The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-27
d 4 0. TRAINS an THROUGH.
The Flood Ruined Pittsburgh Division
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At an early hour yesterday morning
formal notice was received at the Balti.
more K Ohio offices in this city that the
Hempfeld, or Pittsburgh division, was
once more in condition to send trains
through to Pittsburgh. The Cincinnati
Pittsburgh expressed arrived shortly
after and instead OF ending its journey
here as has been the case since the food
OF last week, which SO damaged the
Pittsburgh division, it was switched on
to that track and started out.
In the meantime the Chicago Phiia.
delphia express, which was caught be-
tween the two destroyed bridges at Tria-
delphia and narrowly escaped being
swept away with them, had been started
toward Pittsburgh on orders from the
chief train dispatcher at Pittsburgh,
as the first section OF the Gin
cinuai express. Both OF these trains
got over the rebuilt road in safety
and passed through Washington about
o'clock The next train TO pass over
the damaged sections came to a stop on
one of the Triadelphia bridges by reason
OF the rails spreading Tie train was
soon lacked up, however, the rails re.
spiked and the train moved on. The
Ghicago-P Philadelphia express, bound
west, due here at 1910 q. m, was de-
laycd somewhat by this, being over four
hours late here, but half OF this time
was lost on tho other side OF Pittsburgh.
The train due from Pittsburgh at Z p. IN.
was two hours late, but the one due at
HIS p. IN. was only about twenty min
utes late.
All trainmen have orders not to run
at rate OF speed above eight miles per
hour between Elm Grove and ROney's
Point, and over the bridges speed has to
be reduced to four miles per hour till
further notice. To-day the trains will
all be running on regular time. The
running OF freight trains will probably
be resumed by the first OF next week.
The rebuilding OF the eleven miles OF
this division that were SO badly damaged
by theawful storm, being in many places
entirely obliterated, is one OF the most
creditable pieces OF railroad work ever
done in this country. 1t was Just about
6 days and 10 hours from the time the
road was destroyed till it was again in
shape for trains to run. AS many
men as could be worked TO advantage
were kept busy day and night at both
ends Of the damaged sections till traffic
could be resumed. The damaged por-
tions are now largely replaced by trest.
ling. This in time will be filled up and
the iormer road bed restored. Hundreds
OF men will be kept at work on the road
for some time to come doing this filling
i'll and grading and building bridges.
Those who have seen the terrible de-
struction that was accomplished by the
raging waters will find it hard to believe
that the Baltimore & Ohio is once more
able to put its trains through. The fact
that it is is another testimonial to
its enterprise and energy. To Capt.
VIM. Clements, the General Manager, and
Major Hunter johnson, Superintendent
of Construction, who came here and in
person directed the movements OF the
army OF men employed, the thanks Of
the travelling, public and the business
community OF Wheeling and .mucll
credit is due.