New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
no ALARM AT PHILADELPHIA.
THE PLACES OF 1000 STRIKERS AT PHILADELPHIA
vrrrrD nv NEW MEN.
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THE PLACES OF 1000 STRIKERS AT PHILADELPHIA
FILLED BY NEW MEN.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ,Spectab.-There was tho
greatest anxiety to-day at the Fourhst Office OF the
beading railroad Company over the situation caused
Inv the determination Of tho miners in the 6chuylkll
region to ioIn I'm the strike to-day. The number Of
Knight, OF Labor OF tho local Assemblies now out OF
| the strike In this city IS estimated at about 1000
Tho employees at Third and Berks SITS. comprising
| Assembly No. $50 refused to resume work to-day
| and their places were filed by new hands Tho men
wore chiefly gathered from about Chrstian-st wharf
and were of all nationalities Italians predominant
Ing When they arrived on tugs of the piers tho
strikers received them with Q shower OF stones, but
Police Captain Qulrk speedily dispersed tho dsordery
| element.
| At tho Fourth-st. office to-day Mr. 6wegard said:
Tho company Is overwhelmed with applications from
aborers In search of employment, and have enough
In reserve to I'LL any numDer VI 'acano'cS 'nA'
can possibly occur"
The leaders Of the strike at Port Richmond said to-
day that the city police attending to the switches
| and signals. This. however, could not be verified,
and search along the line failed to Substantial the
charge Ten wharf engines or rats were working
to-day in the yards, and the superintendent ordered
the remaining four lying in tho round house to DO
| fired up and ready for work to morrow morning. Tho
engineers for these engines have been employed Tor
some days, have been riding tho other engines
which were In operation, receiving instructions. On
account of these engines not being brought out some
| Of tho strikers circulated rumor that they were
burned out by mex perenced engineers having charge
of Them but this Is denied by the officials Of tho com
pany. Tho company has rented the extensive prop
erty at Lehlgh-ave. and Tulipst as clearinghouse
| for tho new Here they receive meals and are
lodged In comfortable rooms OF the sixty-fve beds
In the place forty occupied for the first time last
night. caterer to-day began 10 supply the meals.
superintendent Kem when asked In regard to the
| situation to-day said: Everything Is moving along
nicely, aud We hay more applications Tor work thah
| we can accommodate
General Manager Mcleod said to-day that less than
| fifty per cent Of the employees are ON strike .
the strke viii provo failure even Il the miIsrs do
&c out. The strikers here are utterly dismayod with
the promptness with which tho company has iled the
ask to be renstated This Is the general opinion ana
those now out would only DO too glad to DO at WORK
| again.
| This afternoon General Manager Mcleod received
telegrapho Information from Superintendent whiting
to the effect that thore IS considerable division Oh
opinion among the miners, and they are far fom be-
ing unit in their disposition to obey the order 20
| strike Tho impression prevails that there Will DO
more mines In operation tomorrow than there arc 10
day.
10, completed this morning and at noon tho vesse
took its departure for eastern port with now
ping commissioner Tho collier williamsRo't Will be.
gin to load and .; IN S'.s sSs Vii
| likewise engage q new crew OF sailors.
teegrsn frsm Psttsville stated that at joint meet
ing held At that place last evening tns snS
the action tho railroad mon was ndorssd and
Q muittee appointed visit r. Pswderiy TO induce
him r. Sanction The action far taksn In regard to the
strike and 10 call to tho whsle order Tor assist
| ance.
NO REASON FOR COAL PRICES TO GO UP.
| EFFECTS HERE OF THE LEHIGH AND READING
| TROUBLES
Presdent Austin Corbn was Ut his oflco yesterday.
pu. he had little to say about tho strike In the mining
| rogions Tho working of tho raroad system WIS
not interrupted and tho company had al the men It
wanted for the running Of traina He expected no
1 further troubls In this direction.
wallst WA filled with contradictory rurnors sbous
tho miners strke, but tho hcss vsre NOS easily a.
| tainablo Persons familiar with tho ansArs Of tho
Reading company agreed that tho news nom tho MIN
ns regions vas Of tho most indefinite oharsoser 1nsy