Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-07
SIX TRIPS
MADE BY TWO OF THE ELECTRIC STREET
CARS YESTERDAY.
Many Distractions Cleared Away in the Morning.
and Replaced in Some lnstances-Un-
authorized RumOrS Of Settlement.
Affecting by the Strikers.

We're lew, ana ABOUT uNe U O-oOh ouPSAiN
teudent Lotus ran the last car into the sta
BILE. and the day closed, as far as active
operations by the Company were con-
cerned.
Among the incidents of the day was quite
a breeze of excitement at Fourteenth and
Main streets. where several stones were
thrown at a car, and two arrests made; and
another notable event, and one which re-
fleets great credit upon the strikers, was
the fact that a committee of the men went
along the line through the Eighth ward,
removing Instructions from the track.
/ Still another incident of the day was
meeting of the strikers, at Trades Assem-
/ blv Hall, an outline of which Will be found
below
About half past eight o'clock yesterday
morning Chief of Police Delbrugge went
down to the street car barn, on torty-second
street. with a squad of six officers, VINO
were under instructions to patrol along the
line of the railway in the ward. When SUI
perintendent Lotus ordered out a car,
Chief of Police Delbrugge himself boarded
il, and start down Jacob street to Forty
third, where the turn-table Is located, was
made When the turn-table was reached,
il was found 10 be wedged tight with spikes
and wedges, and tools had 10 be procured
from the barn befOreit could be used. w men
the I'D run was commenced, along Woods
street. the car had to be stopped every few
feet 10 allow of the removal of distractions,
and this was kept up until the car got into
Eof street. Few distractions were then
met with until Twenty-seventh street was
reached. and after that there were none
until the car ran along Chapline street,
lust below Caldwelrs run, on the way
down town. From Twenty-niRth street
south there was a lot Of trouble, and ii
took the car two hours TO make the trip
around the loop.
No further incident worthy of note oc-
Cured until car, which left the stables
about or little earlier, reached
Main and Fourteenth streets, on its
way down town. There the new operator,
who was speeding his car along at pretty
rapid rate. did not understand how to
operate the switch where the Island cars
leave the main line to turn into Fourteenth
street. and before he could stop his car. IL
had run about twenty or twenty-five feet
around onto Fourteenth street, the trolleyS
pulling the current wires over to the east
until several of the cross-suppOrting wires
were snapped of \ large crowd was at
once attracted 10 the spot, many OF the
spectators enormously having the idea
that some obstruction had been placed on
the track, and there was good deal OF eX-
element Young men and boys
hooted and yelled at the men
on the car and several stones were
thrown. In a short time the second car on
the line, on which Superintendent Lotus
was acting as operator, came along, and
right before it was an Island horse car.
Mr.. Lotus ran his car far enough around
on the curve TO pull the other car back
onto the main track, and while this was be-
ing done, one young man threw brick
into one of the cars, and another boy hit
the driver of the Island car in the head.
The driver of the horse car had 10 pull of
the track onto the bricks and so drag his
car around the stalled electric car, while
the crowd grew larger and the hooting was
kept up at intervals by boys. When the
stOne-throwiug began, Chief of Police Del
brugge. who was on hand, arrested ayOung
man, aud a short time after made 4 second
arrest the prisoners being taken TO the
City Hall. where they gave the names of
Jesse a Ennis and Harry Miller. In Pc
lice Court last evening, the two were ar
raigned on charges of disorder, and Ennis
was fined two dollars and costs and Miller
one dollar and costs.
After about an hours work the car was
straightened back on the main track, but
i'm an attempt TO start another wire was
broken, necessitating more delay. At last,
however. the TWO cars moved OF down
town. aud the crowd gradually dispersed.
There was no further trouble along the
line during the afternoon, except that an
occasional stone or stick would be placed
on the track, only to be removed when
car came along. A favOrite place for this
persistent obstruction of the track was on
Twenty-seventh street, between Main and
Market. and also on Thirty-third street.
About four o'clock when one of the cars
was going down town at Thirty-ninth
street. it was invaded by about twenty
small boys, and Superintendent Lotus
took them u ride round the loop the
number being augmented as the car went
along until there were about forty boys on
the car.
This trip ended the days work on the
part of the Company, and the cars were run
into the barn.
At five O'Clock last evening there were
still a good many distractions on the track
on Chapline street, between Twenty-ninth
and Thirtieth streets and it is likely the
number did not grow any less as the eve
ming grew older.
Yesterday there were a number of con-
ferences between the officers of the Rail
way Company and Judge Jacob, who is
acting as their counsel, inithe absence of
Mr. w. p Hubbard, and as one of the re-
suits of the deliberations the Superinten
dent was ordered to make a report, after
each trip, as to the location and nature of
distractions, and whether or not the police
were exercising vigilance.
During the day Conductor O'Brien and
several others of the employees of the Com
tbo Of ha in N
Eighth ward, removing distractions and
discouraging the boys who were disposed
to obstruct the progress of cars, ana the
men were frequently complimented for
this action. About half-past two the strik
ers assembled at Trades Assembly Hall
and held a meeting of an hours duration,
or more. \ resolution was passed, reaffir-
ing the demands heretofore made upon the
Company. and like measure was also
adopted, expressing disapDrOval of an edi-
torial appearing in Friday mornings
edition of the REGISTER, II being consider
ed by the meeting that the article in ques-
ton misrepresented the actions and feel
ings of the strikers respecting the disorder
of Thursday and the placing of obstruc-
tiOns on the track. A paper, narrating the
situation, was also drawn up for presenta-
ton at the meeting of the Trades
Assembly. which is 10 convene at
ten o'clock this morning, in special
session. 10 consider the strike. II is eX-
pected that at this session of the Assembly
a committee will be appointed to call upon
the officers of the Railroad Company. with
a view of arriving at some solution Of the
existing trouble.
Yesterday morning. and again about
noon. there were rumors thatanother meet
ing was imminent between the Conference
Committee Of the strikers and the repre-
sentatives of the Company, and word that
a meeting was desired by the men was sent
to President Sweeney, of the Railway
Company, by some one about the barn on
Forty-second street Mr. Sweeney sent
back word, as he said himself, last even
ing, that he would be glad to meet
with the committee" The members of the
Conf erence Committee, to whom this was