Whitney

Date	Statement	Source
1894-12-01	E.C. Whitney's saw mill at Long Lake, on the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway, is nearing completion. The building is erected and ready for the machinery, which will be put in on completion of the railway to that point.	Canada Lumberman 1894-12-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-01-04	THOUGHTFULNESS OF A RAILWAY OFFICIAL. A man named Joseph Pelsky, employed in a shanty near Long Lake, had one of his legs badly crushed by a falling tree on Thursday. He was brought down on the OA & P S R. last evening and taken to the Water street hospital. Mr. Chamberlain, general manager of the line, had a train sent from Barry's Bay to Long Lake to pick up the sufferer, and in consequence the regular evening train was two hours late in reaching Ottawa.	Ottawa Journal 1895-01-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-01-04	A new town is to be laid out on the O.A. & P.S. RR. at Long Lake. It is to be called "Whitney", after one of the members of the St. Anthony Lumber Company, to which this town will owe its existence.	Almonte Gazette 1895-01-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-03-28	Fully 300 men are waiting at Whitney for the re-opening of the work on the construction on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. At present the only work being done is on the rock cuts and pile driving; work on the gravel pits is expected to commence in about a fortnight, and this will give employment to many of these men. Work on grading will not commence until the frost is out of the ground.	Ottawa Journal 1895-03-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-04-11	On the railway near Whitney the principal work is rock excavation and trestle work. There are 150 men employed there now, and the summer camps are being put up.	Ottawa Journal 1895-04-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-04-26	Arthur Bruce, engineer, OA & PS, has discovered a gravel pit on the right of way, one mile west of Whitney; as formerly gravel was brought from Opeongo Forks, the value of the pit is apparent, and it will supply gravel to the end of the road. Contractor Richardson was burning brush and it got out of control, burning for three days near Whitney; they tried to save buildings at Contractor Heald's headquarters. The fire was on the least valuable portion of the limit.	Mercury 1895-04-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-05-01≤	Grading has begun at several places on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. near Whitney. By the end of this week there will be nearly one thousand men at work on the line.	Ottawa Journal 1895-05-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-06-07	James Perrigo, of Eganville, at Whitney, on the O.A. & P.S. construction, had several fingers smashed, necessitating amputation.	Almonte Gazette 1895-06-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-07-09	O'Neil and Ferguson were the OA & PS contractors in the Whitney area; the subcontractor for stonework (from Eganville) was Mr. Keating. Mr. Force, contractor on the OA & PS near the terminus of the twenty-mile contract above Whitney, discovered a few days ago the skeleton of an Indian, with tomahawk and other curiosities at his side, while excavating for the rail bed.	Ottawa Journal 1895-07-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-07-15	THE WHITNEY SAWMILL. The large saw mill that has been built by the St. Anthony Lumber Company at Whitney on the O.,A. & P.S. Ry. is thus described by the Eganville Star: The mill proper is a three-story gable roof building, 207 feet long by 80 feet wide, with a shingle and lath mill attachment 48 feet by 50 feet, and sorting shed 270 by 32 feet. The capacity for sawing will be about 250,000 feet per day, supplied by three band saws and one gang saw. The engine and boiler house, built separately, is 72 feet by 81 feet, and is fire proof, of stone, brick and iron. Motive power is a Corliss engine of 700 horse power furnished by E. P. Allis & Co. of Milwaukee; steam is obtained from eight Wickes' boilers. The burner is 85 feet in height and 30 feet in diameter. Churcher's transcription is headed '(No mention of railway.)'; filed on Whitney per operator instruction.	Ottawa Journal 1895-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-07-26	WHITNEY NEWS. The big Sawmill of the St. Anthony Lumber Co., at Whitney, has cut its first log. The main building is 207 feet long by 88 feet wide, three flats, and can cut about 250,000 feet of lumber a day. The engine is of 700 horsepower, with eight boilers, and a power-house for electric lights is being erected. Mr. Whitney, president of the St. Anthony Lumber Co., superintended the work in person; nearly 200 men, with 25 spans of horses, were employed. Mr. Anderson has taken charge of the mill. The undertaking is said to have cost upwards of $200,000, $150,000 for mill. Some 30 million feet of logs have been gathered in for the first season's cut, all of which has already been ordered. Churcher's transcription is headed '(No mention of railway.)'; filed on Whitney per operator instruction.	