The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-31
HARAHAN AND
FISH CLASH
The Lie Was Passed and Fish
Strikes Harahan Three Stun.
ming Blows.
COMBATANTS WERE SEPARATED
Trouble Arose mt Il Rcd-hot Meeting
of the Illinois Railroad
Directorate.

NEW YORK, Aug 30.-There was
red-hot meeting of the directors of
the Illinois Railroad company At II
Broadway last Wednesday, at he end
of which President James 7. Hara-
han called eX-President Stuyyesant
Fish liar and Mr.. Fish struck Pre-
sident Harahan three stunning blows
in the face.
Robert Goelet, Cornelius Vanderbilt
and Charles A. Peabody, fellow di
rectors in the corporation, separated
the combatants as Mr.. Fish was about
to deliver his fourth blow
With blood streaming down his
countenance Harahan rushed from
the Office and caught train fer Chi
cago.
Mr.. Fish smiling genially and
without Il scratch, went uptown in
truimphal cab.
How Mr. Fish, the eX-president OF
the Illinois Central. came to strike
Mr.. Harahan. the present president
of the combine, is most interesting
piece of recent history and present
hour narrative.
The Hartman directors had come
to say that the Illinois Central was
doing very finely-more freight and
passengers than its rolling stock
could tend to; millions rolling in to
thousands rolling out; everything
prosperous and jumping serene, with
smiling President lIarahan presiding
in the presidents chair to prove il.
Also there was Mr.. Goclet and Mr.,
Vanderbilt and Walter Luttgen and
Charles n. Beach and Charles A. Pea
body and Alexander Hockstaff of the
directorate to see that Mr.. Harri-
mans policy was loudly acclaimed.
Stuyvesant Fish walked into the
middle of the meeting with much
long cherished hatred boiling under
his smiling lips He took a chair and
listened to the unctious outpourings
of President Harahan.
Then he politely begged permis-
sion to submit a resolution to the
board
The board thought that the ex-
president, soundly beaten at the last
election, couldn't have much harm
left in him, and he was told to go
ahead.
The resolution, couched in ambiS-
uous terms OF belligerent capitalists,
called virtually for an investigation
of the Hartman regime from the day
Stuyvesant Fish was deposed 1t
asked many vital questions; it charg-
ed several unsavory things.
Mr.. Fish was in the midst OF its
most ferocious paragraph when Rob
ert Goelet got up in panic and
moved that the board adjourn.
Mr.. Peabody seconded in hurry
President Harahan whacked his gay
ell, declared the motion carried, and
put on his hat.
81 am not through yet said Mr.
Fish very tensely. II would like to
get this resolution before the board.
"The meeting is adjourned. an
nounced President Harahan.
'It's snap judgment, rojoined ME-
Fish.
"The gentleman is out of order for
the meeting is adjourned, said MI
Harahan.
"You don't dare let this resolution
be read" Fish shouted, and lIarahan
shouted back. you're a liar
Stuyvesant Fish stands feet )
in his stocking feet and carries
weight to match
Harahan made a move as though
to thrust his hand in his hip pocket.
Fish caught the hand half way. Then
he let go a blow with his left that
caught the president full on the Jaw
and sent him staggering. Another
thundered after it. A third knocked
Mr.. Harahan against his official seat
at the head of the desk with an i'm
pact that sent it slfidding against
the far wall of the room.
Goelet and Vanderbilt were be-
tween the two. however, before Mr..
Harahan had "A chance to reply. His
face was already swollen. But his
eyes held a glitter which showed he
was ready.
And Fish held his place, glaring
at the other until President Harahan
had been hustled bleeding away.
Then he chuckled as he wrapped a
handkerchief around bruised
knuckle and walked out with a friend
to a waiting cab
None of the directors who had been
spectators could be found tonight.
Mr. Vanderbilt had gone on an anto
jaunt; Mr. Harahan had started i'm
mediately for Chicago: Mr., Goelet
was on his way to Newport and u''-
til very late hour Mr.. Fish was also
''out of town. When he returned
at 10 O'Clock he had apparently cool
ed off and was sorry for his part in
the bout.