The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-07
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THE EXCITEMENT AT MiRTlN's FERRY.
Assoon US Martins Ferry woke up yes
terday msrning and learned what tho
Cleveland, Lorain 4 Wheeling road was
doing, there was quite furry OF excite
ment. First street was crowded all day
with citizens watching the work. By
evening line OF track had been laid from
below the Dithridge glass works up to
within few feet OF the point where the
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh's Buckeye switch
crosses tho street. While tho ties were
very far apart, only every other one be.
Ing laid, the rails were securely spiked
down and nearly all OF tho line well bal.
lasted up. Capt. Jimmy Reynolds, one oil
the best and most experienced road mas
tera in the business, supervised tho work
and during tho day Mr.. OdCAr Townsend,
the General Manager, and Mr.. William IL.
Thornburgh, Master Of transportation,
visited the nCene. Mr.. A. j. Baggs was
also on hand.
While everyone was busy talking over
the situation during the dayiit was not
until about o'clock in the afternoon that
the excitement became really intense. At
that hour the Cleveland & Pittsburgh peo'
pie put in an appearance. A yard engine
was run down the switch to First street
and stopped at q point where, on a sec
ond's notice, 1t could be backed across the
street and block the Cleveland, Lorain 4
Wheeling men in case they should under
take to cross the switch track with their
tlRck.laying. A construction train also
arrived, having on board sand, rails, ties
and a large force OF men. In addition,
the following CLEVELAND & Pittsburgh oil.
CislB were about: MCasrs. John Thomas,
Superintendent; Thomas Dickson, General
Master OF Roads; w. II. Stewart, General
Freight Agent, and Robert Coburn, Assist
ant Road Master.
BACH WATCHING THE OTHER.
Thelaborers we're put 10 work doing a III.
tie trimming up along the line Of the main
track and each side watched the other
closely. At elk o'clock all work was stop.
ped About s o'clock another gang oil
Cleveland 4 Pittabutgh men arrived from
q point up the river. Nearly all these men
we're left at tho depot while the engine
with guard OF about 10 men went up to
Bridgeport and stopped at the depot there.
At Martins Ferry nearly all the Cleve.
land & Pittsburgh men were held at the
depot, few being stationed about the
yard engine that was still standing at the
First street crossing. The Cleveland, Lo.
rain 4 Wheeling men, with tho exception
OF a few guards stationed along the line
Of track on First street, were at the hotel.
TIE suRMisIs INDUCED IN.
After supper groups Of citizens were To
be found on every corner In the business
portion OF Martins Ferry exchanging
views on the situation. There seemed 70
DO q general impression that at some hour
during the night the Cleveland 4 Pitts.
burgh people would run the construction
train down the BuckeyeBwitCh, at the end
OF which the Cleveland, LoTaln 4 Wheel.
ing track makes q slight curve In order 10
run parallel with the switch, and cutting
in on the new track, take possession Of Il
and continuing II south, take entire pos.
session Of Flfst street. Such a course
would bring up Aght...Ghat was . lore.
gone conclusion, and all were anxious to
Soc the fun II there was 10 be any.
Another rum0r Ailoat, was 10 the effect
that the Cleveland, LorAin 4 Wheeling
pOoplo would 10 10 Bridgeport aud tear up
ne short line laid by The Cleveland K
PltlSburgh road Thursday and lay line
Of lie own on that ground, There was an
impression al Bridgeport also, that this
would DO done, and the engine aud lie
men at tho depot In that town were
closely watched. As the night wore on,
every ono came 10 the conclusion that
nothing would 10 done until 8 OF o'clock
this morning.
About midnight, amovo was made by
the Cleveland h Pittsburgh people, tile
engine Al Bridgeport and the construction
train At Martins Forty, together with the
men, being ordered 10 bVllAite, for which
place they left Of once, and The bridgeport