The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-21
the SIRIkE ON THE ERIE.
Locomotives switched ON and the Train.
stopped In norncIIs,IiIe.

Late on Thursday evening at the close Of
meeting of ilremcn and hrnkemen held in
iornellSvilie. "a message was sent by iis Chair
man To III" Superintendent of the Erie Railway
informing him that the men Of the Western.
Susquehanna and Buffalo divisions had re-
solved TO quit work at o'clock yesterday morn
Ing. When the Superintendent arrived in Hor-
n"llsvlllc yesterday morning the strikers had
quit work and had taken measures to stop
trains at that point simultaneously the fire.
men. hrakemen. and switrhmen at Salamanca
on .he western division quit wo-x (: AMI when
Mr.. Begcs. the superintendent OF that division.
who had started out from Dunkirk for Hor-
nellsville with special train arrived at Sala-
manea his locomotive was cut loose som the
train and put into the engine house. and the
strikers said that no locomotive OF train should
lu-- SHlHmun'a
Al Andovar station. on the Western division
one Of tn" striking iiremcn took locomotive %
nui went out oh the road without orders or per-
misslu from tho company. ana on the time IF
trains. Intending he said IL 20 To- Il0rnoiisvillo
At orlo X yesterday afternoon, the strikers
handed Superintendent Wrsht document in
writing containing the demands OF the fr.men.
hiakrmen, swit'hr' N. and uackmen. They
ask hnt the mon rscharced for taxi ing part in
York. shall be reinslated that the brakem-n
shall he paid 81 day; switchmcn 81; hend
rwlthnen' $40 trarkmen ~ yards, $l.5u
dV' traekm'n on sections. 81 40 day and
that no rentals shall be- paid on the companys
siounds except rs per agreement The fire.
men ask 30 have the same rates Of pay that they
drew prior to the lst inst They ask to have
monthly passes continued "a before. and TO
have passes issued TO brakemen and switch
men. These demands were at once communi-
Gated 10 Receiver Jew"tt in this clty.
The reduction in wages 10y the company. OF 10
per cent? ON the lst inst. applied only to the
above named Glasses Of EMPLOYEES who were
not affected by the reduction Il the previous
year and the roads officers say that with this
REDUCTION in effect the train and road hands on
the Erie Railway now recrlv a higher compen-
sation than those of any other Eastern railroad
Late IN June, when a committee of the train
.on ,. on ,ne lit ny th;y were kindly received
ductlon was explained to them. and after "A few
days deliDrration thcyappnrently accepted and
continued at their posts with the exception Of
some who We're discharged,
Receiver Jcwett says that he will carry out the
orler OF the lst INST. 10 the letter.
The rmad is divided into SIX divisions as fol-
lows: The eastern. from jersey, CITY 10 Port
Jervis the Delaware, from Port Jrrvis to Sus-
quehnnna the Snsguehanna, from Susquehan-
na to ilruel-vile: the Rochester. from Cor
ming tu Buffalo the Buffalo from llornellsyllc
to Buffalo and the western. from lIorncllsvllle
To- Dunkirk. only the two latter divisions were
affected ~ The strike up t0 late hour last even
lng.
There ia no strike among tho employees on
the eastern division. sup rintrndrnt j. b Ilill
SAYS That at present his men profess TO be- sutis-
lcd. and TINT there ARE no indlcutl IONS OF any
trouble ON his division nor Oh tho DIVISION west
his.
Trains came through from Emlra anl sta
tions east of thnt point on time yesterday with
the exception Of No. IA through express, due
at noon. 1t did not arrive until about =. NJ.
Whom i came in cou-uh dated with NJ. &. NJ
through Pullman cnr- arrived. as they nre de-
tanned on the Buffalo division. " est Of Hornells-
VILE.
The road Is not selling through tickets nor re-
ceiNlng through freight. but ARRANGEMENTS have
hr'h made 10 have through HaH-cng"rs and
baggage carried over the New York Central un-
~ IN" strike IL ended. Tho Buffalo express,
due in Jersey city at % this A. NJ, was forced
to come 10y way of Corn ng last evening instead
OF by way of llnrnellsyllr, a. usual There is
no trouble ON the New York Central.