Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-07
H0WLING FOR LIGHT.
Allegheny's Gas Committee lnspects
the New Illuminating System
AS FAR As THE GLOOM ALLOWED
The Towers Are All Right, but There Are
Not Enough of Them.
CARRIAGES ARE ALMOST WRECKED

The Allegheny light towers shine, but not
enough. They assist the stars in lighting
up the heavens, but confine their attention
too much to the heavens and not enough to
the cross streets and alleys. At least this Is
the way the citizens of Allegheny City
seem to feel. and they did not keep silent
last night.
The Gas Committee, which has the light
ing of the city in charge, ordered all the
gas lamps out last night in order to test the
lighting powers of the new electric light
towers, which have just been erected by the
Jenny Light Company, of Fort Wayne,
Ind. To do this the Gas Committee drove
over the first five wards of the city IN car
riages. The least that can be said is that
they were not accompanied by glare OF
light except on rare occasions.
The members OF the party were Chairman
I. r. Stayton, Thomas Brown, Theodore
Huesken, J..W. Lahugb, Arthur Kennedy,
George W. Snaman, S. D. Hubley, Will
lam Bader, c. Detzel, Arthur Hunter,
James Hunter, j. B. Smith, Henry Stock
man, Richard Millard, J. R. Wolfe,
Thomas A. Parke, Maurice Einstein, Clerk
Robert Dilworth, Assistant Clerk White
and several Westinghouse experts. A no
table fact was that Mayor Wyman was not
one of the party and had not been invited.
STARTED OUT WELL.
The party left City Hall gaily. The tower
there, with its incandescent lights, made
the street as bright as day. They had
never before been known to shine so bril-
liantly. ''I'll bet there's sufficient voltage
to kill Kemmler in those wires" exclaimed
Councilman Hubley.
The party turned down Federal street to
Stockton avenue. Stockton avenue was a
lovers dream of happy opportunity. 1t
was so dark that nothing was distinguish
able. Anderson avenue was in a similar
predIcament. and all the side streets were
black as midnight Lacock street had
show of briIliancy, but it did not last long.
On Madison avenue and Main street the
iun commenced. Clerk Dilworth saw the
immense crowds and called ont: duck
your heads, boys, and look out for eggsp'
The eggs did not come, but there was a
chorus of yells, "More lightI" "More
lightr' This was kept up until the party
reached North avenue. Occasionally the
cry was changed to advice to light the car
riage lamps or they would get upset. The
drivers realized the truth of this and began
to grumble, but the committee would not
allow them to light their lamps.
North avenue was a blaze of light, but
of the Dark Ages. Boyle street could not
have been darker if there had not been
light in the city.
SOME CHEERFUL ADVICE.
One of the residents there told the COM
mittee to drive up their street and they
would get killed. On Hemlock street there
was one lonely mast-arm light, but it
lighted up the whole street.
Along Ackley street there was somewhat
of a glimmer, but when the carriages turned
into Garfield avenue it was change from
day to night.
A short time before one of the carriages
nearly upset in the dark, and here another
one came near throwing out the occupants.
The drivers swore and refused to proceed,
but finally gave in to the committee.
In the midst of all this trouble little tot
came up to Mr.. pilworth and said: "Please
mister, give Us light so we won't have to
stay in the house all the time"
On Irwin avenue the drivers revolted
again, and one of them did light his lamps
He declared he was not going to break his
neck. 1t had no effect with the committee,
and the glimmer had to go out. The party
then drove out Western avenue and down
Sherman. Sherman avenue was a repe-
tItion OF the beauties of Stockton avenue.
LOVERS RETREAT.
1t was regular retreat for sweethearts,
and there was no danger of anyone discov-
erlng them unless a dark lantern was used.
The First ward was almost in total dark
ness, and the Fifth ward was right in line
with the First. The drivers refuse to give
the snap away, but the general impressi on
was that they were lost. The reporters saw
the glimmer of a street car away in the dis
tance, and deserted the carriages and got
back to Pittsburg, but the fate of the other
of the party is still shrouded in the
gloom of Manchester.
The members OF the committee were salts
fed with the light given by the towers, but
as the shadows are so deep they advocate
the erection of mast arms in all the cross
streets, and about % more light towers in
various parts of the city. The light COM
pany claimed they had not all the light
burning and some of the towers did not have
rehectors
George w. Snaman voiced the sentiments
of most of the committee when he said:
''The system is all right. but 81 towers are
not enough. We need at least % more, and |
I don't know just how many mast arms.
We will not take any action on the matter |
until the next meeting of the committee"
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