Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-12-26
Lnteresflna RaiLroad News.


the various branches of laboring men
in the employ of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, asked the company
for an increase of wages at Camden
Station on Monday. The men dele
gated for the purpose calledupon Gen
eral Manager J. Il. Odell, in his office,
and laid their request before him in
writing. Mr.. Odell told the commit
tee. he would lay the matter before
the proper authorities. The requests
will be gone over in detail, and as
soon as a decision is made the work
ingmen will be given an answer.
The b. & O. sustained heavy loss
last week by wreck near Martins
burg. An engine and number OF
freight cars were completely demol-
isbed
While there has been no positive
statement Of the fact yet it is very APP
parent that the name IN. q W.
will soon e1punge that OF IS. w.
upon the cars and engines running
into this town. The change Is slow,
but freight engine that went into
the shops at Roanoke as an IS. ""
came out when painted and repaired
as N. Il W." and with a different
number. 1t is evident that when the
rolling stock Of the IS. w. needs
painting and fixing up, it will return
from its temporary retirement, new
numbered. and new-named, and the
mystic symbol IS w will soon be
lost to mortal sight. The change
will be so gradual that it will be
hardly noticed, but the end will come
-HaQerStOpn Mail
Last Thursday freight train on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad was
wrecked two miles east OF Buchanan,
resulting in the killing OF G. ii. At
wood, of Mines, the fireman, and Ed
ward Houston, Of Troutvilie, the
front brakeman A slide was dlsoov'
cred Just ahead on heavy down
grade, and Engineer Yates reverse d
his engine and attempted to jump al
il dashed into q BOULDER. he wa,
thrown through the top Of the cat
and distance of thirty feet into
James river. Although considerably
bruised, he was able to wade out
The engine and five cars are total
wreck. Atwood was buried beneath
the wreck. Houston was caught IN
der the tender Of the engine and hi:
skru was torn asunder; the boiling
W ter from the boiler poured out over
him. and his flesh was terribly scalded
1t is proposed to build railroad
from Middletown, Md, to connect
with the Western Maryland Railroad
at Rocky Ridge, in the northeastern
section OF Frederick county. 1t vii
be necessary 10 carry the road over
the Blue Ridge Mountains. The roao
will pass through the northeastern
section of the valley, crossing Catoc
tin Mountain at Mt. Katalpa, better
known as High Knob, three miles
from Middletown. From here ii vii
pass through Frederick and Creagers
town districts to Rocky Ridge, dis
lance Of eighteen miles. From Rocky
Ridge q branch road will extend &c
Emmitsburg. The extension OF thai
road will be from Emmitsburg 10 Get
tysburg, distance Of eleven miles
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad also
contemplates building road from
Brunswick to Middletown.
On the Valley Branch of the b. 4
O. near Harrisonburg last Wednes
day night ,hree engines attached tC
a train made rush to break through
a snowdrift. The snow didn't give
wav. and all three OF the engine:
were-.more or less damaged. Sever
of the train men were injured, among
them being James Boley, of Har
per's Ferry.
Mr.. Il. II. Bransford has beer
made superintendent OF the Roanoke
division OF the Shenandoah VALLEY
Railroad, and Mr.. J. w. Cook super
intendent ofthe Shenandoah division
Both of these gentlemen are very
popular officials.
The Pennsylvania Railroad intends
to light seven miles of its line neal
Philadelphia with electric lights
making it bright as midday. If i
shall reduce the number of accident
the system will be extended.
The new b. & O. passenger station
at Hagerstown has been completed
1t is one of the most handsome build
ings of the kind in this section.