Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25
FIGHT FOR A TRACK.
West End and Manchester Railroad
Companies Lock Horns.
CARS BLOCKADED ALL DAY LONG.
Superintendents Take Up the Quarrel and
Carry on the War.
SETTLED BY THREATS OF ARRESTS

A street railroad war, as vicious and de-
termined as any battle ever waged, was
fought to finish on Liberty street, at the
foot of Fifth avenue, yesterday. The strug-
gle continued all day, yet it was conducted
so quietly and with such vigorous determin-
alton that policemen walked by without
even knowing that anything was going on.
Street Commissioner Hunter was the only
city official who took any part in the con-
test, and he remained on the ground most
of the afternoon just to see that the street
crossing was not blockaded by either Of the
contending parties.
One of the tracks of the West End horse
cars on Liberty street is being relaid, and
as a result the company at that point has
been using but one track. The Manchester
line forms loop by going along Duquesne
way from the Sixth street bridge TO Fifth
street. up Fifth street to Liberty, and along
Liberty street to the station at Liberty,
Mark ct and Sixth streets
Both Wanted the Track.
Along Liberty street the track now being
used by the West End cars and the
Manchester line lap each other, and
since the tearing up of one of
the West End tracks the two
roads have been conflicting with each other
Yesterday morning, however. the war broke
out In earnest when West End car going
out met on the same track Manchester line
car coming in. There was q parley, and
finally the West End conductor yielded,
and had his car pulled back out of the way.
Again and again during the morning the
contending lines met on the same track, and
each time there were ugly words and
prolonged delay. Finally, in the early
afternoon, cars of the contending companies
met. j. D. Gallery. Of the West End line,
instructed his conductor to stand pat just
where he had met the Manchester car.
Some ugly threats passed between the en-
ployes, and while the war of words was in
progress another West End car came in on
the same track, sandwiching the Manches-
ter car, and preventing it from going either
back or forward.
Superintendents Take Up the Quarrel
The superintendent of both roads were
notified and both promptly appeared on the
scene. The superintendent of the West
End line refused to move either of his cars
until the superintendent of the Manchester
would agree not to come over the West End
line again. The one refused to accept the
conditions of the other. The Manchester
car was held fast. The West End cars did
not come up to Fifth avenue, but the
passengers were compelled to walk down to
Fifth street, and in that way the road was
operated.
The attorneys of both companies were
consulted and at the request of Johns Nc
Cleve a warrant was issued by Alderman
Reilly for the arrest of the Manchester su-
perintendent and his employees in nvolved in
the dispute. It was just 20 minutes after
o'clock in the evening when Constable Nc
Inerny appeared on the scene with the war
rant. The superintendents saw him COM
ing and before he could read the warrant
the war was declared of. The Manchester
superintendent agreed to interfere no fur
ther with the other line and the blockade
was lifted.