The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-22
TIE BRAKE5EN'S STRIKE ON THE ERIE
RAILROAD.
FROM the Elmira (N. Y.l Advertlser, Dec. 20 ]

From the Elmira On. " Advertiser, Dec. 20l
TIE difficulties between the officers OF the Erie
Railway and the freight brakemen lately In their
employ have not yet been satisfactorily adjusted and
the latter continue their rlot0us demonstrations at
H0rnesville. We have no details as TO the way
matters stood last evening. We, however, give
place to the following letter from correspondent at
Hornellsville which was written on Sunday evening
but failed TO reach US in season for Mondays Al
rertaser. 1t gives some interesting details IN regard
to the progress and condition OF the disturbance
HORNELLSvILLE, Zee. 49, =. NJ
Saturday night the military patrolled the freight
yard all night as II had been limited that the rioters
would try to fire an oil train. The brakemen hung
about all night, snarng like a pack OF hungry
wolves. There was but little disturbance during the
night except an attempt to stone the yard men
while making up train, exploding torpedoes &c. ;
the latter sounding like the discharge OF revovers
kept the military on the alert. This was, perhaps
fortunate, as there was plan on foot among the
strikers to eaten the military mapping and seize
their guns.
Bufao found the track on the hill, ust out OF the
town, creased. AS the train Stacked up nearly
strikers, and the tram went back into the yard in
fragments, with couplings gone, Drawbacks and
General Superintendent Rucker then ordered the
strikers about 400 from the yard but without encc
Colonel Baldwin then notified the crowd that If they
was greeted with shouts and jeers. The Colonel
then ordered O "charge" and drove them back at
VINO was, promptly arrested and handcufed. AT
one p M. another Buffalo train was made up
headed by three heavy engines.
Colonel Baxter, at the order Of the Sheriff. placed
a heavy guard all along the top OF the train, with
orders to keep every one OF, and from between tho
cars and to use their arms If forced to.
|. Before the tram pulled out, the strikers con-
gregated In body on the hill at the mouth OF the
cut, nalf mile out OF town. Here the track was
creased and soaped Tor mile. AS the tram passed
them and entered the cut shower of stones and
ROCKS were thrown from the hill above two Of them
striking Colonel Baxter, and others lnjurng veral
OF the guards on the top OF the cars. The military
sheriff and railway officials are not omnlpresent
AMI IN spie OF all they do the trains IN the yard
are in q very crippled condition. Switches are
turned wrong, cars thrown from the track ends
smashed, ana couplings spirited away In The most
mysterious manner. Every tram that arrives swels
the number OF the strikers. The Drakcmen have
held a meeting and appointed q committee to meet
Superintcndc ut Rucker and Colonel Baldwin at tile
Osborne Hotel. The plot thickenS. The switch
tenders and yard men about fifty have Just struck
superintendent Rucker told the committee ne
would give as much per day as any connecting line
was paying, ana would pay OF all due them at once
and discharge any VINO wanted to quit.
The brakemen nave just had a second meeting and
are determined 20 have their two dollars per day or
nothing.
A large number Of irresponsible citizens are inter-
estng themselves for the strikers, and bent on
mischief
AS lar as | can learn the Sheriff and the military
sympathize with the brakemen, and would be glad
TO see them succeed in forcing their pay back TO the
Old standard, but Trey aware that they were or
dered out Tor q purpose, ana tncy have Gone theil
duty like gentlemen and soldiers.