The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-14
4 MOB OF COLLEGIANS.
Stevens Institute Boys
Wreck a Hoboken
Ferry Boat.
EXCITING RIVER SCENE.
Two Women Faint, and Other Boat
Hands Offer Aid to Sup
press the Riot.

1htJ SeuucutS VI Lie OtdFtnS lHSJltub9
of Hoboken took forcible possession Of the
ferryboat Hoboken on her three o'clock
trip from New York this morning Life
preservers were thrown oyerDoard and
fired at the large plate glass mirrors in
the cabin, and several lamps were extin-
guished by the flying missiles. The cap
tain and deckhanks were helpless and the
boat. By signal the captain notified the
Hoboken police on shore and three Of
the Iingleaders were arrested.
AT six o'clock last evening the students
to the number of fifty left the college in
/ Hoboken in a body. They boarded
Fourteenth street ferryboat and repaired
TO an institute in Thlfty-Sixth street, New
York city, where a banquet was being
held. They were the guests of the New
York students and were treated right
royalty. Champagne flowed like water,
and when the jolly party broke up it was
nearly two O'Clock in the morning, and
already some of the boys were getting
hilarious and gay. They marched in body
down Thirty sixth street to Sixth avenue.
NEW YORK POLICE INTERFERE.
When they reached the avenue they be-
gan to yell like Comancnes, but their yel-
ling was soon stopped by bluecoat, and
the leader of the gang whispered that
hold their pent up feelings until they
reached the ferryboat. The ferryboat
Hob0ken was lying in her slip at three
O'Clock at the foot of Fourteenth street,
New YORK. Suddenly with war-whoop
the crowd entered the terryhouse. AT
least one-half of the students were in
toxicated. They got on the ferryboat all
right, and the boat started on her event.
ful trip.
The boat had got out into the
river hundred yards when the signal
was given for a charge. The life presery-
fired overheard. The plate glasses in thR
cabins, as already SAID, were smashed.
into pieces The deck hands attempted
to stop the destruction, but were politely
told that they would be thrown overheard
If tney interfered.
TWO WOMEN PAINTED.
Deckhand Quinn went up TO the pilot
house and told Captain Grouse of the state
of affairs and he told Quinn to watch
those who were leaders and be able to
identity them. In the meanwhile reign
of terror prevailed. There were two
women passengers on the boat and they
tainted but were revived. The yelling Of
the students, accoding to the captains
story, could be heard all over the river,
and several boats blew whistles signify
ing their willingness to help the mob
ridden boat, but Captain Grouse bided his
time. The boat was nearing the Hoboken
shore.
When about 100 feet from the slip the
boat was stopped, and the captain blew
four short, sharp whistles. This is a sig :
nal for the police on shore. Policeman
AitioI eta, smyhc Is stationed at the ferry,
and Policemen Redmond and WheIan
quickly responded. and waving their ba-
tons in the air, signalled the captain to
put into the slip. The boat was again
started and the slip was reached.
In the meanwhile the students had
realized the damage and excitement they
had accomplished and were like lambs.
AS soon as the boat touched the slip the
officers We're stationed at the gate and as
Quinn pointed out the r1ngIeaders the
officers arrested three of them. Then
came scene that battles description.
The studen is surrounded the officers and
kept push hing them around their prisoner
until Officer Aldorettas with his club up
raised, said
Il will brain the first man that inter-.
| feres between the prisoner and myself"
| This had a subduing effect on the mob,
and the march to the station house began.
| The few spectators who were abroad at
| this early hour looked with surprise at
| the scene of fifty young men, in full dress
suits, following the officers and their full
| dressed prisoners.
THE STUDENTS ARRAIGNED.
| When they were arraigned before Ser
geant Marnen the prisoners presented q
sorry spectacle Their nee immaculate
| shirt bosoms were sadly marred, and
| their full dress suits were badly soiled.
| They gave their names as Elijah r. Nor
gan, Bayonne; George McKenzy, Eliza
beth; William Jackson, Plainfeld, and
were consigned to cells after an affecting
parting from their chums.
This morning they We're brought before
Recorder McDonough. The court room
| and station house were fairly jammed
| with students, The prisoners with their
! bedraggled looking dress suits were
arraigned and pleaded guilty to the
! charge of malicious mischief and were
| fined $50, which was Immediately col
| lected from the other students and the
/ fine paid The Hoboken Land and I'm
provement Company did not want to
press any other charge.
1t is authoritatively stated that the bel
ligerent students will be expelled by the
1 Faculty.