The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-11
THE MINERS STRIKE.
Origin and Character Of the Trouble mt
Moosic-Temporary Cessation Of Hos
tfIitics-AHairs AT the Mines-Another
Strike in Prospect.

Moosic-TemporaryC Cessation Of Hos
tiIities-AHairs AT the Mines-An0ther
strike in Prospect.
MoosIC, Pa, Oct. Q, 1874.
Everything is quiet in and around this place
to-day. The rain, which continued to fall inces-
sanity for two days, has given way to bright,
pleasant weather, and the Sherid's posse guard
ing the works OF the Glenwood Coal Company find
their position rather more enduraDie AS yet the
company have been able to get but few
Welsh miners together, and the amount OF
coal brought from the mine is really in
significant. No more arrests have been made,
and the policy OF the company seems TO be pacific
and conclliatory rather than to still further exas-
perate the already greatly excited feeling or the
Irish miners by retaliatory measures. The strikers
captured on Wednesday have all been released on
BAH, and their faces gladdened their homes yester
day. The men appear TO De sullen and moody, and
AFFORD reason to suspect that they are but nursing
their wrath 10 keep 1t warm.n They seem to be
OF a class not easily turned from purpose, and
when the svrong arm OF the law is withdrawn,
leaving the Welsh miners to take care OF them
selves, arrays and regular pitched battles between
the Irish and Welsh natonalities will be neither
few nor FAR between.
THE SCENE OF THE TROUBLE
Moosic is station on the Length and Susque-
hanna branch OF the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey. The population is scattered over a con-
adorable extent Of territory, and the houses
stragge TO degree which precludes the idea of
anything like village. The dwelling places seem
to have been put in position without any regard to
uniformity or convenience, and present the APP
pearance OF having struggled TO their present cree.
! tons. The place was formerly known as Spring.
| brook, Wild noun tain torrent bearing that name
passing through 1t and adding very much TO the
] f1trf nf fta effttatt
nine Is about half a mile from the railroad depot,
at OF the widest places IN the whole surround
/ ing region. IL Is completely cnvironcd by woods,
and may De termed nice place for a hasty fight
between factions. The attacking party will have
1 greatly the advantage in sklrmish such 1t If
anticipated WAL occur at no distant day,
| avenues OF escape IL 0yerpowered or
\ Tor retreat, having done their work The Moosc
powder mill II located here, large establishment
/ which turns out about eight hundred barrels OF
powder weeklyand employs over one hundred men.
| lt IS close kind or corporation and visitors are
not allowed within the enclosure nor they far
nished with very extensive amount OF inorIna-
| ton regarding the mill outside OF ~.
THE NINE DIFFICULTY.
For several years past there mas been rapidly
increasing Jealousy between the lrlSb ahu Welsh
/ miners ia the wyoming and Lackawanna coal
4 monstration until the stand taken against mr..
| Davis, the mine boss OF the Genwood Coai Com
| pany. The Irish miners greatly outnumoer thc
Welsh, but the latter are frugal, industrious, and
| seem TO have way OF working ahead OF tneir
less naturally favored feliow Workmen
II ia alleged that the Welsh manage
obtain higher positions ABOUT n,a ,nc
inside OF them. II this IL really go and there can
he little DOUBT as to the correctness Of the allcga
LAn- Tue [eaaQQfox Such AYoElt0Qp betfer Known