New-York tribune., 1870-12-03
RAILROAD RIVALRY.

CULMINATIoN OF TIE DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN
THE ERIE AND MORRIS AND ESSEX ROADS
THE BERGEN TUNNEL BLOCKADED ALL DAY
THE GOVERNOR OF NEw-JERsEY ORDERS
THE MANAGERS TO BRING THE QUARREL
TO AN END.
The quarrel between the Erie and the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroads, eliminated
about 81 yesterday efectual blockade OF both
roads. The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Com
pany hold lease OF the Morris and Essex Road Tor |"
years subject 10 contract this road had with the Long
Dock Company which has, iince this lease was exc
cuted been merged in the Erie Company. Embraced in
this lease as s claimed by the Delaware, Lackawanna,
and Western Company In the right TO run their ears
through the Bergen Tunnel without any restrlo
tions as TO the peculiar kind OF business
they NAV DO This Company now has
a broad-gauge line running from Binghamton,
Syracuse and Oswego by which passengers from those
places to this city considerable time and the Erie
Road demands that for the privilege Of running these
gauge through Bergen Tunnel, the Delaware
Iaekawanna and Western Road shall pledge itself not 10
do through passenger business or else enter into an
agreement not 10 build depot at Paterson ~ J' ana
thus open opposition the Erie Road in that direction
The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Road re
fused 10 entertain either OF these prOpotons and 70
make the brOad-gauge connection complete between
Oswego and HOboken, gang OF workmen, yesterday
morning. about 81 O'Clock, by order Of supetintendeht
schock began placing In position the required frog
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| passing and when nearly finished intelligence
OF the operations going sent TO Superintendent
Ruckcr of the Erie Road. He immediately ordered
construction train be backed through the tunnel upon
cIared il unsafe the engine upon the newly
placed frog This done to retard the work OF the
| arrive and undo what had been accomplished
Not 10 be Outanked in this manner the Morris ana Es
men got under the engine and spiked the rog nrmy
! Superintendent SehOck then considered II safe, and
wanted to pass his train This however was not per
| Lrfaa npofru tiOn
tain its position and stood directly the point
where the Morris and Essex road crosses the Erie no
BY this time about 10 the report that there was
Cty and over 4OOC people locked the of action
The police turned out i force under the oo,nmaho oi
the points in dispute between the roads settled ancaby
and IL finally agreed as lie thouRh tnat tne uahs
OF each road should pass through the tunnel alternately
commencing with tie Erie construction train. When
| this train moved of, however, IT was dseoyereo
afed in the mean time were coupled 10 it, After these
trains had gone by, Morris and Essex train attempte
moved forward to occupy the switch which it was
necessary for the Morris aud Essex train 70 CO. This
last move was thwartcd by employee Of the Morris
and Essex Road who turned the switch that the Erie
train could proceed without running OF the track
roads ads we're bOcSaded About p m Col James Fisk,
jr Mr.. Sloan. President OF the Delaware Laeka%annA
arrived the tunnel and called conference OF the rail-
road officials hopes that amcable settlement OF the
difficulties could be had IL soon became evident now
ever that such settlement could be secured ana A.
| he could not longer stand quietly by and the
avenues Of the State obstructed, aud that unless tie
passage way 10 tie tunnl cleared immediately no
wonid take the matter in hand and Il necessary call 70
aid the military force at that time in the Armory
The Erie train then moved back from its
position near the SWITCH the switch was
turued so as TO allow the passage of trains,
and the great number that had accumulated on
both roads during the day began TO move on and ny 10
D. m roads cleared that the trains arriving
after that time, met with no obstruction whether the
difficulty ia permanently settled or not remains TO DO
seen, as the Delaware Laekawanna, and Western Road
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through the tunnel on the broad gauge.
No serious Intention Of coming TO blows was mani
tested by either party and lad they desired to hgt the
police force was strong enough to prevent colision
The passengers for NewYOrk, Jersey city and Hobo
ken who arrived the delayed trains walked long dis
ances 10 the tunnel hoping TO find trains az the east end
to convey them their deStinaon In this they weTe
disappointed aud nothing left for them but ~ walk
or pay exorbant livery charges for being taken to Jersey
City Their plants Oudand dire anatomas were
belief that he the of al the hardshps 10 which
they were subjected