New-York tribune., 1877-07-25
had before Capital and Labor can be made TO hold
their old relations toward one another.
THE STRIKE on THE d., L. & w. BEGUN.
The strike reached this end of the Delaware,

HE SlhihE ON LIE ~, b' IN W. pi''cN''
The strike reached this end of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad last evening. Inc
officers oS the Road exceedingly reticen in regard
to the matter but 1t learned that az yesterday
nicmen and brakemen sent word to the superhtehu
ent that they should strike at o'clock last evening IL
understood that the brkomen on coal trains ana the
remcn on all trains tho who refused to work
The numberof srkcrs could not be accurately ascertain
ed the employees the feryhousc and depot Hobo
ket protesting Ignorance that point A. Reasoner the
superintendent Of Morris and Essex Division of the
Road repeatedly asserted that trouble whatever had
occurred that everything was quiet along tho Road
When Le was asked however IL some OF the remen ad
not refused work, he said, >cS; three
aremen had said they would not work any
longer" Mr. Rcasoner appeared 10 thnk that
the remen had not struck for he said thcy had perfect
right 10 stop working if they chose These hrench De-
ougcd trains tat left at 720 7ij, and O'CLOCK last
evening, but br Rasocr said that other men were put
ia their places, anu no delay or Interruption ho oc
CURED. There goes train now" he exclaimed, III a
tone OF triumph as brushed away swarm Of New
Jersey nlOsq uitOej nom his neck and face
This was at $50 last evening. Nj. Reasoner was III
his Office, constantly receiving and sending "Tpa' ches
IL declared that there no trouble along the huc OF
the Road Trains running usual through scran-
ton Morri.town quiet aud there was no strike on
the Roadexcept that of the remen, who had only
"stoppcd work" Around the gates Of the depot yard
was crowd ~ perhaps thirty or forty men at TINS ue
and four We policemen guard 20 prevent the
aImttance OF any one ho nad no business there. 4
nftle later in TIE evening Police Commissioner hac
Nhortcn. accompanied by the Manager Of the Hoboken
Ferries called on NJ Kcasoner, and held brief confer
encc with him Mr. Mac Whorton afterwards made sub
stanay the following statement to aTEBUNE porter IN
regard to the matter: There s no trouble mere now
and we don't anticipate any tonight. suppose that
the strikers up 20 midn ght Will number about sixty
mer-GIemen and bra5cInrn. They have caused no dis
turDance. and most Of them havo gone nome We
have about fifty regular policemen ana Shields
have been given TO hity-ye special policemen, and we
tnlnk We snail able TO cope with sky men ta,lB
enough Besides, there Is regiment uD III tAe Lly sian
Fields, prefer u call iOI lis assistance u we
can gtl alunL without Il. Cur pOctut KNOW al teec
men, aud wc thuk snail nave 40 trouble mere Has
been very tilo delay tue trains yet, Uul tc men "y
siIurk "a = o'clock There -
1880 tram, ana by an alrdn scntht Win i.rn ma
consolidated Win the one icaFi!t- AT SD
IA. C.i.ef tGc Hob ken Ponce Was found PatihS
iu-toI,t lie estimated tnc nuhoor OF strikers 1T ~
said t.t dppIecnDed no l4ouyle, IS the men ""d
u..r qugtir about business ana nstic i1 dch'o"
-itaiiOu col violence interference. We nave had
strikes imam TINS here, ne 5tid ana )ct "t Et''
never had trouble Two Ur tuicc years ago 300 iOhE
SnOrcmeu k, everything wcut along Pc'cehny
au 40, not SVTry-tAat nav -iI aiJ moro
gard L. iiis matter dii -ad ti't
everything quiet, ANA nope u Mill remain 20.
''siOW many Ifo there = Was .ia~tu ol tne
Manager Ul icrIus. II sure don't hu", mere
pied Two three gentlemen sat IN tHc "4itln- room
depot discussing tnc prOhlD my OF getting Dach lo
NeW-loiE tIs morning, III case lacy went nome i.St
IA ,nt. They exhibited CONSIDERABLE anxiety, ana The
opinion seemed prevail that the strik would become
general, illI travel bCtn zen thls city dhd the Sub
urDs NOGlU Do interrupted.