The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-29
Incidents of Day

Owing to the largely increased num-
ber of wagons and carriages on the
central city avenues and streets, the
trolley cars find great difficulty in
making very rapid headway. The
teamsters, too, have lately contracted
a fondness for the center of the street
where the car tracks are, and the
horses, possibly from overwork, have
very tired gait.
1t is also very remarkable how many
acQuaintances some Of the teamsters
have. Yesterday one of them stopped
to shake hands and talk with no less
than a dozen persons in one block. The
fact that he was at the head of a pro-
cession of wagons, which in turn We're
at the head of a trolley car that was
being pelted with snowballs, did not
seem to make him a whit less sOciable.
Every time anyone came out to shake
hands with him, he shook hands and
when some one would indicate a desire
to exchange a few words with him, he
exchanged. The police knew Of no law
against slow driving.
One reckless motorman, who was
thus blocked ON Washington avenue,
near the court house, ran his car into
the light delivery wagon that was inn
mediately in front of him. 1t looked for
awhile as If trouble would ensue, but
a police officer who happened along
prevented any assault upon the crew.
The officer also informed the motor
man that if he did any more such reck-
less running he would find himself in
Jail. The car then proceeded up the
avenue in the wake of a big draw
wagon, on the seat of which was big,
husky teamster, who looked as If he
would just like to have his wagon run
into by one Of the tabooed cars. The
crowd that collected Justify cheered the
teamster.
A wagon was crossing the street car
tracks in front of an approaching car
on Spruce street, yesterday afternoon,
when by some mischance barrel
toppled out of the wagon and landed
directly in front Of the car. The
teamster sent for "skid" and then,
with the assistance of six of the on
lockers, proceeded to put the barrel
back on the wagon.
A dozen times they had it halfway
up the "skid," but their combined
strength was unequal to the task and
back it would slide to the pavement.
After waiting ten minutes for the
obstruction to be removed, the motor
man called a patrolman and demanded
that the wagon and barrel be gotten
out OF the way. The patrolman told
the teamster he had better roll the
barrel out of the way, If he could not
get it back into the wagon well
all right" said the teamster, smilingly
and picking up the barrel with one
hand, he tossed 1t itno the wagon and
drove on.
A car was run on the Green Ridge
Peoples line yesterday for the first
time since the strike began. 1t only
made few trips, however. Beer Kegs
railroad ties, rubbish and various other
Instructions We're encountered for the
whole length of Capouse avenue in
Pine Brook and as fast as the COM
paDy's men removed them the strikers
sympathizers put them back.
Detective Weiner, alias Dates, who
brought the last batch OF recruits from
New York Thursday night, became en-
gagged in an alteration with one of the
strikers at the Lackawanna avenue
station, and, it is alleged, made an as
sault on him.
The crowd was for returning the as
sault with interest, but the strikers
restrained the turbulance and invoked
the law. Weiner was held prisoner
by fear in the station until a constable
with warrant from Alderman Rud-
dy's office came along and took him
to the Twentieth ward, where Alder