The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-04
SOUTHERN vs.. BALI.
MORE = OHIO RAILROAD.
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RRilROnd War ~ Little Washington Yes
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When the citizens OF Washington, Pa,
woke up yesterday morning they were not
little surprised to see q large force Of
men at work building q piece OF track
along Hazel alley toward Main street, and
preparations going on toward Cross
ing that street, The B. & o,
authorities were great deal more
surprised than even the most aston.
lshed Washingtonian, at the proceedings,
and at once took steps to thwart the plans
OF the controllers Of the ambitious little
narrow gusge road. When the work was
first discovered Mr.. W. O. King, agent Of
the B. & o. ct Washington, was not in
town, but he arrived soon afterwards and
at once mRde'an affidavit before the prop.
or officer that the Southern representatives
were tresspassing upon the property
which he controlled.
A process was issued at once, and placed
in the hands Of Sheriff Perrite, who soon
arrested ], Il, Ramsay, w., Superinten.
dent, N. 2. Ramsay, Auditor, and some
twelve OF fifteen laborers whom he took
to the Court House. Judge ACheson, at.
torney for the prisoners, and H, NJ, Dou.
gan, Esq, representing the B. 4 o., held a
conference, and upon the agreement that
NO further steps would be taken by the
Pittsburgh road the men were permitted to
go at liberty,
An INTELLIGENCE commissioner learned
OF the trouble yesterday about noon and
took the afternoon train to Washington,
in company with Capt, R. 7. Devries,
General Agent OF the B. 4 o. in this city,
Arriving OF Warrington we found but III.
tie excitement prevailing at the time, all
operations having ceased earlier In the
day. Asking the cause oil all the trouble,
we were shown q string OF track several
hundred feet In length extending east
from Main street and finally turning In o
southerly direction into the main track OF
the B. 4 0,and Pittsburgh Southern, COM
bined.
This track was CONSTRUCTED, evidently,
not with reference to present perma'
nenCy, but rather with view OF holding
possession, and with an Interior view OF
permanenCy. In general appearance re-.
sembles the extension OF the p. w. 4 KY.
Railroad made some eighteen months ago
at the foot Of Fourteenth and Twenty.
third streets, in this city, This switch or
piece OF track has lite inception upon real
estate owned by the B, / o, company,
thence II runs northwesterly and westerly
toward the old freight depot OF the Hemp.
field road, west OF Main street,
across which 1t was contemplated to ex.
tend the switch In order to reach the dc.
pot and Offices OF the Southern road.
After leaving the property OF the B. & o,
company the switch follows the line
OF Hazel alley, through which the
Southern claims to have the right Of way
by virtue OF grant made ny the Council
Of Washington some three years ago.
Mr.. Wherry, agent Of the Pittsburgh
Southern, young man Of extreme eau.
ton and difIldenCe, was approached, but
declined TO say anything except that his
company claimed the right OF way through
Hazel Alley, and further the move was
made because his company was not sure
what the disposition OF the B. & o. Com
pany would be toward II In the event Of
the completion Of the projected extension
VI VIC ASmPuoIu Aultuol tuhu tulb uo
could or rather would say nothing.
Mr.. W. y. King, Of the B & 0. company,
said that he had found the Southern men at
work when he arrived in Washington yes.
terday morning upon the property OF bis
company, and upon other property
through which his company had possess.
ed the right Of way for many years past,
and had at once applied to the proper au.
thorities to restrain the operations oil the
employees OF the Pittsburgh Southern road
and In consequence the Superintendent,
Ramsay, had been arrested, together with
q number Of bis workmen. Hazel alley,
Mr.. King said, had been subject to the
pleasure Of the B. & o. company for many
years, and 1t only required movement
In the direction Of extending the Hemp
field TO render II OF immediate service. It
was only through the courtesy OF the 3.
& 0. company that the Southern road was
permitted to come into Washington where
i did, as all THO property between the
National road and Main street, including
the right Of way through the alley in dis:
pute, belongs to the B. ( o. company.