Evening journal., 1891-01-05
TRoueLe AT sARNEcAr PARK.
Ger. Albeit Ordered the Militia Under
Arms. but There Was No Rinl


s~v. Albeit Ordered the militia Under
Arms, but There Was No Riot
TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 5-A bad riot
which occurred At Barnegat Park Satur,
day night, caused the governor TO order
abe Camden battalion OF the New Jer
seq militia under arms The trouble
was so serious at midnight Saturday
night that Lieut.. Farrow, u S. A., fear.
ing the place would be burned, made the
yequisition for troops. Barnegat Park il
the enterprise Of a number Of army officers
to build an all-the-year-around resort in
the New Jersey pines, the residents to be
army and navy officers. There are a mum.
Der OF valuable buildings in the place, such
As a comniisssry house. bank, a carousai
hotel, number OF high priced cottages.
stores, and a church. A grand boulevard
and an electric road Is being constructed.
and this work has kept large force OF
italinns busy for some time. from 20 70 loo
men being employed. They have had little
or no money for two months, and were
getting troublesome Ten days ago they
struck, and a shorthand posse have been
on haud watching them.
Their pay was to be forthcoming on jan
l, but it did not materialize and the Ital
lans proceeded to work themselves into
frenzy and threatened to kill Lieut. Far
row and others who were protecting the
place The sheriff and bis posse were help
less, being largely outnumbered The
women were removed 60 the pines for
safety, and all the energy and persuasion
of the men were used to prevent the in.
furiated mob from burning the buildings.
The last resort was to call for troops. Gov.
ernor Albeit placed himself in communi-
cation with the authorities and they kept
him posted The sheriff succeeded BY
noon Sunday in getting a large posse who
were able 70 cope with the situation and
the governor ordered the troops, which
were being held in readiness, mustered
out Of service. The Barnagat Park com
pany have been making extravagant inn
provements and the assessments on the
stockholders were made rs rapidly as the
payroll demanded Lieut.. Farrow will
call meeting OF the stockholders at once
and expects 20 pay the men before the end
OF the week
Last Tuesday the Italians told the man
ayers through Joe Marone, who was the
only one who understood English, that
they would burn the hotel Friday evening
unless She s., 500 due was not paid by Z
O'Clock in the evening. But the officers Of
the company promised to accede 60 the de-
mands Of the Italians il only little time
were given then SO Joe Marone quieted
his countrymen and prevented any disaster
on Friday night
On Saturday the Italians were more
furious than ever, and were only pacified
when told that Manager Ellery had gone
to New York for the money and would be
t.r,a ~. an h. -.
timatum, that unless they were paid by Z
o'clock that evening they would burn aud
pillaga Mr.. Ellery returned from New
York with a certified check for s., 900. He
went down TO the camp, and through
Padrone Marone, offered il to them Mar
one was drunk. and he and his fellows re.
jected the 81 900 check with curses and
threats. They wanted s., 500 or nothing.
Marone said be would interfere no more
to save the hotel.
The Italians were armed with revolvers
and piokaxes. They came 20 the hotel aud |
demanded to see Lieut.. Farrow. In speak |
ing Of the crisis Farrow said:
when the mob surrounded the house
hcoting and crying, grabbed my Spring |
field rifle and jumped out into the brush |
with Ellery. / had my rife all ready to
IRE when l thought OF the women in the
house, and knew il would mean death 70
them II should kill any Of the Italians.
The men were looking for me. for they
seemed 70 think that was responsible for
what had occurred. There were cries Of |
'Faronr and 'Elleryr Now and then you |
could bear them in their broken English |
to lynch me. got up to the |
station and got the team which carried |
me to Toms River"
When the Italians were unable to find |
Farr0n, they left the hotel and searched
the woods in vain for him.