The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-07
THREATENING BLOODSIlED.
TWELVE HUNDRED RdTLROAD MEN
FACING EACH OTHER
An Old New Jersey Feud Assuming Formi-
dabie Proportions-AC Crossing Guarded bv
six Hundred aborers Ready to Fight.

An Old New Jersey Feud Assuming Formi-
dabie Proportions-AC Crossing Guarded bv
six Hundred Laborers Ready to Fight.
War has broken out between tho Della
ware and Bound Brook and the Pennsylvania
Railroad companies. They had been at swords
points for months, and recently a long srgu-
ment was submitted to Chancellor Runyan upon
motion Of the Pennsylvania Company for an in
junction to restrain the Bound Brook Company
from bridging the Delaware at Yardleyvllle. A
decision has not been rendered.
The scene OF the dificulty Is about one-half
mile west OF IIopewell, N. j., where tho Bound
Brook road crosses the Mercer and Somerset
road, leased road Of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. On the 9th OF November tho Bound
Brook Company began laying a crossing, but
under advice OF its chief engineer, ceased work.
On the 9th Of November the Bound Brook Com
pany brought M its nrst engine and stationed It
upon the siding there. This put tho Pennsyl-
vania Company upon guard, and they that night
placed an engine directly over the points inter-
sected by the two roads, where II has stood
nred up since except to move upon siding to
allow regular trains to pass, after which II was
returned to ito post. Work upon the Bound
brook road neCessitated acrossing at once, and
the company PREPARED to lay 1t peaceably II pos
sibe. forcibly II necessary.
Chief Engineer L. II. Savior and large force
OF men were on the ground at dusk on wednes-
day night. and arranged themselves 40 as to ex-
cite no suspicion. The guard engine moved to
the siding so a. to allow the 711 train to pass.
and as the latter thunuered by the whole force
OF Bound Brook men, each with tie upon bis
shoulder. rushed upon the track. and IN "A SEQ
und's time had formed an impassaOle bulwsrk.
sturdy Irishmen stepped up 70 the switch post,
and With glance frightened the switch man
soon had tue tack OF tue Mercer and Somerset
70 d torn from Its bed, and were putting In the
Ward at once telerraphed TO the orhcials Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad and engine 5}8 was
ordered to be run from Milestone at It's greatest
speed, and " possible, be tumblcd into the gap
and thus prevent the laying OF the frog. The
engineer obeyed oruers to the letter. His loco
motive travelled as T. had not done before. IL
Few past Hopewell down into the throng OF AS
ionished wvIkmen. and fell into the PIT Dug by
Its axle broken. But its mission failed for 1t
missed hy six inches Interfering Win the frog
that the II rund brook men tugged, aud at mid
night pulled into position. Amid wild huzzas
the engine Of the Bound Brook Company moved
upon the crossing that was thus legally secured.
Tho failute of engine SB nashed back
over the wire, and Instantly an uther engine was
ordered to be taken to the front to Hssist. II
from the crossing, but upon arrly. II was plain
| that tho condition Of the crippled engine would
not allow such a proceeding. IL was placed
! close behind x8.
| Thus things stood until Yesterday morning.
and then the lennsylvania Company sent up
| large gang Of men. Tho Bound Brook Company
called IN Its force of trackmcn, and the two
armies faced eacn other IN silence. Tue track
| for nifty yards upon the Mercer aud Somerset
road was destroyed. The men armed them
| selves with pick handles and clubs, and indica-
| tons poinlcd to al outbreak.
Word was sent to trenton and sheriff Mount,
| accompanied 10y Abraham browning. attorney
| Of the Mercer and SOmerret DAD, proceeded to
| the crossing. Trains arrived IN the afternoon,
| bringing recruits for tho Pennsylvania road and
| they have at least 600 men in the neld while the
| Bound Brook. have an equal force, with l.COO at
| YardIeyville ready to cross at d moments no
| tice. Tho former nre under control OF A. Q.
DAVIS. acting Supeuntenceni,a ana John O'Brien,
Supervisor. while the latter arc directed bi l..
| IL. Taylor, director, Geo. D. DOses, Division En-
| gineer, aud l. &. MADEIRA. assistant. Mr.. Brown
| ing has advised these gentlemen 10 defend their
! positions and property by force, n necessary,
| ana from tho appearance OF the me o, they will
not be 10th TO enter into the fray.
Mr. browning ls To appear before Chancellor
Runyan this morning ana az X for a mandanI US
| compelling the Mercer ana somerset Company
To remove their distinctions
| Last night both parties were oamped along the
| track, and their fires lighted up the heavens,
| producing decidedly wArlike scene.
| Inc bound Brook road runs over the route
| surveyed oy the defunct National Company, and
will oe an air line between IN lilHdeiphla and New
| York. Inc road IN Pennsylvania IA complete TO
| tic Delaware, and the jersey section Is far Ad-
vanced, the route being all graded, nine mi es OF
track iaid, aud ali bridges, with no exception,
| built. The route will be open to the publlc by
the lst OF May
| No violence had up to late hour last night
| resulted, tut an attack was looked for from the
| Pennsylvania men, and a riot was ain TO fol-
| low II they attempted 10 molest the property OF
the bound Brook Company.