New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-13


are In violation Of the rules and regulations Of the
Board Of Electrical Control.
the electric current from ali electric light wirc. under
your control and thai you viii be held responsible
THOMAS +, GILR0Y.
Commissioner OF Public Works
MR. WHEELER CAN'T ESOAPH
As Commissioner Gilroy had sent tho letters
to the various electric light companies hs announced
TO Mr. Wheeler that he ready to go ahead, and
had gang Of men at Mr. wheeler's disposal Tho
expert, however, said that he would first to the
Western Union Company and 10 a telephone company
to get some experienced Enemen. He did not return
before o'clock, and In the meantime tho Commis-
soner waited lmpatlently in his office. and the Of
men sat the curbstone outside. When Mr.. Wheeler
finally did return the Commissioner was highly indg-
nant at the delay.
You have been making Ridiculous he said,
Z" BY keeping here three hours waiting for YOU
The men are ready, and at your disposal"
Mr.. Wheeler said that the iniunctIons obtained
by the United States and Brush Electric Light Com
panes had seriously embarrassed him, as he had made
out long lists of imperecty insulated wires, but nine
teen-wentiehs OF them belonged TO these companies,
and consequently there ltde left for him to do.
He wanted Comms siOner Gilroy to advise him what
steps to take. This Mr.. Groy refused TO do, saying
that he had nothing 70 do with the matter, but
he certainly did wish to his department
electric light companies that work was to be begun on
the wires at once when such not the fact Mir.
Wheeler then took charge of one gang OF men and
went to Centrest. and sent another force to woRK
along ChalnberSst lie first sent lineman up tho
pole at the southwest corner of Chambers and Centre
sts., on which Feeks had met his death on Friday.
The lneman climbed up without putting on gloves.
and reported that the insulation was al right on the
the gang moved up Centre-st. climbing eacn pole
and examining each wire.
Al Chambers and Duane SITS. the Insulation ws'
worn OIL one wire for space Of about an men
The gang then traced this wire back to the polo
which had first been climbed, and cut 1t down.
number of other wires were cut from the pole on
the northeast corner Of Chambers and Centre SITS.
Mr.. Wheeler said they all belonged to the East River
Insulation had been won or common cotton rags had
been wrapped around the wire, and Mr.. Wheeler
saved some of the pieces of wire so protected
MONEY FOR THE VICTIMS WIDOW.
The pole on which Feeks killed on Friday was
surrounded by curious crowd all day yesterday
box for contributions to the dead mans family
had been fastened to the pole, and large sum OF
money was dropped into It, As mechanics and labor
ing men came home from, work they put conui-
buttons into the box, forming regular procession
One well--dressed man put In 500 gold piece. Inc
total s I TBRe bo1 w viii % again be axed to the
telegraph pole In the same spot this morning ana
will remain there until Ioatg nighaat at the Western Union
Company, said to a Tribune reporter yesterty that
while his men had made evey e4r. TO s u o ou' ThcS
Feeks was killed, they had met with no success.
did not think that they would he conunued Ior Ine
electric light company owning the wire would discover
that there was leak somewhere on It's line ana W9ua
disengage the wires OF course It would say naenRs R
Of the matter, and It is likely that it VIII never 90
known by the public just what company was responsl
bic for Feeks's DEATH
THE GRAND JURORS AROUSED.
Some of the Grand Jurors who Feeks's body on
the wires were much excited and an attempt VIII
probably be made tomorrow to reach in some way
the persons responsible for his death. Mr. Fellows
was not at the District Attorneys Office yesterday but
Mr. GoG his assistant said that that If hs
responsible for the cSe Se top1sIed Under
tho law making any unjustifa killing which was
not otherwise punishable mansiaughter IN me second
degree A corporation may be indicted as wei as an
individual. There Is however. no law pr0vdlng for
the enforcement of the summons compelling me at
corporation desiring evade criminal process need
do is to neglect the demand to appear served Oh I
officers.
FRUSTRATED BY THE HORROR OF 1T.
Among that Mortified crowd who watched the
death struggles Of Feeks Friday was c. S. Thomp-
SON. superintendent of the American District Tele-
graph Company, in Brooklyn. He IS about thirty
five years old. The sickening sight made deep i'm,
preston on him, and he now lies at his nome, NO. 40
Herkmer-st, Brooklyn, In critical CONDITION. as enc
result of the nervous excitement which he expert
enced. When he returned to his Office in Monague-St,
Brooklyn, Mr. Thompson told a nlmDef OF frehds OF
the accident He piled with questions, and went
over the details several times. While eXcitedy de-
scribing the burning of the lnemans mesh, the curl
ING blue smoke, and the dripping of the blood to the
street he was suddenly seized with epieptic fit:
lie sank to the floor, cluchlng at his throat and
gasping for breath. Sex era physicians were called
In and did what they could to relieve the sufferer,
but they met with little success. Half-unconscious,
he was removed 10 HIS home, and grave doubts are
expressed TO his recovery
BLAZEs SHOOT OUT FROM WIRE.
The antics of an electric light attached to the
big telegraph pole at the southwest corner Of Union
SQUARE attracted the attention Of large crowd for
over an hour Yesterday afternoon About o'clock
man noticed a stream of fire shooting out from the
wire TO one Of the crossarms Of the pole lie called
the attention of others to the sight and in few min
utes several hundred persons had stopped to look
and talk The pole Is directly In front Of the building
occuped by Dempsey Carroll, the society stationers
and egravers, at No. 80 East Fourteenth-st, and it
carries a number of wires including several which
arc said to belong to the United States Illuminating
Company The insulating covering Of one electric
wire had become worn of the supporting arm
the pole and the rain caused the wood 10 attract
the electricity AS the stream of bright sparks CON
tinucd how and sputter. the crowd OK spec
nearly blocked the Fourteenth ST., Broadway and
University Place About . p. m. two hnemen
went the pole and made an examination; out they
did not dare to go up and cut the wire The current
of electricity was diverted from the wire by turning
switch al a sub-statiOn half an hour later, ana the
exhibition came % end without injury 10 any one.
The police were unable 10 get any Information about
the wire or the cause Of the disturbance.
An electric light wire belonging TO the Brush com
pany last evening set fire to a wooden awning in
front of the tailoring csi abShment of Waschawsky
Brothers, at No. 1S4 BOwory, and the hames sprung
TO a large wooden sign. An alarm summoned the
frenen who cut Che wires and then pulled down the
burning sign and awning. The damage was not
great, but the fire made great commoiion IN me
BOwcry and the police had difficulty ia driving the
crowds back from the dangling wires.
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