Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-26
RAILROAD REALM.
TIE REGISTERS WEEKLY BUDGET OF RAIL
WAY INTELLIGENCE.
News From Every Centre Of Tbs Cily-No!ss Of
Changes Promotions and Improvement
Personals About Railroadsr&

The REGISTER has casually noted
that the National Association Of Local
Freight Agents Associations will meet
In Pttsburg next month in a great con-
Vention. The full particulars are now
given out for publication, and they fol-
low. The convention will be the
seventh, and will DO held at the Monon-
Rahela House, Pittsburg, cOnveniug at
~ 10 a. m. Tuesday, June the twelfth.
Matters OF the greatest business impOr-
tance 70 the agents are 20 be taken up,
and full turn out OF the railroaders IS
desired. In the order OF great railroad
eenters OF the United States Wheeling
stands tenth, and this center
will be represented by a dozen
agents Many Of these will be accom-
panied by their wives. Arrangements
have been completed, so that the dele
gates will be Loyalty entertained while
Ia the smoky City" Questions for
discussion have been submitted from
various cities over the country. The
question from Wheeling 10 be discussed
is What better system OF maniiestiog
freight than that now 10 use could be
adopted and made universal, that
would reduce labor, secure accuracy,
and lessen delay and liability OF error"
AB. & o. railroadsr told yesterday OF
an example illustrating the absent
mindedness OF some people among the
many who travel now-a-days. A promi-
nent gentleman and wife left the city
by the B. G. o. a few nights ago for
Elm Grove. When they got from the
train thew left large basket aud al
elegant diamond pin. When the con-
ductOr got 10 West Alexander he got
telegram saying the basket was missed.
The parties did not miss the pin until
the train was at Washington, Pa. All
the lost articles were recovered.
General Tod Hammond, Panhandle
operator, suffered a very painful acct
dent yesterday morning al the freight
depot. Abbey Fink, the athlete, OF the
depot, was Dracticng dumb-bell swing
Inc with a couple OF railroad coupling
pins. lie was exercising in 4 doorway
when Mr. Hammond came along. The
operator was accidentally struck 10 the
mouth with one Of the pins. His lip
was cut through and IL bled proiuselY
The injury is very painful one.
As the REGIsrER has noted, the B. &
o. yard Offices are uGsafe, and part OF
the old brick building has caved in. The
building now has six rOoms, two having
caved 10. The company will tear down
all but two Of the rooms. One OF these
apartments will be used as the yard
Office, and the other will be used for the
operators.
John Francis, Of the Island, conductor
on 40 AID A. OF the y. & o.. won the
silver water set 10 the contest at the
ball given by the railroad conductors at
Newark, o., last ThursIsy night. Cap
tain Williams, Of Cincinnati, was the de-
feated contestant Wheeling conductors
are very proud c! toe home conductors
victory.
The B. & c. yard employees are pro-
greAeive To-. OF fellows. II the company
w51ot make Improvements they will
.hdltiobe work done themselves at their
TOwn expense. They all threw Ia and
purchased 4 fne water cooler for the
Office. They have also completed big
improvements at the Office at their own
expense.
At noon last Thursday there was
freight wreck at the east end Of Man
nington. Second SIS freight Collided
with the rear OF the first section. A
cabOOSe aud TWO cars were demolished.
No QUO was hurt. All trains entering
the city we're delayed.
Captain Fuller Moore, OF tho b & o.,
took an entire new train, No IS, con.
tanning TWO coaches aud a baggage car
AfrOm tue depot yesterday afternoon on
his Trans Ohio rua. The coaches were
rebuilt At the Newark shop and are
beauties.
King Beatty, 3. & o. track foreman,
SRd bis three assistants have been noti-
fed TO leave the quarters at the yard
Office, as part of the structure is TO be
razed. Their headquarters will De
found near the lantern factory In A box
car.
The committee, securing the right OF
way for the W. Il f. e. railway in the
extension from Elm Grove to Triadel-
phia, has not obtained the right Of way.
The extension will not be built unless
the free right OF way be secured.
Charles p. Wood, Pan. Handle yard
master, was presented with a fine
Spanish rooster by some Of the Ohio
railway officials recently. The chicken
Is beauty and the yardmaster is about
as proud as the rooster.
A Pan-Handle official high in author
iiy, stated yesterday that as soon as
legal complications concerning the new
depot would be duly settled, work
would be at once begun, aud pushed
With all possible speed.
A few nights ago Albert Gross,
a we'll known Is & y. brakeman, met
visa painful accident. He went 10
get from caboose when be fell 10 the
IracE, badly spratng his ankle. he is
of duty as the result.
The new b. & o. schedule gives gen
eral satisfaction. Tue only change
which causes dissatisfaction is that OF
the Grafton accommodation, which
leaves the city at $50 a. m. Many
think this TOO early.
Tomorrow the change OF time on the
Panhandle will 90 into effect. It's ex-
tent is not yet known 20 tho Wheeling
officials, but they will receive nOtfca-
tlon so that it eau appear in the Sunday
REGISTER.
A number OF w. & L. E. employees
expected that their wages would be re-
stored the FIRST of next month. This is
not probable, and there will be a num-
Der OF designations handed in next
week.
T. a. HarwoOd, freight agent OF the
Illinois Central, was In the city among
his patrons last Thursday. de has
lately been appointed and was around
getting acquainted.
Csntafn John II HendershOt OF the