New-York tribune., 1877-07-21

to take stock for shipment East to-day OH accos VI
it. The strike Is in the vicinity OF Hornelsvine' Inc
stock shipped yesterday II IA reported VIII go through
Upon the trains reaching Hornelsye this morning the
men auiety quit them and there no relays 10 carry
them on All the trains tied up, tho strikers allowing
neither freight passenger trains to move NO
demonstrations attempted against the Coihp"ns'
and the officials taking measures 10 suppress '"o
difficulty The strikers say tho reason for the ou'prea
is that Mr.. Bowen had broken promise 10 the' p'
ia learned from good authority that promise was ade
All was quiet Elmira the strike being cohhhcu W
the Western Division OF the Erie, with us headquarters
at IIornelsvllle. II the opinion OF raroau men q"
Elmra however, that the strike would be general IL Is
rumored that the Northern Central men contemplate
strike.
All passenger and freight trains on the Ere hoao eN
cept on the Falls branch, were abandoned uuris 'e
morning and ARRANGEMENTS were made to nave uchetS
already issued honored by the New YORK Central an" 10
have tickets issued by the Erie Road over the Aa'c
and Great Western hon0red by tho Lake Shore anu
MICHIGAN Southern the Buffalo ana jamestown ROAD
There is very little excitement at Port Jeryis inter-
views with prominent members OF the Brotherhood Oh
at that place Indicate that under circIn-
stances will they strike either the Eastern or Delaware
Divisions The is OF the fremen The oinciais
Mt Port Jerv are confident that no trouble VIII occur
Everything went on smoothly, the local trains ar
rying and departing on time
DEMANDS OF THE ERIE STRIKERS.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE EXPLAINED By THE OFF
CERs-oPPosITION TO THE RECENT REDUC-
TON.
When the information of the strike on the
Erie Railway reached this city yesterday, supernehd
enis Bowen and Wright and several other officers immc
dlatey ordered special train and hurried to liornes
yille Mr. Bowen remaining at Emra TO look aiter the
transfer Of tho passengers and freight TRIBUNE re-
porter called on Mr. Abbott General Passenger Agento
ait.eI tha
from INN:
Late ON Thursday evening a meeting OF lremen and
brakemen was held Homollsyille, at the close OF
which n message sent 20 the superintendent Oh
the Erie Railway, giving him notice that the men
OF the Western, susquehanna and Buffalo Divis-
ions, had resolved to quit work at L O'Clock
the next morning. The superintendent proceeded at
once To Hornesville where he found that the strikers
had sfoppad work and had taken measures to prevent
oil passenger and freight trains from leaving
or passing through that place. east or west
simultaneously, the fremen brakemen ana sWhcH-
men nc Salamanca, the Western Division, quit
work. and when Mr. Biggs, the superintendent OF that
division who mad started out from Dunrk for lornels-
vile by a special train arrived at Salamanca, his engine
was cut loose from the train and put into the engine
house. and the strikers informed him that no engine OF
train would be permitted To pass Salamanca ~ Ando-
yer sta ION, on the Western Division one OF the Striking
nremen TOOK engine No o. and went out on the ROAD
without orders or permission from lhc IophN' anu WI
the time Of trains intending, he said to 90 to Hornels
vle
In TO four O'Clock in the afternoon the strikers had
given the Company reasons for their strike AZ that
hour their Committee handed superintendent Wright
document obtaining the following demands, on Dehaii
Of the nremen brakemen, switchmen and trackmen'
That all of tine men discharged for taking part in any
meeting or going as committee to NewYork shall be res
instated The brakemou receive - day, the switch
men So Tie head snItchmau 50 25 truckmen in yard
Il so rrckmen on sections II 30, and pay no rentals on
Company grounds except as by agreement The ilre-
men 10 have same nay. rates Of pay they received
prior 10 July 1877 and monthly passes to be continued
as before and passes to bc ssued to brakemen ana
switchmen These demands were at once communicates
~ Iccriver .Icyyett AT Scw-Iork.
The reduction in wages by The Erie Railway company
Of ten per July l, 1877, Mr.. Abbott stated APP
piled only TO the classes ~ employees mentioned III lhe
demands not effected by the reduction OF tne
prry Ous YEAR and with this reduction IN tnct the tiah
ud road hands ou tbe Erie Railway now receive hgher
COMPENSATION than on any other Eastern kdllfptu ite
in lime wnen = committee OF the train men visited New
York IN relation To the reduction oi july l; they
were kindly received by Receiver Je"ett ana ihc n
cessity and propriefy OF the reduction was cNpahe 20
them. which, after IA few days denDeihloh' theI
fpiir n6,ts with the exception Of the known
ncendirir-. who were DISCHARGED All classes OF men
ou the Erie Kaway have been treated by tAc Company
hnt her'i or the times and # thcre are any cmDOyes
expressing dssatsfacton the Receiver Is ready 10 pay
them off promptly aud hire other men TO lake thrif @
ihe orde. of july 1 to the letter
Tie Erie Company Ia, arranged TO have is through
passergrs amt baggage carried via the NcW-1Ork Cen
iral Railroad until its own trans resuno running
arc Sout IL fh York Central. There are abOu 700
freight ears 10 HOrnesve, aud number OF passenger
cars. The st.iSer- nave taken out az me couuh-lha
nom the ears Thc pay ~ tine lrcmcn after tie rcduc-
pn abou II day, while those on the Baltimore
ANA Ohio Railroad receive Oi.iy = 30.
Nj tbboft added that there many men who
woud willingly take the places oI tue strikers DAT tAey
feared the Union men.
Nj mn me superintendent at Jersey city, asked
last evening by TRIBUNE reporter whether there were
any indications strike at THIS end Oi the road He
rrIird that number Oi hc mcn had iodhln they Were
satisfied wii te wages they receiving and did not
intend to srIa and that the action vi the men al HOr
.tl.t La y.l.