Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-20
FROM THE RAILROADS.
AN ARRAY OP ITEMS FROA DEPOT, DESK
AND YARD.
News Showing Progress Along the Iinss-NotsS
About Prominent Railroadsrs-IalkS
With Officials

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General travel over the Panhandle
has been unusually heavy this week.
G. Clinton Gardner. general manager
OF the P. r. was in the city yesterday.
The Pittsbnrg division pay car Of the
B. s. o. arrived in she city last even
ing.
John Roener, of the W. & E. R. rail-
road, is sightseeing at the Worlds
Fair.
Clark Joyce, Of the B. & o. freight
house left yesterday to visit the Worlds
Fair.
Harry Legge, of the B. & o. car serv-
ice, will leave to-day for visit to Chi
cago.
C. o. Brewster, receiver of the W. B.
& T, left yesterday for visit to Chi
cago,
John Desch, Of South Wheeling, left
yesterday over the w. q L. E. for
Chicago.
Next Monday the W. & L. E. will
run Its last Monday excursion to
Chicago.
Edward H. O'DOnnell, baggagemas-
ter at the Union depot, is visitor at
Chicago.
The w. & E. G. has received large
consignment of ties for the repair Of
the road.
Edward Schoen, ticket agent Of the
Panhandle, is Wheelingite at the
Windy City.
Conductor on the Ohio River railroad
Charles Eberts and wife are home from
the big Fair.
The Panhandle had forty excursion
lists yesterday for Pittsburgh to attend
the Exposition.
Next Tuesday the Panhandle will
have another excursion. A big crowd
is being arranged for.
Fred. Tristan, passenger agent OF
the Wabash System, was in the city
! yesterday on business.
w. n. Mitchell, general western
agent Of the r. & D. railroad was in the
city on business yesterday.
Conductor Fl. Fl. Holman, OF the c.
L. g. W., MassilIion run, is AZ Chicago.
V. o. Melia has his run.
The c., L. & W. ran a well patronized
excursion to Bellaire last night to at
tend the Mckinley meeting.
After the Worlds Fair rush is over,
a general change of time on the Union
depot lines, may be looked for.
Edward O'Donnell, train messenger
on the w. & L. E., will leave in few
! daps to take in the Worlds Fair.
A new engine-No. S3s-has been re-
ceived for work on the Wheeling and
Pittsburg division Of the B. & O..
The c. L. g. w. coaches are being
fitted up with patent brake shoes,
which are a great Improvement
Charles Belknap, travelling passenger
agent OF the c., L. 81 w, was in the
city this week seeing his friends.
n. n. Rowand, an accommodating
man, is baggage master at the Union
depot, during Mr.. O'Dounelps absence.
The c. L. & w, ran a special excur-
| sion from Flushburg to Bellaire to
bring delegates TO the Mckinley meet
/ ing.
The B. & o. ran an excursion to CHI
caRo from this city yesterday afternoon
at $3.50. The excursion was well patron
lied.
Robert Percell, Of the B. & o. plat
form force, was laid of work yesterday.
A pipe fell on his foot, painfully mash
ing it.
The c., L. & W. railway delivered
about three hundred Chicago passen-
gers TO the Lake Shore at Elyria, yes
! terdaY.
George Brunswick, the we'll known
gentleman at the Union depot, fell re-
Gently, badly spraining his ankle. The
/ injury is very painful.
Carpenters az the Terminal Benwood
extension are making only part time.
| The company will start TO finish the
work more rapidly soon.
Charles Madden. cashier Of the Pan
| handle, is again at his desk, after
three months sickness. He has been at
his home at C0shocton, o.
In talk with Ysrdmaster Charles
Wood, Of the Panhandle, yesterday,
! Mr. Wood stated that the regular fierce
is again at work In the yards.
c. Meagan, brakeman on the w. &
! L. E., had his arm taken of at the
shoulder recently, in pulling a coupling
| pin. He lives 81 Norwslk, o.
On account of the increase of local
! freight, the c., L. u W. have found IL
necessary to put on pickup local be-
/ tween Lorsin and Uhrichsyille.
The w. & E. G. transferred three
refrigerators of meat and car load of
! lumber to +. Schenk & Sons, Fulton,
yesterday, over the new switch.
! Oh. p. Swearer and wife, Of Browns
| VILE, Pa, are visiting friends in the
city at the homes OF w. Z. +. Conley
and j. T. Bradley, of the Panhandle.
0. f. Wood, passenger agent of the
". C L. E, is home from 6 trip to
Steu0enville, where he arranged for
party OF persons going to the Worlds
Fair.
Passenger train No. 8, on the B. & 0.
Yesterday afternoon ran into drove Of
cows near the Riverside mill. Two Of
the animals were killed. The engine
kept the track.
Yard conductor Of the B. & o., NJ. A.
Bremen, will leave tomorrow TO visit
his brother. who lives at Denver, Col.
BE will be gone two months, and Will
take in the Wodld's Fair.
Foreman Howell. Of the Terminal, is
back from trip 10 Philadelphia. He
was there attending the third annual
meeting Of the American International
Association of Railway Superintend-
ents OF Bridges and Buildings.
Business is increasing Ia the Terminal
Yards. Passenger traffic on all the
T-pfon daDot lines ia looking IN few