. The street railway review . ine of the United Railways & Electric Co., ofUaltimore. at Hloomingdale Road and Harlem Ave., Calvcrton, inthe suburbs. Both cars were bound west. One car was standingwaiting for an east bound car to come through a short stretch of pull the bell and throw Mrs. Wioiis while she was getting on or offhis car, he (.Wiens) would p:iy a substantial sum. The conductordeclined this proposition. Then Riley was sent to Cleveland to se-cure employment and Wiens followed him later. When VViensarrived, however, he was not impressed with Cleveland, as he saidthe double footboar
. The street railway review . ine of the United Railways & Electric Co., ofUaltimore. at Hloomingdale Road and Harlem Ave., Calvcrton, inthe suburbs. Both cars were bound west. One car was standingwaiting for an east bound car to come through a short stretch of pull the bell and throw Mrs. Wioiis while she was getting on or offhis car, he (.Wiens) would p:iy a substantial sum. The conductordeclined this proposition. Then Riley was sent to Cleveland to se-cure employment and Wiens followed him later. When VViensarrived, however, he was not impressed with Cleveland, as he saidthe double footboard cars were too dangerous; his wife might beseriously injured by falling from a car of this construction; alsothat cars with transverse seats and center aisle construction werenot good for their business. They then decided to go to Buffalo. Reaching Buffalo, Riley secured employment as a motorman withthe Internal Street Railway Co. under the name of F. .\ rapid correspondence was then begun with Mrs. Wiens.
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