Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-22
RAILROAD INDUSTRY.
ECHOES FROM TIE DEPOTS DESKS AND
YARDS OF WHEELING.
Items Showing Advancsmsnt-Stais Of Travel
in the Railroad Osntsrs Of Wheeling.
Movements Of Employees.

From all the railroad business cen
tres comes the word that trade is stead
lily increasing. This advancement has
not been so rapid the last week as In
the week previous, however. This is
accounted for by the fact that then
there was an unusual rush. The bust
ness Of the w. & L. e. is steadily look
ing up, and trade is rapidly Increasing.
The passenger trade from the Union de-
pot Is very brisk. Word comes from the
b. & o. yards that trade Is again
normal. Cars are again getting scarce
fact that railroaders deem sure
sign Of returning trade. Last week
was an usually brisk one at the b. ~
0. freight platform. Though this week
Is not so active, yet 1t is good and 10
creaslng daily. Officials OF the Pan
Handle and Ohio River roads, In the
freight departments, talk encouraging
Y andsGy they notice advancement In
trade, and the Pan Handle and ONO
River roads are having hourishing pas
SenEer trades.
Yesterday morning about 3 o'clock
Nelson Rounds, nigh twatchman at the
Union depot, heard a loud knock on
one of the depot windows. Thinking
robbers were about, he secured his pls'
tol and went TO investigate. His sur
prise was great when he found instead
of a robber, a lasge bird of most beautl-
full plumaze. Mr.. Rounds caught the
bird, and lie the morning 1t attracted
general attention. 1t is thought TO Dc
an English hooking bird, and whore IL
came from is a mystery, as they are not
an inhabitant of these climeS. MIR.
Rounds presented the beautiful speci-
men to Baggage Master E. II. O'Donnel,
who took it to the City Building and
presented it to the employees Of the gas
Office. The bird will be kept there.
Tomorrow will be big day for
Chicago excursions from Wheeling. at
the Fair, it is Odd Fellows and Chris
tian Endeavor Day. The Panhandle
will run a special excursion, aud a good
humber of passengers is promised. The
w. & L. E. will run a through train to-
Chicago, passengers, will not ~chdnge
cars from here to Chicago. The train
will leavs this city at 3:15 in the after
noon. and arrive in Chicago at 9:22 the
next morning. This is the first through
train TO Chicago from the Union depot
this year. The Z. L. & w. will also
run an excursion tomorrow to Chicago.
Things at Benwood Junction are NOV
ing of in the usual busy way. En-
ployes there have begun, and anticipate
great hustlinR for some time. Recently
immense quantities Of grain has begun
10 come to come over the main line from
the West 10 be sent to foreign ports.
Great quantities are to follow. This
grain is wheat principally aud results
from the great wheat crop OF the west.
al. Kllnger, Of the B. & o., who was
so seriously hurt near the Belmont mill
last winter, is very deaf as a result, and
has not worked any since. He has had
several critical surgical operations per-
formed on him, and yesterday be left
for Cumberland, Md, where he will
have another operation performed In an
endeavor to restore his hearing.
b. & o. employees particularly are
greatly annoyed these days by men and
bows attempting to jump trains. They
come about the yards in numbers and
recklessiy try to board rapidly moving
freights. Death frequently results, as
in the case few nights ago. Then
boy was dragged nearly two squares 10
attempting to board train.
Yesterday the Pan Handle ran very
successful daylight excursion to Chlca-
go. The train with tifty-nine Worlds
Fair Wheeling people left the city at
C. 30 o'clock in the morning. This road
also ran an excursion to Pittsburg yes
terday to the Exposition. Fifty persons
went on this excursion.
Two carloads of peaches arrive daily
from Baltimore, by the U. 5. Express,
for Wheeling trade. This Company
has made no particular changes since
acopiripg the trade OF the American
Express Company. Along the c., l.. "
w, trade, however, Is reported good.
and increasing.
BIZ. Patton, B. & o. yardmaster OF
the Wheeling yards, is home from sse-
Ing the big Columbian Fair, delighted.
He has natural glow Of health in his
cheeks, and SAYS sit was bigger than
ANYTHING he ever expects to see."
A few days ago Driver C. A. Arm
strong, Of the United States Express
| Company, got his hand badly lscersted
in handling a trunk. VIM. Bray IS NIL
ing lis place till he is able to work
again.
The first section Of 80, west over the
B. & O., early yesterday morning was
DELAYED at Bolton, Ohio, by ear jump
ing the track. No one was hurt but
the car was smashed.
Charles Boyd, Jos. Maxwell, Lee
Hull. Patrick Prince and David Hickey,
all Panhandle employees, are seeing the
big Fair. Messrs Richey and Prince
are accompanied by their wives.
Two fine coaches of the New York,
Lake Erie and Western railroad were
brought TO the city via the w. d L. r.
a few days ago for the big excursion
next Monday from the Union depot
Last Wednesday A. A. Gaus, the big ant
popuIar Terminal conductor, dropped
in on his friends from the Worlds Fair.
| To see him, one must say he has been
delighted with everything.
George Il. Herring, agent for thu
Southern Pacific Company, and +. Il
Laypg. contracting agent OF the r, q.
| c. & St. L. railway. were In the CIT!
this week on business.
Accommodating "Charlie" Wood
Pan Handle yardmaster, VIII go t'