The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-27

The Atlantic Coast Lines proposes
Ve.ubuie Trains -Extcnstvc Frcisst
Yards I'm East Ftorcace

Yards I'm East F~iorcaee
-tcharleston News and Courier.p
Florence. s. c.. December ss-Mr.
y. Lewis. Of this city. and MISS
Walton. OF Wilmington. =. -
were married last evening at the resi-
cence Of the brides brother. Nj. Amos
Walton. The Rev. DIR. Moseiey per
formed the cermony. Only a Few OF the
couples most intimate friends anu
near relatives were present. The happy
couple were the recipients OF many
handsome and useful presents. Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis VIII reside In this chty
where AZ. Lewis Is yard foreman at
the CoaS II shops.
William johnson. a negro living ON
the Gibson plantation, just OUTSIDE OF
the city limits. while sitting at the sup
per table last night. was "fooiinS
with an old pistol. The result N ina
his wife was accidentally shot in the
head. The ball entered the forehead
and ran around the skull To the BACK
of the head. She VIII live.
Captain Jacob :. Beck. or this clty.
who suffered a stroke OF paralysis
while visiting relatives at Salters last
spring. Is somewhat improved. out Is
necessarily Ghtlllii0a ~ aHr s~S'F
The city council. upon the advice OF
the board OF health. is having all OF
the sewers and drains
cleaned. and in such places rs needed
new sewers are being put down. This
Is l. ing done now. so that by spring
everything will be In good shape.
The Atlantic Coast Line VIII shortly
establish a full system OF vesubule
trains between Jersey city and Fort
Tampa. They propose TO make all OF
their through trains. Nos. 70. y, 81, 81
IS and as, full vestibule trainS. which
will be run all the year. In order 10 DO
this thew are now having several trains
built at the Pullman shops, in chicago
which will be v~estibuled and fitted out
with all modern convenienCes for pas
sengers. These trains are not To take
the place Of the New York and Flort-
da, which is run the first four months
of the year, but Will be their regular
through passenger trains. They are
to be made up OF a mail car. baggage.
express. combination car ana "A nrst-
class coach.
These rains are expected 20 arrive
here about January LIST. and VIII be
put op the run Immediately after their
arrival. The Coast Line people pro-
pose TO do his To give the best OF &c
ommodations to their patrons and In
comply with the law in regard to me
Jim Crow car.
The boarding house OF Mrs. a. NJ.
Day. in the very heart Of the city. was
broken into day before yesterday
morning, the pantry robbed, and then
set on fire.
Mrs. Day was surprised upon goirI
into the kitchen that morning 10 find
the whole interior Of IL In flames The
villain. whoever he was. after helping
himself TO what he could get. poured
Kerosene oil over the floor, table and
parts of the wall, stuck n match to 1t
and skipped. Fortunately the volumes
Of smoke smothered the flames and
kept them confined to the room which
had been fired.
The Florence and Allison Telephone
Company, which now has telephone
connection between the two places
mentioned, has received it's charter.
The Coast Line shops at this place
are crowded with work now. There are
more engines being overhauled and
repaired than ever before.
The Atlantic Coast Line Of South
Carolina is building one OF the largest
freight yards in the south at this place.
The new yard will be just one mile
east Of their union passenger station,
out on what is known as the Whining
ton end OF their main line. The yard
is to be OF standard pattern and VIII
contain twenty tracks three quarters
of a mile long and will be able to hold
l,U00 DOx cars. Wnen completed.
The Coast Line people began work
on this new yard last September. one
year ago., and they have had the steam
shovel. a work train. and a gang of
over 100 hands at work. filling in and
leveling off the large tract hat was
purchased for that purpose.
When this is completed the tracks
that are now used for freight bust
ness in the heart OF the city will. TO
some extent, be done away with.
1t is rumored and present indications
point that way, that the Coast Line
people will, as soon as they complete
their new yards, begin the work OF
erecting new and more commodious
shops at this place. II Is very evident
that something will soon have TO be
done as the present shops are old
buildings and are sadly in need OF re-
pairs. they are entirely too small now
for the amount of work that is done
here and since the purchase Of the
many large n costly new engines
they are unable to get them into eth
er III yAshops or the round house for re-
pairs or even to turn them around,
which has to be done around what LIS
known as the Y track.