Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-16
THE RAILROADS
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
ABOUT THEN.
The Latest Information Concerning State and
Nearby Observation-Disclosures From
the City DspOis and Yards.

There are three places on the Green
brier division OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad where lady operators are
required to attend to the switches. At
Rockland one lever moves both
switches of the cross.over, and it Is OPP
Grated without any effort. At Wolf
Creek one lever throws two switches,
two detectnr bars and two locks. This
lever is rather stiff on account OF not
being used very frequently, but the
operator has no trouble in manipulating
il. At Lowell the levers are not loaded
at all heavily, and they work very
easily. When these machines are put
in properly and kept cleaned and well
oiled ladies' have no difficulty whatever
in handling them very successfully.
Many Wheeling railroaders have
taken the notion OF going to Mexico to
work. They claim that they can make
as much in one week as they can in two
weeks here. It is claimed, too, that an
eastern railroader experiences no diff
Guilty in securing position In that
country. Among those who have gone
recently are: Edward Ball, late conduc-
tor on the w. B. & T.; Charles Barrett,
of the same road, and William Howell,
another we'll known railroader of the
city. Thomas Hertog, of the B. & o.,
has also gone to Mexico. These per-
sons all left last Saturday.
Pan Handle patrons were pleased yes
terday that two Sunday Pittsburg
trains we're restored. One left Pitts
burg a little after o'clock a. m. aud
arrived in the city about II o'clock, and
the other left Wheeling at 1855 in the
afternoon and arrived in Pittsburg at
6:35 p. N. Steubenville patrons were
accommodated by the change, and
large number Of persons from that city
were Wheeling visitors yesterday. The
Sunday trains, as thus run, are good
thing for Pittsburg people visiting this
city, but OF no use to Wheeling people.
The projectors OF the Pt. Pleasant,
Buckhannon and Tygart's Valley road
announce they are now nearly ready TO
GO ahead aud complete the line. j. w.
Heavener, one of the local projectors,
states that President Davis, of the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg, has
agreed to give some assistance in the
construction OF the line.
On Wednesday morning early the
construction train on the West Virginia
Central struck and fatally injured Chas.
Leberman, aged about twenty-one
years, at Shaw. He was lying on the
track when the engine struck him,
breaking his thigh, scalping him and
fracturing his skull.
The P, c., G. & st. l.. annual meet
ing was held in Pittsburg, April 10th.
The Board OF Directors being classified,
only three directors were elected.
They were James McCrea, of Pittsburg;
w. H. Barnes, Of Philadelphia, and
Samuel s. Dennis, Of Newark, n. j..
George Gore, boy about sixteen
years old, son OF d. w. Gore, of Boone
county, was kicked from moving
freight train near Coslburg, ono day
last week, by some of the employees OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, aid
his right arm was broken.
The Fifth Division, B. 81 O., is trying
coke in some of its passenger engines.
1t is thought the venture will be a sue
cess, when the fsel will be used alto
gether for the passenger engines on this
division.
G.. w. Scheetz has been transferred
from Martins Ferry junction on the
w. 81 i. E., TO take the place OF j.
Neither, who will do duty at Grafton
on the c., l.. & w.
The Eastern Ohio Firemens' Associa-
ton will soon hold a tournament in
Bellaire. Bellaire fremen are prepar-
ing to give the visitors hospitable enter
tainment.
Some of the foremen at the Ensign
shops, at Huntington, were dismissed
last week, and there was a cut in wages
of about twenty per cent.
John Mckee, a well-known operator
at Portland Station, has gone TO fill
vacancy at Summerton.
Booth Goodwin. of McMechen, has
accepted a position at the B. 81 0. trans
fer sheds at McMechen.
The fine new residence at Nc
Mechen, of Engineer Edward Lemon,
is about completed.
B. 81 o employees at BenWood juno
ton are making good time.
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