The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-21
CARS RUN ON SCHEDULE TIME.
Several Disturbances Occurred Dur
ing the Day-Pollcs Inadequate.
New Men to Retain Their Jobs,

about ttree-fourths of the usual time.
Sometimes 1t took them nearly twice as
long. Every car that went cut and
came back unhurmed was considered
the net proceeds Of a notable achieve
ment, and It's crew received greetings
like those extended to an only son on
his return from war. There was no
outbreak Of any kind during the day.
Two riot calls were sent TO the police
department during the afternoon, but
there were really no riots.
The first disturbance was begun by
balky horse, which went on an indivld-
ual strike at the corner Of Eighteenth
and Chestnut streets. A large crowd
gathered to watch the progress Of the
argument between the animal and his
driver and when the horse passed on.
two thousand people were standing
around the corner utterly at loss for
amusement. AS a substitute for the
horse the crowd turned Its attention to
crews of the Laclede avenue cars,
which were passing every few minutes.
They showered the crews with epithets
and deluged them with advice. A riot
call was sent to police Headquarters and
Chief of Police Campbell, taking twen-
ty men, hurried to the spot, told every
body to move on, saw that they did
''move on" and riot No, was over be-
fore It actually started.
Second Disturbance.
The second disturbance occurred a
few minutes later on Washington ave-
nue. between Thirteenth ana Fifteenth
streets. A crowd of about 1900 men
lined both sides of the street for two
squares and began 20 jeer and hoot the
train crews. The few policemen un
duty were utterly unable to handle
the crowd, and unquestionably the
crowd woutdhave been moved by things
more energetic than words II another
riot call had not been turned in. Ser
geant Bowen at the head Of dozen
men, came quickly to the spot and
within ten minutes he had cleared the
street and restored quiet
The strikers made the assertion that
aII day long they had men along the
different lines which were in operation,
discouraglng every attempt at Interfer-
ence with cars, on account OF the wo-
mon and children who would wish to
ride around the city on Sunday. No
direct acts of violence were offered dur
ing the day and although every car that
ran back and forth on the Laciede ave-
nue. lire carried four policemen. and
every car on the other lines from one to
three, they had nothing to do but keep
their seats and ride. President Baum
hon said to-day:
I'VE are running full-hnnded on five
lines and could run on all the Others If
the police were able to furnish us pro-
lection for the crews and passengers.
On Page and Park avenue, we have
every car running. On Delmar avenue
we are running cars every seven min
utes. The cars, before the strike ran
every six minutes. The Laclede avenue
service is the same as before the strike
and on Spaulding avenue we are giving
about the same service as on Delmar
avenue"
Will Not Discharge New Men.
President Baumhon then Epeated
what he has said before, that the COM
pany wanted the old men back, but
would not discharge the new men in or
der to make room for them. The posi-
tlon Of the company, he announced, was
unchanged upon that point. and VIII re-
main unchanged to the end. He said
the company would operate additional
lines tomorrow, but would not say
whether cars would be run on the VAN
deventer avenue and Jefferson lines. On
these two lines most of the trouble has
occurred.
President Mahan, of the street car
mems association. said to-day that no
steps had been taken looking to a con-
ference between the men and the COM
pauy. He was positive the men would
win In the END. The Transit company
claims to have full complement OF
men, but this is denied by its own en-
ploycs. The conductors on the various
lines, which were In operation to-day
said that the company had just about
onc-half as many men as went out.
Something over 5000 men went out and
the highest estimate made to-dhy by