The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
Threatened to Make All Walk.

Looking at his watch he discovered
that it was 4:50 and remarked:
IT'S about time for the department
people to be getting here. I suppose
thcreli be more delay and fuss. II they
get too ObsIreperous well run all the
ears 10 the barn and let them walk 1t
doesn't matter I whole lot to the com
pany whether We take up those IraQ4-
fers or not"
Shortly before o'clock car 220 display
ing the Congress Heights signs was
sighted coming across the bridge on the
east SIDE OF Eleventh street sat two
young girls dressed all in white but
wearing q look or ennu on their faces.
They had been prevented from getting
on the other Congress Heights car and
sat down on the curbiHg because they
were fatiGueG.
Near Inspector kohler's chair stood a
crowd or Congress Heights residents
who We're loud in their denunc!ation of
the Anacostia people Tor their conduct.
Here comes another Ans costa car"
said one young man wearing an overall
shirt and carrying ii plumbers kit un-
der mis- arm.
Yes" said the tall. erect old man with
the broad brimmed alpine nat and The
q. A. r. button. That's four TO our
one. l guess it VIII be allowed to go
out before that Congress Heights car
too
"sOuse the Motorman."
IF it does somebody ought to take
that mOtorman and sOuse his head into
the river there. I'll tell you what"
Just then the Congress Height car
gates were thrown back and the pas
sengers began to set off. Not more than
one touched terra hrma. however, before
the crowd that had been waiting Jumped
upon The car and prevented the pas
sengers from getting off.
After twenty minutes or more all The
passengers had discmbarked The sixty
or seventy persons, including the two
girls IN white, the man with The plumb
er's Outtlt, the q. A. K. veteran. q police
man, fireman, and few fat coiored
women carrying clothes baskets, were
or the car
Starter Raley looked at the crowd with
disgust. Inspector k0hler shot warn
ing out Of his eve to the ;nut0ruan
Just az this moment Bicycle =, lice
man tulIluane. from lie Firth 2rctiG.-I.
who Was detailed 10 the car OH b. ! leu
tenant McCathran 10 see that not niole
than forty passengers got on the cars
strOlled up 10 the front OF the ,iI- and
TOOK the names OF Rohert II. NeI"er
motoTman. and Lucien " Graves He
warned them nor 10 take the car over
the bridge with the heavy load The
car Was shifted several times.
One man who was unable to get foot
room on the car stood on the Curbins.
and smoked his pipe. He snW one Ct
his acquaintaHces in the ca" aud shout
ed:
Gone on and walk oyer with ne Tom.
I'm going your way
Had Lunch With Him.
Not for me-" said the man n he
car. I'm here and I'm going 40 sat here
until l ride across that brIIg-. ", saI
en- bunaloed. l didn't have time to cat
my lunch at i o'clock and still have it."
The sun streamed through tic " in
dows OF the car. and the crDHc trsi.c
made II unbearaDIy warm. -. eral
women with children almost tainted, and
stepped from the car tanning themselves
with their handkerchiefs. They walked
across the bridge. The fireman ana po-
licemau also got Off
This left forty on board. The car
started When 1t was just about 10
start over the bridge six or eight sly
Young men who had been leaning
against the supporters OF the bridge
jumped on
Bridge Tenders Amiss AIilstead ana
Eugene Welsh. seeing the car was too