Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-31

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f1sTle following Il The communication Judge
Daniel, Of the:uh,tsd States Sppttme cOutt, con-.
cetplug the et3sawepl etosins," to which we
tisfsfsd yeslstdiy
9 Abuses5 Pfaetised upon Travellers,
twhettet any benefit will accrue 10 The public
from disclosure OF ihefActs herein natlated, may
te REGARDED SsptoblenAtiea ps Il generally hap.
'pens i6Slthe ttavclef though subjected 10 abuses
Ike thuSs heteihdesctGej, being urged folSatdby
The calls Of business OF sympathy, Is deprived
OF rediess tot Tue fongs lie may hare suffered,
wtorEs often nyelLetlj9lel ond piacjsed pS tneabs
Of pf0ht 10 The reckless and selfish who ore &C.
liuatcd,by no higher 'blolive lhanihe prospect d
gain, OF tte apprehension OF pecuniSty los. II Is
iUSt, however; Thai lie public be fSfewstned o
lie evils TO be encountered, that they may com,
mare lie chafActet and magnitude OF those evils
with The Inducements Orihs NseesSity for en-
ethhtrtihg them
Upon recent journey from The Southwest by
| The Louisville, Ohio Genital, and Baltimore alnl
Ohio RSiifouds, what is called through hektt 10
Washington city was purchased ii Louisville !
but alter paying Tor conveyance as above, an
engagement for the transportation Of The ttsy'ets
baggage. by giving hin check OF acknowledge
ment Of lis reception, was refused. Tie cOnSe|
eef al intermediate points on The rIUte was com.
pelled 10 attend TO lie forwarding OF his baggage,
and was subjected Ia lie demald OF on omnibus
fee and nofterags for the transportation Of his
person ami baggage ffon1 point 10 point, although
Ills transportation throughout the entire route had
been paid for.
Tile present terminus VI the Genital Ohio Roll.
road IS OF point on the Ohio tyef called lirlle
Air, said TO be four miles below The town Of
Wheeling, and opposite 10 Depot or StatiOn OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, al a place
called Benwood, on the Virginia side Of tue flYer.
FfOm the terminus Of The Ohio road, travellers ate
transported to Wheeling by Steamboat, said
Tint whether correctly OF not, Is not known 10
b. in lie employment, and Under the joint con-
lfol Of the corporations, The Ohio Genital, and
The Baltimore AMI Ohio Ruilroad Companies.
On the l6ih OF the present month, tile cars on
The Genital Ohio TOAD, reached tie terminus OF
hi, road about sunscl-llIe distance thence 10
Wheeling, being four miles, and tlls hour OF lle'
pAtluEe for the night train Of The Baltimore road,
between 8 aud 10 O'Clock, y. m, The tiaveIefS
were hete put on board tile steamboat which re-
niained ionary al the place al which she was
boarded,
10 The general Impotence manifested at this de.
lay. Il was offered IS al explanation, that lie
water III The liver wnS loo low 10 pTOveeth This,
indeed, was q liscoufasing disclosute, as IN The
absence Of tides OIL The Ohio, The only alternative
seemed 10 be, 10 await rise OF wafer llOn ninsj
aud one gentleman tSir, iinymoud, Of FairmuoHt,
Va, unwilling loSuhmil TO iuti heT detention, hired
skin to convey hiln actOss tue liver. Tie Yellly
Of tIe excuse for ldilins to proceed Immediately 10
Wheeling, may petIlaps be accurately tested by
the following facts, all Of which CAN he establish.
ed beyond dispute, viz. that during tile title lhas
The loaf renlalned stationary, two oltef steam.
boats passed up the liver, without apparent ulil'
cuItyi that another TAIN oil cats was expected
ftUm the west about 0 O'clock; that between
ami . clock active and extensive prtIaIalIOns
wrrs made n The boat fot suppefi That lle ex.
rscted tram did In fact arrive, and that shortly
after the contribution (0t supper was levied upon
lie tIaYeltts III then being alter o'clOcE,) The
boat was csliltd ever 10 The Virginia ShOte, and
from thence proceeded direct IL Wheeling, lhe
travellers easlwaf, male and female, sick Inh well,
old and young, having been with thet baggage
previously put on the margin Of The rve1, amidst
mud. several inches IN depllI, (iOr II had falnrd
oil tlay,) IN tatk cloudy night, without shelter,
without conveyance, aud without sni'es and
thus eil 10 chamber up TIN pIecip;lOus bank Of
The nver, aud 10 gtope their way nS lest they
could to the point nj which they might reach tile
uars OF The lIaItnpTe IUaL. In The ellutt 10 teach
this point, the situation II which could only be
conlectuted, tie author VI this statement WIS, ~
the bTe6kIng away " tie loose formation Of tue
shelving bank, several times pfeCiplated con-
SIDERABLE distance niIoiVSl locks; his cOthS lDfn
from Ills IIet4on, BHh Severe GOllllSiOnS INFLICTED,
from tic pam mud SoreIltSs VI which he has not
gel EtcOVeIel. JUDGED, had II moi Oet lOT The,
kindness Of Mr. Raymond, and Of Il Nj. Seay, Of
Richmond, Virginia, who came with lights 10 his
assistance, II h. had moi pgIshGt liz llInSt have
passed the night m the shelving lStr Cliff; fUI
10 his Repeated calls iUr a'SSlOIce, rot the
slightest Iced w8S given by Any employee Of tie
company, although by ZONE person, seemingly ~
tneit employment, demand was nlntle lot itanS'
porting the baggage vi il ttay from the boat, De-
Asnd which was unanimously ami Indignantly IL.
PEELED.
The foregoing statement presents Al unexae.
ge,nted aud unvarnished narrative Of facts, al!
Of them susceptible Of abundant pGUf. WtOiS,
Or WHO ought 70 BE- responsible for tue occurrence,
is moi htTe undertaken IL determine.
Justice, honesty, The rights Of The community
generally, the rights OF humanity all dennlld
llat they should fnd corrective sOnew hete.
Sumv u The officer OF the baltimore company
have Imputed The blame for what lIas OcCuned
10 the IlnageES VI the steam boat, aud clalm tCE
The Rail Road Company M exemption from Gems
Ute. II those lnanHIttS Vie wholly disconnected
with both lie corporations with Which they ill.,
tervenr, thete may peri ops Ls some show OIL JOS.
lice IN tie exemption cla;med bat il lie mausgets
Of the steam GuaL ore The agents Of either Ur buill
the companies, all lotce is taken away IRON lie
explanation attempted, as tho latter certainly
sustain the obligation Of selecting OSemts who ate
competent and trustworthy, and Of supervising
and enforcing the lulflnlenl 81 thcit duty. Nor,
indeed Is iteasy 10 comprehend how an ensuge.
men, 10 convey The ttaYelct throughout gireH
route-a service fot which an equivalent hes
been tectivel-cun in any sense be fulfilled w
abandoning him Of SOME point upon that tont', OF
by delivering him over 10 those by whom his lie