The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-30
HOT WORDS, BUT NO BLOWS.
MIR. zIEGLER AND CHIEF ENGINKE1
NETTyS NEXT

makes an -Ou manu. FEensnnt hes<eF
About the Water suit In Order 20 ASSvt
the storm-Bst IL Doess't Avert IA
There was u scene in the lobby Of the Hots,
St George in Brooklyn on Wednesday even
Ing. which might have become an important
issue In the exciting political campaign going
on In that city. The chief partcipators wero
Millionaire William Zicgler. who started the
famous water suit and then refused the Re-
publican nomination for Mayor. and Thomas +.
Nevins. the stnlwart Chief Engineer OF the Fire
Department. Aprivato dinner had been arrane.
ed Mt the hotel to which Mr.. Nevins had been
invited and he and few other guests we're
conversing In the lobby when Mr. Ziegler ap-
peared During the water litigation Mr..
Ziegler had severely criticised Mr. Nevins, 90
cusing him Of having brought about fraudu.
lent connection OF the Brooklyn and Long
Island water supply systems The two men.
however. had never met before. and their In.
PRODUCTION by MAJOR Peter II. MeNulty brought
ON war Of words. which attracted the atten.
ton Of the guests Of the St George on their
way to the dining room.
Mr.. Ziegler. as he says. detected scovi
upon Mr.. Nevins'e rugged face Just as soon ~
the introduction was over. and. according to
the story Of the bystanders. he resented this
by indulgIng In bitter denunciations Of Mr.
Mclaughlin and his adherents. including MI.
NeNius. 4ue u0 was pusscu IEociy. Oub
mutual friends interfered to prevent oollis-
ion. Mr. Nevins is man OF much more pow.
erful build than Mr.. Zieeler.
Mr.. Ziegler did not allow the opportunity TO
pass without consulting his lawyer. Mr.. W. J.
Gaynor. and issuing another statement
Last evening reporters were summoned to hi.
Gaynors ONCE and received this As Mr. Zleg-
story Of the George hGss
I telephoned to the Mansion House. where I
reside. for carriage. | got the answer that
III. Rsn ssas &c The st.
wh tSs e9S,d get i called w1E ss
some gentlemen In the corridor / knew one
Ssyss Sssa s5s s.sS
hearing my name called he stood and sneered
Ct me offensiyely. For the sake Of my !ntro;;
Letter Of He asked 5G ,Ss Mhss
connect the water mains q the eity.. Of Brook
lyn with the mains Of the East New York Water
Company which was produs ed IL the water
ter He drew his arm up. and: using lsnsasgs
s9ats and 5ss I sEsasI %s5 NJ sfsasss:
200 pounds and could easily Kill me. I said to
ns 9s u So dare d G S. s ssoss
% IL Tell liz that ss since You
%s%nsesnssa iss tss trH ;shosxS ~ .S:s
sure o. it, He then Advanced on me-, astn the
w him sessd KIM snG held S@
introduced to me that an. offhand pleasant re:
mark from me. as though had not observed
had pHa dsa that wss to be publicly
ssa
M We acs, RI haa soae q
uated but not said. and met Nevins only By
Rsd sas T
that the Yatss mains bad been e.
the He took ns!ce %
letter The Commissioner q City Works and
%!ss seass
City Hall md was denied access to tho public
records. For over two weeks we Were ex-
thas hsre Was sns connee
a 81 chi Ensnsr Nevn. Sc eHRs onh
old was produced. 1t was a request that tho
to hs re- ls
was not IN Neyins's handwriting. that the dsts
signature was doubtful We deemed Il fabFi-
Gated for the occasion. and we believe the
courts thought the same OF It Right after the
court hearing it mysteriously disappeared,
and was unable. with persistent, inquiry and
:, In Justice to Mr.. Neyins. It should be stated
that the majority Of the witnesses Of the oe-
sponsible for 1t than he. This Is what Mr..
Nevins himself had to say:
1T was a most unprovoked outburst. and
while personally. do not care a penny about
account @ thae Il should have e ianpened IN h,s
hotel; never before spoke to Mr.. zieGer ip
and it was only after he was introduced to mo
e a., second time that ! CAUGHT his name.
Ziegler was not entirely HIMSELF; but then.
when man enters public place IKE the r
give ofYence.to those he meets. II he hoped 70
induce me to say or do snmethlng which could
not reckon well. Whatever my, opinions Of Mr..
Zegler politically may have been. ! always
thought him q man who conducted himself In
q decent way"