The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-17
1HE RAILROAD STRIKE.
Condition Of The Contest Between the Reading
Railroad and the Engineers.
BOTH SIDES FIR M
The Workmen Well Behaved, but Determined
and Confident of Success.
NEW. MEN ON THE ENGINES
PHILADELPHIA, April lc. 1877.

PHILADELPHIA, April lG. 1871
An the engineers and Hremen who have quit work
on tho Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and whose
homes arc in or near this city, meet At tho Merchants
Hotel About 100 Of them have been assembled
there all day quietly discussing tho situation Tney
ara vcry careful In their actions and con-
yersation, and arc under instructions not TO
70 near the railroad dcpos for me purpose oil
intimidating the hands, although they
approach them on the street anu enoeaVor
TO persuade them to assist the railroad company
BY accepting employment from IT, In this they are
often successful Judging from the appearance OF the
striking engineers now in this city they are u queI
Intelligent we'll behaved body OF mechanics. who be-
nevs they right and feel confident OF success
THE LEADERS OF THE MEN,
The committee OF the engineers who acting for the
Brotherhood are the following w u. Parker. chair
man; w. j. sweigund, $. J. Dampham, E. y. Tyler,
LOUIS Arnold william Luckins and David Cooper
rnis committee have held frequent secret
meetings ana have received advccs from all
Along tho line They will not talk much
Tor publication beyond announcing that all the signs
are hopeful The company, they state, has entirely
stopped running coal trains and have much trouoio
getting their freight and other trains through, espe-
pially ON the main line They not yet prepared TO
ray how many men have lett their engines. The road
employs 400 engineers altogether and about three
quarters Of these society men, All but two OF the
society arc known to the committee as having
stopped work, and several who have not Joined The
union have also shown their sympathy by leaving
their engines Brotherhood having resolved 10 con-
tribute to tho support Of non-union men who join
them on the same terms their own members
PROMISES SUPPORT.
An to their ability TO hold tho strikers say that
they have OF support from many quarters.
There are about $4,000 members OF the society, not
more than 400 whom viii be involved In the present
strike While they out they are guaranteed $50
per month. small tax OF about q dollar month
upon the working members will be ali that will be
necessary to raise this fund The mon say that the
strike cannot but be very expensive 10 the railroad
company, they know that since Saturday midnight,
when strike began at least seven locomotives have
been .burnt," which necessltates heavy expenditure
A representative from the New York Central road
said he hud been instructed by the mon OF that limo 10
cay to INC Heading NEIL nr ana We W., up
New York and Harlem, New York and New haven and
and Hudson River roads.
WHAT THE COMPANY ARE DOING
The Reauing Railroad Company advertised this
morning for competent engineers not members OF the
brotherhood. anu have already had responses from
several hundred men. Ali applicants In this city are
referred 10 the depot Ninth and Green streets
About hundred applied ut The Fourth street
once ana were directed al once to Ninth and Green
streets As fast as these men were selected and &C
cspted they wcro hurriedly assigned to trains. The
HERALD correspondent today visited both depots-
the one At Broad and Callowh streetx Tor the main
lne the station ut Ninth and Green streets tor tho
Germau .own and Norristvwn branch. Al neither place
any sign OF disorder although II was evident
that the company was suffering annoyance aud ncon-
yeu,cpce ia getting their trains OIL nearly oil Of them
bong more Or less delayed
AT coMPAxY's OFFICE
Worry ittlc be learned at the Office Of the com.
pany in this city to-day. Manager Wootten 10 still ut
Reading whore he went on Saturday 10 wait Tor iur-
Their developments and provide for emergencies.
Therefore all advces concerning the various branches
Of the road are 10 that place with.
out any regurd 10 the luain office.
One despatch received Fourth street, and the
only ono VI any note, came from the Mahopoy and
Shsmokin branch, and stated that everything was
we'll that line. The engineers In that region IRE
not closely identified with the brotherhood they
nre IN this, and therefore tho men who left the line
were few in number and trains this morning are re-
ported as running without delay.
Mr. Franklin t. Gowen, President OF tho company,
to-day sent To the press tho following official state
msnt IN relation TO the sirikc:-
ave arc getting ai the engineers VIC want, AMI all
the passenger and freight raus moving regularly
.sinc coal uanlc In tho coal region s also bong
coal trade vi the main line will DO provided Tor APP
plications Tor positions by those not connected with
IL apprshended IN promptly supplying the places Of
rmE ExalxgERs' uLrIMAruM.
Tho following Is the ull text of reply of tho
gnecrs to the proposition Of the railroad company
upon the dsapprovsl o which the men announced
their intention 10 quit work on midnight on saturday
! PHILADELPHIA, April IA, 1877.
j. Z. WoorrRx. Esq. General Manager Phiadeiphis and
Dear sr-ws the UNDERSIGNED committee representing
Reading .ailroad and saed lines did hold meeting ..
pi.amble and resontions were unanimously adopted:-
Whereas on March - ss r.aspas .as Reading
GER be printed circulars TO be served upon tue
Engnee The purport Of said circular that they should
as :" the or be
Resolved. That the .ris,anee Committee wait upon
that .sS ss 10 s 70
spss Of our aud also as nns.ed or as +
express the unanimous desire of all engineers and fire.
circular be Immediately withdrawn and they rsnstasd to
their positions shat they filed prior to the Issuing Of said
Thus M wootten, tho resolution fully explains our
Mission. wewill add
That we recognize in yourself our Official superior in
the ihiadcpha ana Reading Railroad and leased lines
pne are III position nfct punishment Tor all nfrAc
lions It's rules and regulations Its employees
q The rh sdspSs aud Reading Rairoad we ask you mos.
sompsns As employees upon whose ndsi.y aud dsvosion
- much depends N the practical operation OF ths road
whom society expects to stand between the world and
We would do violence and shonor intelligent
hood were We to accept anything less than the
should there seem anything in this hssty ltimed or not
altogether In harmony with tho precision Of the loyal dis
QUESTION, you will remember that aud
the sud IN which give expression IL.
Resolved Thai all engineers aud hremen who
cipmtad In this trouble shall be without
hrst being notified by the proper officials the Phaiei.
phia aud Reading Railroad leased lines who shall
csive committee Of engineers and arbrate all Difficult.
sAd he PAID Toll time by the pany,
vLst convened to settle any grievances
In conclusion. wait your approval rejection. and
enarSsS.uily your immediate decision.
v ~ ). sAEfaaSsS.
s. J. DAMrHAM
l.. q. TYLER, iCommittea
LOUIS ARNOLD
WILLIAMS LUCKlNS,
DAVID COOPER
THE CONTEST IN scuUYLKILL COUNTY.