The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-13
FERRY WAR ON
IN EARNEST.
Howard Carroll Already Has
Steam Up on Five Regu.
lation Boats.
M|LL|ONA|RES BEHIND HIM.
The $l75,OO0 Purchase Money
Subject to Fitch's Order for
a Week Past.
INSISTS UPON SOLE RIGHTS.
Stunt. Cannon Will Run Free Boats
to Protect B. and o.
e.. Privileges.
INSISTS UPON SOLE RIGHTS.


the belief that the residents OF staten
island will have two ferry lines beg
cling them to ride to and from New
York, What at first glance appeared to
he n fight for a ferry franchise only, be-
tween Howard Carroll and the Staten
island Rapid-Transit Company, is in re-
atty a struggle on the part OF the bar
timore and Ohio Railroad for existence
on Staten Island.
II transpired this morning that be-
hind the well-groomed figure OF Ho"aru
Carrall in this ferry war are such men
as Gen. Samuel Thomas. the Chase
National Bank, Austin Corbin, John II.
starin, some of the largest holders vi
Metropolitan Traction Company stocN
and one of the strongest banking houses
in the city.
1t is also announced, on the most re-
liable authority, that this syhuioa'e'
which controls millions. not only means
to run ferry boats to Staten lsiaho' ou'
to traverse 1t in all directions WIN
union trolley lines, on which one iare
will be charged. The plan OF troiles
lines. 1t is said, have already peeh per
feoted, and in the naer future II Is pre-
dlcted that the mos sanguihe ii'iae
ings of Erastus Wiman concerning INV
property of the Island Will be realzeo'
Comptroller Fitch received evidence
this week that the wealthy men ih'ei
ested in the New York Harpor anu
staten Island Ferry Company were III
earnest in this fight, in the shape OIL d
ratification from the President OIL Inc
Chase National Bank that there was on
aanosit in that bank, and subject TO MS
order the sum of s175,00O payable when-
ever Howard Carroll and his associates
should be put in possession of the prop
ertv they purchased at the sale OF the
whitehall street FERRY Iranc ne oninion
.hat the matter was closed then, but ne
Was undeceived when the staten is, .ha !
Rapid Transit Company nts ahf from Staten
Island to the slip of the South Brook apt
Ferry Company, near their prS ssres
Whitehall street slip . ana ina bnats II such
would be charged on sa 10 evade the
Mr. Carroll and his ASSOCIATES sr then , Gs,
mandsd it is sssS adf e ~ the e" City
Counsel Ti,;;n on Iehd restraining the Rapid
transit Company from 80 acting ns, e OF
resort to what other other step sSs New Se e1 YORK
H pesssear and 20 staten Island Ferry Com
pany in its privileges; , T., the whole
Right there Is the hitch IN 'ne ne, aInine
~ nSa Ne ,ntupction. or other legal proteG,
ton. Mr.. Carroll and his associates VIII
take possession: ., l., the state.
When asked THIS mi opiits had been no
tined by the Chase National Bah IN 'd Az
the $4,000 purchase money was on e,1.
post and subject to ms se Urei' surprised
said. well it is true. The mS one w ani
been on deposit rnn Tt tHst ferry to Staten
1siand Without competition against US
That is what we purchased anS w nisy
we demand from the n Guy done ours
m Xsks "a II 4 P Phe @ was r
shape to run a ferry, Mr.. Carroil sa non,
I'VE have five ferry-boats now "a viii viii
ns"; i'm ready to begin work at al
instant's notice. Two OF these are stee
boats. One of them has never ~ 'd lem i
oniy six months old. In addition 10 ines
newly chartered boats, we have az com
mand the entire fleet OF the starih eN
cursion steamers en- the east shore Of stater
island. three on the north shore, ana on
now building in Tompkinsville. aske,
General Supt. Cannon, when ashe'
Cnmnany meant to do in face of tn
Opposition against Il, said; hos N,
at makes no dinerehce VINO , uaI ho a
seriyi run we them s free il necessary; ",
Rave legal right 10 run free boats:
YOU have yacht you can carry wh9Tr
you like on Il, II the yacht Is as d
aba Iinnit n YOU like. II 1t is as big as
ferry.boat you can load It down as well;
Every legal denithton Of n6 ferry tg pHSt
make a yacht landing ferry. We ar
not going TO run ferry. we are sim
ply going to carry our tram passenger
without charging any toll