Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-21
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
LOYALTY OF WHEELING RAILROADRRS To
TO THEIR COMPANIES
A Wreck on The B. G. 0. at Manningtoa-Ihs
Great Carmsn's Picnic-BusinesS on the
W. & L. E. Rssprsi-Psrsonals.


Bureau OF this city. Mr.. Spear has his
desk al the Panhandle freight office
down stairs, aud that is known to be
about the hottest place out. Thursday
afternoon, on that sweltering day, Mr..
Spear was at his desk, and was In the
best OF hum0t; he was hot. for the
| thermometer was then monkeying about
| 100 Ia the shade. Under common con-
ditious, IL was about 10 where the
manager was, but there was something
else. Near Mr.. Spear was stove. In
IL he had been throwing his waste pa
pers until it was about full. Some OF
those Panhandle fellows slipped In,
| and set the papers In the stove on tre.
They closed the doors and won't out. II
grew hotter and hotter, and still Mr..
Spear sat at his desk, mopping his hot
brow, and saying many things about the
weather In general, which we shall not
print, still not knowing there was ire
in the stove. About that time the heat
In the Office must have been about $50,
and when the stove got red hot, the
manager saw IL, and by that time he
was about done up with the heat. After
he had looked about for the fellow who
did 1t without avail. he went down I'M
der the shade of the trestle TO cool OF.
He was still not yesterday.
Yesterday morning there was wreck
on the B. & O., near Warrington, but
luckily no one was hurt. PASSENGER
train No. 5 between New York and
Chicago leaves this city at 1870 o'clock
a. N. When the train was nearing
Warrington on one of the switches, cars
were being shifted Two OF the freight
cars were on the main tracks. The
passenger struck these and they were
hurled over the bank demolishing them.
The engine on No. was badly demol-
ished. Passenger No. due in this city
at 10 a. In. yesterday was TWO aud cne-
half hours late as the result, and No. z,
! passenger, was three hours late, 1t be-
ing scheduled to arrive in Wheeling at
Sis g. m. RairoaderS think that il
was very narrow escape from the loss
Of life.
Wednesday, August let, A. A. Franz
helm Division No. 1874, Of the Brother
hcod of Railway Carmen of this city,
are 10 have grand picnic at Mozart
Park and they are planning 10 have
it big event. They are arranging
TO have a grand bicycle road race In
connection. 1t is proposed TO have the
race from the foot OF the park incline
TO Moundsville and return, a distance OF
about twenty miles. To the race only
railroaders will be eligible. Every rail-
roader OF the city will enter who has a
bicycle, il the race is arranged. They
propose TO put in several handsome
prizes. There are some fast riders
among the railroaders OF tho city.
Now that the great railroad strike Is
over, 1t may be we'll to speak OF the 10y
atty OF the Wheeling rairoaders TO their
companies. IL can now be positively
stated, as has been mentioned in the
REGISTER before, that the employees OF
tho home lines did not once entertain
the idea OF abandoning their employers
at any time duriag the tie.up. 1t Is
thought that the employees Of the lines
of Wheeling are more loyal to their
CONF anies than any possibly In the
country. 1t is thought that the COM
panies will not forget the faithfulness
OF the men.
w. T. s. Fish, one OF the best known
among the platform men OF the Pan
Handle, met with very painful acct
dent Wednesday. He was at his work
and was assisting in handling a very
large aud heavy box. He tripped and
fell between the cars and the platform.
His shoulder was badly bruised and he
now carries one OF his arms in n sling.
H. ill ha oM con,a mn n rho rp.
suit.
Miles j. Sweeney, OF the b. 81 o.
freight department, is unwell, but that
did not deter him from going up the
river last evening on a little society
function. Mr.. Sweeney had charge OF
the party. They went In skitf, and en-
joyed a pleasant evening al the Sec ond
Sisters Island.
The service Of the w. & L. F., tied up
by reason OF the railway strike is fully
restored again. Wednesday all the pas
senger trains were put on the line again
Business is better on the system than
for some time. Some OF the employees,
who joined the American Railway Jnion
The contract for the building OF the
large wall for the Pan-Handle passen-
ger depot has not yet been let. The
bids are all In, and it was expected that
before this time the contract would
have been awarded.
Charles Beknap, OF the c., L. & W.,
who has been in the city, has gone TO
! his home at Massillon, o. There is no
railroader whose presence brings more
| geniallty TO the city than that OF
"Charlie."
More Of the crews Of the Pan. Handle,
which were laid off by reason Of the
hard times, are to be restored. The
force is not sufficient TO handle the
freight which is 90 the increase.
! j. r. Orr, OF the Pan Handle, has
! the distinction OF being the only one Of
the platform force. who carries fan.
Whether at work or otherwise he al
WAYS mas the palm leaf with him.
The embargo existing on so many Of
the Western lines during the labor dis
turbance has been raised on all the
/ lines, and the business OF Wheeling Is
again going al its usual tenor.
during the strike, are being taken back.
Yard Master A. A. GauS, OF the w. b.
& T., is not able to work yet after his
| accident some time ago. de thinks be
! will be able to go to work soon.
The extra force in thu employ OF the
| 3. 81 o. in the maintenance Of way de-
partment, from this city TO Benwood
Junction, has been taken off owing TO
continued duilness.
oCharlcs HIrst, B. & o. baggage mas
ter, is in the interior OF the State for
/ his health. Elmer Morris is doing his
work, and Robert Percell is his assist
! ant.
Edward o'Donnell, formerly baggage
master al the Union depot, is Speeding
his leisure time in learning TO be street
car man on the Wheeling street rail-
way.