The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-25

~ tho BsnWood and Southern, con-
meets with the Wheeling Electrical rail-
way at the latter's southern terminus
in BenWood, and follows the county road
to point just north Of the Mounds.
Vile camp grounds, where it sWorves to
tho left, passes the gates Of the camp
grounds, crosses the Baltimore & OHIO
railroad on trGstle forty feet in
height, onters MoundsVille, and pur-
sues ita course to lta terminus between
the Baltimore & Ohio and Ohio River
railroad stations In that city, When
completed tho road will be one Of tho
best equipped electrical roads in the
country, The track, a large portion Of
which is laid, is OF steel sixty and sey.
enty pound rails, with heavy cross ties,
and 10 soIidly ballasted, Though II runs
over hilly country much OF the dis
lanCe notable and pleasing features OF
the road are tho eaay curves aud grades
None Of the former are sharp aud ierky
and all Of the latter are gradual,
TUE POWER HOUSE,
At tho mouth of Jim's run, about
half the length Of the road, 10 located
tho power house and electrical plant OF
the company. ItiRa model in itS way,
and electrical experts who have in
spectsd it aud its machinery have said
that there is none better equipped In
the country, Itis double plant. There
are two dynamos, Of $50 horse power
each, run by two l7j horse power Buck.
eyo engines, which arc now being placed
in position, and no more beautiful
pieces Of machinery were ever built.
lhe generators are not yet on the
ground, but are expected this week.
The work OF placing the power lnachin'
cry is in charge OF Messrs. Wareham
and Hughes, who represent the Frank
Pearson Company, ot Beaver Falls, Pa.
The power house and car shops are
fire proof aud are built entirely OF cor
rugated iron. Their dimensions arc S5I
10 Feet aud their cost, with contents,
$4,000. The car house will aCcOmmo-
date nine cars, tho number that will be
operated at first, it being contemplated
to run tho cars between BenNood and
Moundsyille ten,minutes apart, each car
makiag a round trip in an hour and q
hall. Just here it may be mentioned
bluL IL 10 GAlGhlNkeu W luu7 Neaa a. =
speed which will admit OF 6 passenger
making the round trip from the centre
OF Wheeling to the terminus in Mounds
vile aud return in two hours.
Tho power furnished by the plant
will bo sufficient to enable the company
to supply the town OF McAIeChen with
electric lights, an arrangement which
will probably be made.
THE NEW PARK.
Before leaving the power house the
INrELLIoEScER reporter took view Of
the land on which the new park has
been located. titles on the east side Of
tho road and is ono OF the loveliest spots
in all this country. Tho name chosen
for tho new resort, "Riverview," is most
Appropriate. for 1t would be hard TO im-
agine one securing anywhere more do.
lightiu view OF the Ohio river, Nature
has been bountiful here, Tho thousands
oi people who have driven along tho
road to Mouadsyille in past years have
remarked upon the beauty OF the scene
presented by the gap between tho hills
at the mouth Of inns Run, the tower
ing points on either side, aud the wild,
romantic glen that presents itseit to
view. From the point or the right
there iS a magnificent view up and down
the river aud Of tho splendid panorama
OF Ohio fields and hills opposite. II is
upon this spot that the syndicate,
which is Comprsed Of the same gentle-
men who form the railway company,
propose To build modern summer
hotel, TO coat In the neighborhood OF
$4,000. From the broad piazzas Of
this hotel will be presented q command.
ing view Of the surrounding scenery.
The park Is sure 90. 1t isn'ta thing
Oh paper. President Peabody informed
the lSTELLIGESCER reporter yesterday
that the purchaie OF the l01-acre tract
Of land had been consummated, and
that the work OF converting II into
park will begin at once. Many of the
improvements will be made before the
snow flies; the hotel will be built before
the opening OF next summers season,
and almost before they know 1t Wheel
ing people will have within brief
times ride now resort that will be
formidable rival OF tho two beautiful
parks they already enjoy. A feature Of
Rtvarviow Park will be lake covering
ten acres, q place tor which nature has
provided. This enterprise is no sudden
inspiration. The gentlemen back Of IL
have had ii in contemplation for more
than year, but II was not until yesteF.
day that their plans wore sufficiently
matured to make them public. It can
bo now authoritRtivoly announced that
tho deal ior the land has been COM
ploted and that tho park will bc q real
iEation before another summer comes.
ovER THE SARROwS
To realize fully the magnitude Of the
enterprise OF the promoters OF tho Ben.
wood & southern Electric Railway, aud
tho onormity OF the undertaking, tho
rcRior should take trip over Tho
Narrows." Possibly Ito has done SO In
slower carriage than the ono tho rail-.
way company will provide him with, as
tho lYrELLtGrxcER did yesterday. II
hO has, no has noted how tho narrow
road winds up over tho hill, aimost
mountain; how on his loft he has be.
held only Il tGll hillside, almost porpen.
diCular In some places, while on his
right was tho steep descent, also almost
perpendicular In somu placo', to tho
Baltimore & Ohio aud Ohio River rail.
road track0 far below; aud ho has rO.
marked with q shuidor how u slip OF
tho road or Il ahy ot his horse might
prcciptatc him to the bottom. Theto
would bo no chance for Ills llO, II ho
hasn't boon entirely absorbed IN those
reflections hO has found tIno to enjoy
tas HasuFP@tsed Rceaesy that Il pro-