Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-16
RAILROAD News
INTERESTING BITS OF INFORMATION REGARD.
ING THE IRON HIGHWAYS.
A Change Of Schedule on the Ohio River To-Day,
Wheeling and Laks Erie Outlet
to Chicago-NOtss and
Personals.

Commencing this morning the new
schedule on the Ohio River goes into
effect. There have been several i'm
portant changes made in the time OF
several OF the most important trains.
time of No. l has not been changed and
il still leaves here as usual at 1920 a. m
eityt ime. No. ?, which formerly arrived
in the city at l p. ~, is an
hour and forty.fve minutes
later and did not arrive until 2:45. The
time OF No. 3. which left at 1915, is the
same. while No. 4, which formerly ar
rived at TAO, now gets in 55 minutes
earlier. Nos. 5 and 6, the Parkers-
burg accommodations, has been slightly
changed and instead of arriving at l0:45
a. m. il arrives at IL o'clock. 10 the even
ing it leaves thirty minutes earlier or at
1 o'clock. The time given here is city
time, while the time on the schedule is
central time or one hour slower.
The general meeting OF the B. & O..
engineers, which has been in session in
Walters Hall, on the South Side,
for several days, adjourned yes
terday afternoon and all the
men left for their homes. The meeting
was the usual one held each year TO set
tie the differences between the en-
gineers on the different divisions. The
following are the names OF those pres
emit: p. J. Fitzgerald, Philadelphia; j..
r. Steel, Baltimore; G, w. Light, Mar
tinsburg; NJ. Phalen, Brunswick, Md.
G.. A. Deck, Grafton; d. L. Fisher, Cum
berand; j. Robe, Newark; K. Fryman,
Chicago; r, Lantz Garrett, Ind; w. j.
Duffy, OF this city; I. +. Hyndman,
Pittsburg; Wm. Brady, Connellsville;
Wm. Rees, Fouburg; Joseph Gather
wood, Bay City; John Clair, Washing
ton, Pa; George Light, Martinsburg,
w. Va.
There is a rumor to the effect that the
Wheeling and Lake Erie people have
decided upon line to Chicago. The
plan is to build a track between Ere
mont and Findley, distance Of 81 miles,
which will parallel the Lake Erie ana
Western route. Parties who claim to
have inside information say that the
w. & L. z. have about concluded the
purchase of the Findlay, FIT. Wayne and
Western road, which is completed to
TT. Wayne. They will then construct a
tract to Bolivar, Ind, where they will
connect with the Chicago and Lake Erie
line for Chicago. This, it is said, will
make an excellent outlet for the coal
traffic OF the w. 81 L. Z.
At the present time the B. & o. have
all the freight they can handle. All
their power is in use, and last night
the local crew on the Pittsburg division
had TO make an extra trip TO Finley
Vile for westoound coal. Last night
the officials were making preparations
for handling an immense amount OF
westbouud freight, and all available
power had been ordered out.
The Panhandle has erected a tenn
porary fence along the retaining wall
below their tracks at the station. When
the new station is erected IL Is the In
tention to put up a handsome iron fence
along the wall, aud the present one was
only put up In order to prevent any pos
sibe accident.
Friday night the 3. & o. received
ten car loads of hogs from CINCINNATI
for Schenck e Son. This makes
twenty car loads received this week OF
foreign hogs received by this hrm be-
sides the local shipments received.
Ed Deegan, day operator at the B. &
o. yard office, is off duty on account Of
a severe attack OF rheumatism. Night
Operator Edward German is filing his
position, and A. NJ. Lewis, Of Grafton,
is working at night.
During the past week the 3. & O..
received from the w. 81 l.. e. over the
Terminal over 100 cars of export flour
from Toledo mills The -four was con-
signed to Liverpool, Eng, and Gas-
gov, Scotland.
Yard engine No. &C, Engineer Vance,
which recently came from the shops,
after receiving a general overhauling,
broke her right frame yesterday while
going around the loop with No. a..
John Grim, a well known and popular
B. & O. freight conductor on the Pitts
burg division, has gone 10 Hot Springs,
Ark, TO take treatment for rheum-
atiSm.
Mr.. Ed Hager, night baggage master
at the 3. & 0. station, who has been of
duty about six weeks, suffering with an
attack of typhoid fever, is again at
work.
Ed. Wyland. B. & o. conductor on
the PittsOurR division, who has been on
hunting expedition for several weeks,
is again on duty.
Flagman J. j. Rafferty,, Of the Pitts
burg division Of the B. & o., is visiting
his home in West Alexander for a few
DAYS.
Passenger Brakeman Warner. OF the
Panhandle, has been promoted TO bag
gagemaster on the Wheeling express.
f. f. Agnew, night yard conductor,
was of duty last night.
\ 4-fold screen, worth 500, at S4.9s.
RiCe's.
DIAMOND Ear Rings from $40 to
81, 500, al l. G.. Dillon IL Co.'S.
DURsT's Fine Candies.
Special sale Of stamped linens II &c. Rice's.