The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-21
ANOTHER LINE OPENED.

mington City Railway Line Opened
from Market Street TO -I.indon-snt-
urday's Trial Trip--Reguiar Trips
Made To-Day.
Saturday marked another onward
epoch In city railroading. 1t was
hardly expected six weeksHgo that the
Fourth aud Monroe street electric line
of the Wilmington City hallway would
he opened for travel anyhow before
the first of the approaching now year,
but two things favored the completion
OF the road at an earlier date.
I One OF these thugs was the expert
ence the Wilmington City Railway has
gained building rCads, and the otner
was the good weather that came TO aid
the company. At any rate the road
was finished and put in operation Oh
Saturday afternoon by running car
filled wi h invited guests over the
line.
I No. 40 car, one OF the handsomest In
the service was selected to make the
trial trip and some 25 citizens made up
the complement Of passengers.
Amongst the latter were Superintend'
ent Archer, President Preston Lee,
William Candy, Willard Salisbury, Jr.,
ID. W. Taylor, John +. Miller, e. B.
'Shuster, ". S. Wells, jeremiah Ma
honey, j. Eewlin Gawthrop, Samuel
bancroft, Jr.. Howard Mock, Samuel
jIR Cleaver, JohnJ. Mahoney and repre-
,scntatlves of the press
\ The excursionists left Tenth and
Market streets at 4.01 p. IN. Citizens
along Market caught on" to the
movement. looked pleased and beck
oned the car onward. 1t turned from
Market street into Fourth almost
without tremor, and from here OF
to Linden street IL received sponta
,neous and hearty ovation. Urchint
ran and congratulat each other, ,meI
waved their hands. and ladies from
the front doors and Windows waved
their handkierchiefs 1t just took thu
car lS minutes to run from Tenth ant
! Market streets to Linden.
Before 1t reached Fourth street hill
passenger said to passenger, now III
mettle will be tried, but 1t mounted
the hill as easily as If IL had been go
. ing up gentle incline. 1t is settled
now beyond a doubt thnt no hill Ii
hilly Wilmington is too steep for th'
ascent of an electric car. The descen
lfrom Washington to Madison is n loni
, one hut it is easy for an electric car Il
lgo one way rs the other over it. From
Fourth and Monroe to Maryland ave
8 nue. the route is almost level, and
gentle ascent on the latter brings tn
b oai to its terminus at Linden street.
l The route lays through thlokl
populated and business portion ofvth'
{ sIcity. At the top Of Fourth street hi
Iare the Friends meeting house, cemt
terry and schools and few steps dow
West street is the Reformed Epi5copt
D Church of the Redeemer. A squar,
: -lfarther takes the passenger TO Calvar
eIP. L Church and Nos. 8 and 4 school
gland within one square OF the Unto
7 IN. L, Church Two squares farthe
brings the passenger to Madison stree
q MARX ct and :ho large morocco work
: Iof Pussy scott x Co. At Monroe street
ISt. Paul's Catholic church, the Brown
Ison Library and st. Pauls Parochia
school are within two or threesquaret
Q Going down Monroe street th
d BlumenthRl morocco worlts, Kent an
a Wicks' lumber yards are passed., an
: lat Chestnut Street Olivet Presbyteria
. Church and No. 10 school are only
- square distant. At the present end q
line Bethany Baptist and Wesle
gM. L. Church are but O square or tw
y away.
" OH INC TbJuIH lTlp uli luGeltbIlil
dItrial OF the brakes was made on Ii
a lsteep hill between Tatnnll and Wes
: Superintendent Archer. who held III
- "mule," brought the cars to fu
5lstop without difficulty
u After the car reached Market stret
u the guests were given a complimel
l. ltary ride to Riyerview and return
Tenth and Market streets where the
llRft with many thanks TO the compRu
. Ifor the compliment of ride and wit
4. many warm wishes for the success {
p the enterprising Wilmington City Raj
~ Iway Company The cars will run ov,
- the new line from Tenth and Markt
9Istreets every fifteen minutes.
% This morning the first car LETT at
a. O'Clock with several passengers abCar
relThe cars viii have a yellow sign and
leI eIyellow light. Transfers to other lin'
ldwill he mat!e at Fourth and Elght
streets and Lancaster avenue. III
length OF tho new line is 5000 feet IN
the schedule time is s minutes.
Amongst those aboard Saturdf
n none were more complimented thi
le Jerry MahOnay, Wiimington's vet
IN Iran railroad builder, and none we
r more pleased han Jerry" to S
A work so smoothly. Supe
ts IiIitedfnt Archsr stuck to the "mul
q Throughout. electrician Mock look'
? latter the tfolleys AMI Assistant Supt
u iIlintendent Smith was general hand
man.
Organs from S25 upward. Plan
from $50 upward at Red Mems HI
Plano W0reroom. No. 5l5Shipley stret
.