New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-27
THE STRIKE on THE ERIE RAILROAD

Is terminated the Engineers having yesterday unanl-
mOusly resolved in general meeting at Susquehanna
Depot to resume work without delay, upon the report
Of Committee of their number, who had an interview
with Superintendent McCallum the day previous and
listened to his explanation OF the Rules deemed OBJ
noxious. Business is therefore fully resumed on the
Road and all the passenger trains will henceforth
without hindrance or detention; but there may be
some delay in the forwarding of Freight for few
days, owing to the accumuatons during the nterreg-
nun of the last week.
We intend no reflection on the Engineers, who
doubtless acted in accordance with their convictions
Of right in striking under their misconceptOn Of the
rev Rules; but affirm that Mr. McCallum and
the Directors of the Road who unanimously sustained
him, are deserving of some emphatic public testi-
monia of appreciation than almost any who has
ceiyed such for the last ten years They have dared
much and braved the certainty Of heavy pecunary
loss in order 10 establish Rule most essential to the
prevention of disaster and the safety of te That Rule
means exactly this: Each Engineer must moderate
his speed in approaching station where he is to stop,
and hold his train so in hand that, in case switch
happens be misplaced or blunder,
he will not run off and wreck his train or smash into
another standing a side track, hanging the
passengers on both. So in leaving station where he
has stopped Engineer must move moderately until
he has passed the switches, keeping his eyes
about him and his train under control. so that
turned switch cannot expose it and him to serious
casualty. Having travelled much on the Erie as well
as other Railroads, we have remarked the necessity
Of Just such Rule this; we have known accidents
10 occur for lack of the watchfulnes it enons and
know it is just and right The Erie Railroad has
done the public signal service in enacting and main
tanning il, which will be demonstrated through the
relative inlrequency and harmlessness of collisions
gains much the Engineers will lose nothing by this
Rule. 1t will render them more yigilant, and place
two safeguards instead Of one between themselves
well their trains and serious peril. BY the
calmness mildness and frmness with which the Su-
perintendent and Directors have maintained their
ground IN this most unwelcome collision, they have
eminent the public confidence and gratitude
Here is the closing correspondence:
Sf"-YOsk AND EEIE RArlHoAD, oryler GEsEsAL
supERisrESDENr, NEW fORs. June q, 1854
To JOIN DoyoHoE " SeHREE JOSH c. MEGI>SIs Committee:
GfNrLENs. have explained Rule sth Supplementary
ne ss his ,h., the Eupssri. responsible
be hall us of before receiving drna forward
rem ,wiiehHn other person" Bu; Ensoe-r
declared uBd- srch circumstances without fa hearing
shall be clearly shown - through h
csTe.ssnsss.
In what called the Posiing Rue would
that has been extended the several Divisions
Read md is BsDehe. ell Of which this Company has financial
sId that have extending
srscti1y ,ours D. C. MeCALLUM General
sUseUEHsSSs DEPor June Is q
,siilI q r. Rnsa:, e he New YSr1 and Ef, Raj al
roae held The United ss Hotel TO hear the report Of the Com
mite hesrns which reports and reading the LITTER u ID
MctAlum, h unanimously
He,airsd That Of D C. Mec.lum Esq to our Com
mitse reed before this day in addition the verbal
Of Ar MeCs!lrm 10 the Committee.
Hssred That present. Committee warme thanks
ior the which they have performed
dUous duties imposed them
He'otsod. That make effort work
h,solred. That the Committee Immediately
Of cuE seton e hi. mseiBz
JOHN DONOHUE.
Nm sCiIRIER. COMMITTEES
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