Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-16
The F., M. & P.
The First Passenger Train From
hOrgantoWn.
THE NEW ROAD FORMALLY OPENED.
The Road Completely Described A
Neat, Durable and Safe
Railroad.

MoRGASTowN, February l5.-It was 655
this morning. "All aboard, ''toot" away
went the first passenger train from this
place to FairmoHt over the F. NJ. 4 P.
Despite the early hour of the morning
many of the citizens Of the place were at
the depot to see the train off and make
memorable the occasion by hearty cheer.
About fifty passengers were on board when
leaving, and that number was sWelled to
sixty before the train reached its destira-
ton. All the officers of the road who
came down yesterday went back this morn
ing. Numbered among the passengers
were several of our business men who were
going to Wheeling. The press was repre-.
sented by W. T. W. Bsrbe Of the New
Dominion, N. N. Hoffman Of the Pest, J.
Z. Mccoy OF the Index, while your hum.
BILE servant did the honors for the REGIS.
TER.
THE M. SP.
is twenty-6v and one-hslf miles in length.
This end Of the road is titty-tive feet lower
than the other which in railroad psrlsnce
would cause it to have no grade at all
The road bed is covered with ten inches OF
stone and the cross.ties are placed upon
these without any bsllasting between them.
AS it is, of course, it is incomplete, but
work will be continued on the line until
solid bed is made. The rails are OF steel
All the track is above high water mark as
recorded in the memorable hood Of 1852, F.
which was the greatest ever witnessed in /.
the Monongahels valley. Along the line
are eight bridges all Of which are of
superior class. The one crossing the |
Mouongshela river below Fairmont was
built by the Morse Blidgs Company, OF
youngstown, o., and all the others by C. /.
j. Schultz, OF Pittsburg.
THE STATIONS
except two, the depot buildings have been
COM plcted They are all put up On the
same plan and are handsome and neat /
The one here is built OF brick, aud the citi-
zens of the town are Justly protuse in their
thanks to the company for erecting such a
creditable building.
The company have bought thirteen acres
here on which to have built first class
"I, and will use the rest for cattle yards.
Ample facilities will be made at the ear.
liest opportunity for caring for cattle, as
several hundred head will be shipped from
this point annually.
The Supervisor of Tracks on the +. NJ.
& P. is Mr.. George D. Koon. Senator W.
c. McGrew is agent at this place, j. +.
Watson is agent at sppington, NJ. l.. |
Hutchison at Little Falls, I. F. Watson at .
Opekiska, and C. f. Hutchison at Ca. /
tawbs.
1t is thought in one month the passen
ger train will make
TWO TRIPS A DAY
instead Of one, as now. The connection at
Fairmont will be made such that man
can leave here IN the morning, go 20
Wheeling and spend eight or nine hours on
business and return at night. This will be
great convenience to all the people along
this line, and certainly one appreciated.
Telegraph wires have not yet been put
up and will not be until the ground is :
thawed and the work can be prosecuted
with advantage.
The Grst object in the nature Of freight
to occupy the depot here was the BODY Of
Auuila Martin, of Granville, this county,
who died last Thursday evening The de-
ceased was eightY-nine years old and long
a resident of Morgantown. The corpse
was shipped to Pruntytown this morning,
where it will be buried
The completion Of the r.,
N. 4 P, in certain sense
extends the limits OF West Virginia /
formerly large portion OF Monongalia
county belonged more TO Pennsylvania
than our own State. Owing to the isct .
that the river was the sole means OF uaDs- .
portation. our people had more to do with
their northern neighbOrs than tbo;g Louth !
ern. The r2ilrosG +
FURNISHES An OPPORTUNITY
for commercial intercourse between our .
people and those OF our Sta'e.
The difficulties encountered IN building /!
the gosd we're 90 great and formidable that
its completion was deferred much longer
than was at frat supposed. 1t will be re,
membered that grading was commenced
about two years ago Along the river the
rocks rice going to the east. The road
being on the right bank "slips" are more
apt 10 occur than il it was on the opposite
side. In two or three places along the
line the company is experiencing trouble
vhich oripinates from this sAuse, (
The disadvantage, however, ia over
balanced BY the advantage. The fact
that the rocks rise to the east causes the
coal banks to drain themselves, which ia
quite desirable. Coal along the line is
quite abundant and this fact wss tsken
into cousideratioa u he engineers OF the
B. q q. when they determined to run the
road down the right bank.
When it is entirely completed it will c ost
near one-hslt million OF dollars.
TO jav Nonon.sliL sescne1 the white
.attleIaents