Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-15
INC E0CAL RAILROADS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN AND ABOUT THE
CITY.
Personal and General yOtss Concerning th
Various Lines Doing Business
in Wheeling.

The work of driving piles for the ex-
tension OF the Terminal system to Ben
wood has been suspended for three
DAYS. During this time some work Tor
Baer's at their new building, will be
done with the driver This work will
begin to-day. The work of driving the
piles has progressed rapidly, twenty,
which is big days work, being driven
daily. The work is progressing from
Boggs' Run toward Benwood. 1t will
take two months TO finish driving piles.
The work train has been put to work
filing in at the o. r. r. K. round
house. The work of finishing the tres
tie and laying the tracks on the extern
sion has also been begun. On the work
entire over sixty men are employed.
George Coffman, check clerk at the
w. & L. E. freight Office, is being guyed
by his friends at the depot these days.
George had a great desire to go riding
on bicycle, so few days ago he oor-
rowed machine with pneumatic tire.
He had travelled about square when
be took header, ran over nail, and 1t
cost him a dollar to get the tire repair
ed. The same evening Mr.. Cotfman fell
into the river, but escaped severe In
jury.
NJ. S. Gillette, the accommodating
agent at the Union depot will leave for
Steubenvile, o., to-day where he has
accepted a position as freight and ticket
agent on the n & L. E., at that city.
It is not vet determined who will fill
his place in this city. Mr.. Gillette has
acquitted himself in such manner as
to make hosts OF friends. w. w.
Chatlen, agent at Steubenville, has &C
cepted a position with the G. L. 81 W.,
at Cleveland.
The freight transfer shed Of the B. q
o. at Benwood Junction is now COM
pleted. The 3. g. O. freight formerly
transferred at Bellaire will now be
transferred at the Junction. The work
will be begun to-day. Cyrus Strahl, OF
BelIaire, will be foreman Of the transfer
department Fourteen men, Mr.. StahPs
crew, from Bellaire mostly, will be eu-
ployed at transferring, as no freight
will be received.
The O. R. R. R, is doing extensive
work between this city and Mounds
Vile. The trestle at the Narrows is
being filled in and the one at Jim's
Run will be entirely filled in. The
steam shovel is at work and large
force of hands.
AL. Klinger, the B. e. o. Conductor
Injured near the Belmont Blast Fur
mace, some time ago, was able yester-
day to visit among his B. 81 o. friends.
His hearing isnot restored, though it
is hoped he will soon be entirely re-
stored.
Large shipments of steel rails are Ia
ken from the B. & O., by the w. 81 L.
E., and shipped by that road on their
way to Taylorsville, Ills, where the
Wabash system is using the materials.
Samuel Millburn, travelling passenger
agent of the Union Pacific railroad, and
Jack" Fowler, OF the same line, were
in town yesterday on business. They
have their headquarters in Pittsourg.
D. B. Clark, formerly chief clerk of
the c. L. & w. at Bridgeport, has re-
signed his position, and accepted a
clerical position at the w. & L. e.
freight Office in this city.
The W. & L. f. base ball club has
challenged any other road nine in the
city. They have not been accepted,
and they desire game particularly
from the B. & o. boys.
Charles Porter, former clerk at the
Pan Handle freight oflse, has been APP
pointed inspector Of the Central Traffic
Association, with headquarters at
Bridgeport.
Big shipments of flour for export, an
immense coal trade, and large ship
ments of steel rails, is the state of
freight traffic over the w. b. d L.
Railroad.
Freight Agent J. V. Braden, Of the
D. +. R. 81 P. H. freight house, will
return the latter part of this week
from Chicago and Milwaukee.
Foreman Dudley Gibbons, of the P.
b. freight platform, who so severely
had his hand mashed the other day, is
improving.
Extensive painting is being done
along the w. B. g. T. The switch
stands, street gates, ETC., are being
painted.
f. b. Brown, freight and ticket audi
tor OF the w. 81 l.. E., was in the city
yesterday, from Toledo on business.
George Coffman, shipping clerk at the
w. & L. E. freight office, will go to
Newark, O., soon on visit home.
w. d. Vincent, division operator OF
the b. & o. at Plttsburg, was in the
city on business this week.
Samuel Swain. platform man at the
w. & l.. E., will go soon for vacation
in New York State.
Yardmaster VIM. Kalbaugh, OF the
B. & o., will go soon for a visit to
Mountain Lake Park.
The w. B. & T. has doubled the
strength of all its trestles on the oppo-
site side Of the river.
Shipping Clerk George Chew, OF the
c., L. & W., anticipates visiting Chlca-
go soon.
Superintendent of the ". B. & I. is
in Cleveland on business trip.
Freight traffic over the w. & L. E. is
brisk and rapidly increasing.