has been working in the Vandalia yard while 54 has been undergoing repairs, will be sent to the Indianapolis yard for service. Engine 52 will be returned here and have her number changed to 18. 2. The process of manufacturing two new switch engines has been commenced in the Vandalia shops. One of them will be finished and ready for use in about two months.

The other will follow a month later. Private advices from Brazil say there no change since the coal miners strike was commenced. There are only 25 men working in the Block coal mines, and the output is a mere nothing. Tne bituminous mine is the only coal property working its full complement of men. Something About Bridges. Superintendent Fuller, of the Vandalia bridge force, was seen by an Express reporter yesterday.

In the course of the conversation he said: "The Vandalia is not doing much on their bridges and trestles just now, owing to the unfavorable weather we have been having lately." Are the bridges in such a condition that they will need a large amount of repairs was asked. "No, oh no they are in a pretty fair condition as a whole, still, there is always something to be done either in the way of repairs or improvements, and in the spring work on bridges generally has a pretty big boom, because so little effective work can be done in the winter." "Do you contemplate many extensive improvements in your bridges during the coming spring and summer? "Well, that depends a good deal on the business the road does. There is a rumor about that many of the wooden bridges will be replaced by iron ones during the season, but the rumor has no foundation, in fact as yet, as there has been nothing done towards this change. Should business pick up and the road make a fair showing in its earnings, I would not be surprised if they did not make some quite extensive improvements and also carry out the iron bridge scheme." "Do you prefer iron to wooden bridges?" was asked. "I much prefer wooden bridges by all odds. Many people have an idea that iron bridges are the strongest and not so liable to break down. Their idea regarding the strength is correct to a certain degree, but they are wrong when they believe they will not break down as quick. I have been blinding bridges for many years and I have found that a good and well constructed wooden bridge, built out of thoroughly seasoned timber, to be in every way equal to the best iron bridge, and in several ways wood is the superior. One thing about an iron bridge you can never tell when it is going down. Iron never gives any warning but simply goes before you can realize it, while with a wooden bridge you always have plenty of warning and time to do the needed repairs.

Take the Ashtabula bridge on the L. S. & M. S. Every one thought that was one of the most stable and strongest bridges in the country. "Well, it went down without a minutes warning. Yes, it was a defect in the construction of course, but that fatal detect would likely have been noticed if the bridge had been wooden." "How do you account for this mysterious defect in iron bridges?" was the next question. "Simply the peculiarities-of iron, that's all, running forty-five freight trains per day on the main line. The average is about sixty, though it sometimes runs up to seventy-five or eighty. Ten trains per day are used in transporting the passenger business. An average of sixteen trains are daily run on the Logan. The big fire at East St. Louis consumed nearly one hundred and fifty of Ohio & Mississippi and Chicago & Alton cars. In pulling a long string of cars out on the O. «& M. track out of the way of the flames, it so blocked that company's track that they, through the kindness of the Vandalia management, sent their night passenger over the Van track as far as Altamont. The damage done railroad property will run high into the thousands. Personals Mr. A. R. Nichoson representing the White line, has gone to Indianapolis. M. A. Giles, traveling agent of the L. S. & M. S. road, was in the city yesterday. Mr. E. R. Bryant, agent of the Star Union fast freight line, has gone on a fishing excursion. Mr. O. Weeding, agent of the Vandalia line at Jessup, Indiana, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Geo. H. Prescott, superintendent of motive power of the Vandalia, has gone to St. Louis for a few days. Garrett Logan, who was hurt some days ago in the erecting room of the Vandalia shops, has returned to work. Mr. E. D. Carter, master car builder of the Vandalia line, has been quite ill during the past week, but is now rapidly recovering. Pearl Snyder, formerly engineer on the Vandalia, and at present running a locomotive on the I.& St. L. between Indianapolis and Mattoon, is spending a few days in the city. W. W.Ray, assistant train dispatcher of the Vandalia, has been quite ill, he is now improving rapidly. His brother, Mr. J. M. Ray, agent of the Panhandle at -Logansport was expected in the city last night His sister has been his constant attendant since he was taken in.

