The New York herald., 1877-09-06

Adams very properly estimated these merely technical
objections at Their proper value anu "pusned thngs'
with characteristic energy and courage. for long
time he acted messenger, clerk and boy the busi-
did not pay enough 10 employ wagon and driver
Mr. E. h. Brainard, the now celebrated wagon builder
oil South Boston, dia the first wagon business Tor
Adams Leonard's Worcester Express occupying tho
same room tn Adams Al No. Court street. had ar
ranged with Brainard TO deliver their freight, and
Adams ''mproysd the opportunity to arrange with
business Tor Brainard; but he Is those good.
hearted generous souls who cannot help dong good
turn wnepever the occasion Oilers and he generously
assisted Adams by every means IN his power Mr.
Hall, brother-in-iaw Of Adams entered the Boston
office AS clerk, and W. b: Dinsmore Boston boy
assumed tho ageucy at W York. Dinsmoro pos
sessed many good qualities Tor his position he was
active, energetic and Industrious, OF chatty, socsoe
nature, and made many friends aud customers
SHEDDING.
The first three years OF Aaatns Co 8 Express were
years oil hard slsddng did their business Improve
10 suy Until Harnden Co. became SO absorbed
III their foreign operations that their home express
suffered considerably by want OF attention 10 us de-
tails adams ever on the alert 10 improve his oppor.
tuncs took advantage OF TINS state Of things anu re-
doubled his efforts to secure patronage. AS naturai
consequence, he began gradually 10 prosper be mao
also the sagacy to secure good, capable employees.
sUncle' Woodward, ioriuerly New Hampshire
stage driver. was engaged TO drive aud collect
freight Woodward proved himself valuable acqai-
sition his niustry, Iathiuncss and afabe manh"rs
comoining to make hn profitable and popular en-
poy6 '.Uncle' Woodward after an active. career as
stage and express for than forty years,
tired the business about i've years ago, ana
with tue hard-carncL proceeds oi his useui toi ur'
o
in u state oil comparative ease. Among the
early empoye, Of Adams menuoa should be
MADE OF Charles Il. Braiuard, nov. popular
leclu urer, and QUO Of Tho best cocutonists extant
thomas o. Goold, one OF the early messengers oi
Adams, was IN energetic, capable man, ald greatly
dslina auIsned hnsol by his efforts to save their prop
erty when the Inflated steamer Atlantic was wrcokeh
Fishers Island, IN the night oi November 20 1870.
rnis fearful disaster, which involved the ioss VI so
much lle and property. happened lev miles out OF
New London when battling with tho furious gale she
broke come portion oil her machinery, soon be-
r.n "A nm
unequal contest with the howhng gale, struck upon
the OF Fsbers lslanu, and IN iew hours went
to uleces Most Of the boat uands ANA HE passengers
of nxperieAce IA steamboat travel escaped safely by
umliug from the leeward as each wave ran out,
bat othors IN tuo,r rigEt ANA gnorance jumped over
board from the wlndward SIDE into deep wlIer' ana
were immediately drowned. Mr. Good succeeded IN
saving tre money and valuibles Of Adams Co., ana
was Instrumental IN saving the lives o twenty indi-
viduals. For hls gallantiy on ms OCCASION ne re
COW, a splendid gold watch ana chain from Adams
Co and a medal from the Boston Humane Society.
BRAVE CAPTAIN DUsrAX.
Brave Captain Dusttn, who commanded the -tated
Atlantic was also commander ol the steamer Lexing
ton ana his conduct occasion OF thu first dlsas
ter Is well worth referring 10. The story. perhaps,
cannot better told than II was IN the column OF the
NEW YORK HERALD IN December lol6:-
few years snceard the crcumst is still fresh in
the memory of readershe commanded III ta,cd
t ,s two hundred passensers terrible storm over
took her sach perhaps Witnessed the
time gale AT its neght, she unshipped
ali was given up Lost The about,
was FIST diving the hore where in short time she
ConrG havc psrshed CAPTAIN oustan called m en
a aas sksd <, wo rd a e NJ
had the courage 90 do it. five dollars was then
%sus more % nO ocas You'd
breaker, we're amos; within reach sn"us@ma collars ,
Captain in fe ,rtu uspen,e. aud waiting with DIRE
iS iss n@s .s Was 70 too se@ tie late TOO terrible
No n e wss so Or
tor such esriu rss Captain Dustan withdrew and the
wa, ne-ra IA man S oyer1oard A man rsS ~
cnea muttuae omen the iae which nlomen arily
.ws Ss% ba % ss wn ns AIef Il IS p the
Dustanr II was Captain Dustan, he had tied rope
sa the s,ernpost m sta and eADod into the ManH he
iissa Sahsss waSs ave saa now trough
struggling and working his way to the loose
aud in ten minutes dragged the
rudoer hung and 200 lives saved by his daring III.
