The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-06
rms CITY Will DE- SUED
For damages to the Street Car Property By
blsordetly Persons...Cars 10 be Started

HaB tne urat auu lAsl alteWpt 70 run the
cars.
Night before last rs the last car ran
down n bottle was thrown at II out OF
Mrs. Noonan's Galoon, narrowly missing
one OF the men on 1t. The employo hit
on the head with n brick on Thursday
was so badly hurt that he was laid up
yesterday.
Yesterday morning employees OF the
electric company went over the line and
removed the distractions both from the
wires and the track. As fast as they got
the work done aud went TO the next
place, the distractions were placed back.
1t is alleged that this work was mainly
done by men. 1. was noon before the
rails and wires were clear.
Alter this several other distractions
were placed on the track, u OF them
a pile OF crossed ties, which were spiked
fast. A boy nailed n block fast to abrick
In the pavement so that 1t lay across the
rail-.
The most serious damage done yester.
day was on Twenty.seventh street near
Main, where a wire was thrown by
young men over tho two trolley wires
so that it formed n short circuit, causing
tho current to burn the trolley wire OF.
Both ends fell down. At the time there
was q current Of 100 horse power in the
wire. II n person Ind touched M oil
those wires he would have been instant.
,ly killed. As soon as the fact that the
wire had parted became apparent at the
power house, the current was shut OF
Electrician Hayes sail last night that i,
would take four or five hours to repair
the damage.
While the wire vas being thrown
over tho line a policeman went tc
ths men and told them 10 quit. Al
soon as his buck was turned they ~,
peated the effort, and successfuliy.
All the linclnen In the company
employ quit work yesterday. They
gave as a reason that while they were
out on the line at work they, were ap.
preached by men who threatened to kill
them il they did not quit. They pre-.
ferred to quit.
No charge Is made by the officials oil
the company that any Of the strikers
were engaged in any Of the acts of law.
lessness reported. The only accusation
made against the strikers, or any oil
them, was made last night, when it was
stated that yesterday three members 81
the Union, wearing badges, went TO the
power house and asked Secretary Gar.
den ii 1t was true that the company in.
tendedto turn its deadly arc-light current
into the trolly wires last night, He de.
clinel to inform them, when they told
him it would DO best for the company
not to do SO; that TO do SO would eudsn.
ger the nropesty=f'nos olly the railway,
but all the company's property"
This was q serious threat, and it is to
be regretted that if the men were really
strikers their names could not be oh.
iained. Alr. Garden said be did not
know them by name, but could identity
them il he saw them again.
The officials claim to have evidence
that uue Of Tue police oricers In the
Eighth ward told the boys on Thursday
10 place distinctions on tho tracks.
They told Capt. Delbruggethis ,ast aiJat,
and named ting officer but the Chief
refused 10 believe it. The officer named
told an 1STELLiGENcER reporter Thurs.
day evening that nobody was more
anxious 10 Btop the devi!try than he,
but that the boys were too young to
arrest, and too sly to be caught in the
act. He said that a South Side fruit
dealer, who sympathizes with the strike,
Lad tried 70 coaxs the hoya to deciut. aad
faillng in that way, had given two
crowds Of boys two wa.ermclons to hire
them to quit.
Yesterday, Preeidept Sweeney says,
he endea:ored repeatedly to find Chief
Delbrugge, and failing, telephoned the
Mayor, Mayor Ssabtight answered that
he you'd give tho company what pro-
lection he could, for its property and
wires, buthe advised that no attempt
be made to run a car. Mr.. Sweeney
answered that the company Eroposed to
run It's cars; it had fully decided to do
go, and il the city could not afford the
needed protection, q higher authority
would be appealed to. He he'd re.
Trained from adopting this course, pre-.
to have the city protect the CONF
puly.
Last evening Chief Delbrugge called
by request OF the officials ut the com.
pany's office on Tenth street. Judge J.
Jacob, rs attorney OF the company,
was present, and read to the Chief the
sections Of tho ordinance applying un.
der the circumstances. After a very free
talk, the Chief assured the company that
he would give it all the protection need
ed, and would instruct all officers to ar.
rest persons seen to do illegal acts. 1t
vas decided to start cars on the loop
at S o'clock this morning.
The following formal notice was served
On Capt. Delbrugge:
WHEELING, Sept. 3, 1890.
Delbrugge, Esq, Sergeant Of the City Of
Wheeling;
S,R,-We desire to inform YOU that our
'treet car track and the wires overhead
have been obstfucted in various WAYS,
md the persona operating our cars, and
aking care OF our tracks, have been so
Ieriously interfercd with by disorderly
PERSONS as 10 render their work unsafe.
Large and noisy and disorderly crowds
nave collected along tic line OF the street
'ailway and have prevented the running
the cars by %obstructing the tracks and
!ssaulting those in charge Of them. All
# these things have been done in viola.
ion Of the ordinances of the city. We
you. attention especially to tina fol,
owing ordinances: Section I OF the ordi.
lance in relation to the duties Of the Ser.
,eant, page l94 Of the Ordinance book.
sections 7,S, 10, 4G and So Of the ordi.
lance in relation to olIenses; s~ectious 9,
and 1 Of the ordinance In relation to
he Citizens Railway, and to sections OF
he ordinance in relation to the Wheel.
ng Railway Company.
Owing to the foregoing condition OF
not only haYe the peace aud rood
,Tdei Of the city been disturbed, but we
AVE been prevented for two days from
u cars, thus entailing serious
oss upon US. We will not presume 10
any particular line o iconduct to
pursued by you, but we egrneatly re,
,uest that the city ordinances be en-.
so thot our tracks DO kept free