The New York herald., 1870-01-21
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY a. ls7e-TRIPLE

indicating more censure than sympathy for the
movement IN Jersey city. There ~ no queston
that officials have IL frequently IN their power 70
and that the exercise OF sucn authority may lead W
strike without tie company being directly respoA-
sible.
now susQUEHANNA WOULD SUFFER.
Some idea OF the disastrous results which would
happen to the natives Of Susquehanna from strike
may be formed from the fact tnat the Erie Company
dlsbursc for wages at this point from $40, 900 TO
$50, 600 per month"; strike enduring Tor term OF
two weeks would consequently involve loss OF at
least $4,000. But this ids to measure the extent
OF pecuniary embarrassment entailed for IL - easy
70 see that large body oil men idle Tor two weeks
WILL encrOacn upon tneir savings considerably, ana,
perhaps dssipate all they laid by. Then there are
many other ways III which the thing works in1url-
ousy IL breeds III ieeln anu leaves irritation alter
IT; FOR whichever side loses bound to take the st
opportunity for revenge.
RAILROAD RIDE.
An invitation from MI. J. 4. Camero to the new
experience OF taking an airing In tue fresh ana carly
morning. was accepted BY your correspondent and
we started mile or so down the road from here TO
see one Of she great wonders OF American engineer
ing, the Starrucca vaduct. Thls immense structure
Is 30 ike the High Bridge that the visitor from New
York fancies himself on the banks OF Spuyten Duyvil
creek. IL Is 200 fee; IN length, ITO feet IN height
and has eighteen arches Looking up at IL from below,
at Its vast and solid Duttresses, Is tempted to
believe for m0ment that this work OF inans hands
VIII last long AZ the eternal nhls upon winch ts
extremlties repOse Having satisfied our curiosity
well ana fully we again mounted steam carriage
anu new away past susquehanna snort distance 10
built.
The original structure was OF wood. but here was
the iron gong ln rod and bolt ana bar replacing The
beams OF wood and lifting up light AIRY and strong
framework Of metal many hundreds OF feet long over
tine turoid ana brawling Susquehanna we stayed
0rief time; talked with the accomplished engineer
Mr. >. 3. Post aud then ratified back 10 view the
celebrated
They art. very complete, indeed-neat clean and
handsome, a. the drawing room OF the pest h0tel-a
mr. hn
place. The building ID devoted exclusively to the
use Of the men who drive the locomotives, aud has
done world OF good In bringing them together IN
pleasant social way, and with the attractions OF
sitting and reading room. where books and papers
furnish q reaXALOn from the fatgulng iaDOrs OF the
day. This is q great fishing region. and In
OF the lower rooms OF the engineers quarters big lub
like tank, contains countless shoal Of minnows 70
bait when they go on their piscatorial ram
beB up the higher waters OF the lovely SusquehannA
GLIMPSE AT THE WORKSHOPS.
Butt is the workshops proper that give charac-
ter and an Importance to TINS pace. They cover
over six acres and employ altogether something like
thousand men. They are under the management
OF gentleman named Mr. j. B. Gregg, VINO mas
been twenty-five years connected with the road
The machine shop Is 774 fee. long Dy l3S wide It's
leather are movigg TO and fro overhead In a SEEM
ingly endless series and the machinery beneath ID
poishng, pairing. punching and hammerlng the
thousand things mat make up the anatomy or loco
motive, has an extremely impressive appearance
Here the steam engine familiar TO the eyes OF the
million, with It's funnel shaped Nnokestack and pol
lsned belts OF brass is built from the foundation up
There you see them as you look along in all stages OF
construction and In oil stages OF ~ repair ps,r:
soldiers parade. and look Us II they could
carry the house away with them II the steam was
turned OH. Nothing strikes the visitor SO much az
the scrupuous cleanliness and order or this I'M
mense WORKSHOP. You fancy for moment you are
In some great government arsenal, and the lnl-
preston Is confirmed In looking at the determined,
clear cut military features OF your chaperone, MIR.
Gregg. HIS lace Is In TACT one oil Methodisuc
severity. Not scrap OF iron lies loose around and
you walk between the huge locomotives lifted OH
their legs several feet above their ordinary level
without having occasion to step an inch aside by
reason any rubbish lying in your path. All along
one side OF the building benches are ranged oi
curiousIy complicated machinery, which performs
the Nice fine work OF turning out finished pieces Of
brass and steel that notices sruck here and there
around locomotive. Not many men seem to be
proved aud semi aulonatc character that they need
but limited guidance from human hands.
and IT'S trafIic can be mad than In looking Through
this snop its colossal collection OF machinery and
the capacity exhibits to perform an immense inca
are the boiler shop. 2O0 feet by 1l6; blacksmith
SHOP $50 by 80; carpenter shop l20 by 70; pattern
shop l2o by 7o paiut saop, l2) 6o pattern
shop, 120 by 80; stOreroom l20 by SO; foundry 200
by 62; cleaning roo 50 by 40 sand rooms 100 by 25
Shops 85 by rs, and the hammer shop which con
tains several steam hammers, the heaviest being
2, 200 FOUNDER The semi-crcuar engine house near
&c hand mas accommodation Tor forty locomotives,
the most OF tnat number being generally under III
shelter In reserve.
OTHER WORKS OF THE COMPANY.
A gas mandatory belonging to the company sup
plies the WORKS with light Adjoining the machine
saOp is the superintendents Ofce and In The same
building are well appointed library and reading
room for the men, and lecture hail that need ieaI
no cisparaging comparison with any out
side or PhliadelphlA The different depart.
ments are heated by about 200 miles OF steam
pipes. A Coriss engine OF 100 horse power drives
the machinery OF tilc shops and fire engine OF 100
pounds pressure is ever ready to throw powerful
stream OF wafer on any cOnnagratlon that may
Occur. All the buildings are built or massive stone
and substantial brick work, and taken altogether,
with The ORDER and cleanliness everywhere apparent,
FORM perhaps, the most complete railroad work.
shops IN the country. About stones throw from
the works the company have hotel, known as the
Starrucca House. which In It's appointments beats
any thing OF the kind known this side OF New York.
The dining room Is ike baronial banquetting hall
or The transept section OF Gothic cathedral 1t Il
120 feet by 49, and fifty feet from the moor to the
roof. The whole OF Susquehauna might be comfort
ably fed within Its capacious and gorgeous interior,
and II Is no unmerted eul0gy to say that Its meals
TRADES AND WAGES OF THE MECHANICS.
The following gives the occupations OF the men IN
the shops and the average rate OF wages earned by
each per DAY. IL should be understood that they
are now working on wnat Is called threc-quarters
time or eight hours day. for which tine their COM
pensation Ii reck0ned:-
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