Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-17
STREET CAR CHANGES.
ELECTRICITY AS A MOTOR POWER
ON DELAWARE AVENUE.

Free Transfers now Issued Between the
the Two companies-schedu1e Time
khortened-The Front and Union Cars
go to Fifteenth and olaymont Streets.
The arrangements which had been
talked Of some time ago as having been
made between the Wilmington City Rail
way Compal aud the Front and Union
street are consum mated and this morn
ing the public began to reap the fruits
of them The horse cars on the Front
street line now run to French street, up
French to Fourth, down Fourth to Spruce
and out Spruce to Eleventh, thence to
Fifteenth and Claymont streets, aud
those on the Spruce street branch OF the
Wilmington City Railway run out Front
street as far as Union. The cars on
Front street now run at intervals OF ten
minutes, and this is great improvement
over the old system. The work of lower
ing the grade of Front street and putting
in new tracks is making rapid Roadway,
and the workmep have now reached
jackson street in their work of relayiug
the track. although the work of grading
has not been done for that length.
The first car driven by electricity was
run over Delaware avenue on Saturday
afternoon. To the electric car was at
tached trailer which is 10 be used for
those riding to Rising Sun A number
of invited guests enjoyed the FIRST ride
which was made without mishap, OF mis-
take OF any kind The brakes, motors
and the whole machinery worked without
the occurrence Of hitch, and the railway
officials and directors who enjoyed the
ride were greatly pleased at the result
The trailer. which was used for the
erst time in Wilmington, is an old Front
and Union street car, remodeled and
formed into an open car with seats run
crOsswise. 1t will accommodate about
thirty people, which is twice the number
it would hold when q closed car.
The six new electric cars for the Della
/ ware avenue and Market street line were
taken out this morning The cars will
run on an eiaht minutes schedule. The
cars on the Rlvervlew and Eighth street
| line will continue to run on the twelve
minutes schedule, but when occasions re-
| quire it greater number of cars than
those scheduled will be run. AS yet
only two cars will run between the Mid
die Depot and the Rising Sun No tran
fers will be given to those coming vi
town who take a wrong car. The cars
are plainly marked and the proper ont
must be taken.
Eighth and Market streets ant
the p, w. & B. depot are tbs
only places where transfers will be issued
Headlights, with sigus, viii in shori
time be placed on the cars to indicate
their destination
Eight additional electric cars will in .
short time arrive, and when these arr
put in service a total of forty-eigh
electric cars and twelve horse cars will
pass along Front street between Market
and French treets every hour.
Two new Edison dynamos capable o
generating 225horse power and TIVE
Westinghouse engines Of 250 horsi
power will shortly be operated Tn
company to day runs six dynemos an,
six engines The dynamos are capable
Of generating 645-horse power, and tn
engines Of driving zoo horse power. Tn
new electric ca have 20-horse power
the old ones had but fifteen.
Only ono fare will now be charged 70
riding over all the lines Thus for
cents a person can ride from Front an
Union streets TO Rising Sun or to Rive
| view.