New-York tribune., 1886-01-05
GRAND CHIEF ARTHUR HERE.
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR. HAHN.
WILL THERE RE A STRIKE on THE ELEVATED
ROADS i-FIREMEN STAND BY TIE ENGINEERS.

WILL THERE RE STRIKE on THE ELEVATED
ROADS f-FIREMEN STAND By THE ENGiNkERs.
The committee of elevated railroad engineers
that waited on colonel Hahn last Wednesday and pre-
scnted their grievances. asking that they DO reneded
were at the Grand Central Depot yesterday morning
when the IL o'clock express rolled in. There were smiles
their faces but not because they had received favor
able from Colonel Ham, for that official had not
given them any ianswer ut all. Members OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have perfect
confidence In their Grand Chief Engineer T. NJ Arhnr
OF Cleveland. They feel that when lie has hold OF the
throttlc-vave OF their troubles they arc safe They
were smiling he the train, having come
here to see what he could do for them Tho committee
and the Grand Chief went Immediately TO the stevens
House. No. 10 Broadway, and were soon deep III tho
mysteries and secrets Of the threatened strike
Some OF the moro conservative of the engineers had
thought that perhaps Mr. Arthur might con-
slider that they bai gone too far in their
demands or that some OF their grievances
might not have been OF sort worthy OF formal COM
paint. After hearing the whole story, howey, he told
them that everything ihey had asked for was perfectly
just and that in his opinion the companies should
accedc to their demands The committee then stated the
strength of their position because Of the number OF enS
neers and fremen In fun sympathy with them. Again
Chief cheered them by that In his opinion the
companies would have toyield About p. IN Mr. Arthur
sent a note to Colsne Hahn asking when lie could have
return until about o'clock. Ii was then TOO late IN the
day to hold and Colonel Hahn thouht IL pest
tn pos pOue until at IL a. M which time
he set TO meet the Chief and the committee.
reported that the engineers dare not strlke
because would he only too glad To take their
places and thus make the strike imperative The Just
in-Time Lodge, No. I49, Of Locomotive flrcmen
Is composed mostly OF elevated railroad tremen. IL
sent u delegation In the morning 20 wait on the en-
gimeers' committee 10 ask them 10 come TO special
meeting OF the lodge which would br held ut No l39
East 59h-st that they could ascertain how seyeral
hundred OF the ircmen felt about the engineers dc-
mands. The committee went there and fOund tue Dig
room packed TO overGowng OF course they were cor,
diaily received. aud they were not surprised
at the clapping and cheering that greeted their
appearance IL did take long for the engineers 10 pre-
sent their 10 took s less mc Tor the rclnch
10 pass resolutions pledgng their hearty support 10 te
engineers and promising to 90 ont with them IN case
strike IA necessary. ono enthusistic young man para
phrnsed shake hand the bloody chasm by say
boiler" "A the engineers home OF thon said
Tho are with to Some OF the hremen are not
brotherhood men they can't be until they have fired
for a least year; but we have 32J hremen pledged 10
sustain Us In our movement
Another Of tho committeeman slii: some or 40 not
looks quite Colonel Hahn part 10 put
IA OF long without giving an answer but we doht
care about that. The they cayass this movement
they Will find H. There s no way Tor tncln
OF but accede to our demands, ana theJ
will find II out. We propose 10 stand rm ana we are
confident OF success. don't believe there VIII De
strike however. the companies know that II would
not good thing for them, for our demands are ohy
reasonable They have been taking on some new hands
within day tremcn. some or thOsc taken Vh
discharged cngiueers;