The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-02
ROW ON 4 TROLLEY GAR
Broken Glass the Cause; Green
vile Depot the Scene
Rufianly Stable Men,

Another of those disgraceful scenes
which are witnessed frequently on the
night cars of the Bayonne trolley line
took place early this morning. That 1t
did not result in some of the passengers
being injured was miracle. Men began
to fight and women screamed and those
who did not take a hand in the fracas
were iostled about and tramped upon.
The car in which the scene occurred was
No. 81. 1t reached the Greenviile car
sheds from Bayonne about 1875 o'clock
this morning, and was scheduled to start
for the Jersey City ferry five minutes
later.
The passengers numbered about fifty
including twelve women, most of whom
had apparently been visiting the summer
resorts along the Newark Bay Shore.
While the car was waiting at the sheds,
one of the passengers noticed that all
the windows were closed and he arose
from his seat to open one Several other
men followed his example and soon almost
every person in the car was tugging
away at window. Some of the win
dows stuck fast, and could be opened
only with great deal of exertion A tall
we'll dressed man with a light brown
it suddenly went down with bang shat
tering the glass. In moment the con-
ductor whose number was 5S7 rushed into
the car and shouted
who broke that Window"
"I did, answeded the man, II couldn't
help it,
mo matter, you'll have to pay for 1t
right now or else I'll have you arrested"
retorted the conductor.
Just then well built young man, wear
ing an undarshirt and a pair of blue
overalls with straps over his shoulders
came out of the car sheds and walked
over to the car as though he was going
to thrash every one in it,
Look here he exclaimed, pointing
through the window at the passenger. Il
saw you slam that window down. You
broke it purposely and you'll have to
pay for it before this car goes.
Don't you give a cent shouted the
other passengers, and Immediately, the
whole car was in all uproar. A burly
looking Individual who, it was said,
worked about the sheds, reached through
the car window and struck one of the
general fight followed Half a dozen of
the railway men gathered around the
car and attacked the passengers through
the WINDOWS. 0Otle ol LIE PetsoShSS -,
who had not taken part in the row, were
struck on the head while sitting in their
seats Women began to scream.
|, The man who had broken the window,
seeing that there was going to be some
serious trouble, concluded to pay the con-
ductor dollar for the damage; but
this-1id not serve to quell the riot.
cent epithets to the passengers and con-
tinued their attacks through the win
@dowS.
One man who sat in the car in company
with respectable looking young lady,
became enraged at the insults and made
rush to go outside and fight. The lady
clung to his arm, however, and would not
allow him to go.
Let him come out" yelled the man
in the blue overalls, who was said to be
in charge of the car sheds. II can lick
any man in the car
Just then the conductor rang the bell
for the car to start The gang in the
street shouted louder than ever and kept
up their attacks through the windows.
fort to return the blows but were unable
to reach their assailants. After the car
had started some of the gang followed it
and continued the fighting for fully half
a block.
At the offices of the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company this morning it was learned
that Superintendent H. W. Fuller had
begun an investigation into the matter.
He had received merely the news that
some trouble had occurred The company
will sift the affair to the bottom and if
their employees were at fault punishment
will surely follow. No official report hay
ing been received the company's officials
about it. but the matter will be carefully
looked into.