Something of the Principal Town of Brown Township. The oldest town in Brown township is Waveland. It lies midway between Rockville and Crawfordsville, on the line of the Vandalia railroad, and two miles from the west line of the township and county and one half mile from the southern border. The land upon which the original town was laid out dates its entry from 1830 by Hiram Huddleson. Its second owner being the late John Milligan, who was selling goods near the present cite of Waveland in 1834. Mr. Milligan cut the first opening in the forest and built the first building on the ground of the present town plat the same year. In 1835 Mr, Milligan laid out the original town of Waveland, and on Christmas day the first town lot was sold at auction. The first building was erected on the corner of Cross and Green streets, and the second by Dr. James Cunningham. Fairview was selected as the township town over Browns' Valley and Waveland, as the result of an opposition meeting held at the house of one Benj. Smith, but Fairview lacked the proper life and no sign of a town is now to be seen, while Waveland has gloriously and forever triumphed. Henry Crawford, of Crawfordsville, opened the second store here, a Dr. Cregg the next, and so on until the enterprising spirit of the residents and the influence of John Milligan, Sen., Thomas Henard, M. Newell, and others won the final victory, and ...WAVELAND TO-DAY Stands out as proudly as the starry flag after a victorious battle. Large and handsome new buildings made the town. New dwellings and numerous business enterprises together with access to the Midland railroad service and a population of 1,000 energetic citizens are its glory. In 1873 the town was nearly wiped out of existence by an incendiary conflagration, but today it nearly wipes out surrounding towns by its goodly business and business men. The bank of Waveland was established in 1882 by private individuals. Its officers are F. N. Johnson, S. M. Durham, and T. L. Hanna. The bank is the only one in Brown township, and has an individual responsibility of $100,000. Joe Ball owns a "live and let live" drug store, which has been a scene of continual activity. Jno. R. Canine was born and reared here and has been a merchant of the town for years, H. A. Pratt has been a barber and news agent here since 1866, and prompt and efficient at his trade. Mr. Pratt has been appointed agent for THE REVIEW for Waveland and vicinity. J. W. Cuppy is a young business man of great promise. He has been in charge for twelve years, and has a fine array of boots and shoes, groceries, harness, stationary and notions together with a well equipped meat market. C. 0. Taylor and sister, Miss M. A. Taylor, conduct a fancy notion store and news stand, and make a specialty of musical merchandise and school supplies. a3 well aa leading magazines and papers. Both are well and favorably known young people. E. Bennett is now proprietor of the large livery barn, which he purchased of Gilliand & Lamson, last August. Mr. £. Bennet is an accommodating young liveryman and has a big patronage from the traveling public. His barn is the largest and best in the county. John Holland manages the Haven's Bros.' large grocery and notion store and is the right man in the right place. A 5 cent and a 10 cent counter is a chief attraction of the store. Mr. Holland was in the poultry business here for two years. Frank Belton has a first class meat market in all respects. It (B the only exclusive meat market in Waveland, and was started in 1889. For two yean F, A. Stebbens has run a pretty appointed drug store, and has an enviable trade in drugs and druggists' sundries. He is an influential citizen. The Hotel Stebbens was opened in September, 1895, by F. A. Stebbens, who leased it to A. W. Wilson in March, 1896. It is one of the best 1.50 per day hotels in the county, and contains fifteen commodious sleeping rooms, a large drawing room, wash rooms, one large parlor and a large sample room. Dr. O. J. Crafton graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Louisville in 1871. He has practiced here extensively for eight years. Dr. Crafton was born in Kentucky fifty years ago, and was educated in the schools at Owenboro. His father was an eminent physician. W, C. Butcher & Co. have conducted a staple and fancy grocery store here since March, 1879. Mr. Butcher assumed entire control of this excellent store in Sept. '96, and is doing a splendid business. The Waveland Independent is the pride of the town. It is neatly printed and brightly edited by Charles Scott. His is the only press in the county outside of Crawfordsville that is not run by hand, gasoline being used as power for a suitable gas engine. Ed Cuppy has followed the barber's trade for ten years, two of which he has spent in the Hotel Stebbens' shop, which he runs. He is a genial young gentleman and has many warm friends in Waveland. Dr. A. J. Kleiser graduated from the Baltimore Physicians and Surgeons' College in 1885, and has practiced in this locality ever since. His office is in the Wolf block.

The excessively heavy rains of the past Jew days have caused all the ditches, branches, and creeks of the State to boom as they have not done in many years. Sugar Creek, which is always among the first to get its back up, has been all over the low lands. All day Tuesday and Wednesday large crowds watched Martin's CIHIU and the Sperry bridge, every minute expecting both to go. Walnut Fork and DryBranch wrought much damage to farmers by the loss of fencing which was swept away. Black Creek covered points that had not been reached in years. Many fields over the country were completely inundated, the ditches being wholly inadequate to carry off the water. A landslide on the Covington hill Monday stopped traffic on that thoroughfare and travelers were forced to resort to the Oak Hill cemetery road. The railroads were perhaps the largest sufferers.

