The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-16
CARLINE WON OUT
SECOND TRACK LAID WHILE AM.
BIOS STORMED.
SoUALLY AT THUNOERBoLT.
GENERAL MANAGER MCINTYRE
WOULD NOT BULGE.

Gpng of Laborers Put Down Tracks
While MIR. AmbOs Protested as an
Alderman-MarshaFs Orders Too
Ignored by Railway Manager
Mayor Nelson Sent for and During
the Interview 1he Last Spike Was
sent Home Material Ran Out ut
Critical Point aud Ola Track Was
Torn UP and ReIaid-RaiIway Com
pany Now Has ,FwO Tracks over
Property Claimed by Mr.. AmbOs.
Negroes shouted, Sang and Work
ed Hard While Manager McIntIre
Talked to Officers.
General Manager Lzlcian H. McIntire Of
the Savannah Thundebolt and Isle Of
Hope Railway Company, superintendent the
laying of the second track in front Of
MIR. Henry Ambos place at Thunderbolt
yesterday, and the work has been COM
pieted. There were several squalls and
storms while the track was being put
down, but Mr.. McIndre and his gang of
some forty negroes, were unsecured when
the last spike had been sent home.
Mr.. Ambos stormed, the town marshal
threatened, and Mayor Nelson discussed
the situation calmly with General Man.
nger McIntire, while the laborers worked
as If their lives depended on the compile
tion of the track across the disputed ter
ritory
Mr.. McIntire was cool calm and collect
ed during each of the several squalls, and
saved the day by some quick thinking at
a critical period in the game.
pect when Mayor Nelson arrived on the
scene in answer 10 a summons, probably
from the town marshal. Only a few feet
remained unfinished but the material had
given out and the men were idly waiting
for another carload of rails. Mr.. Nc
Intire realized, that something had to be
done in hurry, and he called his men
together
Tear that old track over there up and
pat it down here, and do It as quick as
you know how" said the railroad man
pointing to a piece of track outside of
the ground which Mr.. Ambos holds as
sacred. The workmen lost no time in do
ing as they We're told, and while Mr.. Nc
1ntire and the Mayor were talking, the
work was completed, with old rail, and
car was run over the ground. After
the car had been run over the track, the
old rail was taken up and new rail was
put down.
The gound in dispute or, rather, which
Mr.. Ambos contends the railroad COM
pany has no right to use is about 500 feet
The first track was laid Thursday, and
yesterday morning bright and early, Mr..
McIntire returned to Thunderbolt with his
force to lay the second track. The men
were impressed with the necessity of maxi
ing haste, and they lost no time in fol-
lowing the directions of the general man
ager. who apparently expected a slight
clash of some sort. The work had been
going on for some little time when Mr..
Ambos appeared on the scene and ordered
that the men stop what they were doing.
The negroes had been given their instruc-
tions. and they did not even look up at
the resident of Warsaw They sang and
shouted at the top of their voices and
ran with the heavy iron rails, to the dis
comfture of Mr. Ambos
General Manager Mclntire seemed 10
be deaf, for Mr. Ambos spoke several
times before he showed any signs of hay
ing heard him. Then he turned and in
a slow and guarded manner he attempt
ed to discuss the matter with the Thun-
derbolt man. The work in the meantime
was being carried on with vim and Mr..
Ambos appeared to realize that Mr.. Nc
1ntire's game was to play for time and
stop the argument only after the work
had been completed. When the railway
man found that Mr.. Ambos was i'm no
mood to argue the question he asked by
what authority he ordered the work stop
ped. Mr.. Ambos announced that he
made the demand as an alderman of the
Town of Warsaw. Mr. McIntire stated
that he couldn't see it that way and that
Mr. Ambos would have to show a strong
given his company the franchise, and he
expected to exercise the rights of the
franchise.
All of this wrangle occupied consider
able time and the negro workmen were
shouting and driving nails into the new
crossties at a great rate. Mr.. Ambose
saw that he would have to try another
tack and he hustled off to find the town
marshal The officer hurried up to the
general manager and ordered that the
work be stopped. His shining star had
no effect on the laborers unless it caused
them to move all the faster. Mr. Nc
1ntire looked at the officer moment or
Two and began an argument with that in
dividual. Mr.. Ambos became restless. He
had heard all of that ground gone over
before and the negroes were fast APP
preaching the end of the property that he
claims as his own. The marshal was
ready 40 listen to McIntire's slowly spok-
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ordered that the work must be stopped.
When the officer gave the order the rail-
way manager looked up and demanded to
see by what authority he wished 10 stop
the work Nothing but an injunction
would go with him, he said, and the mar
shah had no such document. Alderman
Ambos and the marshal withdrew and the
Mayor was called into the little game.
~ Mayor Nelson was calm and told Mr.
"a AicIntire that acting under advice, he
must order the work stopped. The street
railway man saw the track getting long
er ana longer, and told the official that
under dhe circumstances, that he did not
feel as if he should stop the work. The
town Council had given him permission 10
use the public street, and the courts had
decided that the land in question is n
street. The consultation was going on
WREN Mr.. McIutire ordered that the old
rail from another track be torn up and
the work was completed and a car run
over the new track, even while the mat
ter was under discussion.
When the last spike was driven the ne.
sgroes gave a mighty cheer and were
placed in the cars and brought to the city.
The street railway company had not only
won in the courts, but in an active battle
on the very ground In tisDute Mr. Mo