The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-21
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struck at Dennison this evening, but the
report still lacks confirmation. Nearly
the entire freight force OF the road Is
concentrated NJ that point, having oeeh
snnt there to .day 10 remove them from
me influence OF the strikers here Inc
Engineer Brotherhood held q score.
session to-day, when it was understood
inst they defined their position and II Is
learned tonight from undouoted
authority that they resolved 20
stand 6y the strikers. This action
will not impede the passenger trains,
but the freight engineers will refuse 70
hsul trains manned by green hands, ana
vii. cast their lots with the strikers. Inc
men GA the Pittsburgh division OF the
Baltimore and OHIO road remain At their
posts. and the officers express every con-
tideuce tnat they will not go out. NOT
outstanding tins, the freight traihc on
that road IS suspended. The night freight
which left mere this evening were stop
ped by crowd OF 600 men, near Ever
Son. Proctor X Co.'S rolling mills, TINS
c..y. about hall mile from the depot,
a.! the crew compelled 10 run the tram
back to the yard. The crowd was COM
posed of the idle men in the city who are
In sympathy with the strikers.
PIrrsBURGH, July 20 Midnight
At . meeting Of the strikers this morn
inc IN which engineers, conductors,
stokers, brakemen and fsgmen partlcl-
mated. tull discussion OF the situation
VS. mad and \ committee of five, COM
posed of one representative from each Oh
the above classes WAS appointed TO IN
;eryiew Mr.. Pitcairn, superintendent oil
the western division. At this interview,
which took place this afternoon, the
nell made substantially the same de-
mands wacn were embodied IN their
resolutions last night namely: Claslhcs-
ton o. engineers 10 be abolished, the ten
uar cent. reduction restored and double
Train system abandoned. After long
discussion OF TIRE matter, and the reJec-
ton of the proposals, the committee lett
AID reported the result TO the strikers.
TINS evening about o'clock consulta-
tion was held vt the Union depot by
y m. Thaw, First Vice President OF the
road. A. j. Cossat, Third Vice President
a Senator John Scott, Counsellor OF the
road, and General Pearson. At this time
there was detachment of the Eight
ecuth regiment under arms st the outer
depot. and also a portion of the Hutchlson
battery, whutc another detachment ..
tle Eighteenth occupied the Union
depot. 1t was proposed to place q crew
on tram o! freight cars, and under pro-
lection o! the military to pull out and
thus bring matters to u crisis, but rs the
entire number Of men under arms was
only 800 il was decided that the force was
inadequate 10 break the strike and would
only result in useless bloodshed, and the
plan was abandoned The commanding
officer at this place, General Pearson, Will
doubtless advise the Adjutant General OF
the State that the force ut his command
Is not sutli ,icnL to maintain the law and
Z ask for additional troops, and until these
STRIVE the situation will probably remain
unchanged.
HARRISBURG, july 20.-There are no
indications OF u strike here At 10 o'clock
the operator NJ Altoona reported all quiet
and no trouble spprehended. There was
= large amount of ammunition and two
ga.tling guns shipped from the State
arsenal tonight TO Pittsburgh.