Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-15
AMONG RAILROADERS.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL TIE LINES OF
WHEELING.
The Volume of Business Larger-HsaVy Ship
msns Over Some Of the Roads.
Movements Of RarOaderA

Last Monday night the Panhandle
night yard crew made what is consid-
cred a narrow escape. They started
from Golfers, this State, after dark,
and made very fast run TO this city.
In the train was a car he4viy loaded
with pig metal When the train pulled
onto the switch at the Top mill, it was
found that the arch bar of the car car
rying the pig metal, had broken and
the bottom of the timbers were touch
ing the tracks. II is believed that the
bar broke near Golfers, and the run
was made under such dangerous eondi-
tiOns. There were five men In the
catoose and had the car broken entirely
down, while going at the rapid rate OF
speed, it is thought nothing would have
saved the mems lives. They were a
thankful crew when they found out the
real condition Of the car.
About 10 o'clock last Tuesday night
there was train Of freight cars from
the East pulled into the b. 81 o. freight
depot. Two Of the cars were loaded
with mems furnishings, from Locust
Point, near Baltimore, for firms of this
that these two particular cars had been
tempered with, as the seals had been
broken off them. An investigation
proved that one OF the cars had been
opened by thieves and numerous articles
missing. Boxes were broken open and
straw hats, diceEs and other articles OF
mems apparel scattered about promis-
cuouSly. Large boxes had been pried
open. Where the robbery was commit
ted, or It's extent, is not yet known.
Recently there has been three
changes at the Panhandle depot in the
clerical department. The force has
also been cut down. Willipm Connolly,
OF the car service, has been ordered TO
take the yard clerks position in the
forenoon, that gentleman, William Nc
Nary, has been changed TO the plat
form. John McNary will also do part
of the yard clerks work. John Stog-
CERT, OF the delivery Office, has been
laid off,
The local freight agents will meet in
their next monthly session the first
Saturday of next month. important
questions are to be submitted which
will come up before the National
Freight Agents Association which
meets ia Pittsburg in June. Arrange
ments are being made 10 have the Ma
tional Convention a great one. IL en-
braces all the great cities Of the coun-
try. Last year it was held at Mil
waukee, Wis.
For the last few days travel 90 the
B. q o.. main line has been very light.
Only few trains are being moved and
they are principally the beef refrigera-
tors. The NJ Il. r., which furnishes
the B. & 0. with coal at Fairmont, is
having a very slack trade In this line.
The passenger traffic on the main line
remains very good.
John J. Rafferty,, a B. & o. brake
man, is again on duty after hunt at
his parents home near West Alexander,
Evidently he had poor luck, but he toll
the boys TO look for car load Of game
he would have shipped soon as result
OF his expedition.
c. II. Trevey, a B. & 0. switchman,
is home from rather an unsuccessful
visit 20 MoundSvIlle. He says he Wis
tied his best girl, but that the old gen
teman sicked bull dog on him. He is
a little sore, but still able to swing the
antern.
James Maxwell Panhandle car in
spector, and A. w. Lowe, watchman at
the freight depot Of the same road, will
90 in a few days for a "trip up the river.
The popular railroaders will visit at
Brilliant, WellSburg and other places.
Chief Clerk u. c. Glazier and H. D.
Legge, both of the b. IL o., are contem-
plating purchasing bicycles to enter the
races on the fair grounds next season.
They think they will stand a good
chance for winning prize.
Heavy shipments of ore is being
transferred from the w. & &. E. these
days to the b. IL o. for the Wheeling
Steel works. Twenty-one car loads
came last Monday. Little coke is being
received Tor the Belmont.
r. d. Cook, baggagemaster of the
River Division of the w. q l.. E., has
gone TO Norwalk, Ohio, TO attend the
funeral Of the three young men killed
in the recent wreck there James Nor
gan is filling his place.
There has been much talk of build
ing a new passenger and freight depot
for the w. Il L. E. at Warrenton.
Probably the depot, II built, will be
erected in the ~" there, most excel
lent location.
The storms this week did much dam
age along the b. Il o. from Newark to
Chicago Junction, 0. Telegraph poles
we're blown down, and trains were
much delayed last Tuesday.
w. & l.. T. passenger No. 5, from
the West, was delayed five hours last
Tuesday night by heavy SHOWS near
Toledo, O. The train arrived in the
city at $3.50 o'clock at night.
The old stable on Eleventh Street,
owned by the Panhandle, which was
occupied by A. Stump Il Son, livery
men, is being torn away preparatory TO
the erection Of the new depot.
Frank Ross, the genial B. & o. car
Inspector at the passenger depot, will
90 in few days for a visit to his
mother, who lives at Garrett Station,
this State.
The Board of Directors Of the w. &
f. q. Railway, has appointed a commit
tee TO arrange for the running OF the
herdc line from Elm Grove to Triadel
pha.
Frank Ross, the popular B. & o. pass
euger car inspector, up TO nom yester-
day said be had received seventeen val
entines. None Of them were beauties.
Popular II. F. McNabb, the b. & o.
yard clerk. was taken suddeRly sick
last Tuesday, while at work near Tun-
nel No. 1. He was better yesterday.
Edward Ray, of Bellaire, has resigned