Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04
TIES ON TEE TRACK.
MORE INSTRUCTIONS PLACED ON THE STREET
RAILWAY.
The Company Appeals 10 the Chief Of Police for
Protection for Their Property--No Cars
Running Yesterday Afternoon.

Yesterday was dull day in the street
car circles for the reason that beyond
one or two trips early in the morning
no cars were running, and there was,
therefore, little announcement tor
young rascals to pile things on the
tracks In the lower portion Of the city.
To-day'S developments may not be so
tame, however, as there is a prospect
that an earnest effort Will be made TO
run cars over the whole line.
Yesterday morning crew OF new
men started car Sibyl up town, and at
Fordy's crossing it ran into the b. " U.
gate and wrecked it,and came very near
plunging into some cars lying there.
This attracted quite a crowd, but no eff
fort was made TO interfere with the
property Of the Company or the new
men. The cars were soon withdrawn,
and force of men went TO work to put
up the single trolly wire on Market
street, north Of Sixteenth.
During the day boys and youths piled
big lot of stuff on the tracks at var
ious points in the Eighth ward. One
centre for this sort OF thing was at
Chapline and Tbirty-second streets,
and another was Wood and Fortleth
streets. At the first named locality
about cart load of paving bricks and
much other stuff was piled on the track
and bricks were laid end TO end on the
rails for long stretches. AT Wood
and Thirty-niEth streets stones,
brick and pieces OF lumber
we're placed on the track during the
day, aud a square further south big
freight car humber was laid on the
track, with another hundred yards or
so below it, These must have been
brought from the 3. & o. track, and
boys could scarcely have done the work
Many other distractions were scattered
on down Wood street tO FOrty-third.
Last night this species Of deyiltry
broke out again at several points, and
at Chapline and Thirty-second streets .
pile of railroad croSs-ties were placed on
the track, big . 1%-inch plank on TWEEN
ty-seventh street, and numerous stones,
brick, etc, at other places.
as he thought that was asking the po-
lice to do little too much.
Yesterday Manager jolly, President
Jacob and other representatives OF the
Railway Company had a conference
with Chief Of Police McNichol on the
point of police protection. The Chief
assured the representatives OF the
Company he would do all in his power
to prevent the cars or tracks being in
terfered with, and would order out the
night force, If necessary, but said
be would not place men on the cars,
G 1t is supposed that an earnest effort
will be made to start cars to-day or to-
morrow aud as the kids in the South
ern wards will have day off from
school there will likely be more or less
friction.
Citizens experience much annoyance
at the lack OF transportation facilities
and a resumption of trips would be
hailed with much satisfaction. A bus
aud a wagon or two are at work carry
ing passengers up and down town, but
afford little or no relief, and mill men
and other workmen are put to much
trouble every day.
It was stated yesterday that at Htna-
Vile, Thursday evening, men bad board
ed a car, tied the crew hand and foot
with the trolly rope and threw the
brake handle into the river. The story
could not be verified, however.