The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-15
RESIGNATION OF THE MASTER OF MA

| RuuRop.--Ary Thatcher Perkins, for
mauyr wears the Master, of Machinery OF
t,l.RhEA u md Ohio Railroad Compa-
AZ as -.-,, the position, and is
| about 90 .,-. :. 10 Pittsburg. AS Mr..
Perkins has been in the employ of the
| road for 50 long q time, and as lie was so
favorably known and highly esteemed
| by the employees of the road both here
and in Baltimore, and everywhere he
was known, we cannot but briefly review
his career as an attachee of the road.
He entered the service of the Balti-
timore and Ohio Railroad Company near
ly thirty years ago as journeman ma
chnist, and run an engine for a long
time as engineer; was appointed fore
man of the railroad shop al Mt. Clair,
Baltimore; was shortly afterwards ap-
pointed Master Of Machinery of the whole
road, which position he held until he
established a locomotive works at Alex
andria, Va, in the year 1850, where he
turned out large number of first class
engines. After successfully operating
these works few years. he gave up the
position to accept the appointment OF
Superintendent and Masterof Machinery
of the Central Ohio railroad, which po-
sition he filled with marked ability and
credit for several years. and which of
flee he resigned to take charge, as Super
intendent OF the celebrated Tredegar
Works at Richmond, Va. Here he re-
manned until December, 1859, when he
was induced to take his former position
as Master of Machinery of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Since in the service
this time, he has completed ten first class
ten wheel locomotives at the Mt. Clair
works, which are acknowledged by me-
chanics and builders, to be very superior
engines, and unsurpassed for strength
speed and durability, He has just fin
ished one of lot Of five fine passenger
engines, which he has now under way.
The one completed is now running on
the Washington Branch, and for mechan-
ism and power is not excelled by any
other engine in the country. He has
also lately completed one Of q lot OF
eight engines, which engines have pulled
some OF the heaviest freight trains ever
put upon this OF any other railroad
During the first years of the war the
Southern troops destroyed and carried
off forty eight locomotives and three
hundred and twenty-eight cars In four
weeks after Mr. Perkins took possession
of these locomotives he had them in per
feet working order for the road; he also
built new cars to take the place of those
destroyed, besides many other new ones,
with improved iron trucks, which served
10 make them more substantial and bet
ter adapted to the service of the road
Mr.. P. has also made valuable improve
ments at the station in this city, both in
the shops and on the road, in all of which
he has rendered the greatest satisfaction
to all connected with the great railroad
company by which he was employed.
We regret to state that Mr.. Perkins
has again deemed it best to tender his
resignation to the Baltimore and ONO
road, which will take effect the last day
of this month. The announcement has
already occasioned a general expression
of regret of both officers and men con-
.nected with the road.
Mr.. Perkins goes to Pittsburg, where
he expects to establish a locomotive
works, under the name of the Pittsburg
Locomotive Manufacturing Company,
where many of the best mechanics en-
ployed by him will also go. Wherever
Mr.. Perkins lot may be cast, he will car
~ with him the best wishes of all who
have ever had the pleasure Of making his
acquaintance.