The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-29
CONFLRRING UITyf TIE STRIKERS.
Long Talks with Railroad Onicinis In Hobo
Len-Probnble Return 10 Work.

There was n meeting Of engineers Of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad
in llobokcn stcrday. II was resolved not t.
support the ilrcmcn and brake men In case the
latter should strike. This was the first tme
they Say. that the question Of striking WAS uut
10 vote in meeting Of the Brotherhood and il
was voted down. The engineers who struck
few days ago did so on their personal r"sponsi-
hiliiy, out Of good feeling toward men whom
they had been working with At the meeting
yesterday there were ton engineers from Port
Morris. In the mean time. ths committed Of
hrakcmcn and fremon from the other end Of
the road. whero the strike was In prog
ross. met thirty or forty OF their East
orn brethren in suliyan's Hall, Hobokcn.
News had come from scranton that no com
promise could be effected thcre. committee
was appointed 10 call On Pr, ,silcnt Sloan Tho
conference WAS held at o'clock, and Nus uf "A
pleasant though not Of II decisive nature. Onr
81 lhn roinmiit" however, said after retiring.
that the men would rnthrr remain idlo fora
y.nr than consent 10 the reduction Of wages.
Tee said they had no power TO sp.uk
se'9re r.i1I. Exporting to tho,e whom iagy
livan's Hall tho committed was sent 10
confer with Sup.rinio ndent Roasonor, tn
conference asled oyer an hour and when
toe would give No Information To any person.
special train had been ordered 10 convoy the
'tiNNllll'f Nt'k u N.INlll 10. NHl wis NultNf
their convenience on the truck. All the ciu-
ployees of tho yard wat he'd them closely as
they entered the ear at hnlf past O'clook, but
not word was spoken, one IF the committee
Lingerie! on ln stairs leading to Nlr. Rcasonor's
Oili'o. lie closed an apparently plrHSnnt con-
NcrsuiOn hy askin. tho Superintendent to call
and src him at his hous" when h. visited that
section of the rond. Mr. KrAsoner said pleas
ant conference had been had by the commit
tee with lrcsid mt Sloan, and that then. as
a matter of course, the committee had called
on him preparatory to II resumption 81 work
lie did not know precisely what tho strikors ou
tn otherenl of the, road would do. H. had
r"lraluel from asking questions. lie was
quietly assured. however. hy n number of tU.
committee before their departure. that lr need
not fear "a continuation Of the trouble. An ru-
giheor employed in the yard voluntarily said H.
a SUN reporter that there would be no strh' of
the engineers. lruIln doing business in the
neighborhOol said after the committee had
Eoun homo That they had received trustworthy
intimations that tho ilrrmrn and brakc kcmcn at
tins end OF tho road had refused 10 strike
second time.
Superintendent Rcasoner Of the Morris and
Essrx division received several dispatches
yesterday as 10 tho condition Of tho road
. The only Interruption on the roga," sNd ho
y ut arlington, \. D., about siXty-nine
miles from hero. Tho strikers stopped the
EaSion express nj this point und comuelod the
pass nH"ls "a sot uul. The crew 81 the train,
including tho engineer and fireman. tole-
Rrhphed mo That They were rnhly 90 take the
tram on with n mani and without tho pHssen-
gers, hut replied lhlt under ~ circumstances
would allow The strikers Ia dictate terms 10
tlir company. ! h'Et tnH II, pntrh: II pas
senser eaIs rannol pIoeo1l ulla" the entire