Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-25
CARS DID nut RUN
aETURs Wires DIDN'T WORK
50 Eyszybety piSdisd cas>sfsily Hoass
Assss-MAn4xsr ch~pusn Exp'sins
the c4a.4s q ras ssspp4sa

The 6rst Serious break that has oe-
cared n The street car ssrysce Of the
clty ss1ce eleetrscity wcs used - .
motive power ~zs yesterday st 81
~hsn me are suctsniy became dead
ana the cars refused - movr- Ar 9
o'ci * wien the Thousands II esrrkA
snop men. s4bos,rz. businsss mea ard
professional mea came out q tnsif
VARIOUS places Of occupation. weary
with ia. they foani toe streets Dc
serted By street cars. TIE tracks nilinx
Up = "a snow aud many psrsons stAni-
az seoDt wondsrlnx Wat Was tho
uoueis. 4 carrSls sas ootained sui
Ec.rut ~ tol'ee he ears Que al snls
~ tpe taFas. ous tnat sss a..
Manager Chapman said Al $50. W"
seen 90 ts able ~ get plenty OF cusren.
out ~ The slAton. tat Ire tfonos- q No
e4n't gel e back a<z.n. think oar
GreuBa slfe = ssokea or worn our.
ioa see. ~ have tesn osersofked all
Gay. f1e TRACKS nsts ceen exceed
4a4iy bkd. lne ears have worked bard
ana tue s1e~osrs have al been al.
work. We have put oct al the car
fsnt ne pos..o.y could to keep every.
thlne m0vilS
Probably wsra Oct.
We have largs wire running
through the cd cable conduit from shs
t..isar aaass % lAns. stfeet. where Is
branches cot g. take the ret1rn cur
rat froas toa variops hines 81 the ciIy.
4 presume that fetlrn wre = worn cut
~ ~ Ken. Wc canoet yet tell wcsre.
lt 8sy o. IN tre eooe1at OF under the
as2nsi, IA C9Dal street. We would be
=. sight row = &C bad 10 asphalt. Tor
- c51,t 4 2 down "a canal street ary-
snrre AID get a retlrn CONNECTION by
rua1.nE our overhead vlre ana CON-
nscf.rx with tie rs.il We ran wires q
tse river an1 tr 81 20 get return
through tee ground. but = woald net
work eorss the frozen condition of
;nr srouod prevents Us lsOm getting IL
lack tnFOnSa tne ~aTtn.
-sWew.ii have gang Of men =. work
after supper aud see what can te
doce. We nave Hlre running from
bfacEto toe bfirk on Pearl street. aud
81 s1D al overhead w.rc g. connrcs
nith 9. That sill hx The Caerry street
an ~1axuilt everu- isres. ofAer
nses may BE- -, ,s-ed 4 the SAME way.
! hsv- Three sn4 oas-na.t miles 81
xsre Oh han.t apa ecuit run 4 return
s.gs rosa Bred LAKE II necessary
"ln.s traGs.e WITH return credits
through tEe 4aiis = causing troutle m
olaer c.lses. ! voDi1 not te surprised
u eventually i would he found noes
say . ron overheard rafafn Nsres-
Dig. * for the Me.
Al o'st.t> Esus ~ men was set
~ Huf< 1iRsrE Ia the lsrd tc1ytE
ground At toe corner a Pear and
CkarAn street n search OF toe rpd az
the wires barred trere IA the nope
that a. overhead nife could To ron
from the power aoos- - ;hst point aEd
thus Overcome The q tiseuitv.
Anot8fr Esrg uss pus a. work diy-
gsxA Dea oH t4e west Inc % Csaal
sfeeet from tas o.d eonauit 10 the curb
ne of ~ str- 70. An overhead wire
srrh IS : utsa for feed wir- sss
stsnrz fTam lie powfr house 20 the
trs1cs aud : roraecton 49, male
Nttu ta- rflusn we al tDst po.ut Mr..
Casrmaa ssss ros sure that toe iroRtle
cu4i h. ocsisfed 10 this manner. IL
th- iroablr lag between the west Inc
of Cana street. and tar poser house &
woa.u = * Al right. t'at 1 the tr0uhss
.ty between the vet line of Cenas
stfset and 10 gar tracks .n Canal
street . .uii rccessittte the dixgsag
up ~ ;ne atrbsii ~ nat street 10 mead
th- s.re Cslaf Dew one.
Tosnd The Freak.
Ths Arper.ns-nt proved that the
brrA< IL located between Canal
street sniefoe power hon-s anc AZ
afoat 1904 vts found 10 b. eDcut
81 faes west % tfs sidewalk. The wrs
Nss splced Ant ears viii be rua az
1.iltl fhtt mornirg.
Manager chapman sId asst night
tat tls EXITS stTsiu caused ny fhs
soor and ~ hsulinx the heavy SAW
~ AT at cars uad caused one OF
~ .srgs gr0uu3 wires - melt, break.
tx the c.4cui.