The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-10


The Disturbance among the Labsrsrs IT the
Bergen Tunnsi.
RIofous DMoNsrRAFIoN-rw0 TRAINS sfo' PIp-
PEE MILITARY CALLED OUT.
me dhsaSbaAos among Ne iAborsss engaged upon Ne
tunnel Of NE New York and Erie Railroad n Bergen cut
has oonmsncsd In earnest Ysssrday stsrnoon about
O'Clock, the Abores, TO the number Of sevcn twelve
hundred assembled he track Of The railroad Bar
gen, and threatened 70 tear up the track and thus impede
The progress Of the trains fhe Paterson train 70 Jersey
City wN stopped shost distance outside the deep tand
also one of ,he is trains going wess whom the conduc
tos and engineers wsrc informed thai stop would b put
to the running Of al trains to-day, unless the men were
Paid their wages In full. ney stopped NE trains by
Of signal tags and by placing long iron bar
the track. The signals perceived n time 70 prevent
any accident by the obstruction OF the Iron bar.
ern Beatty Of Hudson county II hastened 10 The
SPOT and endeavored 70 persuade Vie rioters from perpe
trailing any further aoA OF violence, and succeeded with
great difficulty in restoring order smsng them tho OBJ
sructcns 70 the trains we're removed. and further
The Rev Mr. venuia Of the Romsn Catholic church. and
Mayor Carpenter Of Hudson City, when they heard Of the
an interview with Mr. Moran the President Of The Erie
Railroad Company they nked him II 1t was probable
that the aborers would be paid their wages to-day, and
showed the neoety OF something being done 10 relieve
the wants Of thnso who were depending upon what
due them for their daily bread. While The oonversa
VI.
despatch, aaying ihAi ME hborers had stopped the
trains and were going TO tear up the xscs When
this announcement recsivod NJ Moran said, "We,
lot 'hem tear up the usck If they do that We win do
nothing for them"
Tho Interview being cut short by The telegraph, des
PATCH Mayor clergyman returned 70 the scene
OF The disturbance and informed the Abore Of the result
Of their mission With the presidett OF the road Al the
urgent solicitation Of Father venuts borers dspersed
70 their homes but still evnced determination TO do mis-
chief 70 day II they should not receive their wsgcs
Sheriff 5eaty was quito soivo In taking oil necessary
precautions 10 prevent riot Upon hearing Of the in
entirn to stop the trains up the racS he issued
the following order BrEader General HATFIELD, Of
the Hudson County Militia, with view Of preserving the
sHrR1rr's orrror. Z
To Bsc.prn GENERAL oc e are
hereby 2 have two conpsa Of Infantry fuy
son REQUIRE Yqu viii hold hem in readiness for duty
ne fully prepared for emsrg.nciesbsll cartridges &C.
'>'N H. B. BEAry Sheriff.
In sceordsnce with the above order. tho National
Guards the Hudson RIGGS the Hollywood Guards and the
Washington orsys we're I'll not under Arms, ready to
mach IN tho OF the difficulty nj moments notice
The Nsticual GuAds and the Hudson Rifles quar-
tered Bergen last night 80 AZ prevent any OF
the distuy bsnce during the night.
Some serious trouble is expected this rcreroo, mag
much ~ the sborers all that If they do not receive
what due them before II O'Clock, they will proceed to
scis Of violence and win hecs,e up the track
and ret nre to tie
The entire brigade o, the Hudson county militia viii be
in attendance upsn tho ground to-day, put
mediate stop sny acts Of violence on the part Of the
Unaffected lsbfrers.
We understood last night tina, Mallory The contractor
had le JERSEY City and that hs absence served greatly
TO increase the ssA,sfscton among The workmen About
$1,000 due the aborers for tue pay men OF which no
provision can be made At PR se1t.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
There waI another exsRopnent yesterday o. n ,dsou
City Amopg the men resennH thrown out Of employment
by the suspension Of work the Bergen tunnel AT an
early hour In the morning the men, the number OF four
or i've hundred, were gathered In groups Hoboken
ress general oonduc, vas evident that their dis
ratisscen at net getting the months pay due them
the increase rney remained abon. the tunnel works
started IN body for the main line Of the railroad
west Of the Bergen Cut, with the Avo~ed determba
ton OF tearing up the track. Sheriff Beatty beiog
tpprised OF their threatening movements, at once
despatched orders The military OF Jersey City and Ho
bokep 10 hold themselves In readiness for duty
ments warning which sas complied with by the imme
date assembage OF i've six oompakies Ia their
r.es In the meantime, Mr. Jacob Mer the Treaurer or
Hudson CITY, who lives the line cf the works, and
has extended acquaintance and nsiderahe influence
With the men, followed the workmen the rLlrosd
execution Of their threats When arrived there he found
Thai they had stopped two trains going and
other vest but had not yet done the
M Miller demonstrated with ihsm. earnestly urging thon
cersenisd-sffer Mr. Miller had promised them that he
would tho President OF the and make e,rt
have hem paid on 70 morrow 70 postpone operations
I'll To- day a IL O'Clock Tney were. no sever unanimous
srd emphatic In their decnstion that II they
Paid a noon today they wsud tear the track and mop
every train The road Is 10 be hopcd that difcu
~ may be IN some adjusted for here 10 e doubt bot
that the have tho dupositou TO put their threats Into
bloodshed We understand that the aSegae amount Of
money due them u about SIS 600.