Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-21
Railroad Notes.

GIeS1Qei1U l0SdlIS OF Unc chesapeake q
Ohio Railway, says it is part of the plan
of the company in awaiting itself Of the
franchises recently granted to it by the
General Assembly Of Virginia, to establish
lines of steamers between Newport News
and New York and Liverpool. They also
propose to build several branch roads
through Virginia. MI. ingalls, says the
net earnings Of the system for this fiscal
year will reach 100000 and could have
been made to reach $40, 0O0,0 600 if the facili-
ties were at hand to handle the business
rendered them. The line, he says, was
never in as good condition before. Two
years ago there were seventy-three trestle
bridges on the road and to-day there is but
one, and an iron structure is soon to be
put up at that point.
Conductor Milton P. Lynn, Of the Rich
mond & Allegheny division of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio road, was dangerously, if not
fatally, struck on the head near Tyreeanna,
Nelson county, last Wednesday. He was
on board his train, a west bound freight,
then standing on the siding while an east
bound freight was passing. 1t is thought
that some one on that train threw piece
of coal at him, striking him on the head
and fracturingh his skull. Hewas Immediate
ly picked up and carried to the Home and
Retreat in Lynchburg, where medical at
tendance was promptly procured. Capt.
Lynn is well-know in Staunton, and his
many friends will be sorry to hear OF his
misfortune.
The coroner's jury in the accident near
Big Bend Tunnel, Feb. 9Th, by which a
freight ran into a standing coal train and
A. d. Woolwine (white) and Jno. Stuart and
Alex. Prior (colored) lost their lives, found
in their verdict that the fault was with the
switchman, Joe Town, who left the switch
open, and with the engineer who was run
ming faster than the company's rules
allowed. All three of the men who were
killed, were in the telegraph office when the
cars knocked it over into the river, and the
operator just escaped by having left the
office to hand an order to the wrecked train.
On the LIST of March the dining-car service
of the Chesapeake & Ohio BY. will be put
under the general supervision of General
Passenger Agent II. W. Fuller, and he will
have R. FL. Myrick as Superintendent of it.
Mr.. NJ. has been in the dlning-car service
of the Pullman Company ever since the
dining cars were first introduced. The G..
& O. people are determined to have this
service as good, if not superior, to any in
the United States.
A charter for a railroad between Clifton
Forge and Roanoke, via Fincastle, has
been asked for. 1t is thought that road
might be constructed between these two
points to connect with the Black Diamond
route, which will tap the c. & O. at Clifton
Forge and the Roanoke & Southern al
Roanoke.
The earnings of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad for the month of January were
$5S2, 1877 .533-an increase Of $139, 1890 ovel
those for the corresponding month of 1889
The earnings for the first week in Febru
airy exceeded those of the same week in .!
by $37 .e9774
prof" Reider Of Ronceverte, W. Va.
a native of Germany, was killed by f;
freight train, Wednesday afternoon, while
picking up loose coal On the G. & O. tract
there. A small dog which accompanied hin
was cut in two.
+. E. Montague, Division Engineer Of
the G. & o. system, has been appointed
Chief Engineer of the Pittsburg & Virgin
la road of which eX-Gov. Fitz. Lee is
President.
W. j. Dealy has been appointed Pullman
car conductor on the route between Rich
mOnd and Hinton.
1t is stated that j. L. Harrahan lat
General Manager of the G. & O., will g,
with the Richmond & Danville system.
The Shenandoah Valley Ry. on it's nev
line to Washington city will pass through
Luray OIL Front Royal.