The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-20

Yesterday tho strike Of the pilots of the Brooh yn
crrics continued but with symptoms of rccn ting
and some indications of wish to paricy Two of tho
pilots called at tho office, and said they had been
represented and misunderstood and they wished to have
the opportunity to explain. Dir. Taylor the super
ineIdcnt rather rcpulsed them, but they Of
the executive committee afterwards with HON they had
conycrsation. which Indicated that they
sony for what had occurred and that they und.ra
misuppichenson IL appears that they led be-
lievc through some persons connected with the Wnams-
burg ferry that there intention the part
executive committee Of the Union Ferry e,ucats
and prepare number Of young for the business.
with view to oust the old pilots. This the COMMITTEES
most mnly d, and feel a.toned that tho plots
sboald labor under such dcuson The committee dir
not hold out any hope Of reconciliation unless
tie pilots abandon their position about voice i'm
the te,ctitu Of new hands. and in making rules
about time. with regard to an increase of wages
that Il a point that could be satisfactorily ar
ranged. ard there any difficulty about it il
the emp' and employees only understood each other
1hcre are soine of the pilots who feel that they
undone if lhey could They that after all the
mee managed yesterday very well without their
vices and that the new hemsmtn have made wonderful
proficiency. They find that they have imprulcntly
LIT tho comIittcc into secret that they could
have discovered namey-tha the old pilots in
dipcnsafe, and that there Is no such mystery about
the potagc of ferry boats-tha in great port like
this. nboundng with steamboats, (both and
ciait) there are many persons capable of filling their
places 1t was. therefore. dangerous experiment.
Yesterday the boats made their regular trip. all tho
ferries and not single accident occurred except that
occasionally the pat did not slip with tho
niccy and exactiuic that older and more xper-
tnotd pilots that ferry could have stecrcd her The
ploagc answered NIL practcal purposes and in tho great
majority Of caef, the boats serod well ~ tho
best OF tho old pilots could have done. One boat
got her guard fast, ned for few minutes in pic Mt
the end Of the slip but shc soon cxtricated;
and at the Hamilton avenue ferry, very small boat,
with two men i'll her who perfectly ignorant OF
boating, capszed by the waves, produced by tho
wheels Of the steamer entirely owing to their flult.
In fact they wanted to be thrown into water they
could not have acted foohy and every person who
in the steamboat, at the time said These little
incidents hat have occurred again
old pilots and III instances their have
been into by schooners, and they have repeatedly
into steamboats, The whole OF the new hands got
admirably yesterday and there perfect absence
Of all excitement and panic at the ferries crowd
whatever. The confidence Of the public seemed restored,
and cyeryth hing ", mt on fnohing had happened.
Several North river pilots and captains offered their
services yestc cray to the committee IL is stated tnat
the pilots Of the other ferries previously pledged them
selves not to give any assistance the Union Ferry Com
pany and II il aho added that strike the other fer
rics contemplated ii this successful. Some
nkDg has czed out ola design to form whole of the
East river pilots into Pilots Association and it Is
dcrsood that this strike but p clminary that end
the Union Ferry Company and their old pilots may be
satisfactorily arranged in the of few days.
Strikes generally in the end injurious to tho
employed than the employer but Is 90 b. hoped that
no injury will follow in the present case.