Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-07-26
Railroad Notes,

President ingalls, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis roads, says that both the G.
& O. and Big -Four are strictly maintain-
ing rates irrespective of what the other
lines are doing.
On the Fourth of July last the east
bound limited express over the Chesapeake
and Ohio few miles east OF Huntington
met with an accident, owing to Wasll-out
caused by the heavy rains. The engineer
and fireman stuck to their engine and were
both killed. None of the passengers were,
however, injured. W. ?. Anderson and
wife were passengers on the train. They
have given $3.50 respectively and to this
amount President ingalls, and Genera
Manager Harahan have added cOntribu-
lions. This money is to be used, Ill part,
in having appropriate medals made, to be
given to the families Of the two brave men.
The money left after the medals are pur-
chased will also be turned over to the faml-
lies of the deceased.
The correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch at the White Sulphur Springs writes
Mr.. j. T. Harahan, General Manager Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and party,
accompanied by MI. Donald Mcdonald,
have arrived. The office of the General
Manager will be temporarily removed to
this place from Cincinnati. Mr.. M. E. In
gals, President Of the company, and party
are expected early in August, cottages hay
ing been engaged for them.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and
Richmond and Allegheny division will sell
round trip tickets to the Democratic Con-
vention at reduced rates. Tickets will be
sold on August 18th, 18th and Nth, good
until the 18th inclusive.
Cave Station is now the official name OF
the station on the Valley r. R. of the BIN
O. system that has heretofore been known
as Weyer's Cave. A great deal of trouble
has resulted from the former name of this
station because it is not at Meyers Cave as
it suggests, but is four miles from that ia
nous cavern, the railway station of which
is The Grottoes, on the Shenandoah Valley
L. L., ID Uttu al Ill Oil lilly bIol'tiiU'
The B. & 0. road will run their second
select summer excursion to Atlantic City,
next Thursday, August 1st. The train
will leave Staunton at { :43 A. NJ, and the
fare is only $3.50 for the round-trip, with
the privilege of a stOp-off at Washington,
d. c.. on the return journey. Tickets are
good fol- ten days.
The Shenandoah Valley railroad has
made another reduction in freight rates
between Roanoke and Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York. The reduction takes
effect next Saturday.
At recent meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the B. & o. railroad, the follow
ing appointments were confirmed: Alfred
Walter as General Superintendent of the
lines east of the Ohio river, to succeed w.
M. Clements, resigned; Col. II. T. Doug
las, the present Chief Engineer of the Phil
adelphia Division, as Chief Engineer of the
entire system; J. M. Schryver, the present
Assistant General Ticket Agent, as Assis-
tant General Passenger Agent east of the
Ohio river; and Q. Z. mccarthy, as Assis-
| tant General Passenger Agent west OF the
Ohio river-the Office of General Ticket
Agent having been abolished and consoli-
dated with the passenger department.
Rumor is current that the Baltimore and
Ohio will extend their road from Lexing-
ton, by way of Salem, to Big Springs ard
thence westward, either to North Carolina
OF Bristol, Tenn.
C.P. Huntington has sold 100000 shares
of Chesapeake and Ohio railroad common
stock to Sper Il Co., of New York, fol
81, 100000. The sale makes no change i'll
the control of the road. Mr.. Huntington
will, it is said, dispose of his railroad pro
perty east of the Mississippi to devote him.
self to the management of his road west of
that river. He says he dom know whether
the purchase was for DreXel, Morgan Il Co.
OIL not.