The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-07
VICTORY FOR CHEAP FARES.

OF the Vanderbilt line and thereupon Mr. Blunt
Secretary OF tho Board Of Pilot COMMISSIONER
issued advertisement several Of the morning Jour.
nails in which he called for proposals for tho Of
80 much OF the pier and at staplcton & l.
heretofore erected and now maintained by the New
York and Staten Island Ferry Company a. are beyond
the exterior line fixed by law Three answers wero
returned to Mr. Blunt, which opened by him on
Tuesday, and a gentleman named Mr. Du
Bois was the lowest bidder the for removing
the dock and pier was awarded to him In the mean
tme however, the members of the New York Yacht
Club approaching the fact that in removing the new
pier the destruction of their club house was also in
voved, took deep interest in the development Of the
fight between the two ferry lines and it was doubtless
through them that appeal made from the de-
csion OF Judge Westbrook TO that of higher court
PREMATURE
Here thon by this appeal the assumed an en-
tirely phase and could only be regarded as par
TALLY adjudcated The Secretary OF the Board Of Com
mssioners of Pilots however accepted the hasy de-
cson of Judge Wesbrook If it had been the verdict
OF the highest tribunal in the State and thus proceeded
suminarlly against young company the rights Of
which we're still to be decided before superior bar
No sooner had the advertisement of the Secretary OF
the Commissioners Of Pilots been made known than
those constituting the opposition took vigorous measures
to foresall it. Hence that the very day when
club house at staplcton awarded to Mr. Du Bots,
Judge Donohue issued an injunction restrain
ing him from touching either Unfortunately however
there was between the hour upon which the injunction
issued and the hour when il could be served a
brief interval of time, during which Mr. Du Bots was
able to steam down to Stapeton with his tugs and pile
drivers, his and his men, and commence violent
attack upon the piers On Tuesday evening, at
o'clock, two tugboats appeared bay just opposite
Stapeton flats.
rHR ATTACK.
Both tugs simply the conveys or pilcdrvcrs,
and they came to anchor between the pier and the
quarters of the New York Yacht Club Those on board
welding heavy in their hands, began TO chop
away at the stout pine tmbers which bound the piles
together for the purpose of hacking passage directly
through the two piers which would completely destroy
4 all communication with the shore. Several people
standing along the bay 'front.' seeing what going on
down the pier and began to ring the ferry bell
The alarm echoed along the shore up tho neghbor-
ing hills and hundreds of people ran hayward In
swer its call.
EXCITING SCENE
Ten minutes later the shore and tho piers were
covered with people. Men, women and children
came rushing to the spot if an alarm of fire had sud
denly startled them from their homes Wild cries rent
the air, rush made upon those who were WELD
ing the axes and the increasing darkness every
thing seemed involved in inexpcable riot and confu.
son Above the noise of hurrying feet and wrangling
voices however, the alarm bell high and clear
and every peal fresh recruits seemed TO respond
II exaggeraon TO that u single half hour
there gathered together at least 1000 people
Still the the tugs with saw and axe
kept up their destructive work. when suddenly the out
line OF the steamer d. r. Martin appeared the bay
nearing her pier rapidly steam could bring her
On reaching her dock she suddenly made fast one Of
the pile drivers moored the club house dragged il
out into the and it loose Then the Martin
steamed back to her pier and landed her passengers
the male representatives of which Joined those
already present in tho defence of the pier Up 10 this
time order had prevailed but soon as the Martin
made fast to her moorings the managers the new
line held an informal meeting and decided call upon
and at appointed fifty three deputies to enable him
Go defend tina around Finding the situation little too
precarous Dor them the tugs named respectively the
Bella d. A. Hovey and Corinne, suddenly abandoned
their work ad steamed out beyond the yachts living at
anchor in The bay But the people remained upon tho
PIERS for though the outlines Of the three tugs
wholly lost the darkness of the night their lights
flashing far away upon the water indicated that their
departure had not finally been made
SECOND ATTACK
For hour or more the lights moved not and IL an
peared If the tugs had come to anchor for the night
But in the meantime every preparation for the pro-
lection OF property belonging TO the New York and
staten Island Ferry Company and the club house was
being upon the shore Two cart loads Of stones
pulled upon the piers and every preparation for
resistance was made manifest At about hair past nine
NJ. the three lights upon the water began to move
They gradually increased In size and at length tho
dusky outlines Of the tugs and the pile drivers stood
in relief against the wharf Approaching boldly
the tugs fastened the pile drivers to the piles al the
south side OF the club house and began them up
The sheriff demanded the names Of the boats but re-
brcKbats hurled at the tugs The men
at abandoned the axes and concealed
themselves under the decks. The moment head APP
peared the tugs the piledrivers stones would
be hurled at II, and during the disturbance many an
ugly wound was given powerful hose brought into
action and strong volume ofwater thrown against the
windows OF the tugs crushing many Of them in and
flooding their cabins. The in the tugs completely
pancstrcken and bated for the second time in their
destructive attempts refused TO venture another attack
THE SCENE MORNING.
The castery gale and light rain drove some OF the
citizens under cover yesterday morning, and grocery
shops, hotels and barrooms were filed with animated
groups discussing the events Of the night before and
exchanging views Of the future OF the disputed pier
The unanimous sentiment Of the people was with the
proprietors Of the d. r. Martin those who aided in
New York
a do not believe you can nndn said one gentleman
"a man, woman or child on the Island, this por
ton Of it. at least who is interested success
OF the opposition line and who will not assist in
tanning II by all the means In their power The reduc
ton in fare is Of course, great benefit the poorer
class and tho difference in price is object for
those who are better situated pccunarily There are
many parents who send their children school in New
York citx and when father has pay three four
fares daily TO and from the Metropolis saving Of i've
cents on every fare amounts to quite an appreciable
sum at the end of the year II but natural that tho
residents Of stapcton and vicinity should sympathze
with those who have done much for their accommo-
dation, and have enabled them TO travel 10 aud from
New York at half the price that Is charged over tho
other line. People will stand by those who have stood
by them, and If do good turn TO tho
owners OF the Martin, prevent evil
one being done to them, they depend
upon any time All agreed that II the word had
been given by any acknowledged leader the crowd
would have been satisfied with defensive or pro.
ycntvc measures, but would have leveled the ferry
house OF the regular line 10 the ground lit wouldn't
have taken much 70 have started them said one
young man. and in his tone there seemed % be ngcr.
regret that the crowd had not been started and III
they had once commenced things would have been
hyely here. II any one that the boys could depend
upon had told them 70 50 IN and they would be pro-
tcctcd from legal responsibility, why they would have
made match timber out ~ that trap there pointing to
the ferry house land there wouldn't have boon enough