Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-13
RAILROAD WORLD.
INTELLIGENCE GAINED IN A TOUR OF TIT
CITY CENTERS.
Notes Abou. Railroadsrs = Condition Of Trad
Along the Lines General
Information.

particularly melons and potatoes, are
finding new route over the .. 4. d.
this simmer. Last Tuesday seventeen
car loads OF these goods came over the
o. r. r. for Pittsburg and Buffalo
markets. Yesterday fourteen car loaos
came over the same road. Inc " d.
r. brides itself on the rapidly OF trans
ferrlpg these goods, as from hunting
ton TO this city is two hundred ana
fifteen miles, and the freight can DC
carried over the road in thirteen hours
ON an average, though recently II mas
been done in twelve hours. This record
is considered hard to beat.
Work on the extension OF the Ter
minal tracks TO the Riverside mill Is
progressing rapidly. The pile driver Is
kept busy, and piles are now being
driven from Boggs' run toward the
Riverside plant. 1t is said, at the
present rate OF working, it will take
three months to complete the extension.
The carpenters are busily engaged In
placing the caps and stringers on the
piles, ready FOR the ties ami tracks.
This work is now completed from the
o. R. K. round house to Bloch Bros
factory. Workmen have been hlndered
some by the difficulty in securing lum-
Der.
Peter Theirs, the well-known Pan
Handle night Waterman, who was
buried few days ago, was the Oldest
employe at the Panhandle station 10
this city. In 1877, when the station
was first opened here, Mr.. Theirs was
employed as the first platform clerk,
there being at that time but two en-
Moves for the work. From the time OF
his resignation of that position till the
time OF his death, he was night watch
man at the depot. He was widely
known and respected. His widow will
draw $500 from the employees Keller
fund.
On the Ohio River Railroad system
between Huntington and Kenova, there
was a new train started yesterday. This
run is twelve miles, AID connections
are made from the main Ohio River
Railroad tracks with the Norfolk and
Western and the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The train consists Of two coaches and
an engine-all bran new. This new
train will make about thirty trips daily.
Formerly this run was made with an
engine and one coach. On this division
of the road travel Is increasing very
rapidly.
The trestle over the 0. R. R., across
Big Run this side of Parkersburg, was
burned yesterday. The blaze caught
from a coal from crossing engine.
This trestle was fifty feet long, and
transfer was necessitated Of passengers
from the north-OOund train yesterday
evening. A large force of men was at
once put to work, and by ten o'clock
to-day the trestle will be repaired so as
to allow traffic to be resumed.
Morgan Miller, bill clerk at the Pan
Handle freight Office, has resigned his
position, to take effect to-day, TO accept
q position with the Central Traffic In
surance Bureau, Of Bridgeport. A. K.
Fink has been promoted 10 fill his place.
Walter Cochran took Fink's place, and
Frank Graham is promoted TO Cochran's
position.
AL the special work the o. R. r. is
doing now is the filling up OF trestles
along the road. The steam shovel and
a large force OF men are kept busy at
the work, aud it is proposed to con-
tinue this work till the weather be-
comes too cold to permit it. AT pres
ent work is being done near Sisters
vile.
The daily Chicago sleeper over the
c., L. & w. from this city still con-
tlnues TO make its remarkable time.
She has been late but twice in en-
tering Chicago, and these were neces-
sary delays. On an average, about
twelve persons daily leave the Union
depot for Chicago by this route.
A. C. Gross, B. & o. brakeman, who
was hurt few days ago, is able TO be
about on crutcheS. He was making
coupling in the yards in this city, when
a link broke and portion Of the iron
struck him on the knee. 1t will be
quite while before he is able to re-
sumo work again.
All the trainmeH OF the Panhandle,
with headquarters in this city, are or
dered to Pittsburg for a color examina-
ton. A part Of the employees will go
next Saturday and the remainder next
Monday. This examination is yearly.
At this examination the trainmen's
watches will also be examined.
General Superintendent c. A. Wilson,
Chief Engineer c. A. Shackford and
Master Car Builder w. II. Stark, all OF
the c.. L. & W., who were here few
days this week, left by their private
car yesterday morning for Steubenville
and other points along the line.
In the case Of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railroad Company v. l.. Spence, at
Martins Ferry, the jury rendered
verdict OF $1,000 for Spence for the
right Of way taken. The Bosch case,
of similar nature, was compromised.
Frank aud Arthur Graham, of the
Panhandle, accompanied by their two
sisters, and John McNary, also of the
Panhandle Office, and wife, will leave
for q weeks trip TO the Worlds Fair
next Saturday.
Local travel over the Ohio River road
is very good, partially owing TO the fish
ermen down the river from this city. 1t
is said there are nearly one hundred
fishing camps between this city and
Parkersburg.
The daughter OF yardmaster G.. A.
Norrington, who was burned few days
ago, does not not recover rapidly. The
child pulled vessel of Scalding water
over and very painfully scalded her
breast.
s. c. Beatty, the we'll known Pan
Handle yard master at Golfers, is very
sick. Panhandle Yard Master Chas.
P. Wood was up to See'him few days
ago and reports his condition critical.