The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-29
FISH MAKES AN At
TACK ON HARAHAN
Sensational Incident in Con-
necti0n With Illinois Gen.
trail Meeting.
BAD FEELING COMES OUT.
AND FISH TOOK POINTED AND
PHYSICAL EXCEPTION TO THE
TERM.

New York, Aug. 29-After meeting
of the board of directors of the Illinois
Central railroad had broken up in con
fusion Wednesday, Stuyvesant Fish
former president of the company, and
j. It. Harahan, his successor, engaged
in a heated alteration, which termi-
mated in violent personal encounter
between them.
Wall street reports circulated late in
the afternoon were to the effect that
Mr.. Fish struck Mr. Harahan with his
fist and that the two men clutched
each other, stumbled over a chair and
fell to the floor together before they
could be separated by their colleagues
of the board. who were Mortified at the
sensational conclusion.
Director Gives His Version.
One of the directors who attended
the meeting said that no actual blows
had been struck. no blood had been
spilled and no furniture broken.
THE fact is" he said, that Mr..
Fish lost his temper and probably re.
GREETED hts hasty action later. He did
not strike Mr.. Harahan but he sieZed
him violently. at the same time abus-
ing him vigorously by word of mouth.
The board room was soon cleared and
there the incident closed"
Mr.. Fish is a giant physically. He
stands several inches more than six
feet in height. tipping the beam prob
ably at 800 pounds without carrying
any superfluous flesh. and prides him
self upon his physical prowess.
Mr.. Harahan. who succeeded Mr..
Fish in the presidency of the Illinois
Central when the latter had been GUST
ed after an incumbency of many years.
duration. is a somewhat smaller man
physically though he could probably
weigh in at 100 pounds. and his
broad shoulders suggest plenty of mus
cular power and vitality
Turns Guns on Harahan.
1t was the regular monthly meeting
of the directorate of the Illinois Gen.
trail that brought together nine MEM
bers of the board. Those who attend
ed besides Mr.. Harahan and Mr. Fish,
were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert w.
SIdlleS a. IcdDOuy, Alt&dH-
der s. Hackstaff, Charles NJ Beach,
Walter Luttgen and James De Wolf
Cutting.
Certain routine business was dis
posed of summarily and then Mr. Fish
rose and produced formidable type
written document which appeared to
be in the form of a voluminous pre-
amble and resolution.
Mr. Fish proceeded to read a paper
which severely criticised the present
of the road. The docu-
ment arraigned Mr.. Harahan in rath-
er severe terms, it is declared and was
proceeding to go into a discussion of
certain accounts at great length when
some of the board members who are
In sympathy with the Hartman Hara-
han element became FESTIVE and sJlg
gested that as several members were
Obliged to keep other engagements
during the afternoon. Mr.. Fish should
place his resolution on file ant sus-
pend its further reading.
Protest Made by Fish.
Mr. Fish protested against being
and was going on with the !
reading. Mr.. Harahan, who sat at the |
head OF the table as the presiding
officer. was visibly annoyed and was
evidently making an effort to keep |
cool. as his predecessor in stentorian |
tones went on to criticise his admin |
Istration. |
Mr.. Goelet moved to adjourn, and i
President Harahan hastily declared /
the motion carried.
Mr. Fish stood glowering at the
president of the road and Mr.. Hara- |
han half rose as though to leave the /
room. Pointing to the retreating fig /
1res of Mr. Peabody and others, Mr.. /
Fish turned full upon Mr.. Harahan
and cried:
They have you in their power and
ron know it, You are only their mis-
cradle tool"
Mr.. Harahan turned white with an
ger rose and faced the towering form
Of Mr. Fish and retorted:
ANY man who says am the tool
IF another is a lar
Harahan Seized by Foe.
Mr. Harahan's own account of what
followed was to the effect that Mr..
Fish leaped across to the head of the
BOARD table. seized him aggressively
~ the neck and shoulders and shook
him as terrier shakes rat.
Mr.. Harahan made what defense he
could and the two men lurched about
he board room, clinched. until some
If the directors. who had not gone out
managed to separate them.
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