Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-08
RAILWAY news.
RAILROADERS ALMOST TOO BUSY TO TALK
THESE DAYS.
Great Passenger Traffic on the Linss-Ohangss
in the Service Railroad Incidents.
Personals.

the brakeman OF the Fan danulei Will
be on duty to-day after being OF on
short vacation. Night Watchman +.
p. Kendall, of the Panhandle, is OF
duty, and confined to his home by i'll
ness. G.. L. Blown, of Pittsburg, the
chief train dispatcher OF the Pan Han
die, was business visitor in Wheeling
yesterday. J. w. AnSell, aSsista nj
train master OF the an-Handle, from
Pittsburg, was in the city on business
journey yesterday. Shriver Stewart,
an ex-PaA-Handle railroad, Is In the
city on a visit ct the home OF NJ. l..
Prince, the platform man. He lives
now in Pittsburg. A. A. Willison, OF
the cashiers Office OF the B. u o., who
has been off work i'll, will besable to re-
sumo this morning. Harry Legge.
the B. 81 o. clerk, will leave to-day for
a pleasure trip east. Il. L. Barclay Is
the name OF new hustler on the B. &
platform. Engineer Thomas, Of the
Plttsburg division OF the B. 81 o., is OF
duty taking little vacation. William
Duffy, of the Main Line OF the 3. 81 o.,
is taking a vacation. Garrett Mccall
ferty, the timekeeper OF the B. & O. at
Grafton, was in the city this week do
ing tina Fair. William c. Weisgerber,
the boss blacksmith in the employ Of
the B. & D. at the Junction, is home
from tour TO Atlantic City aud New
York. Charles Johnston. the clerk in
the employ OF the B. & o. at Benwood
Junction, is home from a "trip TO New
York City. w. V. Tafner, OF the C.,
b. 81 @, was in the city among his pat
rons Thursday.
Wheeling railroads did an immense
business during the four days of the
Fair. Thursday was the greatest day
for traffic, and on that day was some
thing immense. 1t is estimated that
on that day over 1900 persons came TO
the city by the railroads This is as
great a record as the lines of Wheeling
wers ever able TO show. Every line was
taxed. During the Fair it Is calcu-
lated that the o. K. brought 5000 peo-
pie to attend the Fair; the Panhandle,
1000; the b. & O., 5000, and the W. ~
L. E., 1000. The c., l.. 81 W. and the
C. 81 2. brought about 1000
persons in all, it is thought. On the
Pittsburg morning train on tho Is. ~
0. Thursday 500 persons were brought
to the city, and in the evening on one
train over the Main Line OF the b. IL o.
10 Warrington, there were 600 persons
Yesterday and the day before the train
on the w. 81 L. E., leaving this city for
Massion, was held over one hour, max
ing it leave the Union depot at $40 p.
no. This was done 10 benefit the per-
sons attending the Fair. Another coach
was put on this train to ben6t the pas
sengers, and each day the trains were
crowded.
Freight business on all the roads is on
the increase. The B. Il o. is doing an
immense business in coke and coal.
Business Of the freight platform is such
that it has been necessary TO put on
four new men. The u. S. Express Com
pany has been doing q very large bust
ness during the fair This was caused
by strangers In the city making pur-
chases 10 send to their homes. Busi-
ness in the yards OF the Panhandle is
reported as brisl. as ever before in the
history of the line. The railroaders
have been working nearly day and night
during the last week. A general In
crease is noted along all lines Of freig mt,
and particularly on iron and coal.
In all departments the c. L. 81 W., is
rapidly forging TO the front 1t services
are now better than ever before, and by
the middle of next month the branch
from Malet Creek to Cleveland, a dist
ance of twenty-five miles, will be com
an III N N :
of the line, is now one OF the busiest
places in Ohio, as there are immense
steel works being built there. Traffic
along the line is very rapidly increas-
ing. The management and the en-
ployes in all branches OF the line are
noted for their accommodating charac-
terStics.
Railroaders Of the Junction are sorry
that Charles Hirsch, the general fore
man OF the shops there, has resigned.
The resignation will take effect on the
10Th OF this month. Mr.. Hirsch has
been in the employ of the b. IL o. for
wears, and was foreman Of the b. & o.
shops at Twenty-ninth street before
thew were removed TO the Junction
about two years ago. The well known
rallroader will retire from the business.
At Q o'clock on Thursday morning
the bridge at ST. Mary's, on the o. R.,
was gotten ready for travel again. Very
"a hid work was done in clearing the
wreck, and In getting the bridge, which
was rendered unsafe by the accident, in
shape for travel. The company at once
put large freight force to work, and
Yesterday all the freight which had &C
cumulatsd there had been removed.
About the middle Of next week the
w. b. & T. will put force OF men to
work Gaping the piling recently driv-
en- at the Whitaker mill 10 keep the
large stone wall from giving way. A
track will be put on the spiling TO add
strength TO the structure. The work
done there is about as nice JOB OF its
kind as mas been done in the city for
some time.
The Panhandle and the B. e o. are
looking for big trade next week for
the National G. a. +. Encampment in
Pittsburg. Train LOG on the B. & O..
Yesterday had q special car on and over
forty persons were on il en- route 10 the
encampment. II is thought that about
.. 900 parsons from this city and locality
will 20 to Pittsburg next week.
The G. A. r. and the Womens' Relief
Corps excursion 10 New Cumberland
Thursday by the Panhandle was sue
cess, About one hundred persons from
this city and locality went, and were re-
turned in the evening oy special train,