The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-23

road and the interruption tOtravel gives
the officials no little concern.
TWAS serious enough when the Hemp
field division was impossible for over
week, and the officials were not yet done
congratulating themselves upon their
success in establishing traffic over that
branch in such a comparatively short
time, when they are called upon TO do |
the same thing over again and added to !
it is three or four days work Of the same
kind on the main stem. They are not
to be blamed for feeling disguised.
THE Il. 4 o. MAIN LINE.
The damage along the main stem Of
the Baltimore & Ohio is such that none
Of its through trains between the East
and West have been able to run and
there were no trains for or from the
East moving within fifty miles of Wheel
ing yesterday. The officials expect,
however, to have their main stem in
condition for the running Of trains early
this morning. Train No. 6, the express
leaving here for Baltimore and Phila-
delphia Mt $3.50 a. M, is announced to
leave on time, and train No. 8, the ex.
press due here from the East at 1850
o'clock last night, left Grafton on time,
but up TO midnight had not reached
here. Tuesday night this train was
stopped at Grafton, and her mail and
express and some passengers sent
down over the Parkershurg branch.
From Parkersburg some OF the passen-
gers started west over the O., w. 4 B.
and others came up on the Ohio River
road. The mail for this point reached
here over this last named route at G
o'clock last night, nearly twenty hours
late.
The washouts and slides on this divis-
ion, excepting two or three short dis
lance below Beuwood, were all between
MoundsVille and Warrington. About
four miles east OF Moundsyille there was
a washout about $50 feet long and from
lG to 20 feet deep. The track ut this
point was left without support, and bad
~ twisted and washed out OF place.
Bridge No. 1913, crossing Pyle's run, u
short distance this side OF Warrington,
was swept away, and there were num-
Der OF land slides in that locality. Sew
eral culverts were also washed out or
partly wrecked. Board Tree tunnel,
which was reported to have caved in, is
all right: a few small stones were seen
to fall from the roof while the rain was
pouring down Tuesday, and that proba-
bly, gave rise to the rumor.
THE OFFICIALS on THE GROUND.
Early Yesterday morning Capt. Will
liam Clements arrived Mt Huntington
from Baltimore, in his car "West Vir-
ginia." Superintendent Legge, OF the
western division OF the main stem, aC-
companied him up from Grafton. On
his arrival Captain Clements ut once
took charge OF the forces that had al
ready been put to work, and the under
standing is that he will do this time us
he did on the Hempfeld last month, re-
main on the ground and supervise the
work in person. After reaching here
he will probably keepon out the Hemp
field again and remain till the road is
again open.
Major J. A. Hunter OF Grafton, who
has charge OF the track hereabouts,
CHANGED to be ut Moundsville, and he
put the forces he was able to muster ut
work on the bad washout referred to.
About noon Col. W. W. Peabody,
General Manager OF the B. & 0.'s lines
west OF the Ohio, and Capt. Il. 7. Dew
ries, Superintendent OF the ans.Ohio
divisions, came il from Newark in Colo
mel Peabody's private car "Ohio." About
the same time Mr.. j. 7. Patton, OF Pitts
burgh, Superintendent OF the Pittsburgh
divisions, came in, having made his way
along the line OF the HcmpfGld from
Claysville by walking and riding. In
the afternoon these officials drove out
the National road for the purpose OF
viewing the destruction. The first new
break was found in the bend just behind
Mont dc Chantal. The waters OF the
creek in coming around behind Leath-
erwood dashed into long and strong
embankmcnt and cut it almost entirely
away. Between there and Elm Grove
there are several small washes and slides
and distractions in the shape OF logs
that have been washed in. This portion
of the track can be easily Strengthened.
The bridge at Elm Grove which was at
first supposed TO be damaged is now
thought to be all right.
BEYOND TRIAnELPHIA.
From that point out to West Alex
ander all that was done by last months
storm was done again, except that one of
the bridges at Roney's Point was left
standing. 1t is u trestle structure that
was put up in place of the heavy, sub
stantial bridge that was swept away in
July. Entertainments are washed out,
and twisted rails lie about in every d.
reCtion. 1t will probably be fully week
before trains can be put through over
this division. Colonel Peabody and
Captain Devries brought in with them
nearly the entire force Of bridge carpen-
tiers belonging to the Central Ohio Divi-
sion, and large quantity Of bridge lum.
Der and heavy timbers. These men will
be put to work this morning fitting tim
bers for another trestle ut the foot OF
Sixteenth street, which will be placed in
position rs soon rs the waters subside
sufficiently to allow OF this being done.
All the timbers for all the trestles washed
away can be easily fitted here as all the
measurements used Inst month have
been preserved. These trestle structures
are, OF course, but temporary affairs, in
tended to serve only until permanent
plluSGo C6tl DG DuliG' 4uC BIGut GOllS4A-
Grafton with railroad companies is to get
their trains running regularly.
All B. & o. trains running between
here and the West were run regularly
yesterday.
TIE PANHANDLE.
NEXT to the B. & 0. the Pan. Handle
suffered the most. No trains were sent
out OF here yesterday over the Pewiky.
A force OF carpenters was kept dusy dur
ing the day at Buffalo creek getting an.
other trestle bridge in position, and
trains will be run to-day. The 1920 a.
M, 80 p. IN. and 4:20 p. M. trains will
leave and return on time, but the $40
p. IN. Cincinnati 4 st. Louis express will
not be run till further notice. The
bridge over Buffalo creek is not yet com.
pleted, and transfers will be made there
at least during to-day.
1t was reported that on the main line
OF the PAN Handle between Wheeling
Junction and Pittsburgh there were sew.
eral small washouts and that at Ingram,
| n uhnrt Distance this SiIn NJ Pittsburgh