Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
'THE LIGHTS ARE ON
AND THE REGISTER'S" IDEA GOES.
THE WHEELS WENT ROUND At THE CITY
ELECTRIC PLANT, LAST NIGHT,
The First Circuit Was Set Going at Eleven
Minutes Of Nins-Othsr Circuits Follow In
msdiahly-An Inspection Of the City
Mads-Ths Public Pleased.

| The city street llBnIInS eieC0ilC PionS
is in operation.
Or. to be more exact, it was in opera
ton last night.
The city was Illuminated from ten
minutes before nine o'clock until day
light this morning, and everything
worked to the complete satisfaction OF
those who have charge of the erection of
the installation.
OF course, the machinery being new,
several little things were found to need
adjustment at the last moment, and
some delay was occasioned in making a
start. A notable example was lamp
on circuit No. 8, in East Wheeling,
which was found to be out OF whack
about seven o'clock, and required about
half an hours work by Superintendent
| Albert Capps before he could give the
word 10 go ahead. Finally, at quarter
OF nine everything was pronounced to
be in readiness, and Electrician Briggs
was given the word by Superintendent
Bleoo, of the Fort Wayne Company, to
start.
The news that start was to be made
last night was quietly sent out to
number of people during the week, and
as a result Mr.. Wood, Of the Fort
Wayne Electrical Company, and Mr.. g.
| S. knight, the debonaire gentleman OF
the same corporation who captured the
Wheeling contract with such neatness,
were on hand to see how the machinery
worked, and what the effect was in the
way OF dissiDating darkness. These
gentlemen gathered at the plant, about
| dark, and with them were Messrs. Dun
lew and Shafer, of the Gas Trustees,
: President Farrell, Secretary Franzheim,
and Messrs. Kreiter and Robinson, OF
the Electric Light Commission, Mayor
! Seabright, Supt. Darrah, OF the gas
works, Architect E. b. FranZheim, Con-
tractor D. R. Brooks, S. B. Harrison; a
reporter for the REGISTER, Mr.. Floors
helm, Of Finleyville, the coal man, and
| a number Of others. The machinery
was running when the delegation arriv-
ed, and the visitors looked at the en-
gines, inspected the boilers, and other
| wise put in the time until the word
| came, at S:45, that the line was In good
! shape, and that everything was in read
| mess.
a Engineer McAdams, of the Hoovens,
Owens & Rentschler Company, put the
north engine on at full speed at s:45, as
| soon as the word all ready was given,
and the first dynamo was set buzzing at
eleven minutes of nine. Secretary A.
A. Franzheim, OF the Commission, was
! then called to the dynamo by Supt.
Rleoo, and was invited, as the Secretary
of the Commission, to turn on the North
Wheeling lights. MIR Frenzheim
whirled the regulator wheels around q
few times, and station light No. l burst
into fame, and the upper part OF town
was illuminated at night by the electric
light for the first time. In like manner
Mr.. H. H. Dunlevy, President OF the
| Board Of Gas Trustees, turned the lights
on for circuit No. 3, comprising the bus
mess portion OF the city and the Island.
Mayor Seabright turned on circuit No.
3, covering the Third and Fourth
wards, and "around the hill," Mr.. w.
| C. Beans, of the REGISTER, turned on
circuit No. 4, the first one south of the
creek, and Mr.. P. +. Farrell, Chairman
of the Electric Light Commission,
turned on circuit No. 5, covering the
extreme southern portion of the city.
! The last circuit went on at seven min
utes of nine, and the entire city was
! illuminated.
While the machinery was being made
ready for start six hacks and buggy
had been ordered sent to the gas works,
| on Nineteenth street, and after an in
spection of the station with the lights
on, the vehicles were filed with the
gentlemen present, among them being
the third Branch" consisting OF
Messrs. s. B. Harrison, James Riley,
| Devries and Hoffman, and tour or the
entire city was made. Col. Franzheim
and the REGISTER reporter led the way In
/ blackboard, and after them came the
hacks in long string. The party went
out Nineteenth street to Jacob, up Jacob
to Fourteenth, down Fourteenth TO
Chspline, up Chapline to Eleventh,
down Eleventh to Market, up Market
to Seventh, down Seventh 10 Main,
down Main to Bridge Place, over the
new Island bridge to South Penn, up
South Penn to Virginia, out Virginia to
| South Huron, up South Huron to
/ Zane, east on Zane to South Penn,
| down South Penn to the bridge, over
| the bridge 10 Main, down Main to Elev-
enth, up Eleventh to Market, down
Market to the South Side, and thence
| over the streets as far as Forty-eighth
! and back up town to the Mcclure House,
where the party debarked and partook
| of refreshments.
Over the entire route the lights were
found to be burning in excellent shape,
| there being but half dozen out OF the
! entire four hundred not running, and
1 they were dark because Of bad work by
lamp trimmerS. Everywhere the streets
were filed with crowds Of people, and
all were delighted with the lights and
the good work they did. Some-indeed,
many-portions of the city, were never
| Illuminated until the electric lights
were turned on last night, and although,
as matter OF course, several places
were found where lights could be placed
to advantage, these instances were
such that they could not have been
foreseen, and they will be attended TO
as fast as possible. One such place Is
on Chapline street, in front OF the
United Presbyterian church, and an
other is at the school house corner on
the Island, but lamps have been ordered
for both of these places, and will be put
in at once. A lamp is needed on North
Broadway, aud another on South Penn,
between Zane and Virginia, and another
on Eleventh street, at the intersection
of West Market, at busch q Gaus'
saloon. Another place is in front Of
the GAS works. on Nineteenth street,