The Portland daily press., 1877-02-16
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from Boston yesterday afternoon. The strike
on the Boston and Maine railroad, SO far as the
corporation is concerned, is at end. The COM
pany have succeeded in employing all the ire
men and engineers needed to run the trains,
and notice has been pasted on the door OF
the superin tendents Office, that no more engl-
neers or iremen are wanted. Superintendent
Furber says the thing is probably ended, ana
the road has come out ahead. Freight trains
have been sent out from Boston, Lawrence and
Haverhll to day, aud all the trains Will De re-
sumed to-day. The men who have been en-
ployed are now being assigned to their trains,
aud the officers feel confident that they can Tor
ward all freight destined for the various points
along the line of the road from this time out
The officers are selecting the most competent
and Trustworthy engineers for the passenger
trains, and are sending them over the road so
that they may become familiar with the cross
ings, switches and stations, as we'll as with the
engines; anu the trains will probably be run by
the old timetable next Wednesday.
The members of the Brotherhood in this city
say that the strike is not over yet by any means
and that Mr.. Furber has stopped hiring men to
await the action of the stockholders who are to
meet in Boston to-day. The men are all very
hopeful of successful ending of the strike
One of the members returned from trip to
Boston yesterday and states that Mr.. Furber is
done hiring men for the reason that they are
bought off as soon as engaged and time is only
wasted in this way. He is waiting in hopes
other roads will send HIM men who cannot be
bought off
The bummers have begun to gather in this
city on their make. Two of them applied at
the rooms of the Brotherhood yesterday and
announced that the company had offered them
$500 to run train to Boston, and asked what
the Brotherhood would give them not to accept
the offer, "Not cent" said the Secretary,
I'VE had rather you would run the engines on
that road than not" This discouraged the
scabs and they departed. A take off on the
strike appeared in a window on Plum street
yesterday afternoon. Two bronze dogs labelled
"Mr. Arthur" and "Jim Furber'' respectively
were looking at a miniature engine be-
tween them while bystander asked the ques-
ton, "Who will beat" The device was a very
clever one and attracted much attention.
The first train yesterday morning went out
promptly at 8 o'clock, the engine being driven
by engineer Beal, who has been several trips
since the strike began. The station was
crowded with people but no one was allowed to
approach the engine and the crowd was very
quiet.
The noon train arrived at IL. 10-just on time.
The depot was crowded with people as it was
expected that Mr.. Bonney would be the en-
gineer of the train, and that the Brotherhood
would have him arrested. The laws Of the
state require that every engineer shall stop bis
train before crossing the line of another COM
pany, under penalty of $500 fine for the first
offence, and imprisonment for the second. Mr..
Bonney. it is said, did not stop before crossing
the Maine Central and Ogdensburg loads, and
Wednesday repeated the offence, and the
Brotherhood had determined to complain of
him. Mr.. Bonney did not come on the train.
however, but new engineer, whose name was
not learned.
The 8 O'Clock train went out on time and
there was no disturbance A very large crowd
was kept from the engine by dozen police
men. The engineer was the same who
run down the night before. He is said to be
very experienced engineer.
The o'clock train arrived about an hour late
last evening" in good condition. Upon its ar
rival the first freight train this end of the
road since last Sunday night, was started for
Boston in charge of two fremen. One OF them
told member of the Brotherhood that for S.
he wouldn't run, but the strikers thought he
had better, and he did.
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before the through mails were taken over the
Eastern road yesterday to prevent their delay
Postmaster Goddard notified the President of
the road of the delay in the mails on Monday
and Tuesday.
1t is said that two carloads of sheep we're left
in the yard of the Boston and Maine in this
city without food and water, aud exposed to
the biting wind Of Tuesday night. because the
owner, who had them brought over the Maine
Central to go to Lowell, said he would not
make any arrangement with the Eastern road
to take them, but would hold the Boston and
Maine responsible.
The business men of Haverhill are feeling
the strike severely. Business in the freight
line was at stand-sti Wednesday. Shipment
of shses was stopped, and no leather was re-
ceived. Superintendent Furber, upon recev-
ing despatch from Haverhill advising him of
the situation, Immediately loaded the freight
which had accumulated in the freight house in
Boston, and went in person with it to Haver-
hill. At the time telegram was sent to the
agent at Haverhill instructing him to load all
freight for Boston, and it would be taken care
Of, which was done.
This is the only freight which has been NOV
ed since Monday. Large quantities of freight
destined for the stations en- the line of the road
are now in the freight hoses waiting transporta-
ton, and will be moved at the earliest moment.
The Boston Transcript publishes the report
that influential stockholders of the Boston &
Maine railroad propose to call meeting of
their fellow.stockholders to inquire into the
cause of the trouble between the president, d.
rectors, engineers and fremen. Many stock
holders openly express their dissatisfaction with
the management. Ten cents per day each for
sixty-eight engineers ($6SO) should not, they
assert, cause the almost complete shutting
down of long railroad line.
1t having come to the knowledge OF the
Brotherhood that the officials of some of the
other roads were sending engineers to the Bos-
ton & Maine, an order has gone out to the
several committees of the Brotherhood to
notify the managers of these roads that they
must desist from this practice, as this is fight
with the Boston and Maine, and they will not
submit to their having any assistance from
other roads. In this matter the Brotherhood
is firm, as they claim that it is within their
power to stop every road running out of
Boston. An attempt to exercise such a power
would be an outrage upon the public deserving
of severe punishment.
At meeting of the Boston Board of Mayor
and Aldermen a large number of special
policemen were appointed to protect the prop
erty of the company. Several aldermen asked
if there was anything the Board could do to
prevent the running Of trains on the Boston
and Maine Railroad by incompetent engineers
and firemen. He knew large number of
people living on the line of the road that felt
as though their lives were in danger under the
present condition of affairs, and while he did
not know as the Board could do anything in
the matter, yet it was serious thing if trains
were run by Incompetent men. 1t was decided
that the Board had nothing to do in the matter
The Boston Globe says it is surprising to see
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