The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-26
RAILROAD WAR IN OHIO.
Desperate Capitalists In Pfttsburg Seize
Road ~ Force-Oppssing Forces-One
Gang still Retains Possession, stopping
All Trnnic-History Of the Dimcuaty.

DosPerote Capitalists In F1ttsDur8 SeH1~
Road ~ FOrce-Oppssing Forces-One
Gang stin Retains Possession, stopping
ali Tramc-History Of the Dfmcuaty.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio March rs, 1879
railroad war, in which considerable interests
are involved. Is progressing here just now.
and the most intense excitement prevails
Something over year ago the Liberty ana
Vienna Railroad Company Of which John STAN
bough and Thomas Strathers, OF this place,
are the principal stockholders, transferred
their road to the Ashtabula. Youngstown and Pitts
burg Railroad for q consideration Of $500, 0o0 Of
which sum they were to receive 100000 in bonds
after the completion OF the preliminaries OF saae
and the balance in stipulated payments before the
PRELIMINAEIBs HAD BEEN SATISFACTORILY sgrrLED-
The road was allowed to be taken in charge BY
the Youngstown and Pittsburg Company, who
have run it ever since They have deferred pay
ment OF the amount OF money agreed upon
from time to time, and the bonds they issued
were net acceptable TO original stockholders
OF the rood, inasmuch as there was hitch about
the manner in which they were drawn. The parties
could not settle up the difficulties, and tne breach
growing wider and wider every day until thia
morning, when the road was again taken posses
sion Of by Stambaugh and Strathers, who, with =
large force OF men, including many OF the coal
miners who have been
DRIVEN ALMOST TO DESPERATION
by the strike which has been prolonged all Winter
These tore up the track for considerable distance,
cut the telegraph wire and tore down the posts,
stopped the trains and seized all the rolling stock
they could lay their hands on. About three hum
dred men were stationed along the route to st0pah
trains and take forcible possession OF everything
belonging to the company william McCreery Presi-
dent Of the Ashtabuia, Youngstown anu Pittsbutg
Railroad, was sent Tor, and with other Officers of
the road, soon arrived at the scene and impressed
into their service O large force OF railroad en-
ployes. About noon party of Stambaugh's men
were at work trying to overturn the bridge OF the
Liberty and Vienna read, at a point where it
crosses the canal. On receipt OF this intelligence
McCreery hurried up his force, and for time
conflict was imminent However, the railroad,
partly under McCreery Outnumbered the others
and Oyerpowered them
THE STAMBAUGH FORCE LEFT
the bridge without carrying out their intentions,
and the others Immediately ran on the structure
locomotive, which was left standing there with
q sufficient force to prevent it being removed The
track is cut in three paces-at Girard, Younga-
town and Briar Hill and the Stambaugh party
still held their posts, and are determined TO hold
them despite any and all opposition the opposing
force may bring to bear. 1t is rumsred that n
special train is on the way from Pittsburg with re-
Inducements for McCreery, who is backed by Tom
Scott, OF the pennsylvania Railroad Company
ALI Is quiet there now, because the road is e1ectn-
ally closed. Should an attempt be made 10 open 1t
there will be more trouble.