Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-27
THR RAILROADS
MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING VARIOUS
WEST VIRGINIA LINES
Construction NoIss, Financial News, and Mis-
csllaneOus Information Of All Sorts.
Movements otLocal Rail-
road Men.

A new fast train between Chicago
and Plttsburg was put on the b. q 0.
yesterday.
The B. & o. dining car has been
taken to the Junction shops for re-
pairs. 1t was broken down.
Capt. w. w. Wickham, Of the Ohio
River road, who has been sick for a
month, will 90 on duty again to-day.
The first eastern span Of the new B.
& o. bridge. at Harper's Ferry has been
erected, and work is being rapidly
pushed forward upon the remainder.
Under the new arrangement between
the Norfolk and Western and Ohio
River railroads, there is no discrmina-
ton, in the way of frsights, against
Huntington.
A. A. Gaus, the Terminal conductor,
appeared yesterday In brand new
suit Just from the tailors. When he
appeared, good natured comments by
the dozen were hurled at him.
M. S. Gillett, formerly ticket agent
at the Union depot, now freight and
passenger agent Of the w. & l.. E. at
CleuDeuNlllbt - opCuAAHR " ohSAh WOW
at his parents home near Toledo
About the first OF the year an entire
new schedule will be instituted on the
w. e. l.. z. More attention will be
paid TO local travel than formerly. As
it is now passengers are much delayed
at Portland Station.
The B. & o. and Pennsylvania will
Inf awpnrci0nG
from pittsburg and Wheeling to Wash
lngton. The first 3. 81 o. excursion
will leave January II, and the others
February s, March s, and April 5.
James A. Leighley, the new w. & L.
e. conductor on the Steubenville run,
vice Ben. Smith, resigned. has moved
his family from MaSsillon to Steuben-
Vile. Mr.. Leighley is a popular and
accommodating official and is making
friends rapidly.
The State Line bridge over Cheat
river will be built Immediately, thus
completing the last link in the new
railroad between Smithheld and Nor
gautown. Most of the iron work for
the superstructure has arrived, and the
contractors have their men on hand to
begin the work.
II. E. Boord, the well known night
ward master Of the Is. q o. is suffering
from the result OF an accident. A
poker accide4tly few up at his home
striking him in the side and head near
the eve, penetrating to the bone. The
injury is very painful and Mr.. Boord Is
under medical treatment
The elegant new yards of the w. 81
L. q. at Massillon will be ready for &C.
cupancy bv the first of the new year.
This point is central, as it is but sixteen
miles east OF the middle Of the system.
The present yards are at Norwalk and
when operations are actively begun
about two hundred persons will find
employment there.
Hambleton's Circular, Of Baltimore,
an authority on railroad and financial
matters, commented at length, Satur-
dav. on the fiscal condition Of the b. 81
O., and then, by a rather ingenious
process OF reasoning, raises the theory
that it is but question Of time until
the b. & o. will be amalgamated with
some other system, possibly the New
Jersey Central and Reading combina-
zion.
i. D. Lindsey and wife, formerly Of
this place, were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Lindsey is the well known w. q
L. Z. dispatcher who resigned some
time ago, by reason OF failing health.
Mr.. Lindsey, wife and son will leave
to-day for Texas and then they will
90 to San Francisco. Mr.. Lindsey
will still be in the employ Of railroad
company. Mr.. Lindsey made hosts OF
friends among the railrOaderS.
Owing to the adverse reports from
Webster county, about subscription to
the capital stock OF the proposed rail-
road from Centralia TO Addison, at
meeting OF the projectors held Tues
day in Weston, it was thought best, and
concluded by them, TO abandon or at
least postpone the enterprise. For this
reason, the county of Webster will not
be asked TO vote a subscription, as was
originally contemplated by the promo
terS OF the railroad.
The shops, though, working short
time, are doing great deal OF work,
On account of short work there Is too
much required OF the engines without
repair, and many, after severe use,
break down badly, making it necessary
they must be repaired before they can
be used again, and some have suffered
from accidents. Last week an extraor-
binary effort Of skill and good will turn
ed some six such engines, well repaired
for work again, out OF the shop.-Grdf-
ton Sentinel.
Railroad men are just now saying
that Engineer John Cummins did not
60 over to Columbus with the McKin-
ley party for nothing and that the
genial raiiroader has q good position in
mind II Mckinley Is elected in 90. The
bows say that Governor Mckinley prom
Used John the position OF consul to Ma
gasiki, Japan, where Professor Birch
was consul during the last Cleveland
administration. good many Of the
railroaders will vote for the Ohio man
II he sticks to this promise. GRAFTON
Sentinel.
In connection with the Norfolk and
Western and other southwestern rail-
roads the Baltimore and Ohio company
will run through Pullman sleeping cars
to New Orleans. The route to be fol-
lowed in making this run will be over
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey
from New York TO Bound Brook, the
Reading Road from Bound Brook 10
Philadelphia, the Baltimore aud Ohio
from Philadelphia to Shenandoah juno
ton, the Norfolk and Western from
Shenandoah Junction TO Bristol, Tenn,
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia thence to New Orleans. The
through trip is to be made in about
forty hours.
Under the articles Of consolidation