New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-24
VORRTNGMEN'S TROUBLES.
THE FRFIGUTMEN's STRIKE.


ERIE RAILWAY FREIGHT LABoRERs STILL DEFIANT
THOUGH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF UNEM-
PLoYED MEN FIND woRK-TITE PENNSYLVANIA
CENTRAL RAILROAD STRIKE ENDED.
The strike of the labOrcrs employed IN
handling freight the Eric Railway continued through
ont Yesterday and several men engaged AT Pler NO
stopped work The Company believe, however that All
serious interference with their arrangements for the
transportation goods both east and west has ceased
and that they are no longer at the mercy OF the
srikers All the DISCONTINUED hands assembled at the
Long Dock az a. yesterday, fully determined not 70
resume work except on their own terms, ana not 10
allow others to work. meeting had been held Oh sat
urday evening OF all the freghtmen employed by the
Erie Company, aud the decision arrived at was pre-
sented in writing by committee yesterday morning to
Mr. adds general freight agent, who returned an
answer also in writing The old documents were re-
iterated and egan refused.
After both documents had been read, Mr.. Gaddls tod
the men that If they Wiling to resume thor labor
at the old rates. he would employ them In preference
TO any others, but after o'clock. no should adopt
an entirely different The men continued TO re-
fuse work. but insisted upon remaining on the wharf
and in the freight buildings About $3.50 Capt Van
Rlper of the Second Precinct OF Jersey City Police, with
100 men, selected from the First Second, Third Fourth
and Fifth Precincts, each section being under It's own
sergeant marched up the wharf and began TO remove
oil tbe disconnected abOrers. Before half hour had
PASSED the premises had been cleared, and the men
were kent at distance from the freight buildings No
positive opposition was offered to the police, although
tho mon moved very suleDy. and remained In tno
eighOOrhOOd in Ian 20 groups th" p''''" 'lS
were then stationed in squads at all objective
noints and thus prevented the men from
returning 10 the freight bindings a posse OF deputy
sherlS under Sheriff Reinhardt, was also prrsent 10
M te nuiice ut their services not required soon
after $3.50 a. M. between co and 200 h'"iy hed lhtn
arrived large steam barge az zoe LlIx pSeS IRON
NevYork Several knots OF strikers rushed on me 1d
accnt piers and oxcltedy watched the LANDING OF we
new men. Tho new arrivals were drawn UP On Ine
platform Of grain dock, and there separated lnto
gangs escorted to the different reghi-holses ana set
The men seemed 10 NC very NiIilns 70 Mol"'
and set about their duties with an energy hat 10 sts
extent compensated for their want OF experience -.
At noon the paymaster OF the company visited the
strikers and stated that he was ready to pay on all VINO
desired TO quit their employment ana II they remained
obstinate long enough 10 allow tue Nc" men 20 become
accustomed to the work, they were consider their
dischafC5 &c Anal Oaly y took the money, as the
strikers DO not like TO lose their hold on the company
None of the men who had quilted work at Pier No. 81
will ever be employed again by the company, rs their
names have been sent to every freight agent along tie
The new laborers were bToughtto NewYork last even
we're escorted toward the vicinity OF their homes
large force of police, who drove back all followers
Some OF the Erie officers EXPRESSED apprehension that
property last night or today after they ld organized
their forces. j. b. Tllkman westward freight agent,
sad mat he knew the character OF the strikers thor
oughly aud had fear that they would try to damage
me cars or modest the switches. They would probably
assault the who have taken their places, they
could get IN trcots, but would moi 90 hp
70 commit other violence. iIo sJLl"ei t'o NV mi ~
much harder to supply their places Immediately than
those Of the abOters.
The Iaborers who had been hired 10 replace the
strikers at Pier No. 81 resumed work Yesterday, and
seemed to give satisfaction. Freight was received at
this pier usual during the day At Pier No g. those
men " no had quilted work given until this moru
ing resume their employment, and, in the event of
refusal were informed that their places would b3 filled
with new men, the Company having on hand 800 more
applications for employment than had been required,
The strikers, so far, have made no crm0nsifa
lion OF violence either in New-Y0Tk or Jersey
City, the presence OF the police force doubt
lou. fRfpT
being also escorted toward their homes hya strong body
Of pollce sujcat TO protect them against ASSAULT
srba frc1glmen who had quilted work at Pert No l6
and 80 OF the Pennsylvania Railroad returned yesterday
morning their employment at the same rate of wages
as that offered by the Erie Company, namely, la cents
per hour, Company agreeing TO Increase me rate
when other railroad companies should advance their
empluvfs' From all appearances last evening II was
believed that the strike s at end, and that the
strikers been seriously injured by the movement