Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-03-24
THE RAILROADS.
Accidents and Incidents Of the Past Week Ia
the Railroad World.

President Kimball, Of the Norfolk
and Western, in letter, says: THE
falling off in earnings of our company
has been disappointment to the Of
ficers as we'll as to the shareholders.
The weather in our section has been
unprecedentedly severe, causing
large suspension of outdoor work and
curtajling revenues. | have just re-
turned from an extended trip over
the lines and feel confident that with
ordinarily good weather our increase
ia earnings henceforth will be salts
factory. Earnings for the first week
in March increased S25, 900. Expenses
have been increased by the opening
of the Ohio extension, which was put
in operation last autumn, but which
has suffered from the weather. l
think within few months the results
from this line will become entirely
satisfactory. The annual report for
lSSS lS III COuISC vi ollOi. NuS
will not be finished for several weeks"
Ever since last fall there has been
complaint among the business men OF
Shepherdstown at the slow delivery
of freights from Baltimore. 1t takes
from four to ten days to get goods
from that city, and the result is great
annoyance TO merchants. We under
stand that other points along the
Norfolk & Western Railroad have the
same trouble If is believed to be due
TO the fact that the Western Mary
land Railroad has 50 much through
freight to haul since the Cherry Run
branch has been built that it cannot
give proper attention to local bust
ness. Some OF our merchants are
having perishable goods shipped by
the b. & 0. TO Kearneysville, whence
they are hauled to Shspherdstown.
Others will have their goods sent by
the b. & O. to Shenandoah Junction,
thence to this place by the n. & w.
Mr.. VIM. H. Orrison, who had one
of his legs cut off and the other bro
ken by being run over in the Cumber
land yards about n month ago, died
at his home in Brunswick, last week,
from blood poisoning, aged tifty-three
wears. He was nutive Of Frederick
county, but had resided in Martins
burg for many years, and had been
in the employ Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for twenty
nine years. The remains were taken
to Martinsburg for burial
Charles o. Scull, general passenger
agent Of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, spent about 100000 in twelve
months advertising the Royal Blue
Line. He is fully satisfied with the
results that have been reached
through the merits of newspaper
publicity. Mr.. SculI believes that the
returns for this big outlay have been
the quickest and most satisfactory
secured by similar methods by any
road in the country.
A fatal accident occurred OH the
Norfolk and Western Railroad at Lu
ray last Wednesday. Matthew Mauck
young man from Linden, Warren
county, had shifted some cars on
side track and stepped from them in
front Of three box cars moving on the
main track. He was frightfullv
mangled and dead when picked up.
Mr.. Mauck was only twenty-five years
old.
On the different railroads in Penn
sylvania last year there were AZ pas
ssngers reported killed and 65S in
jured, being one killed ont Of every
8, 49,. 81 carried, and one injured out
of every 213, 055 carried. OF employees
495 were killed and $3.50 injured, and
of other persons $50 were killed and
1 800 injured, a total Of 1,4S9 killed
and s,S02 injured.
Three masked men held up the
night operator at Port Republic Sta
ton, on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, the other night and rified
the cash box. They carried away
about $50 in change, but overlooked
an envelope containing a larger
amount They escaped, leaving no
trace of their identity.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
Company has made heavy reductions
among the employees of the shops
and round houses all along the line OF
its road Many section hands have
also been dropped.
William Edward, II brakeman on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
had his left arm crushed Sunday
morning while coupling cars at Luray.
He was taken to his home at Hagers-
town.
C. w. BsrGer, Norfolk and
Western brakeman, had his right arm
crushed while coupling ears at Port
Republic Tuesday morning.
All the railroads leading westward
are pushing improvements to facili-
late the worlds fair travel.