The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-02
RAILROAD NEWS
Gate Breaks

Gate Breaks
ON" Of the gates when EnhfHS tmo
street CrUss"vtr at tho corner OF SeE-
cntccn:h and Jacob street was prhctl-
caIly demolished yesterday afternoon
when the air pipes became out OF order
throwing tho gatr Ia the ground Win
such a furrc that II was broken. Tn"
rrpa!rmcn from tho Is. II .. shops wcro
rail"d and promptly adjusted new
gate.
Ponnsy Gets New Wreck Train
The Wheeling division uf tho I'"nn-
sylvan!a railroad will soon he prov:dcd
with IA now wreck trnin which VIII De
mounted on two turrets. Tn" beam on
feet. longer than The ono that Is now
used and will be provided with S.N
wheel trucks. According 20 reports. Ia"
crane Is 20 be brought here from Al
tho Pennsylvania system. and will ho
kept at tho W"llsri!le shops when NOT
IN us".
Repair worf Continues
For the Inst two weeks. the r. & o.
has been busy repairing its tracks along
McCollnCh street in South Wheeling.
New switches ind los ar" being laid.
along with the digging OF 4 three foot
ditch on the outside Of tho tracks to
keep The wnier from lying between the
Ira"'" at;"r rain. II ~ expected tha'
!, VI r,Quir" another weeks tim" he
fore tn" repairs are complete.
Run Exoursions
All railroads running in ard ont ~
Wheeling VIII urcr excursions I" it,
messengers next Sunday. SprciA! rates
will 10 offered on tn" r. -. from
Wheeling to Pittsburgh and from
bridgeport 10 Cleveland while the Penn
syivania VIII run two excursions one
from R-llairs 10 Cleveland over n" G.
G. r. and Fort Wayne md from Wheel
ing 10 pittsburgh over the Pan Handle.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Will run
ono excursion which vii! be from this
city to Cleveland Via Of Canton.
No Clerks Hero
According Ia an nrrnun"emrnt made
hy tn. Srrtrn! Sun"rintcndert or tho
Pcnnsv. whose jurisdiction covers the
Wheeling Division. the clerks VII" were
recently laid on by the company VIII
enough hu4'urss To keep n clerk. II Is
reported tha' c~"r:I lave been mad" ny
officials hero TO place the clerks back
10 work but = McCn!!och. who IS
the general superintendent. Will not
permit such action =: the present time
Auto shipments Increasing
As show ny the records OF the
freight officers Of local railroads here
automobile ah!pn:eniS have increased
considerably IN tho pas, TWO m"n'hs
Every d#v Two or SIX carloads are ar
irving at IN" local yards consigned Z"
various concerns with many on the way
At most "f tho yards around hero IN"
0utos "r" uulnnded at Platforms and
here nC late Il has been noticed 'hut
SHIPMENTS are always standing a. tn"
rla,form, either being unloadcd or whit
ing to be.
Out Of Hospital
Hertram IiASlnrk diSratchrr for me
P"nn&ylva Ma Railroad Wheeling Ihvl-
Sion. who recently was taken :" m
Onto N1i'rv Genera, hospital WITH n
severe nttlrk or flood poison has been
removed :" his h"rc ~ Mt. dat 'hann"!.
~. Tag, nrk's condition 4 very much
!.rnr,v"d and hts many friends VIII n"
giad I, boar Ia, hc rNnr''a 10 r"turn
10 r.."'' - few days.
TIvrr.n >..'"l'. who recently accented
n p0r'':o" v'th IN" Wheeling Division
Of th, T.rr v'"4nIa Railroad at l'cl-
la!rp h"> '~n"l owning 70 other
duties "i'h "Ni,h h. was connected In
Wheeling Mr. Novel; will TAX" up
duties with ~" Earl" Roigr-s Auto Ar-
ccssory Company Of 'h'S city.
Railroad priefs
Wilfrrd Hayes "f rho 3. q. was
IN tho city yesterday having corr" here
from Grafton :. mI~;n"ss.
Albert Post nf tho r. e q. yards ~
Renwood ;r-iv"A home last evening
from Atlantic city wh"r" he and his
family spent a two week vacation. lie