Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-10
AMONG RAILROADERS.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL THE CENTERS OF
WHEELING.
Items Showing the State Of frads-AOVsnentS
RmplOyss-Gsnsral Railroad Notes Cleaned
in the City and Vicinity.

B. & o. PERsoNALs.-Lee Wells, pas
seuger engineer, is visiting his mother
| who is sick at Glover's Gap. AL. King
er, who was hurt in the wreck, year
ago is much better. A. T. Cline, Superin-
tendent of Telegraph, with headquar-
tiers at Grafton, was in the city yester-
day on business. Is. j. Patton, Yard
master, will move to South ChaDllne
street from Moundsvile this week.
John Garvey, of the "Blue Line" Is on
on a weeks vacation. Engineer James
Vance will leave in few days for
visit to Chicago. He is known as the
veteran engineer of the sec" and is the
oldest engineer of the yard. George
Stephens, of the clerical force, is sick.
WIN. Fish, watchman at the Pan
Handle depot, had peculiar experience
few evenings ago. He heard a great
yell and as 1t proceeded from the direc-
tion of the river he went to investigate.
Above the wharfboat he found fell
low rom the interior Of this State,
named John Steward up to his neck IN
the water. The fog was great, and the
fellow was splashing about In wild
sort of way. He was intoxicated, and
was rescued by the Waterman. The
fellow was trying to ford the river he
said.
Wednesday morning, as passenger
train No. 43, on the c., L. & W., was
pulling out OF Lorain yards, they ''slde-
wiped" freight engine So, Jhich was
backing out of the siding. Fireman
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He was aboat 30 years old, leaves
widow and one small child. Davis had
been working on the c., L. e. w. for
some time and was popular with all who
knew him. Funeral al 2 o'clock p. m.
Friday, November 10th, from his late
residence in Lorain.
T. ]. Geraghty, the popular manager
Of the Union News Co., in this city, will
leave tomorrow for Pittsburg, where
be will be married next Wednesday.
The bride-elect is Miss Clara Dawes,
one of Pittsburg's most charming young
ladies. After the ceremony the happy
couple will go to the East, before taking
up their residence in Wheeling.
The w. B. & T. is making noticeable
improvements at the Union depot The
offices of the w. e. L. E., the c., L. q
w. and w. 3. & L. are being newly
papered. The doors, window frames,
etc, are being neatly painted. 1t will
take two or three days to finish the job
IL will make quite change in the looks
of things there.
Hon. L. S. Coffin, founder of the
"White Button Movement" among rail-
readers, will address public meeting
at Pi@e, prg next Tuesday. He will
max S,''S]ddress in the interests OF the
railtloT/,, Many from this city will
atten, ~ meeting. Mr.. Coffin is an
eloqueln~Sb;eaker. A special will prob
ably be run from this city for this occa-
sion.
The following railroad agents we're
at the y. & o. on business this week:
C. A. Eagley, c. n. o. and T. P; w. S.
Campbell, of the C. s. A.; w. n. Mitch
ell, of Plttsburg; F. R. Long, OF the c..
c., C. & St. L.; ]. B. Wicker, Of the n.
p, and II. st. Matthews, Of the c., B.
and Q.
The large ice plant Of the B. & o., at
Bellaire, will be moved soon to Ben
wood Junction. The large frame struc-
ture, with capacity of two hundred
carloads of ice, will be taken down and
moved. 1t will be filled with ice this
winter to supply the passenger coaches.
w. +. Woodford, General Manager,
and J. E. Terry, General Freight and
Passenger Agent, C., L. & w. officials,
came to the city last Wednesday by a
private car. These gentlemen were
here on a tour Of inspection, and left
yesterday.
The B. & o. has contracted for the
movement of the master and Man, +"
the Gillian Lewis" aud "Niobe" the
atrical companies to New York City
and the "Zeb" company to Cumberland,
Md. They all leave this week.
Samuel Baker has charge OF the con-
structon train recently put to work in
the Pan Handle yards. He reports that
he has a good crew, and good progress
is being made. About thirty-iive men
are given employment.
Last Tuesday the surveyors were at
the Pan Handle depot taking measure
ments for the new depot. The neces-
ssry arrangements for the beginning OF
the structure early in the spring, are
/ rapidly being made.
The railway employees OF Massillon
gave grand ball Tuesday evening for
the benefit OF Jim Caring, who lost a
! leg while bFaking in the w. IL l.. h.
yards at that place several weeks ago.
When the new B. e. o. schedule goes
into effect the road will run elegant
Buffet" coaches to Chicago. These
coaches will be ten sectional state room
cars OF latest Improvement.
Freight cars jumped the track near
Littleton on 50, first section, yesterday,
aud two cars were smashed. No. Z,
west bound, was delayed over two
hours. No one was hurt.
At a recent meeting OF the local
! freight agents at the Uuion depot, a
uniform system of handling interchange
traffic was adopted. The meeting was
an interesting one.
W. d. Snyder, general superintend-
! eht of the L. S. Express Company,
| Western Division, was in the city yes
terday. His headquarters are at New
| ark, y.
Howard Beswick, formerly clerk In
the w. & L. E. freight department, has
resigned his position. He has accepted
a similar position with the c., L. & w.
The 3. of r. C. met last Sunday at
Benwood, and transacted general bust
ness. The headquarters have been
moved from here to BenwOod.
Robert Cole. jsnitor at the Union de-
pot, has resigned his position. He was
chosen after the resignation OF George
Brunswick.
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