Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-23
THE RAILROADS.

The Il. 81 D. Meets With the Heaviest Loss.
Pan handle and o. X. X. Escape Lightly.
Again whiting five weeks Of the last dis
aster, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has met with loss OF property
which will not only require al immense
outlay to replace, bat which irconveniences
travel on its line aud adds doubly to the
general loss 1t is impossible ct this time
to form any estimate of the damage done
the road, especially on the Pittsburg di-
vision. In the words Of an official Of the
road, at is in terrible condition." 1t
was understood yesterday the road from
Pittsburg to Claysville was all right, but
information received last night says the
road from Pittsburg to Whitehall is badly
damaged, aud the same state of affairs ex-
lists at other points between Whitehall and
Claysville.
Superintendent Patton was at the latter
point yesterday, and he worked his way
into the city last evening, walking part OF
the way and riding the other part He
thinks the road il
IN WORSE CONDITION
than during the July flood, although not
40 much road bed has been destroyed, the
damage being mostly to bridges.
On the main line the trains were stop
ped all day yesterday, caused by damage
between Moundsville and Warrington.
The big stone wall just the other side Of
Rosby's Rock, which was about $50 feet
long ana Is feet deep has caved away, it is
understood, and at this point IL the main
damage done. At Freeland's mines, be.
tween Metz and Glover's Gap q
bridge was down, but this was
repaired and information was re.
ceived at headquarters here last evening
that train No. 5 had reached Cameron and
was expected at Benwood by daylight this
morning In case the train reaches Ben.
wood at that time train No. 6, leaving at
$40 m will leave this morning
Aside from these two points the damage
Is only slight on the main line, as far as
can be learned, consisting Of lsndslides,
etc which can soon be removed. There
is also a washout three. miles east Of
Moundsville, which is being remedied rs
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General Manager Clements is on the
road some place between here and Grafton,
and it is probable he will come into the
city on No. 5 if it arrives this morning.
THE INSPECTION TRAIN
was slso on its way to this city and il is
belated at some point out the road. 1t
will certainly have sad looking road to
inspect if il comes on through.
Capt. K. 7. Devries, Superintendent,
and W. W. Peabody, General Manager of
the Traus- Ohio Division, arrived yestSr-
day afternoon and went out ss far as Tri-
adelphis in carriage to look at the work
of destruction.
Everything is all right on the Western
division and trains are leaving on theusual
time. The Cincinnati Express arriving
here yesterday morning, and all other
trains arriving during the day from the
West brought a good many passengers.
Many Of these were bound for Pittsburg
and arrangements were made with the G.
& P. to take them to their destination,
while Others were furnished quarters at the
hotels and will probably be sent on their
way over the Panhandle to-day,
The telegraph lines between the city
and Fairmont were sill down except one
yesterday, and tbs news received was very
meagre until last evening, when the lines
were repaired and gotten into working
order. Large forces of workmen are
employed in preparing trestling and bridge
timbers, 80 that when the waters recede
out Wheeling creek they will be ready TO
20 to work at once on the work of re-
building the road, and we may expect to
see trains running again over the Pitts
burg Division in not more than two weeks,
and very likely in less time.
The Panhandle
Outside CT a few small small landslides
there is no damage on the Panhandle
roa1 except at Wellsburg, where the bridge
over Buffalo creek is In an unsafe condi-
tion. The first train over the Panhandle
was the 400 train yesterday afternoon, q
transfer being made at Wellsburg. Here
after all trains will leave as usual except
the $40 p. N. train, which will be discon-
tinued until further notice.
The Ohio Riser Road.
The Ohio River road also escaped lucki-
ly. A gentleman who came ND over II Last
evening on the fret train arriving in the
city since Tuesday afternoon, stated that
the damage to the road, with one excsp-
ton, was very slight, consisting of little
land slides, which had all been cleared
away. The only point where the damage
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