The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-01
ACTIVITY ABOUT THE RUINS.

The Centennial Depot to BE
Erected NJ Once-The Grain FL.
eIRtOr 10 be Rebuilt on Another
Site.
From the Evening Telegraph, Julyoo.
An army Of labOrers armed with picks,
CrOwbars, shoveIS and axes, is at work on
the property Of the Pennsylyania Rail.
road in the vicinity Of the Union Depot
this morning, endsavOring to bring order
out Of chaos and enable the road to ac.
commOdate the public. Fred. Gwinner
has charge Of the force that Is clearing
away the ruins Of the Union Depot and
surrounding debris, and he Is pushing
the work with all possible vigor. The
scene in that locality is one of activity;
and the work Of 60 many laborers is
hourly having perceptible effect. Just
this side the Union Depot, to the right Of
the Fort Wayne track, carpenters are
erecting frame ticket Office l4x20, out
Of very rough material. But as this is
only temporary affair, their is no
necessity for It being very elab.
orate. Depot Master Butler says
the plans for putting up the
Centennial Depot at this point
arrived this morning, and that structure
will occupy the open space between the
depot walls and the ruins OF the eleva.
tor. This building is now being torn
down and will be shipped Immediately.
Its dimensions are 300x10O feet and il
contains waiting rooms, ticket Offices and
eight or ten rooms for the Offices OF the
company, the latter being on the second
floor. The tracks have been repaired and
put in running order from Lawrence.
vile to the depot, and two more will be
brought in to-day, In about 4 week at
the present rate Of progress all the tracks
in the burnt district will be cleared and
repaired. Through trains leave from
the Union depot, but accommodations
start from Lawrence, there being no room
for them at the depot. The laborers
above the depot are taking out the burnt
ties and warped rails, and putting down
platforms and planks between the tracks,
and the original appearance Of this partof
the ruins will soon he restored. 4 freight
train consisting Of about 20 cars, which
came through from the West on the Pam
handle this morning, was transferred 10
the Pennsylvania tracks about ten
o'clock, and taken on East. At the site
Of the Elevator all is quiet. At the an.
nual meeting Of the stockholders held
one day lat week it was resolved not to
rebuild, but on Saturday the grain deal.
ers Of the city held a session, and resolved
on new organization iot the erection OF
an elevator. This will not be put up on
the site Of the old one, as the raiload
company has decided objections TO the
use Of the old grounds for elevator pur.
poses. The new structure will be 40x125
feet, and about half as high US the one
that was destroyed. Messrs. A. NJ. Mar.
shall, S. L. McHenry and James Heron
were appointed committee TO procure
a suitable Iite, and William McCreery,
L. L. ROdger, and II. ]. McCracken to
leok after plans and cost. Below the
elevator but few men were found at work.
A telegraph pole at the intersection Of
Washington street is being put up, and
about dozen men are clearing away
rubbish from the Panhandle grounds.
but beyond this no activity Is displayed.