The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-09
STARTLING RINORS.
The brotherhood OF Engineers Said TO have
Ordered n Gene-ai STRIKE.

rumor was anoat yesterday that there
was To- be strike Of engineers on every rail-
road In the country II was said that secret
meeting Of tho Broiherhood Of Locomotive En-
ginecrs had been held in Cleveland recently
and that delegates there from every railroad in
the United States had pledged the engineers
brakemen. and nromen Of their roads to strike
simultaneously to-day or tomorrow. Color To
this report was given by the following despatch
published in THE SuS yesterday morning:
WAsniNgroS. Aug The men along the line of the
Raunoe ant Ohio predict another .iTihe next THURSDAY
or tlnaN g. pr,n, or H. tr,iit treins Mi rny,
work ~ body ts reported, hut this needs connrna
notice IRON the intending strikers take perisnabe
freight after the lOlh INST
gentleman who recently arrived from Cleve-
land said yesterday. that he had visited the
headquarters OF the Brotherhood in Cleveland.
and was there told by several engineers. conf
dentialy that II general strike on every rail:
road would be iuauguratcd on the 9Th or 10Th OF
August. The gentleman is prominent mer.
chant in this city. and ships large quantities oil
The rumor found It's way TO Wall street, but
bears willing to believe in and spread any re-;
port. however ridiculous. that was calculated
10 inIuriOusy affect railroad property. Al the
different passenger and freight agencies the
rumor. where it had been heard at all. was
secuted as Improbable. .
Mr.. VIM II. Vanderbilt and Cornelius Van
derbilt were both out of town. but at the freight
agencies of both the Central and Harlem Rail
roads in the Grand Central Depot no beliet was
placed in the report, and no instrucnona lhd
been given to refuse freight either perishable
or imperishabe. The agents only, knew as 10
their own and one or two other roads positlNry.
and could not say as TO the Baltimore nnd ono
| lHilroad. Mr.. Jewett receiver OF the Erie road
| had heard the rumor that general strike was
| Threatened, hut did not hclleye H. ne hnl nl-
| vices from all along the Erie Railway yesterday,
| and il was snid that the engineers did not know
| anything Of the movement, lie Thought thht
| Cleveland was likely, place Tor the rumor TO
| come from, as 1t was head centre OF the order.
| and Arthur. the High Priest. lived there.
| sun reporter c9nversed with two engineers'
| two ilremen. and three hrakemcn on roads run;
| ming out oi the Grand Central depot. They all
| denied any knowledge of any contemplated
| strike, hut two did SO IN manner that con-
| veycd the idea that they knew a little moro than
| they pretended not to. One appeared very hpN-
| ions to know where the reD9rler obtained ms
| inf9rmauon, He sald. Who do you know
| there? Who gave that away TO you ?"
In the headquarters OF the engineers ana fire-
men in his city gyerythlns wa7 anls er iasI even. n
| nothing 10 be gained by another strike NJ the
| present time.
| Railroad in Long Island City said that they
| knew nothing Of any contemplated strike on
| their road. They are satisfied with their wages
| There IL no symptom oi strikc on thc irnh-
| sVlyunia Railroad. Nevertheless. there II a
| strong undercurrent of feeling amons tho engt-
| necrs that may NJ amy time make heal II lh9
| that the company has begun 10 weed oui as
affected men, and Tint II any general strike
| comes IT will be upon this ground. THOSE who
| participated in the late sirlk" are lhnrhseu al
| chief Arthur and his committee Tor hlr'ouht''
| nHnclng it and some say that the question no"
is whether the brotherhood Will slt sun gnle,iil,
| and witness its own gradual destruction 10y IN
| process of wedding out ltS mcnnDefS rom NJ
The road- and substituting outsiders or Whethrl
| they will al once boldly assert their power whll'
II still remains TO them and provide Tor theil
| future safety before they let go.