Almonte Gazette 1895-07-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-09-06	The St. Anthony Lumber Co's. mill at Whitney is cutting 150,000 feet of lumber per day.	Almonte Gazette 1895-09-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-09-21	The first shipment of lumber from Whitney mills was made on Saturday, when seven cars were loaded and shipped. A large number of empty cars were brought to Whitney the same day to be loaded with lumber, and the shipment of it will now continue regularly.	Ottawa Citizen 1895-09-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-10-01	The St. Anthony Lumber Company which has recently constructed large steam mills at Whitney on the line of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound, have started work. The mill proper is 207 feet long by 80 feet wide, with shingle and lath mill attached 48x50 feet and storing shed 32x270 feet. The capacity is 250,000 feet a day, supplied by three band saws and one gang saw. Motive power is a Corliss engine of 700 horse power. Sawdust belts carry a continuous supply of sawdust to the furnace.	Canada Lumberman 1895-10-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1896-02-17	The OA & PS RR is now transporting passengers to and from Whitney.	Eganville Leader 1896-02-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1896-02-17	The owners of the new sawmill in Whitney are American, and it is now a one-company town with houses, stores, etc. all run by the company's representative, Mr. John Ferguson. It has been described as 'a remarkable hamlet.'	Eganville Leader 1896-02-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1896-04-17≥	A deaf and dumb man named Hoover, of Pembroke, had his foot taken off at the ankle by an O.,A. & P.S. Railway train on Saturday last. He was walking along the track above Whitney station when the train came up behind him; the engineer blew the whistle and expected to see the man step off the track, but he did not do so. The railway company sent a special train to Ottawa with him, where he was placed in the hospital. (As reported by 17 April 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Quoted by the Almonte Gazette from the Eganville Enterprise.	Almonte Gazette 1896-04-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1896-06-19≥	On Tuesday last Mail Clerks Reeve and McLatchie in sorting the mail from west of Eganville came across a parcel which did not meet the requirements of the postal regulations. ... Upon examination it was found to be a boy who was attempting to steal a ride from Whitney to Ottawa. It appears that when examining the train at Barry's Bay where he would be safe from the lynx eyed conductor, the urchin passed through the mail car and discovered some empty mail bags hung on hooks. Thinking one of these would fill the bill he popped in and remained until discovered by the mail clerks. ... The boy had made a sudden disappearance upon the arrival of the train at Eganville. (As reported by 19 June 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Maintainer's note gave the date as 1896-06-09; Churcher's file has the item under 1896-06-19 (Ottawa Journal) and 1896-07-03 (Eastern Ontario Review Renfrew, quoting the Eganville Enterprise).	Ottawa Journal 1896-06-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1896-07-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1896-10-23	The grading in the yard is almost finished. Under 'Times are somewhat dull at Whitney' in the 'Upper O.,A. & P.S. Notes'.	Almonte Gazette 1896-10-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1898-08-05	The Haliburton, Whitney & Mattawa railway is the name of the new line that is likely to be constructed to connect Mattawa with the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway at Whitney, and continue on to Haliburton, where connection will be made with the branch line of the Grand Trunk railway. Tagged 'Other' (caution); the item names the OA&PS at Whitney. Proposal only.	Eastern Ontario Review 1898-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1899-07-22	While Mr. Bull was standing on the tender of his engine shortly after six o'clock Saturday night, filling the boiler of the locomotive with water, a shunting engine jolted against the rear end of the train to which the locomotive attended by Mr. Bull was attached. The collision caused the man to lose his balance and fall to the ground. The train, set in motion by the jolt, passed over him, cutting off his right arm and crushing his right leg. He was pulled out and taken to Ottawa in a special car. In spite of all that could be done for him, however, he passed away yesterday morning. James Arthur Bull, fireman, aged 20. The Kingston Whig Standard says both legs and an arm were cut off. Reported dated 22 July per the later inquest verdict; the Journal item of 24 July says he 'died yesterday morning'.	