EARLY EMPLOYEES OF ADAMS AND CO.
Two of the most efficient men ever employed by
Adams II Co. were Charles and D. h. Haskell, two
brothers. They were both prompt, active aud tnor-
oughly efficient business men, popular wtn customers
and uy their successful exertions Adams l. Co q
Express gained mucn OF It's early rcnown. Charles
Haskell has resided at the South tors numoer OF years.
aud d. II. Haskell is in California 10 the latter IN
div vidua Adams Co INDEBTED for the ouL Ldation
oil their present prosperity The company, although
gradually increasing It's business and oesinnng 10
make It's mark IN the mercantile community, did not
accumulate anything to its capital as the running ex-
penses ofen exceeded the receipls. To any one lam
lar with express business, 1t hardly necessary to
say that takes host OF packages daily, ut twenty
tive cents ami upward Tor each package, 10 pay office
rent the salary OF clerks. tho board Of horses, ne
wear and tear OF teams, harness, &c. aud the
actual living which tho propriclors must have.
TIDE OF FORTUNE TURNS.
The great event III the history O Adams d Co. Ex-
press which turned the tide OF fortune IN tneir favor
was the establishment oi the California Express. III
September lS4g. rnis great snt, rpr!se was given ~
ing san Francisco and at once commenced vigorous
operations The enterprise was u success from tho
start aud the little office Was daily inronged oy
eager crowd OF miners, armcu VITA their bags Of
precious dust, auxiou 10 be the first served.
The rap1ly increasing business soon demanded
larger accom- nodalions and the small building was
enlarged douoie its former Dimensions More help
in clerical department was imperaiively demanded,
ana the iorcc Increased IRON time to time by abe
and experienced express clerks Among them were
John NJ. Freeman and VII am Il. Hall. Mr.. Hall was
formerly in he employ OF nis 0rother john K. Hall,
Sup rintendenl oi the Eastern Express, III Boston.
He the Office oil Adams n Co. 1t San Fran-
cisco tor several years. and unal'y upon me retire
ment OF Adams ana Dlnsmorc, iu 1884, with ID. ii.
Haskell anu j. G. WOODS, assume4 the propr,eto. ship
express, but stili Retained the name ADAMS
Co., wnlcn retention diterward upon the failure OF
tho new couceln, involved Mr. Adams 10 vcXatiouS
and expensive litigation.
The extensive operations OF ADAMS * Co., IN
nection win their California Express, gave them
ety the world over, adding 10 their renown lane
OF profitable character aud solid peculiarly results.
Their great SUCCESS induced other entsrpris ng ex-
pressmen 10 enter the promising neld and tue present
well known nrm VI Wells, Fargo 90. commenced
operations. ihis met with some reverscs,
ard mas suffered IRON many roDDercs, but has always
maintained IT'S staDdug and integrity
BUSINESS DCRiSG fhE WAR.
No person OF the express business eau con-
ceve OF magnitude OF the Adams Express Com
pany's transactions during the war On the nearest
anu remote neus VI our ariny's operations the
agents anu employees OF this great company were ever
on the aiert, vcnturiug oiten where y cket guard
would bardiy ve4turc collecting OF the hardy solders
moneys letters ockeLs wacn,s 9 anu other va.uabics
or Transmission to the "loved ones at home" Upon
the paying of OF regiment the express cnts gath
cred immense harvest of these packages But the
melancholy duty devolvlng upon The agents and
messengers was the TRANSMISSION, alter engages
ment, of the BODIES the Killed 10 their friends.
Many a panIul scene has an "0id exprrssman"
witnessed AZ tho home ohcc, when the corpse
OF poor soldier has been delivered TO a
weeping and hearturokel vile, Guild or parent.
The money pacaage porlion oi tue business proved
immensely proutaUie. the risk being small, tho
charges nigh ana tue pumDer OF packages Almost IN
numeraple. During me war the Adams Express Com
pany made BIZ dvldenus 10 the sUcNnolIers, ana at
Que period tie stock the enormous prlce OF
$500 per share, the par value being loo THESE
harvest days tor all the large express companies
days which viii ''never come again.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY TO-DAY
is mammoth ALTAR, growing great by It's legitimate
prO uul ron IA hnv ma