The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-07-25

er attemp-, but the men 90 the train
were stohed away and compelled 10
desert The eBgiae-
The new order requiring that a
double train, provided with two &C.
gines aud CONSISTING Of thirty-six
care, lie taken on With one ereS
went into elect this morning. Two
strikers claim that By this order two
ordinary rains are taken cut - Al
%toona, . distance of IIG miles, in
stead Of Ia Derry. which is forty
eight miles. Formerly n "Trip to Der
nv was considered a days work
This, they say. would require one
ere to do The work of two and
would enable the company to dis
charge one-half their number.
When the trouble commenced at
the outer depot this morning a par
lty of the strikers lost no time in get
ting out to the East Liberty stock
yards and had a conference with the
train and yard men there, which re-
suited 10 the latter joining the stri-
kers. Trains were run up the sid
ings and left there. The strikers
then took possession Of the main
track and stepped all freight trains
east or west. Those coming in from
the east were allowed to proceed sf-
ter the situation bad been explained.
Ia order not to blockade the main
track it was necessary that some of
the stock trains should be pulled up
TO the sidings to be unloeded and
this vas done by the Panhandle en-
gines. as none OF those belonging to
the Pennsylvania railroad were al.
lowed to be used. The main track
at this point is wholly in the hands
of the strikers. \ west bound freight
train was stopped at Brinton's this
afternoon by a party of strikers, vic
had gone there for that purpose.
The train was allowed TO proceed,
the men intimating that they would
Join the strikers as soon as they
reached the city. The excitement
along the road is intense and it is
feared the For; Wayne and Panhan-
die men will JUN the movement The
strikers threaten to release M'Dall
by force. who was arrested tor stri-
king Watt. No detention is Offered
passenger trains aud no serious col
lisions have yet taken place.
CINCINNATI, July I9-The strike
on the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
has extended to the Central Ohio d..
vision and all freight trains were de-
tanned at Newark to-day. 1t is sta
ted that the strikers have threatened
to use fire in cIse of the removal of
trains. No demonstrations Of viO-
lence have yet occurred, but are an
ticipated 10 case the trains are taken
Il Men gathered about the depot
in large numbers, but good humor
prevailed. Engineers have not yet
openly joined the Gremen in the
strike.
The strikers were joined at the
meeting by the engineers and fire.
men of the western division and it
was determined to have the fight On
the reduction Of wages which went
into effect June LIST, and against the
doubling of trains.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted, as their uiti-
matum.
First. We do hereby demand
from the said company through its
proper officers the wages IS per de-
partments of engineer, hremen, con-
ductors and brakemen received prior
to June |, 1877, and that each and
every employee vino has been dis
missed for taking part in the strike
shall be restored to their positions.
that the classification of each of said
departments be abolished now and
hereafter; that engineers and con-
ductors receive the same wages re-
ceived by engineers and conductors
the highest class prior TO June /,
1877; that the running of double
trains be abolished, excepting coal
train; that each and every engine,
whether road or shifting, shall nave
it's own fireman.