The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-30
war OVER A PIPE LINE
Armed Men Guard the Tracks of the
D., L. 4 ". Road.
LIVELY FIGHT IN PROGRESS
1t Is Claimed That the Standard OIL
Company Is backing the Rail.
road In Resisting Its
Rival.

Warrington, N. j., Oct. 29.-The war
between the employees Of the United
states Pipe Line company and the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad over the construction of a pipe
line across the tracks Of the railroad
at this place continues. Both sides are
very determined and the state author
tiles of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
may be called upon to prevent serious
blocdshed. The scene CT the trouble
Is on the boundary line between the
two states.
Both the Pipe Line company and the
Railroad company have large force
OF men at the scene and many of them
are armed.
There were several lively fights yes
terday afternoon and last night. Sew
eral men were wounded. The Pipe
company employees were worsted. Both
sides kept guards out all night to pre-
vent either from gaining an advantage.
The Railroad company seemed to have
the upper hand today. but the pipe
men were full OF fight. and 1t Is feared
that If the Delaware. L.ackawanna and
western men continue their present
tactics another serious fight will take
place today.
Sheriff Schwartz, Of Warren county,
Is an infirm old man, and has for long
time been unable to discharge the
duties OF his office. Judge Morrow and
the county prosecutor, who have been
looking after the affairs of the sher-
iff's office, 1t was stated today, had
decided to send force of deputy sher-
IFS to the scene of the trouble.
Rival OF the Standard.
The United States Pipe Line company
Is a rival of the Standard Oil company.
and Is engaged in laying a line of pipes
through Pennsylvania and New Jersey
from Its oil wells to tide water at Eliza
beth. The railroads have acted in con-
cert with the Standard Oil company to
prevent the new concern from crossing
the railroad tracks. The headquarters
of the United States company at Bel
videre. N. j.. have been watched for
months by detectives for the Standard,
but lately the officials of the rival line
found this out and determined to Outwit
the spies.
The Delaware and Lackawanna rail-
road, across whose tracks the proposed
pipe line is to be lapl, had watchman
on DUTY every day at the point the line
was expected to PASS. The watchman
always left his post at nightfall. and
the United States people took advan-
tage of the fact. by ruse they divert
tu eHC dt'tbtipii va tie uttcCliNeS' dhu
last Saturday concentrated large
gang of men in the woods back of
Washington, N. j., supplied with all the
necessary pipe and tools.
AS soon as the watchman left the men
set to work and by o'clock Sunday
morning, when the watchman returned
to his post Of duty, had the Lackawan-
ma tracks tunne!ed and pipe laid for
some distance on each side, The rail-
road company Immediately sent car
load of men to the scene to undo the
work Of the strateglsts. but the strong
force Of laborers of the United States
company prevented a serious collision.
1t was reported at noon that the legal
representatives of the rival companies
had gone to the Supreme courts in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey to apply
for injunctionS,