Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-11
THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Construction and General News of West
Virginia Lines.

Walther's Hall, South Side, In an I'M
portant session.
Edward Deegan, B. & o. operator,
will resume work. tomorrow, after
painful illness.
The Norfolk and Western has issued
an imperative order that all employees
shall be vaccinated.
j. M. Kraft, Que of the Chesapeake
and Ohio's pioneer engineers, died at
Clifton Forge Tuesday night last.
Mrs. w. ]. Harrington, widow OF
the late B. & o. engineer, line new res
idence at McMechen is completed.
A. j. Anderson, OF the Pan Handle
yards, had his hand badly mashed
recently while making coupling.
Ohio papere report that 5000 work
train men have been discharged by the
Pittsourg, Fort Wayne and Chicago.
The B. & O.'s belt line through BaltI.
more, costing six millions OF dollars,
will be completed early next summer.
The railroad bridge across Cheat will
be completed soon. II is predicted that
the extension will be completed by
March 1st.
M. j. Chaddock, who received serious
injury by his engine jumping the track
at Broad Tree, on the b. 81 o., is rap
idly recovering.
The West Virginia Central Railroad
Company has reduced the time OF It's
employees in the shops and yards to
eight hours day.
Tickets sold for the New York and
Chicago Limited between Pittsburg and
Chicago are now vi the ordinary form,
no extra fare being charged.
The Skipnish narrow gauge railroad,
near Oakland, has been abandaned by
the B. & o., aud the rolling stock has
been sent to KeYser and is now offered
for sale.
Mr.. George Warfel. Western Passen-
ger agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern, has been transferred to
Cincinnati as Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent.
A Pennsylvania charter has been
granted to the Monongahela River aud
Boughton Co., for road from Hays
Station, Allegheny county, to Option,
the sameNcouuty.
The Basic City (Va.) Car Works has
just completed and delivered to the
Chesapeake and Ohio thirty improved
coal cars and is making arrangements
TO increase the output OF the plant.
Seabrlght Division, No. Az b. OF l..
F., held a well-attended meeting az
Schyfer's hall, McMechen, yesterday
afternoon. Business Of importance per-
tanning to the order was transacted.
The Ensign Manufacturing Company,
Huntington, is building Russell snow
pows for the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg, the Western Maryland and
the New York, Susquehanna and West
ern.
Genial j. NJ. Arnold, b. & o. brake
man, will be married the latter part OF
this month to an accomplished young
lady OF Cumberland, Md. After a we'd
ding tour, their residence will be in
that city.
Last Saturday the presidents special,
containing the b. 81 0. officials, went to
Morgantown, where the new road TO
Uniontown was inspected, II is re-
ported the officials we're we'll pleased
with the work on the new line.
A freight wreck on the Ohio River
road near Point Pleasant, caused the
local freight due here little after 5
o'clock yesterday morning TO be delayed
several hours. The engine jumped the
track, six cars were wrecked, but no
one was hurt.
The men employed at the Baltimore
and Ohio machine shops at Piedmont,
who have been on such short time for
several months past, were put on eight
hours this week. They will begin
work at eight and quit at five o'clock.
This will be much better than losing
from two to four days a week.
Mr.. Samuel d. Portmass. a brakeman
of the second division Of the b. IL o..
fell from his train near Harper's Ferry
last Sunday morning, and died In a
short time afterward. When picked up
his two legs were almost severed and
his head aud body terribly bruised. His
remains were taken to Little Cacapon,
his late home.
Klllmyer will give the music at the
grand railroaders' ball to be given at
Moundsvllle Opera House the 20th OF
this month. A large number OF rail-
readers will attend from this city. 0.V.
Hull and s. TomlInson, Of this city, and
w. L. and Samuel Elder, Of Mounds
Vile, well-known railroad men, COM
pose the arrangement committee,
P. S. McCortney. the well known 3.
g. o. baggage master Of the Wheeling
and Cumberland division, made a mar
row escape recently. Mr.. McCortney
met friend. who was showing him a
Winchester he carried. The barrel
was turned toward the railroader when
the gun went Of, and the bullet Rrazed
Mr.. McCortney'S head. He says II was
the narrowest escape OF his lie.
Notes About Employees: Michael
Mulroy, OF the b. 81 o., is able to work
after an illness Conductor VIM. Bow
ers, OF the Ohio River, is on duty again.
His family, which was sick, are recov-
eriug. After weeks illness, Abner
Fink. a Panhandle manifest clerk, is
able to work again. John Mcbride, OF
the Pan Handle. Is at work, after at
tending his mothers funeral.
The "Johnnle Bull" train, en- route
from Chicago, passed through Steuben.
VILE by the Pan Handle yesterday about
IL O'Clock In the morning. About one
thousand persons were there TO see the
rig pass and fully one hundred Of these
were Wheeling rsilroaders and citizens.
The "Johnnie" did not stop Ia Steuben-
Vile and passed through at It's highest
gait, not over fifteen miles an hour.
The Pan Handle officers were aboard.
The train left Chicago last Wednesday.
Wednesday night near No. - Water
Station a brakeman ordered three