Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-30
RAILROAD WORLD.
ITEMS OF ITEREST CLEANED CONCERNING
LOCAL RAILWAYS.
General Notes of Interest to Administrations
Transporting Along the Lines-hovem0nis OF
Employees of the Different Lines.

Last Wednesday evening, on the Ohio
River Railroad, near Point Pleasant,
w. Va, at a place called Makers,
freight train No. 10 ran of the track
and nine cars were demolished. The
heavy rain caused washout and the
track settled so as to cause the wreck
The engine got over the wash safely,
but every one of the nine cars was
turned clear over. Three Of the cars
were loaded with salt, and ii was nearly
all spilled. Brakeman Connors received
the only injury, which was severely
bruised eye, caused by the member
coming in contact with piece OF WOOD.
The wreck was cleared yesterday morn
ing, but trains were considerably de-
layed. The train due here at lis O'Clock
yesterday afternoon was two hours late.
A few evenings ago, as train No.
was passing Willow Grove on the o. X.
R., a tramp standing beside the road
threw large stone through the window,
striking u passenger in the face aud
causing a painful injury. Conductor
Smith stopped the train TO look for the
tramp. When the fellow saw the train
stop he was not long in getting out Of
the locality. He was not caught
Conductor Bowers and Brakeman
Stewart, of the o. R. r. had a lively
time putting three toughs from their
train few evenings ago. The men
had got on the train at Franklin and
had come to Wheeling, when they pre-
ceeded 10 get full. In the evening when
they started for home they were bolster
Gus from the start. The train had gone
but a short distance from this city
when it became necessary TO put the
fellows off. Mr.. Stewart and Bowers
at once proceeded to do this. A lively
scrap ensued. The toughs were put
from the train not before one OF them
had been knocked down a couple OF
times.
A few days ago Panhandle railroad
officials came to this city for tour OIL
inspection, by special car. There
were aboard Vice President James Nc
Crea, General Manager Joseph Wood,
Superintendent j. j. Turner, Chiof En-
gineer NJ. J. Becker and Chief Train
Dispatcher 2. A. Bonebrake. The Of
fcials took a look over the company's
property and spent several hours In
Benwood. The train left in the evening
for Pittsburg.
The Chicago daily train over the c.,
L. and W., from the Union depot, Is
making quite record for It's steady 90
ing. 1t has been late arriving in Chica-
go but once since it was started, and
then a wreck near Bridgeport delayed
them three hours, but the train arrived
in Chicago but one hour late. Persons
leave this city every day now over the
line for the Worlds Fair.
1t will take about ten days more TO
finish the pile driving OF the W., b. u
Z. tracks to the Riverside mill.
Work is progressing very rapidly now.
The work train and large force OF men
are now engaged in filing in. Timbers
are being strung on the piles, prepatory
to the laying OF the tracks. 1t is said
that in six weeks the extension will be
completed.
There will be a change Of time in the
passenger service over the w. & L. e.
road, beginning one week from next
Sunday. The train which leaves the
Union Depot at $40 in the morning and
the one that arrives in the city at II
o'clock at night both will DO taken off.
Other changes will be made, but they
are not yet made public.
Last Wednesday night, at Hope
Church, on the Plttsburg division of the
B. & O., five freight cars jumped the
tracks. They were all badly smashed.
Train No. 1O3 was two hours late yes
terday, and No. Z was bne hour late in
arriving in Wheeling. No one was
hurt.
A party OF thirty-fve passengers,
from the steamer j. A. Wood, which is
tied up by reason of the low water,
eighteen miles below this city, took the
Pan Handle for their homes In Louis
KY, last Wednesday evening.
The w. and l.. L. road will soon run
through Wagner sleeper to Chicago
from this city, leaving the Union depot
10 the afternoon. To reach Chicago,
the road will make connections with
the Nickel Plate system.
The entire c., L. and w. railroad sys-
TEN is being refitted with new steel
rails Workmen are engaged at this
work in the Interior Of Ohio. 1t Will be
some time before the road is improved
to Bridgeport.
A few days ago engine 20, Of the B.
& o. yards, collided with SIT at TWEEN
ty-ffth street. Engine 20 had its tank
caved in and its front broken. This
engine has been taken to the shops for
repairs.
w. R. Woodiord, General Manager OF
the c., L. & ", was t2 the city a few
DAYS ago. he took CAREFUL look around
the Union depot, and was much pleased
with the workings Of his road in Wheel,
ing.
Worlds Fair trade over the Pan Han
die road is quite brisk. No. 2 is max
ing fine time, and the visitors going
from Wheeling, Wellsburg and Steu.
benville, particularly, are quite numer'
| Gus.
Yardmaster w. c. Kalbaugh, OF the
B. & O., will leave for Mountain Lake
Park neat Monday. His father, who
is there for his health, is very sick, and
his recovery is doubtful.
VIM. Schlah, clerk in the delivery
Office of the Panhandle freight office
has resigned his position, and will leave
for visit to Columbus before going K
his home AT Coshocton.