Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-06-19
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the EMPLOYEES.


number of the employees because OF the
sealing of the cars in May, 1857. and the
..suike" which ensued, resulting in for
miGsble riot continually through two or
three days and TO put down which the
State authority and military were invoked,
are doubtless still fresh in the memory OF
all. A few of those engaged in the SER
vice of the company refused TO strike, and
did all they could 10 prevent any obstruc'
lions 10 the business of the road. Alter
the matter was quieted it was determined
by the beard of directors TO express their
appreciation of the conduct Of these men
Iby the presentation OF some substantial to-
ken, and to that end ordered gold medals
to be struck for some, and silver medals
for the remainder, who did not forsake
Tie road in time Of trial. Yesterday, the
occasion of the regular monthly meeting
Of the president and directors, was the
time appointed for the delivery of the med
ais and the recipients were present by IN
vitaiion.
AT two o'clock in the afternoon the re-
cipients were invited to go into the meet
Iinglo Dom where they were received. John
w. Garet, Esq, Of the committee ap-
pointed TO procure the medals then arose
and said that, as the organ of the commit
Tee TO whom was delegated the interesting
duty of designating the proper recipients
and of preparing suitable testimonials 10
perpetuate the high appreciation OF the d.
rectors of the eminent services performed
during the riots of May, 1857, he had The
pleasure ofpresenIing as entitled TO the
medals awarded according 10 the engra-
wing on each, those gallant and faithful
who had been selected for their merit
Iorious conduct on that occasion by the
Joint and unanimous testimony and con-
mendation Of their departments OF The SER
vice. 1t had been the determination OF
the board, since the lamentable occur
rences Of that period, 10 mark with the
stefnes, repr0balion those who then dis
traced themselves and injured the cOmmu-
nily by their dlsorganlzng and vicious
course so he felt il much more IN accoI-
dance with their desires and feelings TO
perform the agreeable and satisfactory du'
ty Of awarding the highest honors to those
who then enabled themselves and served
alike the cou pany and society.
He briefly reviewed the origin and his
tory of The difficulties as illustrative OF the
Intelligence and propriety OF the course 10
view Of The issue involved but also their
moral courage and personal yaIor. The
company was satisfied that the large body
of The employees were reliable aud trust
worthy men, and that the losses occurred
from the neglect and dishonesty OF few.
But the rule had 10 be applied 10 all, al
though il was designed TO reach only the
guilty and protest The innocent. thus en-
suring the great mass from unjust suspI-
cion, and in a simple manner judiciously
guarding property conhded TO the compa.
ny. Mr.. G. spoke at some length ad-
dressing himself to the president, and
then introduced the following persons in
dividuaIly as entitled TO the gold medals ::
Conductors Agustus p. Shut, John Jam.
ison, Jr., Geo. A. Rawlings, Samuel
Barnes and Solomon Bast.
He then introduced the following as be-
ing entitled to silver medals George
Wallng, Joel Covell Evan Dorsey. John
s. Lennon, Phillip T. TUrfeld, Joseph
B. Thompson, Robert G. Hewitt, Samuel
Hobbs, Jerry Morgan, Charles Miller,
VIM. II. Russell, Frank w. Meese, James
Turey, John II. Kidwell, John Edwards,
Henry Fonner, Madison II. PASCAL, John
w. Dalgarn, Henry G. McAlisler, Sam
uel Suffer. Thos. Rusler, James +. Ball,
Solomon Conway. VIM. Jenkins, George
Buxton, Samuel Evans. Clement Wheel.
er, Francis A. Berger, Mahlon S. Holmes,
Gideon G. Frethy, and George StOddard,
conductors; James Brown, James SPero,
Jacob Harrison, Ephraim Smith, Albert
BoOny Jos. Eversom, Van Buren, Blake,
Thomas ]. Blake, Geo. w. RICHARDSON.
James Hammer and Thos. Norvel,
brakesmen James McCurdy, John +.
WoodaIl, John N. Hands, Lewis A.
Mitchell, Robert Davis, Henry Zapp,
Lewis Crawford and Zachariah Hacket.
'enginemen and Henry ]. Smith, John
J. Thrift, Joseph F. Sanchbury and VIM.
E. Henshsw. firemen.
Chsncey Brooks. Esq, then addressed
the employees, and stated tnst there were
others not named in the above who de-
served the company's regard for their zeal
and efficiency during the same period, as
follows: Messrs. Joseph Brown and Al
exanJer DIfey, supervisors Of trains
MessIs Rigney, Goion, Randall, Darby.
Higgins. Davis, Srtibling, Ford. Griffith.
and others. agents, displlchers. &c. John
II. B. Latrobe, ESQ. for thirty years coun-
Eel ior the company 4, Baltimore address
ed the Board III behalf OF the eDginemen
and hremen, in sn eloquent manner.