Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
THE RAILROADS.
POINTS OF INTEREST REGARDING SOME WEST
VIRGINIA LINES,
And a Variety Of Local Notes Of Personal and
General Nature, Cleaned From About
Town.

A reliable B. & o. employe OF this
city relates story, showing how easily
some people can be gulled. Last sat
urday he was walking out Caldweifs
run, when he saw a man accost
farmer who had evidently come a
long distance with load OF
oats. He heard the man tell the
farmer that he could get but ID cents
bushel for his oats in this city. The Is.
& 0. man positively asserts that the
former took this as authority. as he
turned his wagon right there and start
ed for home, saying he had come seven,
teen miles, but would haul his load
back and feed it to the chickens before
taking Is cents. All the halloolng the
two men could do could not turn the
man with the oats. The Wheeling man
simply desired to play little joke on
the farmer, as oats are worth thlrty'hVe
cents a bushel.
H. Price, OF Ronceverte, one OF the
incorporators of the Ronceverte and
Lewisburg, has presented proposition
to the County Court OF Greenbrler coun-
W, in which the company proposes 10
commence work on a railroad from
Ronceverte to Lewisburg as soon as the
two cities named shall subscribe $4,000
each to the capital stock. 1t is thought
that this proposition will receive favor
able action by the County Court and
that the money will be subscribed. Inc
road as surveyed extends from Lewis
burg to the town Of Cold Knob, and
from Ronceverte to Union, Monroe
county. Besides connecting with the
two towns mentioned, it would join the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
The rails are now laid on the Pitts
burg, Morgantown and Fairmont road
from Morgantown to point seven and
a half miles north OF the town and to
within four miles of Cheat river. The
gap will be closed within week. On
the other side Of Cheat river the rails
are laid south OF Smithtieid, Pa, TO
within five miles of the river, and this
gap will be closed in about three weeks.
The superstructure for the Cheat river
bridge will be delivered within two
weeks, and can be put up in two weeks
more il the river remains as it is.
The funeral OF George Burial, the B.
& o. machinist, from his late home, at
Twenty-second street and Alley G, yes
terday afternoon, was very large one.
The Jr o. u. A. NJ. and the Brother
hood of Machinists, orders TO which lie
belonged. turned out in q body. The
burial was at tho Peninsula cemetery,
the funeral cortege leaving the house
at 3 o'clock. Numerous beautiful flow
ers adorned the bier OF the dead man.
The REGISTER has mentioned that
the o. r. Il. has been making an ex-
tensive fill in of trestle in the Mar
rows, between this city aud Moundsville.
Vast quantities OF dirt has been dumped
there, and yesterday, by special train
and workmen, the track for quite dis
lance was taken from the trestle and
placed on the fill in. The remainder of
the track along the trestle there will be
moved in similar manner.
The b. and o. Railroad road across
Wheeling creek, on the Pittsburgh di-
vision, in this city, is being strength
ened oy piling. This work was begun
Yesterday, when twelve piles fifty feet
long were brought to the bridge and
one driven. The piles are being driven
from the bridge to the center Of the
creek.
Last week the business done by the
B. and o. in loose freight, or that being
handled at the platform, was larger
than any week since last June, and
June was the best month ever expert
enced along that line in this city. Bust
ness is regainlng its old-tlme vigor very
fast there.
A freight wreck occurred on the W.
Va. @. & P. Wednesday, near Wisonia,
blocking the track for over three hours.
Mr.. Daniel Lee, OF Piedmont, hagman
on the wrecked train, had his arm
broke, head cut and was otherwise
badly bruised.
The B. & o. is constructing "cut
off" on the Washington branch near
Relay Station, Md, which will avoid =
long curve aud will lessen the distance
between Baltimore and Washington.
The new line is ready for tracklaying.
Eight old freight cars standing on a
slGe track between Piedmont and Key
ser, were set on fire Friday morning by
a spark from passing engine, and
were completely destroyed. The fire de-
layed several passenger trains.
Fireman Dobbs, Of the B. & o., fourth
division, who was lately married TO a
Sixth ward young lady, is home from
his bridal tour to Oakland, Md. The
happy young couple will go to house
keeping this week at McMechen.
John Berkeley, who was struck by a
Chesapeake and Ohio switch engine
some months ago and severely injured,
has brought suit against that company
for $50, 900 damages.
Mr.. Newton Cage, brakeman on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had
two fingers badly mashed while coup
ling cars at mberland few days ago.
The increase in the assessed value OF
railroads within the State OF West Vir-
ginia this year over the assessments OF
last year aggregate about 50, 700,0
Yesterday the largest business done
in the B. 81 O.yards for long time was
carried on. Large consignmentS TO the
Fair caused the rush principally.
w. w. Maholm, chief delivery clerk
at the B. & o. freight Office, got home
last night from visit to the Worlds
Fair.
b. & o. freight engine No. 1913 ran
into er CINE No. $40, at Oakland, few
days ago, breaking the front Of both
engines.
The B. & o. r. r. improvements In
Harper's Ferry are estimated to cost
$500, 600 and will be completed early in
1894.
There is said to be no immediate
prospect of the Ensign car works, at