Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
TRAVEL is RESUMED,
The Pennsylvania Railroad
Opens a Passage East.
ITS WORKOUT OFFICIALS.
The Train Dispatchers Have Had the Worst
ofIt-sightseers Clamor In Vain TO Go
Farther Than the Trains Run-Rellef
Corps Sent Out During the Day.

The announcement was made early yesterday
afternoon by the Pennsylvania Railroad Off
cials that they had succeeded in making con-
nection with the East by way Of the Allegheny
Valley and Philadelphia and Erie.
This will make the trip from here to Phila-
delphia somewhat longer than in the usual
way but.the company are in hopes that it will
not last more than four or five days at most.
The following dispatch from Philadelphia
states very clearly the manner in which the
trains will be run, and the various connections
that will be made.
The Detailed Arrangement.
PHILADELPHIA. June1
The Pennsylvania Railroad is at last able 20
announce the resumption of the running OF
through passenger trains from New York via
Philadelphia. Harrisburg Lock Haven and the
Allegheny Valley Railroad to Pittsburg. The
route is made up as follows: Trains Will leave
the main line at Harrisburg and proceed on the
Northern Central branch to Sunbury. AT thaI
place they will be taken across tne
river in a steam ferryboat, and thence
the all-rail route will be by way OF
Lock Haven, Remove and Driftwood. Az the
latter place, the Allegheny Valley kalIroad
cracks will be taken and thence to Pittsburg.
Ii will be necessary to use this route for at
least four days yet the work of repairing the
br1dges between Dewistown and ALTOONA on
the middle division and of the breaks west OF
Altoona being carried on as rapidly as IS con-
sistept with perfect safety. The Montgomery
bridge it is expected, will be finished to-mor-
row and the transfer of passengers oy Terry
will be done away with, the trains running ol-
rect to Pittsburg over the bridge
Other announcements Of the opening up OF
travel are included in the following bulletin Is
sued by General Passenger Agent Wood TINS
afternoon: The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces the resumption of trains on
e., earrrrr rr1via r1nh
Driftwood and the Allegheny Valley Railroad
as follows:
East-Train No. g. leaving Pittsburg at
7:l5 o'clock tonight and No. 6 leav-
ing PItts6urg at A NJ to-noT-
phia and New York with sleeping cars on the
night trains as far as Sunbury, connecting at
Driftwood with trains to and from Erie and at
Lock Haven with trains to and from Altoona,
points on the main line as far east as Hunting
don and at other points on the Hollidaysburg
branch, Bald Eagle Valley Railroad, Tyrone
division of the Clearheld branches.
West-Train No. 3, leaving New York at P.
N. and Philadelphia at LIS tonight
train No. / leaving New York at A. N.
and Philadelphia at ll:50 A. M. tomorrow GSat-
urday), will run to Pittsburg via Sunbury and
Driftwood with same connections as above for
Bald Eagle Valley Railroad, Tyrone division
and Clearfeld branches.
All these trains will connect to and from
Baltimore and Washington and the South and
Cumberland Valley points via Harrisburg.
Keeping Back Sightseers.
The Pennsylvania q Railraod officials are
striving to do all in their power to keep the
vast army of sightseers away from Johnstown,
and have posted very positive notices to the
effect that no tickets will be sold to any point
east of Bolivar, which is fully 20 miles from
Johnstown This has the effect of dampening the
ardor OF a number OF the curious, but in some
instances it produces the angriest kind of anger
There was party of pretty prominent and de
-,cidedly mad railroad officials from the West
They were provided with annual
passes over the Pennsylvania Railroad
and were bound for Johnstown
Just to see what the place looked like. They
east of Bolivar, and although they expostuiated
auf swore it accomplished nothing, and they
returned 70 the West without getting TO Johns
town. Several people, however, are SO intent
ongoing that they buy tickets to Bolivar and
walk the balance of the way.
Train Dispatcher Culp has doubtless the hard.
est time of any of the officials at the depot
probably about ten hours in all, and has moi
.takenss single meal at his home. His life il
also
Made a Burden
TO him by the crowds of people who daily be
siege his office inquiring for missing friends
Mr. Culp has no way of ascertaining who ha.
been lost or saved, and is unable to answer the
questions but the people insist in going there
Oneman on Thursday visited the office nine
times during the day, but could not obtain any
information.
Word was received yesterday afternoon from
Assistant Superintendent Mark Wilson, of the
West Penn, TO the effect that that road was
open from Allegheny to Bolivar, and that two
parties of expert bridge builders will push OF
east of Bolivar and rebuild the bridges as fast
as possible.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad yesterday sem
out two trains heavily laden with provisions
for the sufferers.
Sleeping on Desks.
The constant strain on the railroad officials
and employees ot the roads running int
Jonnstown has been almost superhu
man. Superintendent Patton, OF tn,
Baltimore and Ohio, has not left the wrecl
since first visitingit and is doing everything
in his power to help the relief
committees and. at the same time
re-establish traffic. Twelve locomotives anC
crews have been running since the disaster
without cent from their Nlabors going to tht
railroad.
Chief Train Dispatcher Day has not had hi
clothes of since May 81, and when so sleepy ht
slept on his desk with q bool
for q pillow. The same can be saiC
of Superintendent Pattons chief clerk, Mr.
McElvain. The Pennsylvania Railroad mel
have not Jared much better, anC
with the West Penn the officials
are untiring in their efforts to resume traffic
and helm in sending relief as far as Dossible