The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-03

ENGINE AND CARS DERAILED IN A
TRACTION coMPANY'S ATTEMPT
TO MAKE A CROSSING AT RED
RANK

The Atlantic Highlands, Red Bank,
and Long branch, Electric Railroad
Company made another attempt Mon
day night to lay tracks across the
New York and Long Branch Railroad
on Monmouth street, Red Bank. The
trolley tracks have run only as far as
the crossing since the electric railroad
was constructed and previous attempt
have been made to go over the cross
! ing. Monday the Court of Errors and
Appeals handed down a decision Civ
ing the trolley company permission to
cross the tracks.
That night. at 11:15, the trolley Co.,
with big gang oflaborers commenced
the work of tearing up the railroad
tracks for the purpose of laying the
/ trolley tracks. Three or four engines
of the company were on the turntable
crossing, and those were run to the
crossing A freight train came along
at this time. aud the ears were run up
and down over the crossing, prevent
/ ing the trolley gang from working.
i The trolley employees attempted to
remove the barricade, but as soon as
they began work another freight or
coal car would be hurled into the
heap of debris by the drill engine.
Tim Daley in charge of the engine
which piled the cars across the street
where the trolley company had re-
moved the rails, and John Bailey.
supervisor of the New York and Long
: Branch railroad were arrested and
! placed in the borough bastile, but
were promptly bailed out by officials
of the railway company.
The distractions were removed
Tuesday at P. NJ, by order of Super
intendent Blodgett. but not until the
town authorities had notified him
they would not tolerate longer obstrue-
tion of the public thoroughfare.
The sympathies of the public seem
TO be with the trolley company, but
+ the railroad officials claim that they
; have had no notice of any such deci-
sion of the court as is claimed by the
trolley people, and that until such
notice is served in proper form, no
rails of the Atlantic Highlands, Red
Bank, and Long Branch Electric
railway will be laid across their tracks
and from the engines, freight cars,
railroad officials and worknen pres
ent, they will undoubtedly carry out
this determination.
The rails will be laid Wednesday
afternoon if the order of the court ar
rives, and the trolley people were
making every preparation TO make
another attempt to cross ut p. NJ.
One of the engines and several cars
were derailed, and for IA time there
was intense excitement. Two engi-
neers and another ernploye were ar
rested for disorderly conduct and
placed in the lookup pending hear
ing.
The work of attempting TO lay the
tracks continued all night, and the
railroad has but one track out of four
upon which to run trains. The Town
Commissioners took hand Tuesday
morning in opening up travel over
the crossing. The trolley workmen
are still on hand to lay the track as
soon as opportunity affords.
AID ASKED FROM SHERIFF FIELDS.
Mayor 0. E. Davis, of Red Bank,
on Monday, appealed to Sheriff Hous-
ton Fields. Sheriff Fields sent him
word back that he Mayor Davis
must first exhaust all means in his
power by swearing in special mar
shals &c. before he would interfere.
Hathaway Inn, at Deal, has been
leased to the Flagler system OF hotels