The morning times., 1895-09-17

| unhitched the wires. Mr.. Talty's gant
pitched In and in forty minutes the frs
| gaunt iron pole struck the flint stores
made the fire fly, and rang out the frs
notes Of the new popular song, 'The Tinle'
| Hit the Trolley"
| The Inhabitants in the EeighborhOo6 who
read The Times knew exactly what the
proceedings meant, but the inhabitant,
who read the other morning paper, hav
| ing been informed that ii would be a day
or two before the poles would come down
| imagined all sorts OF things when they
however, learned that the men were moi
digging an artesian well or prospecting
| for free silver, they Joined in the tune
| above given, the refrain of which was,
| Eat EN- Up Times" II is bad English
to say The Times dome it." but that is
what even the small boys said as they
watched and commented on the perform.
ance.
None of the officials of the company were
present during the funereal digging up of
| the heretofore lightning charged nuisances.
1t is said that the occasion was one OF such
ineffable sadness that pail hung over the
Washington and Baltimore offices all day.
1t was, nevertheless, 4 mighty interesting
proceeding and was done this way:
Shortly before 8 O'Clock the first pole was
removed. II stood near the corner of Sew
enth street, and had apparently been plant
ed 10 remain until the day offinal Judgment
The pole itself was imbedded in six feet OF
mortar, broken granite and bricks, CON
stituting n receptacle foot thick. This was
topped off with a layer of heavy cobble-
stones.
In preparing to remove the pole the stones
were first loosened and thrown in a heap
on one side. Then a pick and shovel were
brought into use and a hole dug on one
side of the pole to the depth of a mans
head, the earth being thrown out, leaving
the concreted mass practically intact.
WERE PLANTED DEEP.
A crowbar was taken and the granite,
bricks and mortar dislodged pIecemeaL
Later a gang OF men with a heavy scant-
ling as 4 lever, came and pried up the pole
until it yielded and could be pulled out OF
it's easement. II was then laid horizontally
between the tracks and viii subsequently
be hauled away forstorage.
A gang OF twenty men, employed by NJ.
F. Tally, as contractor, under the iTnmedi-
ate supervision of Foreman Autley, this
morning assembled at the corner OF Seventh
street and New York avenue, and when the
whistles blew for O'Clock, the first pick
fell and loosened cobblestone in theiitl'e
conical earthwork that protected the first
trolley pole that stood face to face with
metaphorical destruction.
Six other workmen with picks were as
eli m, ha half
poles, which carries the line of operations
TO within one pole of Fifth street The
instructions were to peg away until the
pole was ready for the finishing touches of
removal, and then the digger would go
to the head of the line and begin another
pole
In this way comparatively rapid work
is performed, although the tenacity with
which the poles cling Ia their environments
is something remarkable. Foreman Aut-
ley Joined with his men in the work of
final removal, and expressed the belief
that material progress would be made
before the hour for Ceasing labor this
evening.
MAKING RAPID PROGRESS.
In fact it is evident that the thirteen
poles between Seventh street and Kirby
street will be easily removed by nightfan.
The work of removing the wires from the
poles, which was begun a 80 this morn
ing under instructions of Chief Lineman
White, after the cars had stopped run
ming, was completed only TO Kirby street.
The wire for this distance, from Seventh
to Kirby streets, has all been take down
and nearly all of it removed to the store
house. Between Fourth and Fifth streets
there had seemingly not been sufficient
time in which to perform the work, and
the heavy copper wire had been laid along
he curbing, out of the way of passing
vehicles. and will be taken way tonight.
II is intended to remove forty-two poles
seven of these being between Seventh and
Fifth streets, and the remaining thirty
five cover the distance from Fifth street
to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks,
where the overhead wires will be cut and
A force of men are on hand at
the latter point, but 1t is doubtful if any
thing of consequence can be accomplished
until the cars are through running for the
day.
MORE HORSE CARS ON.
Eleven horse cars, in addition tn those
Of the Fifth street line, which run from the
Baltimore & Ohio Depot to the corner of
Fifth street and New York avenue, carry
passengers to the junction at Florida avenue,
where connection Is made with the trolley
,ars for the Catholic University.
The workmen engaged in removing the
poles were constantly surrounded by throngs |
)f citizens, who did not hesitate to COM !
mend The Times for the good fight it has |
fought and won. They watched with |
,ritical interest the digging and prying |
which was necessary to bring the heavy |
poles. planted in six feet of cement, to the |
surface.
The work of filling in the holes and repair |
ng the street SO that it will be in the same |
as it was before being used by the
street railway company, will be begun
,y another gang as soon as those engaged
u the removal of poles have made sufficient
to keep them busy.
The removal was completed as far as |
Second street yesterday, and the remaining
poles up to the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
will no doubt be outot sight this morning
The result disabuses the minds of people /
lbout the tremendous delay in getting
u to the suburbs out OF the city and into 1t.
The only delay will be in getting by
witt horses and cars to Fifth street from
lie Baltimore and Ohio present terminus of
he trolley, and this fact is worth 4 thousand
arguments.
The future plans of the company were
published, as well as they could be ascer-
aimed, yesterday in The Times.
Dr. Shade, lung and throat specialist,