The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-10
.yaTHEEF IRSTiTRAIN
ov1R.THE OHIO I Rlv6a Z .RAlL ROAD.
arrives Ia the CITY with q Diiiiusulshsd paa,sn'
ger Li,t-1As otl,,n o. tho Company Ii r
tho CITY to Meet tho Members Of tho ~ n
vF SJndlcAts, who will Arrive To-day.

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The Ohio River Railroad track from Par.
kersburg to Wheeling wa, finally completed
yesterday, the last Of tho ballasting being
done. The road may DO said TO- have been
opened for businesu yesterday, though the
opening was very, informal. There will DO
no excursion, no picnic, no blowout, Of any
kind. but regular schedule trains, both pas.
tenger and freight, will quietly commence
running next Monday, June 10, for the 40.
commodati0n Of the public. There can be
no doubt that the patronage Of the road will
DO 80 great that II will at once be com.
PEELED to increase It's rolling stock and other
iAcilitles. The prospects now are tina. tho
road will Just about DO settled down stssdily
to business when the people along tho river
will DO compelled by low water 10 depend
upon 1t entirely as their means OF communi.
cation with the outside world. 1t will OF.
same the contract for carrying the malls
along the river July /. IN Z + (.
the yIRRT TuEoroH TRAIN. 8.E
], The first through passenger train came over
the road from Parksrsburg 10 this city Yet.
terdsy, arriving yesterday Afternoon. II con
.i,ted OF one passenger coach and ono comb.
nation car-psssenger, baggage, express vad
mail car In one. II carried large number
OF passengers, among them all the prominent
officers OF the Railroad aud Construction
Companies. A number OF Parkersburg pee
pie came up as far az 81. MAry's 10 attend
court, and several came through 10 this city.
A few way passengers came up to Wheeling.
Among the through passengers were United
States Senator Camden. President OF the onul.
pany; Colonel George W. Thompson, it, Vice
President; W. n Chancellor, Treasurer;
Charles Howard, Camera! superlnlenden,; ].
3. slckles; Chief Ensinee'; WI. Robinson,
General Freight Agent; +. L. Waterman
Colmap, OF tho firm OF Colman & Paige, the
contractor; W. NJ. Trevor, Chief Bookkeepe,
OF the same firm. J. II. FsIon, Business Man.
ager, aud D. NJ. Gary, General Superintsnd
ent for Colman 4 Paige. O. O. Byers was The
engineer who brought the train through, aud
W. M. Cheriugton and D. J. Haudlan, both
conductors In the employ Of the com any
had charge Of the+pariy. Ssl;fa + 4
| 81 THE SYNDICATE COMING.
| The members OF the syndicate who iur.
niahed tho capital to build the road are e1'
pacled in the city To-day, and Senator Cam.
meet them.. Senator Fair; OF Eevads;
ganator : Jackson, Of Tonnessef; E. W.
CLARK and J. p Ilslcy, OF Philadelphia;
Charles Pratt, Of Nsw York; Oil. o. H.
Payne, Col. W.. ?. Thompson, 8. v. Herk.
ness and II. N Hanna, Of Cleveland, and
Samuel Marshall, Of Milwaukee, are expected
to arrive this morriog on the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & Kentucky road. ~ II
To-day the gentlemen will look about The
city, inspect the field with view to obtain.
ing some knowledge OF the business to be ST.
iordsd tho road st this p9int, and examine
into the qucation OF additional s terminal
facilities here Ptss bly,, tho better to do
this, ashort run will be msde down the rosd
and back to-day. A businepa meeting will
also be held in this city to-day. g II. morrow
special train will! leave this city for Par.
kersbufg carrying the gentlemen named and
one or two other gentlemen interested in the
| road, aud some other local railroad men,
Two flicers' special cars Of the Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati * 81. Louis railway company and
the Pennsylvania company have been placed
Of the disposal Of tho party, and Ere now in
this city. They, viii Ebo attached t; to thl
trains to-day and tomorrow. ~ {, 4 ~ e
As tue train came npyeaterday It attracted
general attention all along the road, end was
frequently cheeIcd. The people evidently
recognizes what big thing they havs in the
RAILROAD, and appreciate 1t ntits proper value.
The ppprseieaon will grow when business
commences. y n X 4. ~ Rtitt2 2