The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-11
STEAM AND TROLLEY AT WAR
THE D., Il. AND W. CUTS THE 7RIC1IoN
COMPfNT,S WIRES

Twenty.Hve Policemen Sent to Preserve Or
der vt the Cntton Avenue Crossing or the
Railroad In Newark-WIres Replaced and
"Currcnt Sont Over Them for Protection.
Tho war between the Delaware. Lackawnnna
and Western Railroad and the Consolidated
Traction Company over the Clifton avenue
crossing OF the formers road In Newark was
resumed last night. All day yesterday the
street railroad company was stringing it's
trolley wires from Springfield to Bloomfield
avenue on this cross-town line. and the
steam road officials were watching tho opera
ton When the Traction Compnnys wagon
reached the crossing the gates were lowered.
large crowd had collected. and howl went
up when this obstruction was placed In the
way OF tho work
Alderman WaEEner was ono OF several non
who took hold OF the gates to raise them. He
was at once arrested on the order Of Detective
Mckcnna of the road by Special Officer Mc-
Donald. who also is employed by the Lacka.
wanna Company. Wangner and another man
were taken TO tho Second precinct station.
where Capt McMnnus refused to entertain the
complaint. on the ground that tho company
had no right to lower the gates whom no trains
were running. and thore are no trains on the
Morris and Essex division on Sunday except
the newspaper train.
Shortly after this trouble occurred II horse
car approached the crossing and the gates
were raised. The mon on the scnffold wagon
then drove through. and one OF the gates was
broken In tho effort to shut the wagon out
The two trolley wires wcrs thon drawn taut
over tho crossing and continued on toward
the end OF the road. BY this time nearly 500
persons had gathered to watch the work. and
shortly after q O'clock they heard locomo-
two coming. All the timo tho men were
c ri n,rirn fhn
ringing along the line to givo them the i'm
preston that trains were coming and when
the locomotive did appear no attention was
On the roof of the cab Of the engine we're two
men armed with wire cutters. The engine
were quickly cut The severed wires recoiisi
with loud report. and ono of them got under
an an npproarhing car and threw it from the
engine withdrew to the Spring street
yard, and steam was. kept .up. The
men to the scene. The wire stringers went on
avenue. and connected the ends OF the wires.
Then they returned to the railroad crossing
n ar, GnickIS Joined the severed ends oyer the
meet the new system with the main supply
Ten SR it and send hs
railroad men would dare to meddlo with thu
When the Consolidated Traction Company
tracks at Clifton avenue the Lackawanna
officials applied for an injunction. The Chan.
Gerry Court looked into the natter and refused
the iniunct on. dissolving the temporary stay
on the work. On Sunday. three weeks ago, p.
NJ. Shanley and force OF men were ut the
crossing and the tracks went down with .
ground connect ion under the steam road.
Then the I.ackawanna Company served the
the rails and forbade their putting up any
wires across the track. The Cons olidated off,
has been built nearly three years and has been
operated with horse cars for month because
Of the clamor for It. 1t Is rumored that the
Lackawanna is ugly because the Orange aud
Newark inc of the Consolidated Traction
Nompnny has taken the bniK o. ts orange and
the two cities will be reduced to five cents.
which Is the price charged on tho street cars.