Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-30
The Surrender at HOrnellsyille.

Correspondence of the Tribune.)
HoRNKLLsvILLE, July 26.-The meeting OF the
strikers and railroad men at Hornellsvllle on
Wednesday was brought about mainly through
the fundamentally of Miles Hswley, counsel for
the employees, and it saved much trouble and prob
ably bloodshed. Warrants had been issued by
Judges Donahue of New York and Ramsay OF
Bath for the arrest of over one hundred OF the
rioters and the 23d Regiment was selected to per-
form the task of crushing them, and to march IN
full strength at a. IN. ON Thursday. Livery ar
rangement was made to carry out this programme
and Col Ward stated TO Tribune cores
popdent that he would have arrested ev-
ery man concerned in the rot 1t had
to be done at the point of the bsyonet. The Cat
ling guns were ready for immediate use, should
the emergency require, and conflict was fully
expected between the soldiers and the mob.
The Railroad Managers had number of Getec-
tiyes among the rioters, and every movement was
known as well as the location OF their various
CAMPS. Few Of them were to be seen in the city,
or 10 the vicinity of the camp, but At given sig
nal they could have rallied at least 900 strong On
hillside overlooking military and railroad head
quarters their outposts could distinctly be seen by
day, and at night scores of moving lanterns gave
evidence of their vigilance and activity. In dit
ferept portions of the woods, and not remote from
the line of the road, they had over half dozen
CAMPS, subssting manly on raw pork, CRACKERS
bread and water. Every preparation had been
made Tor long siege, and the camp had been
provisioned by breaking open aud pIunderlng the
freight cars in the yard.
The camps would have been surrounded early
this morning, and the bands Of outlaws captured,
had not settlement of the difficulty been AMIGA
bly arranged. The Governors proclamation, oil
ferlug reward OF $500, aroused the populace,
and numbers were ready TO start IN search OF the
track ds,urbers. The citizens, from the inclpIen-
CIV of the troubles, sympathlzed with, and III nu-
merous instances openly encouraged the strikers,
and only when their stock of provisions and other
all commu ucation by rail- did they bestir them
selves to effect a cessation Of the strike.
A meeting was thereupon called OF all the strik-
ers and citizens and the latter used every endeav-
or to effect settlement, with ultimate success.
AT six O'Clock this morning the guards were
Withdrawn and over 700 strikers returned TO work
The people were reused from their slumbers by
the wishing from some twenty locomotives, the
incessant movement of cars and repairs on the
track, and there was great rejoicing everywhere
The soldiers and the late rioters traterniEed,
and each conpmented the other upon uniform
good behavior. An examination OF the freight
cars by the road officials showed that most OF them
had been broken open and pilfered of everything
in the nature OF food Mr.. Bowen estimates that
the loss 10 the Erie road by the strike, iDcud-
ing delays of passenger and freight trans, sup
port of the soldiers breakage, wrecks, and arti.
cles stolen, will exceed S2OOO,o 900.
Passenger trains were despatched on schedule
time to day, East and West, and the steam power
OF the road was taxed to its utmost to move the
thousand cars Of freight which had accumulated
during the strike. Most of the distractions were
removed, and in two days the road will be IN usu-
al working order