New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28

THE PENNSYLVANIA TRIES TO PREVENT
THE BUILDING OF A TUNNEL.
LABoRERs OF THE JUNCTION CONNECTING RAIL
WAY ATTEMPT TO EXcAvATE 1T BENEATH
THE PENNsYLvANIAs TRACKS IN JER-
sEY cITY-THE BATTLE RACES ALL
DAY-POLTCE RESERVES CALLED
OUT AND TWENTY SEVEN
ARRESTS MADE.

ARRESTS MADE
The trouble so long expected by the police
result OF the attempt OF the National Dock and
New-Jersey Junction Connecting Railway to tunnel
beneath the tracks OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
In Jersey City broke out yesterday. The exact
location Of the proposed tunnel is at what was
formerly known the Point of Rocks but Is now
the Wado-ave. yard OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
and is used for storing passenger cars and making
up trains. A few yards back of the proposed tun-
mel Is one Of the largest roundhouses In the coun-
try. and engines constantly entering or leaving
The when built will be 4JO feet long. and
will be under twertyseven tracks of the Pennsyl-
vanla Company. TO obtain the right to construct
this tunnel the Junction Company fought the Penn
syvanla Company for more than six years In the
courts. the even reaching the United States
Supreme Court. \ month ago the Junction Com
pany received a final Judgment in its favor. and
then began active preparations to construct the tun
mel which will unite and finish the railroad and
give the Junction Company a clear roadway from
Weeha vixen to the National docks.
The Pennsylvania company has always asserted
that It's twenty-seven tracks and the entire yard
would have to be elevated from to sixteen
inches to enable The junction road to follow the
grade laid out. and when the first track was reach
ed II was decided to le: the Junction road en-
croach further.
Yesterday morning. after O'Clock. the labor
ers employed by the Junction company observed a
locomotive slowly bringing a train OF twelve pas
senger and ten gondolas over the south track.
When directly over the tunnel excavation the train
stopped and eighty laborers began shovelling ashes
and cinders from the gondoa cars into the excava-
ton. AS fast the threw the ashes In the
hole gang of Junction shoveled them out
and threw them fiat cars which hauled them
away. While this was gonC on Angelo Monca' a
laborer employed by the Junction company, was hit
an the head by stone thrown by a Pennsylva-
mia car. and fearing that something more serious
might happen Chief OF Police Murphy and the re-
sent for. They would not interfere di-
rectly long more violence was shown and
the shovelling contest between the laborers con-
tnued for hours
The Junction company's officials finally secured
fifty warrants for laborers. to be issued in the
names OF John Doe and Richard Roe. charging them
with assault ana battery. As soon as the warrants
reached the seat of five of the Pennsylvania
iaborers who had been obnoxious than the
rest taken into custody. At about p. m the
Pennsylvania that they were not making
much headway. and - they put into service TWO
large hose which they turned the Junction men.
This led to the arrest of sx but the hose
continued in service.
At $3.50 D. m the nercest fight Of the day took
place The Pennsylvania tried to drive heavy
panks into the earth just where the junction peoi e
wanted 10 excavate. Colonel Sterling gave orIers
10 prevent this and his laborers. with wild yell.
rushed for the timbers that being driven. No
blows were struck. but the pushing and hauling on
the side OF the steep bank. with two large streams
OF water being played on the struggling mass. were
terrific. Just this time the men In charge OF the
hose turned 1t the police, and that spoiled Their
off for short time Later another gang was ar
rested, and this had scarcely beer done when ne
Junction got rod OF the six Inch water-ppe OF
the Pennsylvania ompany and broke out dozen
feet OF Il. 80
Just as 1t became dark the Pennsylvania men old
what the junction people feared would be done ana
that was 10 dump two carloads of stones down the the
railroad bank. This too dangerous for the
workmen. for It rendered them liable to b" killed
In the course Of ;he day tweniy-seven arrests
were made. and two Of the culprits-Wiilam Slater
and John Curtis-were held for the Grand jury. The
others were dis charged from custody.