The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
THE STRIKE In ERIE.
Travel to the West Entirely
Suspended.
Strong Force Of the Strikers Congregated at
Hornellsville- Line from the Latter
Depot to su quehanna Completely Shut
Up-A General Strike Imminent.

For the second time within four years the brake
men IN the employ OF the Erie Railway Company
have attempted TO improve their condition by q
strike. The former strike " as most unfortunate
one for them for after much suffering among their
families they found tnat the railway company
could get along without them and most
Of them mad to impore the 0fhcers Of
the company to take them back. In the
present strike they have succeeded only in one
point thus Iar-in causing great Inconvenience to
the public, who are in no way responsible for the
difficulties between the company and It's employees.
Trafic to the West beyond Hornelsville is CON-
pletely suspended, neither passengers nor freight
being allowed to proceed The strikers seem to be
wen organized, and that they have prepared
themselves FULLY for this struggle Is EVIL
dent from the fact that they hold viz
tualIy in their hands that division OF
the road which is the key Of the whole
line from New York to the termini at Buffalo and
Cincinnati. That the reader may the better under
stand this it Is only necessary to enumerate the
divisions Of the Erie. From New York to Port Jer-
Wis Ii the Eastern division, from Port Jervis to
Susquenanna the Delaware division, from Sus-
quehanna to Hornellsville the Susquehanna divi-
sion, from Horneusville north to Buffalo
the Buffalo division. from HOrnellsville to
Salamanca and Dunkirk the Western division,
and from Salamanca to Cincinnati the Atlantic
and Great western division. As the road Ii now
blocked up passengers from the West cannot
travel Eastward beyond Hornensville, nor can
passengers from New York 60 beyond susque-
hannah. The Corning junction. situate between
these points, Is thus shut up, 80 that communica-
ton cannot be had with the New York Central at
Rochester; The strikers could not have selected
Now for the origin of the strike. 1t had been
the custom to all0t four prakemen to each freight
Af Ahr ont
recently ADOPTED on the Erie road the brakemen
could not reasonably expect to escape Instead
o. snsr ts W
from Jour to three on each train.
Herein lies the caSus beut. The wages OF a brake
'make more time" than those on passenger trains
the former earn 81 81 DAY: me order Of IT. the
eject on Tuesday morning, and, accordingly,
at midnight OF Monday the prakemen struck.
Since that time the only train that came
through was No. 8, q passenger train, on which
three freight conductors were placed as brake
men. They left, OF course. at Susquehanna, and as
depot, regular star was obtained. The mail car
anu locomotive, however, are allowed to pass
sn eGx b.
relatives OF the deceased. gentleman who had
been summoned to the bedside OF his dying wife in
New York made strenuous efforts to get on board,
but was refused permission by the mob OF strikers,
although he showed them the telegram conveying
the sad news The gentleman appealed to
monstrated that there were no hearts among the
gang. He appeared to be controlled by silent
grief as ne walked away from the 0bdurate crowd,
ana the few sympathizers who tried to console
him dared not appeal to the strikers.
Conduct hike this viii divert public SYM
patty from the strikers, and the manner
IN which they carry out their de-
signs win certainly Involve many or them in
of the MOB jump on each PLATFORM screw up the
brakes tight, wrench OF the nut, and thus remove
the wheel, after which they detach the "draw."
This renders the tram useless for further ocomo-
ton. 1t is destruction OF property wholly I'M
prising the strikers and their sympathzers,
collected at the depot in Hornelsvlle, and 500 IN
Susquehanna.
graphed to the strikers to know why they tier
rupted travel; but an answer was returned to
simply carrying out the decree OF our Council"
This reply was neither consoiing nor reas-
seP a war Mr. russda sysuS s w as
said Of Goldsmith's scHoolmaster that hts
pupils could discern as he entered the abode OF
learning, 1.-THE days disaster in his morning lace"
and SO mignt one readily conclude from the
thoughtful demeanor and downcast eyes OF Mr.
ture that he had the :sblues." The strikers VIII
not confer at all with General superintendent
Wright, against whom they entertain bitter
amnesty. The only terms on which they will
resume work are that four brakemen shall be re-
tanned on each freight train. as heretofore or that
shall receive So day. This demand they submit
ted to Mr.. Clarke yesterday.
Mr.. Abbott, passenger agent, issued instructions
yesterday ali the ticket agents not to sell tickets
to any point west OF Susquehanna till further Or
ders as passengers cannot be forwarded beyond
that place. One curious feature OF the
present strike is that large number
of farmers and villagers in the neigh
borhood OF Hornellsville and Susquehanna
sympathize with the strikers. 1t was rumored last
evening that there is strong probability that the
strike Will become general after few days The
men on the eastern division are certainly ripe Tor
it. az they are intensely dissatisfied with the adj
minstration OF this division. II Mr.. Clarke would
avert q strike on this division he will have to
cnange his administration.