The Vandalia had ugly washouts at Waveland, Rosedale and Colfax and no trains reached this city for two days. A large force of men watched the Big Four bridge at Troutman's night and day but no serious damage resulted. The Midland railroad bridge just east of Waveland was swept away by the torrent. Much distress is reported from many towns all over the State. A correspondent from Lebanon says: "Prairie creek has overflown its banks and all the territory adjacent to it is inundated. In the north end of town is almost completely submerged. All the plank sidewalks are afloat and the streets resemble canals. The water is within a few inches of the front door step of Wysong's grocery. The Green house is filled with water and the bridges over the creek nearby are nearly covered. Several houses are surrounded and in one or two cases the water stands several inches deep on the floor. The south side school building is surrounded and no one can get within a square of it. School ii entirely out of the question until the water recedes.

TERRE HAUTE TO LOGANSPORT (on the Logansport, Crawfordsville & Southwestern RR)

The Trip Over the New Logansport, Crawfordsville & Southwestern R. R. The Road and the Country. On special invitation of Superintendent P. Dawes, of the Logansport, Crawfordsville & Southwestern Railroad, we repaired to the Union Depot at an early hour yesterday morning, and embarked our destinies for the day, in Conductor Broadwell's magnificent coach of this line. Promptly at 4:4-5 A. M., Engineer Wm. Murphy opened the throttle-valve of his mammoth locomotive No. 5, and instantly, we were on our way towards the northeast at a rapid rate through country beautiful to look upon not only, but which it is a fortune to own any reasonable quantity of. We passed through green fields of thrifty corn, wheat in the shock, oats waving in the pure morning air, which air was wafted into the olfactories of the passengers from fields of new-mown hay, lying spread out to cure on either side of our swiftly moving train, producing sensations delightful to the senses. Through these pleasant fields we glided on until, after passing through several beautiful groves and up valleys, we arrived at ...

ROCKVILLE, which we found greatly improved. The fiery ordeal through which this thrifty little place has undergone in the last two years, while regretted at the time, has .since come to be considered "for the good of the town." On every hand we noticed new buildings springing up, some of them elegant and mammoth brick business blocks, which would do honor to a city of greater pretensions than the one under consideration. Residences, too, are springing up all along the line of the road where it runs through the city. Judging from what we could see of Rockville from the train, it is fast coming out of its Rip Van Winkle sleep, under the life-inspiring influence of the new railroad to Logansport and intermediate points, and the L. C. & S. W. Company assuming control of the Rockville extension of the E. & C. line. Making but a few minutes stop in Rockville, our train wended its way onwards over the track constructed by the contracting company under consideration in this article. We found their track to be of the best the grade well established, ties and trestle-work of the best material, securely and firmly placed in position, and all laid with splendid fish-bar, manufactured in England. Passing smoothly and rapidly over this well constructed track, we soon arrived at Sand Creek, where the company are erecting mammoth coal bins, on an elevation above the water tank, which they will keep filled with coal for the purpose of "coaling" the engine, which will only have to run off on the side track, already laid, the fireman touch a spring, and almost instantly, the tender will be filled with fuel. Thus the trains will loose no valuable time coaling.

This switch is located near the famous Sand Creek coal region, the most of which mines are owned and operated by W. D. Culter & Co., contractors of the road. From these mines are daily shipped hundreds of tons even now. It is from this place that the I. C. & L., and other roads are supplied with the coal that operates their engines and heats their coaches. The coal is said to be very valuable, and we should think so from the demand. From Sand Creek, we proceed through a rich agricultural region in the valleys, and by a finely timbered country on the ridges and hills adjacent, until we reach a point eight miles from Rockville, where are located saw-mills, from whence proceeds the cheerful hum of the, industrious buzz-saw, which furnishes energetic newspaper paragraphists so many soul-stirring items. These mills are portable, and when the timber near them is all sawed up, the managers just move their machine out into the woods, and again begin their work of transforming huge logs into lumber. This plan is followed out along the entire length of the road where there is timber, and thus millions and millions of feet of lumber will be shipped to the marts of the world over this new road, which otherwise would not be known to the master builder.

At this same point, James Carlysle, of Rockville, has a stave manufactory, which furnishes employment to a large number of men "and Terre Haute the best article in that line she can get "anywhere. *He will make a large shipment here in a few days, and will follow it with others, regulated only by the demand, which we feel assured will necessitate an increase in his very effective force of the present. Two miles further on from this point, through a singularly romantic region brings us to another switch, where is located a large stone quarry, which yields inexhaustible quantities of red, gray, black and white stone, very valuable for building purposes, which is being developed by Doggett, of Chicago.

