The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-11
now, and tho mass Of engine drivers merely awaited
the signal Tor general strike

now, and tho mass Of engine drivers merely awaited
the signal Tor general strike
AN ENdINEERs vIEws-rHE TRUTH ABOUT TIE
RECENT ENGINEERS AND rIREMENs STRIKES
WHY IT occURREp-THE DUTIES OF DRIVER
AND ASSISTANT.
MoRRIsTowS, N. j., August TO- 1871
'The strike OF the locomotive engineers Of THIS d.
vision," said one of their number to HERALD re-
porter at Hobokeu. yesterday. ''was unconstitutional
and against all tho principles OF the Brotherhood"
'Then what done fora" asked the reporter
swell. IT'S long story, but that should DO told
the public and If you to hear It, why just jump
up here IN tho cab and soon as put these cars on
siding I'll tell you all ABOUT It," was the answer.
STORY OF ENGINEER.
"You see" said the engineer whom he bad put ny
his cars and his engine q cool spot, where the
breeze OF the could DO felt 'you there's
bond between us and fremen which is pretty
strong one. We face danger together, stand by ench
other at our work. the bclpns the other all he
and when trouble in the shape of sickness
death, do all Can for each other. Up to this
time an engineer chose his own fireman, the company
giving US that privilege Perhaps the master
mechanic thinks he'll put . man on OF his
own selection, he sends me some young
cub of greenhorn 10 lick into shape. II
dent like the chap and OF course won't II l have
some friend that wanted to get the job-perhaps my
own son, or nephew other rea.ivo-I just toll
the boss that he WON'T do aud away he The boss
knows right well that ii no don't take him OIL there'il
DO trouble, ior the engine is to shlrk her work
won't steam or something OF that Knd-and, Of
course, the new fireman is to blame Many likely
fellow wanted to learn TO fire. and work up TO
be engineer, has been driven away from his chance In
this way, and, II do say 1t myself IT'S a cussed
shame and one that a good many engineers are TO
blame Tor.
sRut I'll suppose that an engineer has got man TO
liking as his fireman OF course that man knows well
enough which his bread 10 buttcred He knows
the power Of tho Superintendent OF the road, and that
of the master mechanic, who has charge all the
engines and also that Of tho engine dispatcher who
orders out or m duty may require, but hos no
FOOL and he understands iu well that unless he keeps
on the right side Of his engineer he's gone fireman
SO he does his pretcst to take of the engineer all tho
trouble and work no Can. aud when he gets 10 know
something ne can ease US up good DEAL
There are many dremen on this road, as there
every road, who are just as capable Of running To-
connective as am but they have 10 continue fire.
mon until there chance OF promotion, and these
times such chances When the coal trade Is
brisk there Is chance Tor fireman to take charge OF
u coal tram engine; but nowadays, when there
fifty coal train engines do their engineers would get
em yor v 20" thsy on,ranS shen ne v 100
10 say In the army.
TRAINING FIREMEM
oine 10 fire If he's triend Of nina and arnw;nr
nnrr van oj,vavs ,c,i him IN ,ata Md nf
rs, eat viii give him nm ,dsa nj The WORK Hsiora he
eats regular on a locomotives some vonn0 man M
into the machine shops Tor year or two, aud capital
w,nnrs IN The ronnd housrs where thcv can .rn
nm mr. two abons nakiur Grcs ana kenn,np mn steam
and still, otbers on ne hra,cmen nm trc;gp, cal
~ trains and ~ thew ara ~ Lar, 4, a.
~ oot tho nj scn snones u Inf than oct
no in the cab ANA Sc. how the thing is done You Zee
f-nai ,hororrn grsanhnrn ~ ionomo,,vo g a.or,
az much GOOD al 6rst IA tomcat He's wiling
enough no doubt. and often a blamed sight too much
en- r he,n nile coal int ina urnsce t,lI Inc did thinq
ia chnor inli ana then neil wonder and wonder whS
she aon,t steam had nassencer voIunt Ger fireman
tue Ssner d.y during me STRIKE. ana nada'. inter
wand hsvn ch oked ihe fire dead ont
THE ART OF FIRING
as there ,s in preach, NO a telling sermon When Won
go home ,ust 90 out INTO the kitcben ana irv your
hand ~ mak,ne ana kespipg n clear hot fire saw 70
bToiI nice chicken over You NAV get n once but
suppose homeDoty is calling out for Another ch,cken
every len minutes Tor about four hours do YOU think
You could Keen that Gre ius riaht ali that timer No
YOU COULDN'T aud vet YOUR irish cook can do IL and
beat YOU Tor sho has learned by pra and YOU have
only theory =
..Thats whv saw that rca vreer 6rcr,or \. n ,ro,
to an en- guoer ana unless that np,neer ms takep
fancy 10 MN the grcenhorn had better step on It's
"A
ipu flee takes dislike TO the latest arrived that
how hasn't much snow 4 REGION But I,ll supnose ma
wants his new fireman 10 ct on and * w,Iiny
10 hcln MIN That's n horse of another color IA
shows h m what TO do encourages him 10 learn and
aids him all he can, ana II sn'i long before the new
man is able 10 be of great use 10 the engineer
DUTIES or ENGINEER AND Fireman
.You see the fireman uty Is downright hard work
with no science save how 10 keen ire thar will mako
steam rlunt along. The engineer,s rs very different
Resdes knowing how TO run ms enrue No must SEQ IN
IL that the different bear ngs OF tue running gear arc
inn every few miles, IL no has a green fireman wnom
he can trust he's got TO do that work himself bu n
he knows his fireman is competent he lust leaves that
work 10 him. and a great deal It saves him Won NAV
depend The fireman is learning the engineer Il rest
ing and ali is lovely. An, Mr. Reporter those wcro
good old times but now we've got new dis nan saton
ana l. for ono say il serves us boys lust right
HOW THE LATE STRIKE OCCURRED
sBut now Pm going TO toll you how the strike came
abou, and our snare in IT. The reucn Used TO get $50
a month. while we got $10Q Those wages we're good
ana nobody could complain. The engineers hremep
conductors ana brakemen Of all through trains had
one day Off in the week TO themselves and those on
short runs had easy hours so that they had plenty of