The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-15
The Great Strike among Railroad and othuz-
Operatives.


THE MECHANICS DIFrICULTY NOT sETTLED-LARass
MEErING--NATioSAL STRIKE ANTICIPATED, Er0.
DAL1Moas Feb IA 1853.
Monument Square again throngo This morning withs
mechanics from all sections Of the city, music banner
&c The strikers have been joined by the workmen from
the Federal Hill establishment TO the number OF 700
$50 men. The meeting attended by about 4.000
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workmen, having.
work notwithstanding the company give tho prices
demanded The engineers and braksmen are at their
posts, and the trains runnng-their strike having
been separate and without any pledges the mechanics
The Susquehannah engineers also at their posts as
the trains runnng but they have given notice that
they will quit night apd the whole operations of the.
road will unless the mechanics it receive their
irrckson line to carry their Pttsburg freight to pha-
dcpha and send on by the Central road No establish
Page Co. and Washington 4 Magee's. give the prices
Ross Winans who employs 800 hands refuses isen to
Denmead, who employ over 1000 men,
The employers have held meeting, condeu,ning the
City Councils for inter ferng with the prices Of the rail
road mechanics and asking them to instruct the city
directors in the Board to vote for increase Of fifteen
per cent the large contracts for and locomotives
they have made with the company
1he saloon of the Mechanics Institute rendered To-
the mechanics and at eleven O'Clock they marched down
with banners and music, and completely filled the i'm
mense hall.
Resolutions were adOpted, returning thssks to the
President Directors Of the Baltimore Ohio Rail,
road for the prompt response their amands and ask
ing their indulgence whilst they continued to sustain and
encourage their fellow workmen.
delegation frora Alexandria reported that tha-
mechanics of that city would stand for their prices when
settled but in the meantime would contnue at work.
and contribute weekly to sustain ther, baltimore
brethren.
The President announced that he had received norma,
ten from the North which had led him TO believe that it
would be grand national strike.
WORK AGAIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN PHMhSYL-
yANIA-ANoTHER MEETING, ETC.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 14r-9 p. NJ.
The engineers iTenen and brakosmen of the Susque-
hanna ralroad albeit the trains TO night and the bust
Of the road, except the mail trains is entirely
pended
We learn from Harrisburg that all dbe upper sectona
Of the Penns lvana road 10 Pttsburg win strike to-
The meeting at the Mechanics Institute wssa
thronkcd TO night and great enthusiasm prevailed Tho
resolution not to go to work in the railroad shopa.
until NIL the Large establishments yod, adopted
number OF speeches were delivered.
The application Of the contractors for and loco.
motive, to tLs council TO back their application for
advance the contract prices treated with derison
Ross Winans, the millionaire mechapc is the srongesfs
Of the strike aud the mechanics resolved To-
night to work when other establishments yielded
and support his in standing out Good ORDER andl
quiet prevailed
All the trains the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are
rurnng regularly the engineers aud assistants hsv-
ing fully satisfied by the action OF the dreetors