Ottawa Journal 1899-07-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Almonte Gazette 1899-07-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Kingston Whig Standard 1899-07-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1899-07-27	'That Arthur Thomas Granger, on the 22nd day of July, 1899, at Whitney, Ont, did feloniously and unlawfully kill and slay one James Arthur Bull.' This was the verdict returned by the jury empanelled to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Arthur Bull, fireman on the Canada Atlantic, who was run over on Saturday afternoon last. ... The circumstances of the case are: Two special freight trains were proceeding from Depot Harbor to Ottawa ... The first, in charge of conductor Campbell, stopped at Whitney to take water. Granger's train ran into it knocking fireman Bull off the tender. Extensive trial testimony followed (Journal, 27 July) on the sequence of signals and the curve obstructing Granger's view; not separately recorded.	Ottawa Journal 1899-07-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Kingston Whig Standard 1899-07-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1899-08-02	Arthur Thomas Granger, of Depot Harbor, was honorably acquitted in the police court to-day on the charge of killing Fireman Jas. A. Bull through alleged carelessness which caused an accident at Whitney station on the Parry Sound. ... Magistrate O'Keefe in summing up the evidence, stated he could not hold Granger guilty. There was negligence all around, not on Granger's part alone and he was not justified in holding him responsible.	Ottawa Journal 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Brantford Expositor 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Hamilton Spectator 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Toronto Evening Star 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1902-06-01	The St. Anthony Lumber Company are building a railway from Whitney to Big Opeongo lake, a distance of fifteen miles. The work is in the hands of Thomas McLaughlin, contractor of Ottawa. The Whitney and Opeongo is a separate logging railway, in scope here for its connection at Whitney on the CAR's Western Division.	Canada Lumberman 1902-06-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1902-07-20	Whitney to Opeongo Lakes branch line under construction for St. Anthony Lumber Co.	leader
1902-09-26	The Whitney and Opeongo Railway has been completed to Costello's camp, four miles from the big Opeongo Lake, the proposed terminus, or a distance of fourteen miles from Whitney. A steam hoist has been erected at the camp. Men are now employed in loading cars. One train-load of logs reached Whitney on Monday of this week. The Company intend on having all of Costello's cut of logs last season, numbering 45,000 pieces, immediately removed to their mill. Four or five camps are being opened up in preparation for this coming season's cut. Each camp will take out 5 million feet of lumber. It is estimated that it will take eight years to cut the limit. The Whitney and Opeongo is a separate logging railway, in scope here for its connection at Whitney on the CAR's Western Division.	Mercury 1902-09-26(Quoting the Eganville Star Enterprise. Transcribed...)
1902-11-18	Having finished the construction of the Whitney and Opeongo Railway, Contractor McQuigge has returned to Arnprior with horses and implements. The horses he does not need and will sell them by public auction next week. The Whitney and Opeongo is a separate logging railway, in scope here for its connection at Whitney on the CAR's Western Division.	Ottawa Journal 1902-11-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1902-11-26	Whitney to Opeongo lumber line completed after 15 months of labour. Cost: $200,000, 15 miles long. Trestles over 400 feet long.	leader
1910-09-23	Falling off a wagon beneath the wheels of a moving train at Whitney, Martin Shields of Hastings County had both legs taken off. He was rushed to the hospital at Parry Sound, where he died.	Eastern Ontario Review 1910-09-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1972-03-28≥	By 28 March 1972 (the issue date), the paper reported: Douglas Laginskie, 41, "was killed in a collision with a freight train while snowmobiling on the CNR main line on the outskirts of Whitney Monday afternoon", on a curve, while going to fish at Joe Lake; the train was stopped 500 feet from the point of impact.	Ottawa Journal 1972-03-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)