Leaving this quarry we were soon out of Parke county and into Montgomery, and shortly afterwards reached Dooley, where we found great quantities of the heaviest of oak and walnut lumber piled up along the track ready for shipment. On board the train we met Mr Abernathy, of the firm of Abernathy & Levering, lumber dealers, LaFayette, who are making arrangements to ship one million feet of lumber to the Eastern market from this place. Besides this large shipment, various parties have contracted with the company for five hundred cars to ship lumber during the fall season. Here, as elsewhere, through the timbered region along the road, nothing could be heard but the hum of the buzz-saw, and the screech of the locomotives, sounds never heard through all that region before the building of the line. Not far from this place, the company is laying another switch and side tracks out to where parties are erecting a furnace for burning lime, a fine deposit of limestone being located near by the line of the road. We next arrived at ...

WAVELAND, the first town of any size from Rockville. This is a sprightly little village of seven or eight hundred inhabitants boasts of one of the best seminaries in the State. Churches also flourish in this pretty place, which is aesthetically located on the hills above the valley, along which the road wends its way. Lumber and produce is shipped from this point in large quantities, while its merchants liberally patronize other markets for the necessaries and commodities of the people around about. Leaving here, we soon bring up at a newly laid out town called Brownsville, whence soon will be shipped large quantities of squared walnut logs to Bremen and other European cities, to be manufactured into fine furniture. This lumber will be shipped by this line and Eastern connections to New York, thence by water to its destination. After passing a couple of other lumber shipping points we arrive at ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE, where direct connect is made with the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western, both ways and Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, likewise. This change, however, is made at the junction of these roads, a short distance below Crawfordsville station, stops being made at both points. At the regular station busses meet every train, taking the passengers to "any part of the city," at reasonable rates. This city contains about six thousand inhabitants is the seat of one of the most fertile and productive counties in the State is noted for the refinement as well as business enterprise of its inhabitants. Here, as is well-known, is located Wabash College, the oldest and one of the best educational institutes in Indiana. But this place is too well known here to need any further reference in this article we can reasonably say that it is a matter of great gratification to the citizens of both Crawfordsville and Terre Haute that their interests are so closely allied by the strong iron bands of the L., C. & S. W. Company. After leaving Crawfordsville, we came on to the portion of the track where the grade was thrown up by the old E. & C. Company sixteen or seventeen years since, and which right of way finally run out by the expiration of the charter, ere the irons were laid and the track put into operation. This portion of the line is very smooth, and looks like an old road, being well ballasted with dirt and gravel surface. Passing over this track, the next particular point we arrive at is Darlington, a little place of about three hundred inhabitants, who are noted for their hospitality, as well as enterprise is a wideawake Quaker town, and the first village in Clinton county. Pausing but a moment here, we were hustled through one or two lumber stations, to ..

COLFAX, the junction of the road with the Indiauapolis, Cincinnati & LaFayette line, a thrifty little village of several hundred inhabitants, situated in the woods, surrounded by a dense forest of heavy timber which is being rapidly cut off. Here the I. C. & L. have constructed large coal bins, similar to those now in process of erection on the L. C. & S. W. line, at Sand Creek, before alluded to. The latter road communicates with these bins by a "Y" track, and supplies them with fuel for the entire line from the Sand Creek mines. At this point, close connection is made with all trains on both roads, which is a very important item to the traveling public, which we observed yesterday, to constitute a large percentage of our population in this country. From Colfax, ("what's in a name we enjoyed a pleasant ride, first through gorgeous groves, ornamented with a dense undergrowth of bushes covered with foliage then through some of the most valuable timber region we have ever seen then coming out into the "Twelve Mile Prairie," a most productive and beautiful region, island of fertility, surrounded by a sea of timber, figuratively speaking. A five-mile ride through this beautiful prairie in the forest, through rich fields of green and golden grain, and we were landed at ..

