New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-25
STARTING ELECTRIC LIGHTS
THE COMPANIES TIRED OF WAITING.
EVEN LESS LIGHT on THE FEEKs CASE
THAN IN TIE sTREETs-THE INQUEST
PROVES LITTLE.

PROVES LITTLE
Tho electric light litigation came up again before
Judge Andrews I'm the supreme Court Ses'efuSS' LUG
following letter, which was a copy OF one sem w
CORPORATION Counsel Clark, was handeu 10 'u'S0
Andrews -. -.
we viii appear before Judge Andrews at Chambers Al
10 o'clock to-day. to say that In view Oh tno oS
bo expert Of the Board Electrical Control dechheo 70
mass upon any OF the new wires WhIeh INC Di''' "u VIZ
limited States companies have rcehuy pun w :" p
Of the old wires down. these companles' "os u
our advice, have decided TO use at hish" o's'"s W."
10 night such new wires they know are oil the most
improved insulation aud therefore saie' " vo'
I'm taking this position In view OF lho la'' '' " '
other electrical Illuminating companies III uio oS a'o
operating their entire system notwithstaus e iao'
that none OF their wires are Informed ha'e ever
been certified by the expert Of tho Bo'fI
The public who depend upon our two companies LOT Hsht
ARE suffering serious loss by the interruption IN our ser
vice and We feel that 1t is our duty 10 supply "' WIN
u.ht Al far as our new circuits wiz allow"
While VIC feel perfectly fee to operate our nc" iihe'
without notice anybody, We Wish 10 aNoiu even 'V ape
pearanca OF dscourtesy by giving this houce 10 you ana
"a the Court for that at the close oil the aisu
ent upDn motion for injunction Mr. Choa'e stated III our
behalf that then our Intention hoI " oP''"Vc any
wires except such should be certified by the expert 10
M in prouer condition. then had the assudhc' Of the
exuert that he would promptly certify with respect ~
ali new wires which should put up We should ada
that IL is still intention not ~ use any OF our ola
circuits under any circumstances until they nave been
anu to currents during the daytime pending
the decision OF the motion before Judge Andrews.
The letter was signed by Carter, Hughes a era
vatl. Mr.. Cravath appeared In court ana SAID that
many of tho customers OF the Brush Company were
beginning to get GIT fiom other companies, and
consequently their business was beng seriously
damaged The other arguments were about the same
~ we're contained iu the letter John NJ Bowers ap-
reared IN behalf of the Mayor and Boa OF Electrical
Control, and he declared that Mr. thoae had al inc
first argument, made stipulation mat none OF the
currents would lie turned on unt'l the case was DC
cided II wa, maintained 10y the cOunsel LOT tho
companies that no such sdpu aton had been made.
Mr. Choate had simply made the statement IN court
but the statement did not amount to s'lpdla-
tjon Jud, Andrews tod them that he could not
decide the question, but that they must settie tue
difference among themselves. The Judge sad that
his decision on the Injunction against inc bOsru oil
Electrical Control would not be handed down before
Monday.
The city as a result, not in total darkness
last nigh the gloom in siXth-aye Centiest iSurih-
ave- below EOurccnth-st. ana par Oh iiouson,sl.,
being dspellel by brilliant rays from me electro
street lamps that lighted about ociooA ~
tho various stations Of the electric Hghung com
Rane mo in r5age pcdns faoranco when
tionrd a. what companies were supply ny W pO"tI
ond Jenvinp that their company running any
thing more than the light. their own stations. IL
wa, learned. however. that the Irush IompahN SUP
y, 81 The current for the lights In ; Xthave. Mono
~ tho prtysa lamps that have been ont for the last
ton DAYS burned last night. The puOho hehis uab
burned. however were appreciated by pedestrians ~
the favored streets and the policemen grcctea thcf
reapueafance with rejoicing BrOahWay. futh-aNo'
Tho inquest in the of John u. ii: feeks went
on YESTERDAY in Room u Of the cry tali FFanh
NJ Siers foreman Of the ncnen oil the brush hicctnc
Iisbt company testified that broken western Union
win was running from the pole on when feeRs was
killed to point In the immediate neighOorhOh Oh
Rrq,sb wire. william G. Brown, general manager, OF
The TN ted States Illuminating Company, said that
tho maximum current Of his company was ABOUT lsoOo
volts and he believed that force would XII man
Wires could he made reasonably safe, the witness
tbought Additional safety m ght b. secured by In
s-llatlng telegraph and telephone wires at crossings
with electric light wir,s. He bell we'd all wires should
be placed underground. and blamed the Boaiu OF
Electrical Control for not giving the necessary per
NISSAN To replace old wires with new ones. such
permission had been asked for in writing over year
ago. lie admitted having been told by the Board OF
Electrical Control TO repair wires but said that when
Alternating 10 do their men had been arrested.
Schlu Ter :. Wheeler, expert OF the BOarl Of
Electrical Control. did not consider overhead wires
as now used safe. The insulation was insuniriant
Electric light and telegraph telephone wires should
wires were not only Improperly in ua'Hd. but wcI3
Improperly strung and improperly classten. nndcI-
writers wire he considered UNSAFE. Ihe brish'
limited States and Harlem companies used hiS WIRE
Electrical Control were followed by the electric light
companies no fatal accidents could occur. The B91,
dd NOT have sufficient power. The rules required
hourly tests but the companies only mao mem thlce
times daily All wires. lie thOuTht should bH buried
The ihduest was adjourned 20 Monday az II m.
Mayor Grant ye terday received T4I % contributed
for me widow Of the lnenan Charlie E'Tlmann or
This sum- ss3 - dropped into the b0X on tho
TELEGRAPH pole in Crand-st. where Ef1mann met his
death