The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-03
RIOT AT TEHN1s wHEEL.
Columbian Guards Tried to Turn Ava
Patrons at the Gate.


Columbian Guards Tried TO Turn Away
Patrons at the Gate.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 2.-There was
quite q lively little riot at the Ferris
wheel yesterday afternoon. Columbian
guards attempted to enforce the order
OF the directory closing all the shows
on the Midway, and the wheel en-
ployes, assisted by the crowd OF people
who wanted to ride, resisted the inter
ference.
Guards without orders were standing
on the platform, and defed the special
Ferris policemen to put them oil,
Chief Engineer Charles kreider pushed
one Of the guards of the platform and
was pulled into the midst Of the guards
and visitors. The guards seized Krel'
der to drag him to the guard house. J'
II. Hunter, the company's electrician,
pulled off his coat and jumped into the
thick of the melee, hitting out right
and left at the guards. He tried to gel
Kreider away from his captors and the
crowd assisted him, but there was nc
organized plan OF attack.
Guards drew biIlies, slungshots and
swords, and forced the wouId-be res
cuers back. Kreider was hit over the
head with a billy and Hunter received a
cut in the face. Kreider, however, was
led away prisoner. He soon returned
O free man.
Mr.. Ferris. who arrived at the wheel
late, said: I've have contract with
the exposition company, giving us ex'
elusive control of the grounds sixty
days after November 30 next We can
keep on carrying passengers or tear
down the plant, as We please. 1t is
none Of the exposition's business what
ever. We nave bond OF S25, 900 to for
felt if we don't remove the plant by that
time, and it will take us only thirty days
to do it. don't know what animus is
behind this shameful outrage on our
rights and the rights OF visitors, except
that we have refused to pay $4,000 to
the exposition, being their share OF the
receipts for the last two weeks, because
of;a claim for damages we have agatns:
them. The wheel will continue TO turn
until November 20, from s a, IN. to 10 p.
m., guards or no guards, and even If the
exposition company closes the gates OF
the park"
The Ferris wheel kept turning to-day
in spite OF the order OF Director Gener-
al Davis to stop it. BUTT did not make
much money, as the director general
closed up both entrances to the Mid
way. The Ferris wheel people claim
their contract with the exposition vir.
tually amounts to lease until January
l. The fact is that the park is now in
control OF the park commission. and the
exposition authorities are obliged to
vacate it as quickly as possible.
There is nothing to be seen here now
except the outside OF the buildings and
the waters Of the lagoons, that have no
signs OF life upon them. The electric
launches and gondolas have practically
ceased running. The interior OF the
big buildings are looking bare after two
DAYS OF hard moving, and nearly all OF
the exhibits yet remaining are covered
up, A double track has been extended
from the terminal station to the east
end OF the electricity building and a
number OF cars are upon it, Another
track crosses to the west end OF the
transportation building. The erstwhile
peace OF the White City is disturbed by
the sound Of workmen's hammers and
the rumble OF heavy wagons. Very few
visitors are coming in.