Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-24
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved its w estern
connections nov offers the fullest induce
ments 10 travellers between Washington, Balti-
more, and all portions of the West, the Northwest
and the Southwest.
The connection between the rains from Wash
ington and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made at the Washington juno
lion Qately called the Relay Housed = miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change of cars re-
CURED between Washington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through TO Wheeling at the
Washington station, and rechecked and transfer
red there, with the passengers) without charge,
for those holding through tickets for points beyond.
The connecting trains leave Washington daily at
6 a. m. and Al p. m. On Sundays at the latter
hour only.
At Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains ofthe CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from Bellairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, to
COLUMBUS. These trains connect at Newark
with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield and Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, ST. Louis, etc.
AT Columbus the c. O. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains of the Little Miami Railroad
Xenia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to INDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago,
Rock Island, st. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphss, Vicksburg, Natchez, Ne1o Orleans etc,
which are also, sold at Washington, are transfer
red at Cincinnati TO the Mail steamers on the Ohio.
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and ST. Louis are
sold by this route.
FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is n~avigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville forty miles, where a connection with
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while
this is the only route affording through tickets and
checks in Washington, il is also the shortest, most
speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton TO Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being abont 100
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO so; Columbus,
$13 IS; Dayton, SIS SO; Cincinnati, SIG; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS IS; by steamer from Cincin-
naf, SIS; indianapolis, SIT SO; Cleveland, S12 Is;
Toledo, SIS 80; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 IS
and $40 so; 81. Louis, $2S so and $25; Memphis
500; New Orleans, S3l, etc.
IL FOR FREDERICK and HARPER,S FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Paramount, passengers may
leave Washington at 6 a. m. or Al p. m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel.
ing, take 6 a. m. train from Washington.
III For trains TO and from Baltimore, Annapolis
ETC., see special advertisements
IL For further information, through tickets,
&c., apply In THOS. Fl. PARSONS, Ageat al
Washington Station. JOHN II DONE,
Master Of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
May Sly.