Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-04
Baltimore and Ohio railroad Go.

CRrom n letter In the Philadelphia Inaulrerl 81,
As much as the rebels may despise this
road and condemn it, ii is double, yes,
treble ratio should the Northern people es-
TEEN and honor it for without the assis-
lance of this same road we do not now see
how our Government would be able to so
readily push forward troops, and furnish
such, Ss well as those already in the ad-
vance, with the necessary supplies. They
are, with unusual energy anL surprising
alacrity, repairing damages which have al :.
ready been done, and at the same time
building new turn-outs and aidings, 70 40.
commodate the business now required of
it. The Monocacy Bridge is completed.
By another Saturday the one at Harper's
Ferry will be ready for passing trains. A
new track has been laid, some two hun.
dred yards long, at this end of the bridge,
at this point, 80 that trains may pass direct
from Washington to Harper's Ferry, with
out the necessity Of backing and filling,
and changing direction at the depot at the
Relay House. New cars are ordered, and
all engines and appurtennuces being gem
orally put in complete order.
As an evidence of the immense amount
ofbusiness done by this road, we have only
TO state that twenty-five regular passenger
trains, three regular freight trains, and
twenty extra trains, the latter. having on
board troops, and some few empty cars,
passed here yesterday. To exhibit, the
extent of some of these trains, We have
only to state that, while we sat in front of
the depot, this evening, we saw pass one
locomotive, No. 50, having in its train sixty
cars, twenty Eve of which were loaded with
horses for the Government, and the others
empty.
Notwithstanding this heavy amount of
travel, tits pleasure for us to state that
not an accident of any kind has as vet
happened; all have moved safely and ex-
pediliously, which fact is due, in a meas
ure, to the able, careful aud efficient tele.
graph operators which they have at their
many stations. Prominent among these
is John w. Houser, Esq, aud VIM. Yernet-
son, who have in charge the telegraph sta
ton at this, excepting Baltimore and Wash
ington, the most Important position on the
road. This latter gentleman ia as we'll the
Station Agent and Postmaster.
The master spirit, however, is VIM. Pres.
colt Smith, ESQ, the energetic Master of
Transportation of this Company, aud it is
TO bis uneeasing energy and unequaled tall
cot for this line of business, that il due the
so safely carrying on of SO immense an
amount of travel.
Not only does the railroad company suf-
fer from the spOliation of the rebels, but
are subject to petty auuoyances, which in
themselves are but trifitng, but in the ag-
gregate go to make up an amount of seri-
Gus importance.
During the past week, while passenger
cars have been standing idle upon the
tracks at :he different stations, they have
been, when locked. broken open, the seals
taken out and put into baggage cars for the
accommodation of those transported in the
latter. In train that passed here last
night was one of the haudsomest cars own
ed by the company, scarcely a seat remain
ing 10 1t. At first the company were dis.
posed to overlook the offence, bat it is now
becoming serious loss as well as incon-
venience, and efforts are being made to dis.
cover the guilty parties.