The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-09
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Road GOsSiP.
Movements in railroad circles this week
have been very quiet, each road doing its
fair share Of the public business with no
special or heavy shipments to record. The
only incident Of special interest occurring
was the derailment Of the east bound
freight train on the O. & P. road at
Rainey's coal works, on Monday. Fifteen
freightes were either totally demolished
or badly wrecked.
In the House Of Delegates on Monday,
Speaker Wilson made lengthy argument
in favor Of his railroad bill, the features OF
which have already been published. Yes
terday afternoon Hon. George Motett re-
piled TO Mr.. Wilson. Senator Newman
has bill cooking in the Senate, which he
claims has some paralyzing provisions in
Il, It is likely 1t will sleep until the House
gets through with Wilson's bill.
A number OF railroad enterprises are be-
ing sgitated in the State, the enthusias'
tic meetings held predicting that the pro-
iects will soon take upon some definite
shape, The proposed lines spoken Of are
a branch line from Hardman's Switch on
the B. & o, to MorGantewn, q narrow
gauge road from Phllippi to White Sui
phur Springs, and road from Keyser to
The State line, in Pendleton county.
Following will be found a number Of in
teresting notes about the railroads enter
ing the city and paragraphs OF general in
terest:
B,Eo, RR,
Thomas Carr, the track supervisor Of
the subdivision OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, nearest to Cumberland, has es'
tablished bis headquarters in that city.
The novel sight Of seven engines at
taChed to one train was witnessed on the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad between
Bloomington and Oakland, one day last
week, The iron horses plunged through
the snow dritts and landed the train safely
in Oakland several hours behind the
usual time. :,
The Baltimore & Ohio and Cumberland
& Pennsylvania railroads are having q
quarrel in Cumberland similar 10 the con.
test between the former company and the
p, W. 4 KY, road In this city, for right oil
way to Benwood.
Mr., Cloudy, OF the Parkersburg chops,
has taken charge OF the Grafton round.
house as foreman. Mr.. John Adair takes
Mr.. Thomas Taylor's position, and Mr.,
TAYLOR goes 10 the Ohio division, Mr..
Spencer, also OF the Palkersburg carpen.
ter shops, takes Mr.. Hutson's place as
foreman In the Grafton shops In the car
building department. Mr.. Hutson goes to
Ohio.
The B. & o. are fixing up several cars for
civil Engineers use, and 1t is understood
that there will be a great deal Of work
done on this division the coming summer.
Thomas Cooke, yard conductor at Graf
ton, had bis head badly mashed Monday,
while coupling some cars a. that place.
When picked up by the other employees
in the yard, blood ruahed from his eyes,
mouth and ears. He was still alive per
last reports.
Pea ST. Il. II. Il.
Ticket Agent Tomlinson says the pas.
senger traffic on the "Pewiky" is large
and increasing; in fact, 1t has been boom
ing all season. ~.
Mr.. Fred Huseman, Passenger Agent oil
the p, W. 4 Ky, has secured q large
colony for Little Rock, Ark, from Barnes:
vile, o. Fred 10 an energetic man, and
fully alive To the interests Of the road he
represents
Through coaches are now run on the
Pan Handle road from Pittsburgh to ST.
Louis, which only neCessitates one change
OF cars from Wheeling.
Road Foreman d. P. TAFT, OF Steuben.
vile, brother Of Capt. TAFT, brought down
the other day new locomotive, No. Is,
with air.brake attachment for freight use,
and to be used on the passenger trains
when any engine gives out.
The contract for Gould's tunnel on the
Pan Handle road, seven miles west OF
Steubenville, O., has been awarded 10 Pat.
terson & Kesrns, OF Philadelphia. The
tunnel Ia intended 10 avoid crooked and
circuitous piece Of road.
c. T. v. a W. r. r,
The repairs to the R. j. Grace, transfer
steamer Of the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Val.
ley & Wheeling Railroad, at West Wheel.
ing, are nearly completed, and as soon as
the river rises ahe will be tloatod.
The repair hands Of the O. r. V. & W.
are actively engaged In ballasting the track
along the river edge at West Wheeling.
The extension OF the O., I. V. 4 W. be.
ing new this Springs thaw will, Of course,
be hard on II. This road has been doing
lie share OF the business. The fact
that the river has been closed during
greater part OF the winter has inConven.
fenced It materially In the transfer Of
freight destined for this city, compelling
them to haul by wagon from Bridgeport,
thereby causing expense aud delay.
This company is building ten new en-.
gines, which will DO put on the road In the
early part OF the coming summer; also, o
new supply OF box.cars.
The O., T. V. & W. road has met with
number Of accidents since its construction,
but none Of very serious nature.
CD P.R,R.
Trains on the Q. & P. have been kept
about on time during the winter, and,
with one exception, have had no accidents
worthy Of note. On Monday the local
freight train met with an accident at
coal works, by which several
cars were dltChed, but no one hurt and
loss but slight.
The o. ( P. Is a thoroughly equipped
and we'll managed road In all lie depart.
partments. Many OF the employees have
been on the road since It first started, and
are, OF course, experienced and well dis.
cipiined men. Messrs. John Thomas, ST..
perintendent, r. F. Smith, Assistant Gen.
ersl Manager, r. Brumer, Master Of Trans.
portation, and Thomas Dixon, Road
Master, are all old experienced rail.
road men, who have worked their
way up through the various post.
tons, which gives them thorough
knowledge OF the business In oil lie de.
tails The road bed 10 old and solid, and
the rolling stock Is not excelled by any
road in America for safety, comfort and
speed.
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