New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-24
THE STRIKE on THE ERIE RAILROAD
BY A SUFFERER.
e The N. Y. Tnbunl

LIE Ror Wednesday, juno 81, 1884.
Some DAYS arc not easily to be forgotten, especially
something happens to make very decided marx on the
memory First of ALL then, If what am to relate 70 %
construed into the nature Of misfortune please attouteH
nv lack of the morning news, which contained an ample
warning in advance.
On Tuesday morning our party went to Jersey Ctyte
IKE cars for Dunkrk. wish to speak gently as pos
sble of the gentlemen who started the Tuesday morning
trains for taking money but giving US no warnnSof
the possible nay certain occurrences of the day have
not said IT, but others have, that il slightly VII
famous not to the uckss and ignorant know that there
was a prospect of being andlocked among their grand
mountains their truly grand route Upon reaching
Turner'S safe enough beyond the reach of getting back,
we occasionally heard anxousy talking about strike
among the engineers, and upon consulting the morning
papers and the Conductor, found that a hun
bred engineers had given notice, that II certain
order of Superintendent McCallum was not repealed.
they would resign their places on Tuesday at
IL o'clock NJ. We fed on and with the speed of the
wind from one point to another making our time with
such admirable precision that we hardly thought posi-
Bile we should find Termination of pleasure. Surely
the strike" is all hoax Here we are skiring along
the rockedges of the Delaware, with much apparent
safety as bird would fly along the dangerous passes
and curves And now orsake the valley of the Della
ware to ascend the nights which separate from the Sus
quehanna. On rushes our painting engine speeding Ike
a warhorso shutting the battle from afar The heavy
grades of the summit retar him. and then down
the other side he thunders with the majesty and speed oil
an avalanche The Sarucco vaduct is crossed and space
deyoured in such fashion as confess never to have
seen equal-d No, for me, my mind filed with the
grandeur of these mountains and the greater grandeur OF
the genius of man. here banding these mountains with
road of iron and causing them to bow their majesty in
meek obedience to the will of master That noble en-
cine how | admired IL, and that man on It, with
his eve so steadily and calmly fixed on the dan
gers over which he was bearing several hundred
human beings, and his hand firmly clasped on
the lever controlling even that mighty instrument,
how admired him. must say the managing the
Iron Horse elected admiration than mountains, iron
road and iron hore. But as DIR. Duff says, "let that
"pass" Susquehanna is in sight. The platform is
crowded with men, and the man had been admiring
so much stopped his ponderous train with greater prec
sion than Fiith-avenue buck his blooded nag, and
cooy picked up his coat and abandoned his machine no
is saluted with a tremendous round of applause Tho
strike is hoax, that is pretty well ascerained fact
But hear all aboard from Conductor, and on
we Jump, convinced that had been mistaken after all.
Our train is in notion and suddenly the whistle commands
the brakes down, and train is switched off into
great security on turnout" Well, " what is to pay"
Here We are in broing hot sun, and shadow Of
shade except this huge woodhouse. Upon the side Of
the hill there is little hotel, but then dare not leave
the train for surely Superintendent McCaum must have
some provisions made get away from this horrible
place As his orders unpaatable to his engnee
wouldn't he along himself and take his place the
engine Or would he not surprise his refractory strikers
by having SEINE gentleman suddenly emerge from
our crowd and laying oil his coat in the presence Of
admrpg witnesses, and saying, Gentlemen, am some
what acquainted with this business and if you have
objections will you through to Hornelsvle" and
off would fly, so graed, and in such state of ADM
ration Of dear engineer volunteer and Of good Super
inendent McCalum, Oh what a sweet surprise that
would have been roasting in the and to the cool
gentlemen the platform But il did nj come. So
of our unforunaes climbed the hill to the little hotel and
the most of quite certain of two things first that it
getting late dinner time, and that there nothing in
Susquehanna crafty this commendable appetite; and
second, that " IA fast meeting house," with
prospects of getting away. And thus il continued for
near hour when all aboard rang out more, but
loud enough reach the uckless the little ho
tel on the HILL but then il must have been comfort for
them to look at their train sweeping of nicely, Well,
we are off and did motion delightful
then. We settled down in broad, roomy seats SO
pleasantly that began the word Mccall
- lum7 with no little admiration. But what is thsl Tho
breaks wbsted down. in rather feeble tone il must
DO owned, and there stop with just tree at hand
for shade. what is the matteri" I" Run over a cow"
Run of the track p Not bit oft The engine is out
OF order and does not know what is the mat
ter; and if he did know, he could not mend it, What
pleasing contrast Our noble locomotive detached, and
like spent warhorse, drags itself away TO the next sta
ton repair and back without it. But then hero
is little engine coming up and is fastened 10 our big one,
mot to u.s. and takes il Off but leaves there TO mediate
ON the mutabity of human events And there staid
three hours in hot shining out OF very clear
sky making very much Ike well-heated ovens,
but cred, let il be said that the greatest good hu
NOR was at hand az sauce for this peculiar dinner.
At last got help real accomplished engineer is on
noble engine, and of fly for Owego Dinner at
.Owego Cars stop fifteen minu,esl' In We rush into
bread cakes, pies &c. with terrible rapidiiy only hf-
teen minutes! Back hurry and seat ourselves, and
then al. aboard rings with commanding power on
the Of all siraggers who almost break their necks"
make sure of being in train that starting Dear Su
perntendent Nee alum your energy Is trumphing' ana
want YOU TO come number one best to-day al any
rate But even he had to give in for four long hours
which we spent goodhumoredy switched OF on a sac
turnout" The only comfort that locomotive wiz
rea engineer on IL had been sent off 10 Binghamon,
only twenty two miles of to bring the mail train up anu
then the two trains would 90 together And there We
stad with only little bit OF fun in engineer wn'
oud run the down express knocking down another en-
eneer who reproached him for it, and in fact for one mo-
meni closing his throttle valve by hearty grip OF one
his bony fists Huzza here is the train but soc'
one from jersey City, and precisely in our SITUATION
switched of Then comes third, an emigrah' u"n' an,
last of all the long lon yed-.or mail train ihen we
ard moved iorw ard, and got all four Ta' ''s'"' ~