Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11
FIRST EXPLOSION.
NATURAL GAS CREATES SOME CONFUSION
AT THE CITY HALL.
Several Prominent Citizens Run Foul Of Each
Other, and Beautiful Row
is the Result

The very considerable amount Of feeling
which, for several weeks past, has prevailed
in and out of Council regarding what would
be a proper maximum pressure to be al
lowed in the natural gas mains inside the
city limits, eliminated last evening, just
after the adjournment of the Second
Branch, in a rather disgraceful and unior-
innate wordy encounter between two OF
three well known gentlemen, which,
for a time, seemed liable to end in resort
to natures weapons.
TWAS well known that the consideration
of the subject of gas pressure would be re-
newed at last nights meeting, the question
in the Second Branch being concurrence in
an amendment made to the pending Ordl-
nance by the First Branch, increasing the
allowable pressure from fifteen to twenty
hounds per square inch, and desiring to he
heard on behalf of the Wheeling Company,
which seeks the increased pressure, PreSl-
dent William Finn came down from Pitts
buru Yesterday, and, in company with
Ne>srs. Y. Whitaker andC. W. BrOckunler,
repaired to the Chamber OF the Second
Branch early in the evening. About
10 O'Clock the ordinance was reached,
and Mr.. Picket made long
speech i'm favor of cOncurring with the
First Branch. At the conclusion OF ms
remarks Mr.. Jaeger obtained the iiOor, ana
stated that q number Ofgentlemen were IN
the APARTMENT and desired to he heard III
the matter Being asked who the gentle
men were, Mr. Jaeger named MeSsrS.
Finn. BrOckunier and Whitaker. lie
moved that they be invited to seats inside
the railing At this point Mr.. George Il.
Caldwell said he objected, and the Chair,
after a moment or two OF discussion be-
tween members, decided that 4 single OBJ
lection sufliced to bar the gentlemen out.
There was a good deal of surprise and feel
ING apparent among members and others,
hut nothing was said, and in moment or
two the ordinance was laid on the table,
ON motion OF Mr. Tracy, and tine Branch
adjourned.
As soon "a the motion to adjourn
was declared carried hr, Sweeney
called for the attention of the members,
and said for one he would be glad, rs 4 cit
iZen, to listen to ANYTHING parties interest
cd might have to say and suggested that
the members take seats and Ii ten. The
crowd which had commenced to rush Tor
the outside corridor, paused ut TINS, anu
many members again sought their seats,
but there was an evident Discrimination on
the mart Of the Wheeling, and Manulac-
turers' Company people to come forward,
and lust here. while delightful uncer-
taintv prevailed, Mr.. jaeger, whose char
is Immediately behind that OF Mr.. Cald-
well. commenced Gliding that gentleman
i'm no gentle tone for Directing 10
his motion. At first the war
of words WAS moi generally noticed, but as
the uproar increased, Il ring was loEmed,
and cpithctS Of one sort and another were
waited back and forth ina lively way
Finally Mr.. Caldwell started to
90 through the gateway IN the
railing into the lobby, where he ran foul
of MIR. Whitaker. Mr.. Whitaker took oc-
clsiun to alludr To Mr.. CaldwclIs obcc-
tion - ''cowardly," and at once hoS'llIticS
broke out in fresh place, and more Nio-
lently than ever. Both gentlemen seemed
To De ON terms OF easy familiarity with UNI
complimentary epitheis, and they exhaust
ed their vocabulary in IN iGcrtdihiy short
space of time The temperature OF the
surrounding atmosphere was soon ut Ielcr
heat. and for while it looked a 1t a hrSt
class mill would result, but fortunately
both gentlemen soon SAN the loollSllnrSS oil
longer making holy show Of themselves,
and separated.
Among members OF Council and others
present there WAS good deal OF indigna-
tion at VIVA, Was termed the unIairncSS OF
DENYING 10 such citizcas rs McsSrS. Whita-
kerand Rrockunier opportunity toSpcak ON
the floor Of Council Chamber On mat
ter of great private and public Importance,
and it is very probable the next. session oi
the Second Branch will prove a very en-
tcrtaining Scance.