The New York herald., 1870-01-26
THE ERIE STRIKE.
A Strike In Reali,y-Rioting and Blood
shed-The Police Attacked-Several
Wounded on Both Sides-Clubs, Re-
vOlvers and St0nes-D -Despera-
tiOn of the Mob - Col
lapse Of the Strike.


Of the Erie strike was at hand took manv by sur
PRISE yet before The hour OF noon the statement
verified. meeting took place IN washington Hall
when the men learned that the reports
from susquehanna on Monday were all bogus.
and no hope remained but to stare defeat In
the face. The Susquehanna. Buffalo and Port Jervis
men continued at their work and were not disposed
to atone for one blunder by the commission OF
another 1t is supernuous to say that the mechanics
In Jersey City were depressed and gloomy at the
situation, for
Bad begins and worse remains behind.
At two O'CLOCK In the afternoon crowd again as
sembed at Washington Hall; but the doors were
closed and 1t evident that the very leaders had
given up the ship. One course was open to the
men which would have secured them the sympathy
and influence OF the public men IN Jersey City;
but with that blindness and stupidity which
ever attends popular commOlons they did
not adopt that course. It expected that at the
meeting the forenoon resolutions would be passed
denouncing the run1anism of the mob on the pre-
vious evening, when the New York mechanics
were pursued to the ferry, chased even
within the gates and bloodshed only pre-
vented by the interposlton OF the police.
woman who accompanied her husband was
not spared on account OF her sex. The rabbe
hooted Kissed and josted her. and stopped at moth
ing snort or actual Violence Not one word OF con-
demnatlon was pronounced BY the union in meeting
yesterday morning. The inference ts therefore,
plain that silence ID consent under such circum-
stances. and every honest man must withhold his
sympathy from movement that lapses into such
lawlessness.
Young Cummings. who was arrested for partici.
patton In these riotous proceedings. was brought
before Recorder Martindale, who informed him that
such proceedings would be put down by the strong
arm OF the law. that the police would afford the
are at work in place Of the strikers, and
that every man who. molests them VIII
strike and abandon their work they must not inter-
fere with those who are willing to perform that
work IN their places Cummings was thereupon
As the day wore on the men congregatcd In small
knots At derept quarters Of the Fifth and seventh
strikers be taken back nowi' The answer to this
question will only be given when the men send de-
pulauon to Mr.. Rucker, who Is depured BY Fisk
humiliation Of defeat was Calling, ana many OF the
crowd meditated vengeance. Chief OF Police Fowler
shop TO twentynve men, and subsequent
events showed at that ,o,ans this was 81, wiss Pre-
quilted work. they formed line and marched to te
pavonia ferry, g guarded By the police polio under the
Mann. While the procession was on its way the
mob which had collected at the workshop
increased & to .st,aa about 500 persons. including
threw stones and josted the police, who we're merely
able to protect the men under their charge without
mAkluR any aIEcSS. WHEN Lu0 PROCESSION 8p.
preached tue ferry the mob became furious and
made desperate charge on the mechanics and
The scene which followed was exciting In the
highest degree. The officers were struck, knocked
down and Kicked and they in turn fred their re-
volvers-but in the alr-hurtng nobody. The mob
perceived this and were in nowise daunted. They
charged again and again, but the police by a vigor
ous their keepnS whn he y and were
left safely on the boat. Seven or eight OF the men
were struck with stones and slightly injured.
UyhA thA h0ft1 In ntHn hnvn
and Campbell who were acting as scouts.
arrested Z man named Pat scanlan, whom
HEY He wa. bully and ocers
ried him or % fast as possible. They had not pro-
ceeded far, however, when they were pursued by q
almost disabled him. and about the same
ana the crowd sosed
resculng the prisoner. Campbell was struck with
point Of being overpowered when reinforcement
arrived attacked and dispersed the mob and made
in the police station to await examination. These
were the only parties arrested. but several Of the
ringleaders are known to the police, and they may
Aid Mann was struck on the head, and had mar
row escape Onicer Doyle received severe blow
was struck with stones on the arm and head. The
number wounded among the mob cannot be less than
nfty a. the police used sne cluD unsparingy Several
persons were seen in the crowd with their faces
covered with blood but 1t il not known whether any
person was fatally injured windows were broken
In several houses on PavOnia avenue. Neither per-
son nor property was spared In the tumut About
eight O'Clock all was quiet, bus the police were
dered to be on the watch. Il may DO found neces-
sary to swear In special police to-day. The men In
the shops Will be protected, come what may.
Nothing 30 dtsgraceful has occurred since the Ber
gen tunnel riot. This il the deathblow to strikes
ON the Erie Railway IS every one can sec clearly to
what these strikes may lead. The men who are in
custody will be sent before the Grand Jury and II
they be indicted and convicted severe penalty will
be meted out to them. The police acted noDly, but
their work Is not yet complete. Affdavits win be
made to-day against several parties who were
IN the crowd and who were most violent Some
persons in the mob were heard to say that they had
friends among the police who would make all things
right for them, but the Police Commissioners pur
pOsc to investigate the whole affair these ..frcudsn
III the force must not be relied upon.
The strike has collapsed; the mechanics have lost
the stake and Fisk II again the winner. 1t would
be an act OF magnanimlty on his part II he would
CONSIDER that there are many poor men with large
families In the Seventh ward OF Jersey City
who were positively forced out Of work
by the leaders OF the strike ana who
took no part In the rotoue proceedings These
poor laborers deserve some consideration now that
they left penniless. The leading strikers Will
suffer the consequences OF the Irreparable blunder
they committed but the honest, industrious laborer