The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-24

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
PUT-N-BAY, Ohio, July 23-The
Press-BulIders' Exchange excursion for
Toledo and Put-in-Bay got away at
lI:i5 Saturday morning. with between
100 and $50 excursionists, and the fol-
lowing representatives Of the four
wheeling papers: Charles n. fancy. Of
the Register; A. B. Smith. of the News;
Fred W. colmar, of the staats-zeltung,
and R. N. Archer, of the Intelligencer.
Others in the party included ex-Mayor
John Randolph Butts and wife, c. Ed.
schenerlein and wife; C. F. Brandfass
and wife; w. ]. Lukens and wife; W.
D. Mccoy and wife; C. a. Loeftier and
wife and daughters, Misses Amelia and
Nettie Loefaer, J. F. Ebellng and sister,
Miss Nellie Ebeling; J. D. Case, T. F.
Barclay. Edward Dailer, Charles Price,
o. 7. Bradt, John n. Hasenauer and
sister. Miss Mary L. Hasenauer, L. F.
Brand. A. Fredreich. Thomas Cox,
George w. Boyd, n. r. Hobbs, William
ter, Miss n. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hamm, Mrs. A. F. Peron, Miss
Mary Ray, Howard Ray, Miss Bertha
Zimmerman. Mrs. Dell Wright, Mrs.
Joseph Arkle and children. Miss Annie
Bero, Mrs. Jane Morgan. Mrs. n. u.
Bailey, P. j. Gllllgan and daughter,
Miss Mary GIlligan. Miss Lena Dick,
nj Of wheeling; A. d. Terhune. OF To-
ledo; Miss Julia Smith, Of Moundsville;
II. B. Conroy, Of Steubenvllle; W. 8.
Dixon, Of West Wheeling; Mrs. coch-
rane. OF Steubenville; 7. E. Pugh and
wife, OF Martins Ferry; Lawrence Fer
enbaugh. Of Martins Ferry: T. w.
Manning, Of Moundsville; Fritz Jerger.
Of Martins Ferry: Mrs. Amanda VIII
son. OF West Wheeling; Mrs. 2. Reed.
of Martins Ferry; Mrs. D. F. Craig, OF
West wheeling; Miss Belle Gilhllan. OF
Elm Grove, and others.
All went well until Adena, twenty
four miles out of Wheeling. was reach
ed, when the train was held up on ac-
count Of a freight wreck between Ade-
ma and Jewett. A car loaded with
steel pipe from the Riverside caused the
wreck; the fastenings Of the pipe broke
loose and the immense tubes tumbled
peIl NELL from the car. Some went un-
der the wheels Of cars following, and
resulted in the derailment of hve cars
and serious injuries to two brakenien.
The wreclIIng trair was called out
from MnssllloE, but in the meantime
the Put-in-Bay eXcursionists were held
up at Adena Travelling Passenger
Agent Sam Sherman. who, with Mrs.
Sherman, accompanied the Wheeling
party, was in the lowest Of spirits be-
cause such an unlocked for mishap had
interfered with the carrying out Of the
schedule for the day. but the excursi IL
lists themselves took the situation in a
philosophical way. determined to make
the best OF Il, mos. OF them being too
experienced travellers to think more
than twice about II. During the stay
at sleepy old AdenB. the Wheeling peo-
pie took in Its beauties OF landscape and
architecture, the latter including neat
passenger station, large implanted
barn and the inevitable general store
on whose stock of Crackers and
cheese" successive and more ravenous
raids were made as the duration OF the
hold-up heightened In the parlor
cars smoking compartment where the
press gang mnde its headquarters
Napoleon" was the attraction, and
"Al' Smith and Fritz" Colmar divId-
ed the honors of the play.
Finally. at 2:20. fast time, the train
moved on, and great and general was
the relief, but when the train was again
brought TO stop a few hundred Yards
ahead and the announcement was made
that the wreck ahead was so bad thas
Il would require several hours to clear
the track. the relief was turned into
dismay. Finally. at 3:l5 p. M. after a
delay OF three hours. the wreckage was
cleared and the Press Builders train
proceeded.
The ride through central and north
ern Ohio was thoroughly enjoyed. At
ter Massillon is reached. the heavier
steel rails are In evidence and with the
reciliency Of the gravel road bed. makes
an ideal highway for railroad train.
Wheeling people who have long held 70
the idea that the Wheeling & Lake
Erie Is nothing but second class coal
road, with passenger traffic a mere In
cldental and with Indifferent equip
ment and service. were most agreeably
surprised.
North OF Massillon the Wheeling does
not compare unfavorably with any Ohio
railroad, and with the contemplated
improvements south OF Massillon and
uAQUA LIAE ElNGT ulNAbluu 1EkNEEAA
Wheeling and Steubenville the entire
system will come to the front as a
bang-up north and south line. When
some OF the excursionists referred TO
the unexpected excellence Of his lines
service, Mr.. Sherman replied that he
had found II a difficult task TO induce
the Wheeling public TO listen to his as
sertion that the Wheeling Is no longer
back-number, but Is, on the contrary.
line OF which Wheeling may be proud
in no small degree.
This rejuvenation Of the road has re-
suited In an awakening on the part OF
the owners, officials and trninmen. One
and all they unite in the belief that the
road Is entering upon career OF sue
cess and expansion. Already the
Cleveland, Canton & Southern lines
have been acquired. nearly doubling the
mileage. and Dame Rumor has It that
the GAINESVILLE & Ohio River and Little
Rnnnwha railroads may soon enter the
Wheeling & Lake Erie fold. The In
telligencer man learns on excellent
authority that one Of the officials Of the
Little Kanawha company, who was in
Wheeling Friday night, said In CONVEX
sation with another railroad man that
he expected soon TO see the control Of
his road and its extensive rights OF
way and holdings OF valuable coal lands
in Interior West Virginia, together
with the GAINESVILLE & Ohio River rail-
road, TO pass into the hands OF the
same eastern people who recently re-
organized and took the Wheeling &
Lake Erie out Of the receivers hands.
and acquired for the latter the Cleve-
land. Canton & Southern railroad. A
glance nj the map win show that the