Railway Magnates Fight.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 18, 16 October 1907, Page 4

Railway Magnates Fight.

RUMOURS OF COURT. - CASE. ~:• ,~ — TT~ ~,., -.!■■■ .; ■'! IA sensational case (says, a New York:message of. August 29),;s likely to come,into.the courts here owing to tlw'porsonal encounter betwecen two millionaire, railway i presidents' at the board meeting of' the Illinois Central Railway. Tho 'encounter..was' betweeen Mr. Stuyyosant Fish and Mr!' , James Harahan, between whom thoro had been bad .blood, ever 'since last year, when Mr..Fish .was obligedto.relinquish, thoJpresidency of the.linpj and Mr. who syas.second vicerpresi ,ont, auccoeded.him. ... ,:.,.,;. .. ■~ ; The. trouble caino, about-'ttirqugh, Sir. Fish prollering a sot of resolutions, in one. of which )i'e'cailod.Mr! Harahan the tool of,Mr...E. H.'. Harriman, tho railway A,warm and excited discussion ensued, in. which Mr. Harahan called Mr,.: Fish a ','liar." . Upon thir. Mr/Fish leaped up and struck the, president, and for a fow minutes, a .rough and, tumble tight was continuod by, tho-Wo men, who rolled over on tho. floor in their violence- • , The two men were separated by the other directors, who included Mr. Robort Goelet -.and Cornelius Vonderbilt.: Mr. Harahan, however, v/as badly, used, and went, away with two hlncfe oyes. to-day tho latter's lawyors.have been preparing a case against Mr. Fish, whom they inttend to have arrested,for assault. Tho other directors.are trying to.hush the matter) but .Mr. Harahan's. people de-. Clare that they are going on with the case.