Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-31
The Strikers War.


This moroing says AL! the Information glesc-
ed 10 Baltimore yesterday goes to show that
the back bone of the late strike on the s. d Y.
r, R, has been broken in several places beyond
apy hone of recovery. What the future nay
bring forth of united peaceful Efforts 10 secure
supposed rights remains TO Be seer, tu: me
| reign of violence appears to have ended' ano
its death blows were in part self l!hlcted. lhe
number of passenger traics from Camden Sta
ton was Increased yesterday, aud freight tEa!os
| we're moved eastward ADD westward with much
| be same frequency and regularity as month
ago. The strikers, 10 the nunoer OF over
three bundred, came togethr yesterday
near the rouod house al Riverside to determine
what th.v should d.. Several who bad tx
| ores,ed ,hem selves as firm on the previous day
show, d that they had char ged during the
light. and. looking across The way, where trains
we're starting out, and the military foIcas leod
| ing their protecting presaCce, they stepped out
from among their comrades aud said that they
you make the best OF the CIRCUMSTANCES. and
cast their fortunes With the Compaty. u 'nnlns
their working clothes, and, With lo buckets
aud lautero 10 taDd, theg presented themselves
| to tax. out their trains. among the twenty or
m,r. who did this we're q few who, slnc7 the
r,ke com mapced. have been the btterc-t 10
denounciug the Company. Io vain, rhe great
| er Lumber urged them to refralp, and, with
the parting salute OF Go on, traitors they
urned their backs upoG their reca'ctract
sre,bren of the throttle, shovel ADD brake.
Abou, fifty or less Of the persstlug srlke ls
tnen marched to Cauden S'a'ion aud rowlng
hat thew would never work alongside Of - udas
col,. agu-s' and ''>c>l awsg lu5b9rs, drew
their pay Ard had their names taken from the
pay roll of employees. From their places OF
meeting the strikers could see the 'ralus coming
aud poug, aud every DOW and then cTew Of
regular employees from the second dVslso
| would 20 past them, Oh the way TO Camdeo
Station to 20 to Martinsburg b. passenger
| trains aud bring mere Conveys back. AdViceS
| from along the road told that the blockade was
| raised and the Company 10 plssessleu OF their
| lioes.
The successful raising of the blockade 90
Saturday Was followed yesterday by general
movement of freight traios along the whole
line to Wheeling, aud the road WAS prac really
opened to the Ohlo river, temporafy o'thrul
~. however. Remaining It Keysrr, past Which
point ouly few trains We're moved aod las:
eight ther. vas large lumber OF tralCs bpuod
|
i,eig b, traius were dispatched from Baltimore
westward. Traios were run also between KY
ser and Grafton and TO aud from Wheeling.
| The only trouble 10 the way OF M wing trains
over the entire length OF the road ar ses iron
rlke among so'ue Of the miners, who haVe
congregsted at Keyser 10 considerable uu;Dbsrs,
and iJlulug with the slrikiog t'emep at that
| place, rendered IL necessary 10 .u<peud tncru
ping of traius past that place uuu tolce ct
| troops hall arrive which Were ordered there
esterday evening from Baltimore. FdT the
f S. time since the strike commenced freight
traos we're ruo ever the road durug the blight
beweeu BaludSre and CuUb-'laod last night.
No trouble was eXp"rlepc-d yesterday by the
Baltimore and Ohio Compauy 10 geuDg crews
for all The tralAs put out, and bcide5 these
thirty 6rem 20 We're sent up the road 70 tax
trains from Ksyscr, where tho frem@o and
brak q are still unwiilag to NJ I'VE the t!au-.
| KEYsER, Juy 3u-3 p. m.-U.' to this hour
| there arc DO Indications OF vlu!e0ce here. tut
rumors that TWO thousand ulnars are cousns
from the miniug regions create suIc Tears. l.
is understood that the uloeis ar" resolved t.
strike 10 the morbiDg for Sky five CENTS PEI
TON and full weight. inc Mayor ADD Sncr'H
here have appointed si,sc'a' I"ce force OF
thirty mep. Intersiews wi cit.z .us appear tv
meo aad brskemeu haG :. conference Tt'' Y &C.
Pre,ide,t K-yser at The station. Mr.. K gseI
said leu eng,ues bad been ord,red Gu to N We
west bound trains Those with the best crews
selected, and the meo who ruu them would be
substantially rewarded 10 the future aCd the
last to be- dischargeo; but If It vas ueces>aTy &c
! place uew tranmea 90 the trains, they " Il d
be retsi red aud the Old bands discharged. The
! town of keyser Was the ouly pnlot on The whole
| line at which there Was anY difficulty. Several
str kers had personal grievances to CON paln II,
| which be promised 70 redress.
$3.50 o. m.-rbe hopes entertained last 0ight
| of u settlement Of the strike have been, By 'te
occurrences of to-day, utterly blasted. Inc
strikers are as firm, If DOT 6rm"r, than ever,
and their unanimous cry is, Hold the fort. "
! Some uf them Claim thai Weeks, II not mouths,
will eIap>e brfule the company eau ms ruct meu
from other divisions to ruu the tra,us over the
third dislsioa, aud that before this IS done the
road will be 10 the haods OF receiver. This Is
one reason Why such strong determination is
shown By the meo here.
| Another >peela! troop train left here for Pied
moot, with Lieutenant Simuson aud u company
Of regulars, aud Captsio keuoy, agent OF the
company here, has received Information that
to- 8 .alo vas thrown of the track at L d Cut,
two miles Vest OF K user, by a misplaced SWITCH,
aud Sergeant Hsu,llton. OF the battery 0! Sec
oud Artillery, badly hurt, bis leg bsup c:usHed.
A doctor has been dispatched tor Red Cat.
Hamilton lie reported TO have been jsmmed be.
,ween the tender and ergue. The train was
gving very slow at tie tine, so that the engine
and teuder only left the track. Hamilton was
sitting on the engine at the time when 1t uo
IF. The soldiers made every effort 10 extrcs'e
him by separating the tender and engine, but
fudinp ii impossible, two men were sent back
20 Keyser for doctor, who has just left for the
scene on al other engine.
July 3l.-The engine With Sergeant Ham
i|ton has arrived here Assistant Surgeon De-
graw, Uuited States Army, says the ujuIy is
Tot Serious, aud 90 bones were fractured, the
wound being confused one. The uaiu Was
run # by blocks 90 to tb> north track, oa winch
he west bound express fiom Baltimore AID
Washington. DOW here, ", uld have preceded;
tut arraoeements we're made TO run ii on tie
south track after Hamilton was released. The
rest of the detachment W, k d to Plsdm IN,
three miles distant T, il now believed 10 have