The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-26
NEJydRk'S DfNGER.
The Great Manufacturing business Dropping
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NEWARK, N. j., July 25-6 80 p. M-Up to
IL A. NJ. only seven trains had gone to New
York. and but two went up the rond. Only ono
train passed up 10 Bloomfield. and three from
thence to New York. No freight train has run
either way. The early passenger trains were
all crowded. but there were few passengers
after A. NJ. Travel TO the West was entirely
suspended at noon. The Chatham accommoda-
ton train for New York was stopped at Rose
willie by "A danger signal. and the fireman pulled
on the engine. Another fireman was securod
but the train WAS stopped in East Newark. and
hc was frightened Oft. The train returned to
this city. a passenger volunteered to nre to
New York. and the train passed through nil
right. The fireman of theV A. NJ. train from
MorristOwn stru X lust rs the train was To start.
Mr., Jemsux wealthy citzen OF Morrlstown,
pulled off his coat. grasped the iireman's shovel
with his kid-glovrd hands. and a'trd as ire-
man until the train reached Hoboken. Two
trains were sent up the road from ~ = city.
train was attacked at Summit and another Mt
South Orange. and the nremen taken OH
Whenever Il train entered the depot several
hundred men and boys rushed up to The Loco
motives 70 intmidAts the iiremen and en-
drum KEEP, the crowd back with "A force OF sixty
policemen. The police were grossly insuted
nv the STRIKERS. Tho trains were iron one to
1t is feared that the strike. II continued two or
three days longer. VIII be- disastrous to the
manufacturing interests Of Newark. The patent
leather and morocco manufacturers depend
upon the shipment OF hides from the West Tor
supplies. ami TINT failing. they must stop work.
The harm, -. trunk, boot and shoe manuiac:
turrrS ia fact all kinds oi employers. say that II
the strike cont Inu"s they Will dir harge most OF
their hands on Saturday next. herilu-e they rHn
'uhrr snip goods nor receive the raw mat 'rlnl
by the railrouds. Flour. ronl mont. and prod
u,e ar. adNan ing rapidly IN price. None OF
the large firms viii MI any orders until the
trouhl" ls over As Newark \ on" Of the largest
manufacturing ties IN the United States. and
ns srp'"rs ~hoph"'p"r-, ana bus ness men de-
pend upon - mcrhnnl \ and labor"ts for sus-
tHnHnr". II Will b" seen that the effects OF til .
strike may vet be serious here.
Gentlemen residing in Orange. South Orange.
Miiburn. &r.. drive to Nrwark AMI take. the
lcnnsvvana and the Newark and New York
roads Tor New York. Some drive to their stores
In the metropolis. 80 as to be- on the safe side.
Up tp i. NJ. passenger trains are rum ng
regularly on The Pennsylvania and the Newark
and N,w York roads.
Tho locomotive S'sacus arrived here ut "a
7. VI. from Hohokrn with one smoking and
three passenger cars AMI about thirty prssrn-
gers. Master Mechanic Lew = WAS engineer.
and As ~tini Sup"rint 'ndrnt CIR NTH fireman.
Tn" lu 'OmutlVe did not show any headlights.
and there w're ~ lLhts on tn" engine al ali.
Tur depot was guarded 10y sixty uohrem"n.
TN" tram stopped only on" minute. ana then
went on to MOrr,stown. The crowds hOOtcd ut
th" police. but there was no disturbance.