The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-18
Cars Through HcnwoOd.

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the
company decided to run to It's Benwood
terminus. A car that journeycd there
had an eventful experience one day last
week, since which the effort hadn't been
repeated. So much interest was at
tached to the effort yesterday after
noon. especially in view of the obstruc-
tons from Boggs' run to Schad's cross
ing. y.
At the hour mentioned three cars fol-
lowing each other. closely. left Forty
eighth street to perform their mission.
On ore of the two tracks there We're no
distractions. probably because clear
roadway was necessary for teams and
wagon traffic, but on the track used by
the cars returning from Benwood there
We're many bouidcrs and logs and some
scrap iron. The cars ran around the
loop, but from Schad's crossing up they
literally crawled.
In the first car were Deputy Ran
dolph and Il crowd of deputies and nom
unionlsts numbering twenty-eight all
told; the second car held fifteen, and
ten were in the third car. The specta-
tors were fewer in number than was
anticipated and no opposition was en-
countercd in the work OF removing the
distractions. In several instances. as
many as four men, who were greeted
with the cries of black sheep" COM
paratively seldom, were necessary to
roll back the boulders. The trip to the
barns took nearly an hour and was free
OF any excitement.
About half IN hour later the cars
We're sent from the barns on another trip
through Benwood. and while these were
blessed with Il clear track this trip the
journey was varied by touches OF cX-
element. The three cars ran closely
together. and didn't carry rs many men
rs on the former trip. Just MS they
rounded the curve mt Schad's crossing
on the return trip Il, stone came flying
through thc'air from parts unknown"
and struck 4 non-union man on the
face. cutting n deep cash in his cheek.
and the wound bled profusely. No ar
rests were made and in fact no clue
was ohtaiuahlc, Tor the stone came sud-
denly and all the parties In the vicinity
looked as innocent as lambs.
The next mishap suffered was Mt 4
point just north Of the Harmony house.
The leading car jumped the track, and
as II had been running down the incline
pretty swift, it vccrcd half its width off
the track before 1t stopped. The cars
behind II were forced to run back to get
on the other track. and they ran UP and
down nimlcSsly for n time. Consider
able damage was suffered by the car
that jumped the track. and 1t was near
ly G O'Clock before Il was rlghtcd.
About this time Wavcrly Putt. was
arrested ut the Boggs' run crossing. by
n youthful looking deputy wearing pnrt
of II soldiers uniform. The deputy
pulled young PutH out of one OF Mich
olas Schult2's delivery wagons. Pultz
protested that he hadn't done anything,
but the protest was without avail.
Putt had ridden down to Bcnwood with
the colorcd driver and while returning
objected TO the deputy interfering with
the horse. Later 1t was learned that
Pul;z had threatened n deputy and then
drove rapidly away. 1t was on his re-
turn when the arrest occurred. Putz. 1t
Is said, again threatening the deputy
marshal The arrest was made by De-
pity Marshal Wade Hoff.