New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-04
4 RAILROAD OUTBRBAh.

LAND CLOSED BY STRIKERS - JNIlLD eiAih'
MARsHAIS DIRECTED TO PROTECT THE ihofEhIh
TIE RECEIVERS STATEMENT.
Toecraphic reports that employees of the
New. York and Oswego Midland Railroad at summit
Vile aud Enenville had struck account OF unpaid
wages and had damaged property Of the Company ana
prevented the passage Of trains excited public atten
ton Yesterday II stated that at summtile loco
motives had been chained to the track, switches spheu
and the track up by 100 men, and that AT EenVe
the turn table had been injured. the switches spiked
and that 40 men guarding the locomotives ana
other property Upon the application OF Alexander and
Green attorneys for Abram s. Hewitt. receiver, and
John g. Stevens, and Chas. W. Opdyke OF the NewnOk
and Oswego Midland Railroad Company, Judge Biatch-
United States Circuit Court granted an Order
recurring United States Marshal FsRe to " maintain
and protect" the the possession Of the prop
erty of the Company, also to keep such property
from moestation Ia compliance with this order Mar
shal Fske sent Deputy Marshas Robinson and Hackett
to Mddetown, with instructions to execute the order
of the Court peaceably taey cOuli, foreiby II they
must.
Few particulars were received at the office Of the
Company this city during the day. Telegraph com
municaton along the line Of the division was unner-
rupted the strikers conentDg themselves early in the
day with cutting down pole, which quickly re-
placed The railroad property was not injured aud only
freight trains stopped The number OF the strikers
appears have been considerably exaggerated, and
there are not than 80 at Eleny!lle and Summit
Vile These all common laborers on the road, the
regular railroad hands taking part in the disturb
ance The leader and usigator OF the strike is Lud
ington, formerly a foreman Of the traekmen on the
Elenville branch He recently discharged ana as
he paid all that due under the receivers adj
minstration he Els no interest in this movement be-
yond the qualification of petty spite against the Com
pany. Accounts received al the Office indicate that Lie
taken advantage OF the ignorance OF those formerly
and IN uutpr nd
that by other than the soppage Of the bus
the road could they compel tho payment OF the
wages them for the time employed previous TO the
roads being placed In receivers hands. The folow-
ing dispatch from Mddetown received 30 the office
of the Company last evening;
The trouble il among laborcrs who were dis
charged in November last and on account OF Their NOT
having received their back prior 10 the appointment
OF the receiver. oar main line passenger trains are
allowed to ran, but tho freight trains are stopped at
Sdmmityle. There are probably 70 men ana nuys Ia
each gang, at Summitville and at Elenyllie
The Sheriff of Sullivan County is expected here this
afternoon The only damage to propefy Is the dcstfuc
ton o. one water tank at Budd's switch.
ii. NJ. FLINT, Supt. southern Division.
This tank was "a comparatively small one and WAS
burned. This loss will be small. Budd's switch IS a
station between Summityille and Sandburgh Ellen
Vile is in Ulster County, aud summvii!e IN sullivan
County.
Receiver Ahram s. Hewitt stated 10 a TRIBUNE re
porter mat tie trouble had been exaggerated and
through running regularly. John G. Stevens
had gone in the morning &c represent the Company
AT the scene Of the disturbance, which was u small
branch Of the main ine from nddetown to Elenyile.
| This branch closed Whatever disturbances there had
been mast have come from few ignorant, headstronS
| did understand that they Inlurug
what is in effect their property. When Mr.. Hewitt
became receiver OF the road Sept 49, 1873, there
five months wages O50o0O0 due the men. Mr.. Hewitt
the action or the former directors
Company. who had made effort 10 pay the for
long, as disgraeeldl outrage, 70 whlch there was
hardly parallel III the history OF railroads Men all
along the line have suffered the extremity OF misery Tor
want OF the pav when they had honestly earned, aud
which nothing had been gwen them but Company
scrip, which valueless. BY order from JnGgr
BatchOrd. which was obtained atier much delay, he
cause an application for sucn an Instrument was per
by some OF doubtful legality, authority was
given to ro'ire this scrip. and TO sunsti-
upon the property OF the road. This In effect
Mr. Hewitt taxing the road ont OF the hands OF bond
men FOR the satisfaction OF claims as she proceeds
OF the sales OF property would 30 first % them. ON
rome OF the employees did not understand the
ter impatient ana unreasonable. Since the road
was placed the receivers hands, every effort has been
made pay the men 10 wac found necessary 10 cut
down expenses as much as possible and 10 discharge
twotbris OF the IN this way payroll Of SlG6OoO
was reduced TO $1,000 but the season has been
uniayorahe for ne% road, and the midland has run
provision has been made for the wages OF tue hrs
| in order that the earnings may he used
| III the payment OF wages I1e action OF
President Mr.. Dickson without warning % the Midland
road and without warrant Law, had refused 10 pay
SIS OoJ the Midland Company for carrying coal,
declaring that he should retain q guaranty the
lease OF the Rome and Utica Railroadhad embarrassed
the Midland Company with regard 10 tho payment OF
December wages; and only by personal loan o $1,000
was tae Company able 20 begin paying the due
for December even by Feb p instead OF Jan. 49, the
proper time. Mr. Hewitt spoke with feeling about the
unjust charges Of seiiintcres ana disregard " the
rights of employees which had been made against him,
when he had taken the position OF receiver solely be
cause he wished 10 set rIght the men VINO had been
wrOuged and had taken it with the express stipulation
that should receive no compensation. In closing he
said that be had doubt that the little outbreak
the Eenvle branch had been entirely settled tal
the relations with the meu would be smooth.
an ADJUSTMENT EFFECTED.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBURE.l
MIDDLETowN, N. Y, Feb. 3.-Through pass
euger trains on the NeW-York and Oswego Midland
Railroad have not been stopped to-day by who have
seized the railway at summttyle, hut freight has
been allowed TO that place ia either direction
two days. The branch from Sunmittyile TO Enenvlle
is wholly closed The Ulster County express, running
North has not gone beyond Middletown for two DAYS
Three freight trains held Summittvile and some
passenger cars. Yesterday the mail train was stopped
but supernte ndent Flint brought away passengers
aud mail gage The locomotives, the switches
and the Elenve turn-table have been Temporarily