Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-20
TIE RAILROAD WAR,
The Trouble over the River Goes EraN"ly
On.

\ few days ago our Bridgeport reporter
announced the fact that judge Tyler of
Cleveland, chief attorney for the Clevc-
land, Horain and Wheeling railroad, had
been in that town, and after careful cN-
animation of the possessions OF the {. " i.
railroad and Others, had gone tn St Glars
willie To file with the Court the papers
necessary to condemn certain lands owned
by the c. Il H., hut not al that time in ac-
tual use hy that company, and also the
property of Charles Miller, and Miss Mag
gle AdOlph. As Il result of the petition
presented to the Court, Sheriff Scdwick
and deputy Sheriff McConnaughy ycstcr-
Charles Miller aud Miss Maggie
Adolph, that proceedings had been
instituted in St CIairSyillc whereby
the {. L. Il W. desired 10 ''condcmn Ger
tain property mentioned in petition filed
by the e. J.. Il W. X. X. Co., The word
ing of the notices did not indicate the
exact line t. be condemned, but the fact
that they wished 10 condemn the property
of Mr.. Miller and Miss AdOlph shows that
the proposed right Of way will pas' directly
through the new {. K i. depot STRUCTURE
This is beyond dauht the DegInning oI u
hot legal fight between two monster cor
pOrationS. as the {. * L. will claim, that
in the erection of the new depot structure
they are lrg!tmatcly occupying their own
property, and in 4 manner long contrm-
plated by themselves, but deferred by cir
cumStanrcs over which they had no con
troll.
There are many iin5 points OF law IN the
ease which it will take lots Of time and
many dollars in lawyers foes 10 bring out,
both Of which will, no doubt, be cOnsum-
ed before il is settled In the meantime
the c. x J.. has made change Of base, and
are very materially increasing the {. J.. X
W. obstruction and proving
dccisivcly that Sept Thomas
told the truth when he said he wou.ld not
allow the {. l.. * W. Ia go up the river
without some show of opposition.
Yesterday. work on the main building Of
the new depot Was discontinued, and
large iGrCe Of men put 10 work, digging
treStle and building a heavy wall about
fourteen feet outside Of the piece Of stone
foundation, laid recently for the outside
timbers of the depot structure, on the river
front. The intention now ls - reiGnVe the
entire structure about fourteen feet further
towards the river. and lay main track
close to the front Of the new depot, and
outside the present line 0f tack, and con
meet it with the present track hs means OF
switches 1t points just at1Yc the Wheeling
creek bridge and below the Whisky Run
bridge. The present main track viii be
used for local freight trains TO stand on
while freight is being loaded
and unloaded 1t will :.l~o be
convenient for the pas-iGo of
trains at this point. It now being
necessary fur tEairs " run 10 the extreme
soutd end OF the city 10 PAS.
About noon construction train, ~
charge of a practical track layer, arrived
at Bridgeport with two Carluads of very
large liml,ers- 4 large inrce Of men, who
accompanied the train, Immediately set TO
work uDOH arriving, tearing up part oi
the main track on the Whisky Run bridge,
Just above the passenger depot In lew
hours one of the latest improved sgThg
frog switches had bsen pu: down. The
ties under that part Of the track were
ve..y long and extended over the
river side Of tie bridge KY
eral feet, 20 that the switch, may hs
continued n descTilled atOye, Last night
the entire faToe Of nlen were at work, with
huge bOnfires and dozens Of torches for
light. They had at a late hour put
trestle under the ends Of the ties which
protruded over the bridge, and were eK-
tending the trestle down toward the new
structure, and were laying track on il as
fast as possible.
The G., l., 4, ". people are still pushing
their work vigorously and have large
force OF men at work on the Bellaire end u
the extension near Gravel hill rieiT
spile driver il at EOfk OF tt1is paTt Of the
line, and the woFkInen are following II
witha trestle At Bridgeport a couple of
cars are switched offbelow Wheeling Creek
and are used as a cook house and lodging
apartment. The steam shovel and gravel
gang are sending 4 train load Of ballast
down the Bellaire extension ealh hour, the
old trestle dawn Iast the LaBelle glass
works heing almost filled up to the Level Of
the track