Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-08
SCENES OF TURMOIL.
A Lively TINE ALONG THE STREET CAR
LINE YESTERDAY.
The Attempt to Run he Cars Proves Futile
Eleven Cars Started Ogi Yesterday But
Didn't Run LoDg-MoSi Of the
Racket in South Wheeling

since the strike yesterday. No cars
had been running for several days, and
the pent-up malice among a crowd OF
rioters on the South Side broke loose
with redoubled vengeance. As has
been stated The past few days have
been improved by the Company in COM
pleting and repairing their lines in
readiness for starting the entire sys-
tenn.
The cars were started out Of the barn
att o'clock yesterday morning, some
nine cars being placed on the rails
this number was Increased as the day
wore on, and during the middle Of the
day eleven cars were rolling over the
route, but with considerable difficulty.
Four OF these cars went 20 Martin $
Ferry, or rather as far as the Back
river bridge, one 20 Benwo0d, and the
remainder around the loop. 10 was
dav Of interruptions from start 20 finish,
and while the depreddtiOus were not a.
ways OF a serious nature, they were de-
cldedly diScOmiOrting, and deferred
many from riding. In the early
part OF the day the travel was fairly
good, but hearing OF the molestatlons
from time to time, people became more
and more intimidated, and late In the
afternoon about the only riding done
was in the omnibuSes and wagons that
are now plying between the north and
south.
An the racket seemed to occur be-
tween ThirJy-third and Forty-eighth
streets. and in this section there were
constant annOyanceS. The first out
break occurred at $50 yesterday morn
ing. at FOrty-seCOnd street, when one
OF the cars coming down was thrown on
the track. A large lumber wagon and
also a brewery wagon was stopped on
the track Just 20 front Of the car, while
a gang Of men and boys that had gath
cred deraied the ear, and proceeded TO
throw soft mud, coupling pins, bricks
and other missiles. William Tucker,
who has charge Of the barn, was opera
ting the car az the time, and seated In
the car were several Of the new en-
ploves. Tucker claims the men assault
ed him, and threatened his life several
times. 10 is claimed by some OF those
who witnessed the ARRAY that Tucker
drew a pistol and fired, but this Tucker
denies, saying that he simply walked
into the car, while the air was being
filed with missiles, grabbed pistol off
the seat, aud came out with II 10 his
hand, simply to show the crowd that be
would stand no more Of the nonsense.
He says he did not fire the pistol. The
car was detained for nearly twenty min
utes before 10 could be gotten back to
the barn. A nah by the name of VIM.
McWilliams. who was helping Tucker
clear the track, was badly beaten and
considerably bruised.
At twenty minutes after twelve there
was another lively disturbance at
FOrty-eighth street. Henry p. Hart
man, conductor on one OF the cars, was
pulled of aud badly mauled. He weighs
something like two hundred pounds,
yet was roughly handled, being stoned
aud rolled ia the mud. At half-paSt nine
Yesterday morning there was disturb
ance at FOrty.third street, large crowd
gathering al this point. The conductor,
a man by the name of Eggert, was as
sailed with all that was pick-upable and
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and Wood the track was badly blocked
with dirt and heavy timbers. George
West, q trackSman, was badly beaten
while clearing of the tracks between
Forty-second and Forty-third streets.
On Wood street from Thirty-ninth TO
Forty-third street there were q large
number OF distractions on the track,
large stones, logs, crOSs-ties, planks,
and other material being placed GJ in
tervais along the line.
At FortY-Seyenth, yesterday after
noon, some one threw brick through
the car, and everybody within jumped
up and ran away, scattering in all
directions. the mOtOrman and COnduC-
Tor fleeing with the rest. The car was
left completely deserted, aud the two
employees ran for their lives as the as
saults became more vigorous, and they
were Joined by two other new en-
plOyes- and the Quartette ran up the
narrow path leading 20 Fra2ier'S hill, aud
against the small mountain covered with
snow the msn could be seen clamberng
up the steep incline, their dinner buck
cts glisteniug in the snow. There go
the 'scabsr there they are. Wen track
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OF the assailants gathered all along the
street intently watching their move
ments. The mea on the mountain ran
at times as though hounds were after
them, aud finally disappeared; where
they went no one learned.
Considerable damage was done 20 the
cars yesterday; In one Instance six win
dows we're smashed out Of a car, and IN
one or two others windows and door
lights were broken, while the sides were
badly SCARED from bricks and
stones. During some of the AZ
frays there was great excite
ment In the neighborhood, women
pushing up windows and rushing out
on the sidewalk crying, Don't kill
him." "Let him CO. Lob, some one
help to drive these people away" and
other such remarks. While one car
was run TO BenwOOd 10 barely got
through the town, as there was dispO-
sitiOn 20 interfere, and the ride was
very unpleasant. From Thirty-ninth
streetnorth, no damage was done, and
on the Martins Ferry route the cars
ran along unmOleSted. One or two
Pittsburg people who were on the cars
at different times became very indig-
nant at the treatment, and complained
20 Mayor Caldwell, asking II there was
not some way to protect the passengers.
Whether or not the strikers were
among the assaiants could not be
learned. There was q difference Of
opinion in this regard, while VIM.
Tucker says he knows positively that
some Of the strikers were in the mob,as
he saw them, ana knows them. Other
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