The New York herald., 1877-02-15
Belligerent Attitude Of the Striking Engineers
on the Boston and Maine Railroad.
ADDITIONAL POLICE FOR "rHE HUB"
Great Public Inconvenience by the Stop
page Of Trains.
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be just as determined TO hold out now as they
at the start and in tho meantime the suffering public
and anxious stockholders OF the road indugng in
grows walls OF tho most indignant aud plaintivo
kind Tho intense excitement along tho line OF the
road to increase rather Than diminish, ana
the least fragment OF intelligence from tho
different points Is eagerly sought and dinuscd In
magnIncd form among tho throngs gathered at
the various stations. Thus lar there have been
no serious acts OF violence. but tho public feeling Is
wrought up to high pitch and but slight provocation
would be required TO ncitc serious outbreak either
in Boston, Lowell Lawrence, Haverhill or Portland.
Provision has been made against a disturbance in
Boston
INCREASING THE roIIcK
In this city the situation became SO alarming today
that the Chief OF Police reported 10 the Mayor that
with his present force OF officers he fclt
preserve the public peace. special meeting oI tho
Board OF Aldermen was at once convened and largo
force Of extra officers appointed and Immediately
signed to duty in the neighborhood OF the Maino
Railroad. Mayor Prince presided, and said that
he informed that In consequence OF a
strike of engineers and frcmen the road
force Of guardians Of tho peace required.
he then read tho law which authorized the appoint
mcnt Of officers In such emergencies concluding by
submitting long list OF men to DO appointed
nrmcd. Pending the question oil their confirmation
Alderman O'Brcn said no would like to know thcre
was anything this Board could do to prevent the cor.
poraton from running It's engines with incompetent
engineers aud Grenen. He had many trends who
patronizcd tho road and hcy felt that their lives wcro
endangered BY tho incompcteRcy OF the employed
upon the engines.
Alderman Gibson said ito remarks OF tho last
speaker seemed to him quite right. lIc had read OF
the company using engines in bad condition. and con.
cluded that matters werc very quiet at the DEPOT
from all accounts here wcro great many people ut
the depot and they had right there so long us they
did not interfere with the business or property of tho
company. II was public place. and tho spare
was open to the public. II seemed to him that while
the Board regulated the safcty OF tho public In the
depot should also regulate their safety In the
Alderman Thompson SAID he did not that this
board had anything 10 do with tho internal arrange.
mcnts oi the company's business II was u question
OF extending protection to tho pubic inside the city,
Should the board undertake 10 do moro than this
higher tribunal wo aid inform IL that was transcend
lug It's powers
alderman Wilder said that he failed to see how tho
controversy between tho company and It's employees
had anything to do with this board. lio
believed II the duty OF tho board to ap-
Sn not tho sonsdss S's and IN doing soDn S
upon the Of the controversy between the par
tics at issue. He had his private opinion upon TINS
matter, but that was not the question He sorry
that patrons OF the road fct insecurity in travelling
thereon.
The vote ON confirmation was then carried unani-
mously.
THE QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Tho matter also received attention tho LEGISLATURE
this afternoon ia the shape of order nsructng tho
Committee Railroads to consider the cxpcdicncy OF
Legislation for the better protection OF railway travel
lers against strikers
RAILRoADiNG UNDER DIPrIcrLriEs
A large number OF trains were Withdrawn to-day,
but the few which tho company advertised and IN
tended TO servo were very tardy. Tho nInc o'clock
train IRON Portland, for instance, did not leave until
hapas one tho strikers succeeding In buying up tho
new engineers as fast s as Inc company hired them
remained faithful to the company, In spite OF an
81, 900. cash In hand, which the representative
tho strikers offered HIM. Here In Boston tho BROTH
crhood succeeded In buying up engineers and ten
frcmcn during tho day and evening, all Of whom
left their engines without giving any notice whatever
the officers OF this road. Some engineers, who had
como from distant points TO take engines visited tho
headquarters OF the strikers nrs aud, OF course did
not aerward 60 near the railroad authorities. That
the company looks Tor but little aid from the engineers
In the Eastern States may be inferred from tho follow.
ing despatch wn,cn WAS sent ny superintendent Fur
ents In New York, Philadelphia and BaItimorc-
Our engncmcn have al, struck and the brotherhood
send Us any men who viii be true aud viii stick please
do
The ofhcero OF tho road report that several Of tho
engines, alter being abandoned by tho strikers,
examined and II found that bars soap had been
placed n the boilers having the effect OF rendering tho
unreliable anc enhancing tho danger Of burning
tho nucs. The strikers deny having caused any dam
age whatever TO the property OF tho company, and
state that they were particularly instructed IN this
respect by the officers OF the brotherhood.
THE FEELING AMONG THE STRIKERS.
There Is a confident feeling among tho strikers that
the company must finally yield to their demands. lr
IL does yield through the present officials thoy IN
cline TO the opinion that the stockholders will inter.
ferc. Indeed. your correspondent Is informed on
good authority that special meeting OF tho stock.
holders will bc called at once. the probable result Of
which will be the election Of new president and
Board Of Directors, who Will restore the strikers TO
their old places upon basis mutually satisfactory
THIS at present seems about the only way IN which
the difficulties can 10 adjusted Tor It is almost
certain that neither the present officials nor tho
ginecrs will secede from the stand which they have
taken. Tho strikers have a headquarters in Hanover
street, where they arc daily consultation and whcro
are brought all the ''bought OFF, men whom the CON-
pany has hircd to take their places. Among those
whom the HERALD correspondent has seen brought In
man so much under he influence OF iiQuor
that hc could nor walk, and who chartably sent
to his home in a hack. When found by the Brother
hood representatives, he was about 10 take charge OF
express passcngc train TO Portland Another ease,
winch shows the desperation 10 which tho railroad
company has been driven, is that OF boy not out OF
his teens who had been engaged 10 run passenger
train to Reading; his only experience having been
days firing. His Iather heard OF tho circumstance
before the train left and the consequence that
prccocious lad was led homo by tho ear.
The train arrived In Boston about ninc o clock this
evening with about dozen passengers on board, aud
both the engineer and fireman, according to the
testimony vi those on the train. were drunk
all the way from Portland. The mail agent
depot upon his arrival that they were bcastIy In
toxicated the entire trip and asserted his willingness
skcd his life I'll" train he said II he had gwen
his word that nc wouIo stick TO the mails.
OTHER BOSTON RAILROADS WARNED.
In an interview with Mr. Arthur the Grand Chief
Engineer tue HERALD correspondent mas learned that
n any OF theother roads running into Boston repeat
the offence TO them OF supplying the Boston and Maine
Company with engineers, no Will immediately order
strike on such roads as thus Offend II will thus bo
seen that there is possibility Of the great modern
Athens being temporarily Isolated from the rest OF
America MT Arthur also threatens TO prevent other
roads running to the samo points AS the Boston and
Maine. from accommodating the latter by accepting
their tickets from passengers transporting their
cumula,cd freight The Grand Cbici wishes the public
TO know that he Is In favor OF interview between
the officers OF the road and the strikers without his
presence or interference In any manner His duties
mediator ceased when the strike occurred, and while
he hopes that speedy settlement may for tho
sake oil the public safcy and convenicn he will
no way come between the road and the engineers
THE PREGHr BLOCKADE.
Thousands and thousands OF dollars worth OF freight
have accumulated since the strike commenced and
manufacturers along the line suffering incaculablo
losses for want oil Tho stock In transit we'll for
means OF shipping goods hand. No freight trains
have started IRON Havcrhill last Monday noon
IL Ia known when another will Eight hundred