The sun., 1897-10-25
LAID TRACKS ON SUNDAY.
500 LABoRERs PUT At WORN AND
THE COURTS DEFIBD. ,

Tho view York ana PhIiadeIphia Traction
Company Outwits 1ts Rival and Builds the
ROAD FROM somerviiio to Bound Broos--A
Trolley Car Hon at nIdniEht Amid Cheers.
soMERvILLE. n. j., Oct. 2L-The New York
and Philadelphia Traction Company, which has
been restrained from building the FIRST link in
Its proposed limo between New York and Phila.
dclphia on the public highway running from
this place TO Bound Brook, sprung big surprise
on its advcrsarics, the Bridgewdtcr Township
Committee and tho Brunswick Traction Com
pany, TODAY.
About 800 laborors and corps OF engineers
appeared upon tho public highway at l clock
this morning. Tho three miles of unfinished
track which tho New York and Philadelphia
Traction Company was onjoined from complet-
Ing last spring was soon abaze with torches.
The laborers soon uncovered tho two miles of
tracks which had been buried since last spring.
AT o'clock Superintendent Herbert OF the
Traction Company WAS served with stay issued
by the counsel OF the Bridgewatcr committee,
but he disrcgarded it on the ground that no
courts are open on Sunday and that the Traction
Company could not DO enJoined by law before
Monday. Before daylight a dynamo was spir-
led into the power plant at the Finderno Hotel
and set up ready for use.
Superintendent Herbert said that his mon
would complete the tracks over the four miles
OF disputed territory, erect the trolley poles,
place u car on the tracks and have it running By
the power furnished by the dynamo at the Fin
dcrne plant before o'clock, on Monday morn
ing This was IL big job, and William V. Steele.
one of tho counsel Tor the Township Comlnitteet
LAWYERS for the brunswick Traction Com
county and the Township Committee, consist
i9Fi miu,1,,, Of Peter Gnck. David Bartles, and
W illinm liardgrove, were hastily summoned.
HAruRrOye. who ia friendly tho Nav York
| and Philadelphia Traction Company, said he
| would not interfere Bnrtles who supports tho
brunswick Traction Company, was six miles
away at his mountain home. Gulick, who has
assumed neutral position, but who has ro-
brunswick Traction Company, was afraid to
net, Il was 8 o'clock in the afternoon before
Gultck and Bartles decided ON action and started
| for the scene. accompanied by Sheriff Wyckoh
| and a small posse.
Brunswick TRACTION Company tho Sheriff ar.
| rested William Taylor. n liveryman, OF Bound
Brook, score Of section bosses. and several
Two hundred Italian laborcrs under Superin-
tendent ltsdel began to tear up section OF
| owned by tho Brunswick Traction Company,
AS many negroes hired by the New York and
handles from their plckaxes and rushed at tho
| Italians, who sought shelter in q barn. Radel
| was hssed and threatened. ...
| He backed out of the mob under the protection
| of his friends and drove away. His laborors
were loaded in wagons and taken away. ray
ing for the New York and Philadclphia Com.
pany. ordered the work resumed and advised
| Superintendent Herbert to defy tho Township
| Committee and the Sheriff, as they were acting
| illegally This was done and at g o'clock to-
| night trolley car was hauled from the Finderno
station and placed upon tho track amid cheer
| ing by the crowd.
The township committee gave up the fight at
| o clock and the Sheriff and his deputies were
| called Off. At 80 the limo was completed and
| ten minutes later the current was turned on and
| the car was started over the line. Word was
| received before starting that q gang of men,
| who were concealed along the track near Bound
| Brook would attack the car. Superintendent
car, which was strongly guarded by negroes
| armed with clubs.