FRANKFORT, through the thrifty streets of which enterprising little city of two thousand inhabitants, we enjoyed an exhilarating drive, by the courtesy of Conductor Broadwell. This is certainly the most thriving city of its size and population of any in the country, considering the fact that it has been so long shut out from the outside world because of the lack of railroad facilities and telegraphic communication. It is the county seat of Clinton county, which, by the way, is one of the best counties in Indiana has four hotels, principal among which is. the Burgess House two newspapers, the Crescent and Banner two planing mills' five flouring mills two carriage shops one wagon shop two banks, and Other enterprises, public and private, too numerous to mention On every hand, mammoth business blocks and magnificent dwelling houses are springing up, as if by magic. The place is growing towards the four points of the compass with surprising rapidity and the inhabitants know not what a day may bring forth in the way of public or private enterprise. In addition to the L., C. &. S. W. road, of which the people of this place are justly proud, they have another, which will be in operation from Bloomington to Muncie, by the way of LaFayette, and through Frankfort, sometime this fall. It is now graded, and the trestle work and bridges are ready for the iron, which is now being laid from LaFayette towards the Orient. From Bloomington, Illinois, to LaFayette, the rails are already in position. We also understand that this public-spirited city has under consideration another line, this to Kokomo, with a fair prospect of getting it very soon. We hope and believe the citizens will not be disappointed. We also hope that the people of Frankfort and Terre Haute will cultivate.each other's acquaintance, both in a business and social point. It will be to the interest of both parties to do so. From Frankfort the L. C. & S. W. line passes through a rich agricultural region, liberally interspersed with timber, to Camden, a lively little village of eight hundred people, whom the railroad is just awakening to a realization of their existence. To this point the road is now in operation and the rest of the track is being laid to Logansport on the grade abandoned by an old company, years ago. By the 1st of August the road will be in operation to ...

LOGANSPORT, 115 miles from Terre Haute, and a city of some ten thousand inhabitants, who of Terre Hautean enterprise and is a fit objective point for such splendid line as the L., C. & S. W. This enterprising city is enthusiastic in the matter of railroads and manufactures is putting lots of capital and faith in both, especially the iron interests, and depends on this road to furnish them with cheap coal for manufacturing purposes, we know that they will not be disappointed. This city is also noted for its educational institutes, the Southern College being located here, and controlled by the Universalist Church. Here is also located the Western Female College, both of which institutes are very liberally patronized. This city is located on the Wabash, like our own, and enjoys very great water facilities, which its inhabits ants appropriate to their own use much more than our people, in the way of running machinery by water power. Logansport already has several railroads, and will have another in operation from Detroit by the first of September, which will open up a magnificent country hitherto undeveloped by not having been penetrated by railroads. Allusion to this road reminds us that we must bring this article to a close by reference to the

CONNECTIONS AND CONSTRUCTION of the L. C. & S. W. Railroad. The Detroit & Eel River road will connect with it at Detroit, and a through car will be put on between Detroit and Terre Haute, some time this fall, and arrangements will be made with one o£our St. Louis roads to carry the car through to St. Louis, thus giving passengers a rapid ride from Detroit to St. Louis, without change of cars, at the same time giving them a chance of stopping off at Terre Haute, to look into the iron works," and other curiosities abounding in this vicinity: This road also connects with the Toledo, Wabash & Western, at Logansport, for all points east and west. Other connections, not yet alluded to, are contemplated, and will eventually be carried out. Such as by the Terre Haute & South western, to the iron fields of Missouri and its connections. Terre Haute is under lasting obligations to the gentlemen who have constructed this important line, and to those who are so successfully managing it, whose names and offices are as follows John Lee, President, Crawfordsville. E. C. Dawes, General Superintendent, Cincinnati. S. N. Stone, Assistant Superintendent and Chief Engineer, Crawfordsville. J. E. McGetigan, General Passenger and Freight Agent, Terre Haute. And last, though by no means least, W. D. Cutler, Esq., the veteran contractor and capitalist of Ohio, to whom as much, or more, than any other man is due the success of this great and good enterprise. These gentlemen have succeeded in constructing a good line of road have none but the most experienced, faithful and energetic assistants that could be had off such roads as the Cincinnati & Marietta., The road is now being fenced in and properly ballasted with gravel. Telegraph communication will be established 'ere the GAZETTE is read by its thousands of readers this evening the construction force having almost completed that business last evening. From the road, its starting, objective and intermediate points, we can see naught but a most successful future.

THANKS. In closing this article we wish to re turn our sincere thanks to Mr. J. W. Broadwell, one of the most courteous conductors we have ever had the pleasure of meeting, and Mr. E. H. Staley, the able editor of the Frankfort Crescent, to both of whom we are indebted for much of the information contained in this rather hurriedly written article. "May their shadows never grow less."   - kbz

Dr. Evans expects to have their narrow gauge road completed to Clark's Hill at an early day. Nearly four miles of the grading is completed between Jefferson and Clark's Hill. - thanks to Kim H

The Big Four has a total of 3,131 miles. It has 224 passenger coaches of all kinds and 126 passenger engines. Its terminals and the bridge at Louisville cost $3,000,000.

The New Monon on Sunday, October 20, will begin a fast train service between Chicago & Atlanta. The trips will be made in 24 hours, and General Passenger, Frank Reed, says this is the fastest time ever attempted between North and South   - kbz