Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-07-07
CAR OPERATED
YESTERDAY

The car OF the DanviIle and Sun.
bury Street Railway Company, re-
Gently equipped, made its initial trip
yesterday forenoon and last evening
egan making regular trips for the
coommodation..of the public.
About 9 O'Clock the car was brought
out Of the Structural Tubing yard and
placed on the trolley track. The cur.
rent was turned on and it was brought
down the street as far as George
Roat's undertaking establishment
where the steps were attached and
some other work was done. The car
was detained there for an hour or
more. About II O'Clock every thing
was ready and the car started on its
initial trip down East Market street.
A large crowd of men and boys had
assembled at the spot watching the
workmen as they fastened on the steps.
When the car was ready to start as
many men and boys as could gain ad-
mittance climbed into the car, which
was soon packed full. Several seats IN
the front of the car were reserved for
a company of ladies, who had been
invited to share the honor of making
the initial trip.
Among the ladies on board the car
when it started were Mrs. O. P.
Hancock. Miss Jennie Hancock, Mrs.
A. Heller, Mrs. A. H. Woolley,
Mr.. T. J. Price. Mrs. J. B. Cleaver.
Miss Martha Harpel, Miss Josephine
Oousart and Miss James also enjoyed
. ride Oh the first trip.
The car was in charge of W. A.
Heller. O.. P. Hancock, President,
and O. O. Yetter, Attorney of the Com
pany, were also on the car along with
Howard Heller. A. Il. Woolley and
representative of the Morning News.
The car rounded the curve at the
Montour House very nicely and pro-
ceeded as far as tho Court House
where rather lengthy stop occurred
while some parts of the running gear
were readjusted, after which the car
proceeded to the river bridge where
it>was halted while ". g. Brown,
who was on board with his camera,
took picture of the car filled with
passengers.
The car then retraoed it's way run
ming up to the eastern terminus of
the road and later back again, part
| wav across the river bridge. With
each succeeding trip the car ran more
easily. rounding the curve at the Mon
tour House without the least Difficult
ty. About six O'Clock it ran all the
way across the river bridge and from
then on made regular trips.
Richard Hullihen and J. o. Eyerly
will act as conductors on the new
line. II. d. Farnsworth. who halls
from Suntury, will be the motorman.
With today the car will run on a reg.
ular schedule.
W. A. Heller last evening stated
that the car will be run as long as
business warrants it Should there
not be sufficient business the company
will suspend running until the track
is completed to further point.
Workmen are employed at present in
laying the track to the Ho'pital for
the Insane. 1t will probably be but a
very short time until the track will
be completed so as to permit the COM
pany to do business on a paying basis.
The residents along East Market
street are delighted with the progress
made and at every point the approach
of the car on It's initial trip was hail
ed wi tn delight.
In spite of the many obstacles en-
countered the running of the first car
has been brought about in an incred-
IDLY short period of time, all of which
is due to the perseverance and good
management of W. A. Heller the orig
inal promoter, and the other practical
men who have since become associat-
ad IN th him in tho autar pr;ca