Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-09
THE RAILROADS.
Through Trains Over Both the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio Roads
Making Good Time-FFeIght
Being Shipped.


The Pennsylvania Railroad Company il
having considerable trouble with the army
of sightseers who persist in going to Johns
town. No matter how heroic are the meas.
ures taken to keep such people out, there
seems to be always somebody who, on some
excuse OF another, can get the proper passes,
which the company has bound itself to ac-
cept. The crowds of such people who dis
| tributed themselves over the ruined city
last Sunday were enough to fill two
good-sized towns. A vast number of
them, too, were not of the best class
aud everything was in an upset condition.
Yesterday, however, the company decided
that this would not be repeated, and decid-
ed to run no train, special or otherwise, east
of Bolivar under any circumstances. This
order holds good all day to-day, and no one
who has not horse and wagon
to meet him can get to Johnstown
without walking exactly 1871 miles. In
speaking of the arrangement Just prior
to the issuance of the order, Chairman
McCreery, of the Citizens Committee, said
We are endeavoring to have the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company refuse to run any train
to Johnstown Sunday, and We rather think
that they will respect our wishes in the matter
But even if they do run a train will not sign
pass to be used Sunday unless the board
reverses its action, as they have already de.
cided not to allow any passes to be issued for
Johnstown Sunday. Last Sunday the town
was crowded with loafers, and we are deter
mined to prevent that if we possibly can. The
that be will board the train when it reaches his
baliwick, and any man who has not a pass he
will compel him to leave the train.
Regular Trains to the East.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
running their two regular trains to the
East via the Allegheny Valley and Phil
adelphia and Erie, as announced in THE
DISPATCH of yesterday. The time con.
sumed is not as long as was at first antici.
pated, as excellent time is being made as to
connections. The freight traffic is getting
in much better shape also, and lit is
thought that in few days the blockade
will be removed entirely. Nine carloads
of ofproyisions were sent up for the relief of
the sufferers at o'clock yesterday.
The traffic on the West Penn will be d.
vided. Mr.. Wilson, the Assistant Superin-
tendent, says that $40 cars of east
bound freight would be sent East over
the Allegheny Valley road every day from
Pittsburg to Red Bank, where the low
grade road would be reached, instead of
taking it up on the West Penn from here to
Allegheny junction. The coke trade and
heavy freight from east of the Southwest
junction would 60 east to the Bolivar
bridge, come down the West Penn through
Blairsville to the Allegheny junction above
Freeport. then up to the Allegheny Valley
to Red Bank and over the low grade d.
vision,
The P. R. r. in running around bv
the Allegheny Valley and Driitwood agrees
not to sell passenger tickets on that part Of
the road covered by the Allegheny Val ley
Railroad, and thus avoid a species Of rivalry
in the traffic.
Over the Other Road.
Eight carloads Of provisions and clothing
for the Johnstown sufferers were sent to that
city over the Baltimore and Ohio Yesterday
The Baltimore and Ohio still continues to
handle nearly all the perishable freight and
live stock that ordinarily goes over the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The through trains
to the East over this road are not making
such bad time as might have been expected,
considering the disagreeable condition of
the roads. The first section of the through
train was only three hours late yesterday,
while that OF the second section was triAe |
over four hours behind.
Yesterday afternoon the Baltimore and |
Ohio people put on an extra through train
for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia |
and New York. This was found to be an
absolute necessity, in order to accommodate |
the enormous amount of travel over that
road resulting from the Johnstown disaster |
The train pulled out OF the Baltimore and !
Ohio depot at 6 o'clock last evening, and is
scheduled to arrive In Philadelphia At 7:45 /
this morning. The train will be run reRn- |
larly until further notice.