Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-01
ALL ALONG THE line
STRIKE SYhPATHIzERS PLACE INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE STREET RAILWAY.
Exciting Scenes a. FOrty-third Strest-A Car
Stopped in the Sixth Ward--A New
Man Gels Heavy Doss
in BenwOoi.

near future. The day witnessed tie
usual amount OF disturbance, in the way
OF interference with travel, but no
serious results were reported. As has
been the case heretofore, the trouble
was confined TO the lower wards and
Benwood, where in spite OF the unusual
police protection, the strike sympathlz'
ers succeed in blocking the progress OF
cars and making life burden to the
conductors and motormen.
On Monday afternoon crowd OF boys
assem- bled at the Boggs' Run railroad
crossing, and began throwing mud at
the operator, b. T. Martin. Martin
produced a revolver, with which be at
tempted to brighten of the crowd. He
was arrested later by Officer Casey and
taken before Mayor Mahood of Ben
wood, who fined him S25 and costs, and
in addition imposed sentence OF 30
DAYS confinement in the county jail.
Quite crowd collected in and about
the City Building during the progress
of the hearing, and the rather severe
dose received appeared to give general
satisfaction.
The first car out yesterday morning
left the barn shortly before five O'Clock,
and proceeded without incident until
Twenty-ffth street was reached.
AN EARLY MORNING ATTACK.
There crowd of young men, either
going or returning from work, assaiied
the car with missiles of every descrip-
ton. Most OF the panes Of glass in the
windows were broken, and the sides OF
the car damaged. Tho motorman was
struck with rock and knocked or his
feet, but was not seriously injured.
During the afternoon nothing OF In
terest happened beyond the continuous
"guying" of the men on the cars by
sympathizers in all sections OF the city.
The ears were not well patronizei, and
most of the former patrons OF the road
were compelled to walk TO their destina-
tions. The bus and wagon service,
however, was augmented by one or two
vehicles. and was more satisfactory
probably than at any time since the
strike.
In the evening the usual scenes were
enacted on the South Side. Stones and
portable articles OF every material were
placed on the track while officers were
on other sections OF their beats. On the
Jacob street track between Thirty-sixth
and Thirty-seventh streets, were three
stones each weighing over one hundred
pounds, and on South Main and Eoh
streets the tracks were strewn with
bricks and stones. No effort was made
TO run cars to Benwood after dark.
About 100 o'clock a south-bound car
was stopped on Main street near
Twenty-seventh by distractions on the
track, and a large crowd OF men and
bows assembled in few moments.
There were no officers in sight, and the
crowd threatened violence If the motor
men attempted to remove the stones
from the track. The men remained in
the car until the officers learned OF the
affair, when the stones were removed,
and the car was allowed to proceed.
SCENES AT FoRTY-THIRD STREET.
The hot-bed Of the turmoil seems to
be at Forty-third street, and the square
last night was packed with people.
The crowd began gathering shortly
after supper, and by the time the officers
arrived 1t had swelled TO comfortable
PROPORTIONS. The square at Forty
third street is quite large, and in days
Of calm and peace, forms quite rem
devious. But it was more than rem
dezyons last night. TWAS made so by
the unexpected detention OF one OF the
cars early in the evening. One or the
cars en-route up town had just left the
square, and was attempting to run on
To Wood street past the sharp curve at
the corner at pretty lively rate, when
the car jumped the track, and the for
ward wheels ploughed down into the
mud, which is pretty deep at this
point. An effort was made to move the
car, but the operator apparently didn't
understand the modus operandi, and
the task was abandoned for awhile.
Whether the car was thrown off by rea-
son of some obstruction placed on the
tracks could not be learned, but is be-
lieved TO have been the fault OF the
inexperienced operator trying to round
q sharp curve at such lively speed.
As soon as the car stops dozens OF
small boys could be seen running in all
directions to the scene, and scores OF
men as well, and in short time there
was a throng OF humanity In the vicini-
ty OF the disabled car, and there they
STAYED for good part OF the evening.
Women and children came out OF their
homes with shawlS about their heads,
and way up Wood street, people could
be seen hurrying to the corner, wallow-
ing in an almost sea OF mud, all expect
ing that q riot or something OF
that nature was In progress. Lieut..
Gaus was on the square, aud with three
officers, succeeded in keeping the peo-
pie at bay, which reflects considered lie
credit upon them, as there were several
hundred people to contend with. The
derailing OF the car stopped all further
traffic for the night, and the track was
blocked for all other cars.
About a quarter Of nine o'clock an
attempt was made TO get the car back
on the track. Another car was brought
up from the barn by Mr.. Tucker who
has charge OF the barn, and with the
aid OF several pieces OF pianks, and a
strong rope attached 10 the two cars,
they succeeded In moving the car, but
II was a late hour before they sue
ceeded in getting the car on the track.
The other car went back to the barn,
the crowd gradually dispersed, and
the excitement of the night
was over. Several attempts were made
to get the car Oh the track, and while
the operations were going the crowd
would jeer and call out the favorite
epithets. One OF the new conductors
who was standing on the resr Of the
car, was struck in the neck with an old
shoe which was thrown with consider
LIZ fnrnn aud lirtla Later n hricly