Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-10
FIRST THROUGH TRAIN
On the 0. R. R. From Parksrsburg
to Wheeling.
Its Arrival Ysstsrday---0fieers Of the Road
on an luspection---The Syn
dictate to Meet Here
To-day.

The first passenger train on the Ohio
River Road, through from Parkersburg to
Wheeling, reached here to-day about 3
o'clock 1t was made up of an engine and
two passenger coaches, one of the latter be-
ing a combination car. The engine was o.
a small model and good build, and the red
coaches, with gilt lettering of new and al
tractive design. The coaches were we'll
filed with passengers, including most ofthe
officers of the road and number of gentle
men taken up en- route. When the train
reached the P. W. & Ky. depot, it had at
tracted quite crowd and was received with
sufficient applause TO make up an ovation.
After the p. W. & Ky evening train went
up, the TIoueer train pulled up that road as
far as the water works, attracting much at
tention and curiosity along the route.
THE OFFICIAL PASSENGERS.
The gentlemen on board went to the
Mcclure House, where their names made
quite an imposing array on the register.
The enterprising clerk had decorated the
page with a drawing Of the first through
passenger train on the Ohio River
Road and neatly lettered it. Sen
ator J. n. Camden headed the list,
with Col Geo W. Thompson, Vice PreS!-
dent; ". \. Chancellor, Treasurer of the
company. L. H. Browse, of Grape Island,
one Of the attorneys representing Peasants
county. Supt Chas. Howard of course had
the party and the train in charge. ID. {.
Goldman, one of the contractors, was among
the number, and Congressman d. r. Paige,
his partner, will be here to-day, TIE other o.
ficials were as follows: }. Z. Sickels, Chief
Engineer; W. j. Robinson, General
Freight Agent; 7. +. Waterman. sec
rotary of the construction company, and
private secretary of Senator Camden; W.
NJ. Trevor, bOokkeeper of the company; D.
NJ. Carey, general superintendent of the
company and J. H. Paxton, Jr., business
manager. W. NJ .Cherrington was the
conductor in charge of the train and c. c.
Byers, the engineer. D. J. Handlin will
be conductor Of the first regular passenger
train, next Monday.
THE sYNDIc4TE.
To-day the syndicate of gentlemen who
furnished the money for the building Of the
road will be here They left Washington
CITY last night and will be here about noon.
The road will be formally turned over to
them by the contractors MeSsrs Paige and
Goldman. Following are the names of the
syndicate:
Senator James G. Fair California; Chas.
Pratt New York; +. W. Clark and J. P.
llsley. Philadelphia; Col Oliver H. Payne;
Col W p. Thompson, II. NJ. Hanna and
;. V. Hardness, Cleveland; Senator Jack
son, Tennessee; T. +. Sickels, consulting
engineer, New York; and Samuel MarshalI,
Milwaukee.
These gentlemen, in company with the
officers of the road and several officials Of
the Pan Handle, will take the special car,
by which they will come, to make an in
Spection trip of the line from here to Park,
ersburg,
CONDITION or tbs ROAD.
Supt. Howard, the energetic manager Of
the road, last night expressed himself rs
highly pleased with the condition of the
roadway There are always drawbacks to
a new road but these are very few in this
instance.
In coming up, today" said Mr.. How
ard, I'VE made 40 miles an hour several
times. without difficulty. The other day !
ran 80 miles an hour, for short distances, to
test the road, and found no trouble what
ever.
Senator Camden and Col Thompson each
expressed himself as pleased with the stua-
ton as found q ID the entire party is in
high spirits regular railroad levce was
held at the Mcclure House last night, the
officials of other roads dropping in to talk
of the new line. Senator Camden and Col.
Thompson went out to Judge Thompsons,
in the evening, but returned TO mingle with
the rest before the party dispersed,
The regular passenger trains will go into
operation on Monday next, and a time table
is now in course of preparation. The SEIZED
ule time between Wheeling and ParkerS-
burg will be - hours for the present, until
The road bed is thoroughly settled. 1t could
readily be made in less time, but much is
lost in running slow from here 20 Benwood,
in compliance with the ordinance. Two
through trains each way, daily, will be the
arrangement, leaving here at 6:45 a. m and
! p. IN. and arriving here at Ills a. IN.
and p. m. The same hours will be OBJ
served at ParkerSburg